ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6), At Sea (Aug. 26, 2016) – Col. Tye R. Wallace (left) and Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham (right), fire M1911 .45-caliber pistols during live-fire training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richar More
A U.S. Soldier from 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, sets up a small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade range for Afghan national police near Beshud, Nangarhar province, Afghan More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 clean up brass from a MK-19 automatic grenade launcher after a week of live-fire training with various weapons. NMCB-5 is engaged in a homeport t More
Firefighters from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, extinguish a fire on an aircraft fire trainer on Nov. 24 at a base in Southwest Asia. The firefighters must complete one daytime and nighttime More
Sgt. Erik Schwartz, a primary marksmanship instructor for the Marine Battle Skills Training exercise, instructs a Marine on the proper way to operate the Heckler and Koch 12-guage shotgun June 7. The MBST is an More
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd MarDiv., June 16. The purpose of Brilakis’ vi More
Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) guide a pallet of supplies during a replenishment at sea. Gettysburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime More
U.S. Marines from Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division kicks out a fire sparked during a live fire machine gun shoot aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 2, 2011. The training exercis More
A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force employs an 81 mm mortar at Range 222 on Camp Pendleton, Jan. 25. The training was planned in a crawl, walk, run format, designed to build confidence in the More
A reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion jumps into the Pacific Ocean at the Red Beach training area during helocast training, Jan. 30. The event was a part of Exercise Iron Fis More
Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, analyze targets during nighttime live-fire training on the ship's flight deck as they sai More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan Britton (right), 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, speaks with a Philippine Marine counterpart during an Exercise Balikatan 2012 live-fire field exercise, April 24, at Crow Valley, Phi More
Sgt. Tracey S. Watson reloads an M4 carbine during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor May 11. The 26-year-old Pocatello, Idaho, native serves as an armorer for Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provi More
Pfc. Mario Montez, a military police soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, sets out on a squad, live- More
Republic of Korea Marines visiting USS New Orleans watch embarked members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during live-fire training aboard the ship here June 4. The visitors boarded the ship to sail to Ha More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 7. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans More
Lithuanian Armed Forces Cpl. Laurynas Kundrotas, top, instructs Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group, on the operation of an automatic weapon during a live fire training demonstration d More
A Tongan Marine fires on pop-up targets during an unknown distance course of fire as part of Rim of the Pacific, 2012, July 19. Approximately 2,200 personnel from 9 nations comprise SPMAGTF-3, Combined Force La More
Staff Sgt. Travis Musquiz (left) inspects the charges in a 105mm round for accuracy while Pvt. Allen Pettigrew (right) holds the 105 mm round, before it is loaded into the Howitzer during a live fire training e More
Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, prepare their vehicles and weapons for use during convoy live fire training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The More
U.S. Navy hospitalman second class Michael Conti, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force, fires an M40 sniper rifle during a nighttime More
U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) execute live fire training on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme-Richard, during the 31st MEU's summer More
U.S. Marines with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fire assault rifles on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme-Richard during live fire training, at sea, September 16, 2013. The 31st MEU re More
U.S. Marines from Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry-East (SOI-E) battle sight zero (BZO) their weapons on range K-508, Camp Devil Dog, N.C., Sept. 30, 2013. As part of a measu More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher L. Guthrie, combat instructor, Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry - East (SOI-E) instructs Marines on immediate action drills, Camp Geiger, N More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Randy G. Thompson, combat instructor, Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB) teaches land navigation during the third week of basic infantryman training, School of Infantry-East More
U.S. Marines from Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry - East (SOI-E) receive land navigation instruction from their combat instructors, Camp Geiger, N.C., Oct. 10, 2013. As part More
The narrator, Ms. Julianne Froncek talks to Marines, family, and friends at the 30th Anniversary Beirut Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony. Former and retired Marines who served in Beirut gathered to honor those w More
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East, execute Table 3B/3A at range K-508 during Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Murray, commanding general, Training and Education Comman More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Support Battalion, School of Infantry-East participate in a command motivational 10k hike aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., November 1, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by C More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, commanding general, 2d Marine Division greets Col. Jeffrey T. Conner, commanding officer, School of Infantry-East (SOI-E) upon his arrival at SOI-E with Lt. Gen. More
U.S. Marines with Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East (SOI-E) stand at parade rest during their graduation ceremony from SOI-E aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., Nov. 21, 2013. As part of More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. David C. Wallis, Battalion Commander, Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), School of Infantry - East (SOI-E), speaks to family members and guests of Delta Company, ITB, SOI-E, during th More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth J Glueck,Jr. (center), Commanding General, Training and Education Command, visits Marines from School of Infantry-East (SOI-E) at Camp Devil Dog, N.C. , Dec. 09, 2013. The p More
U.S. Marine Corps Marine Reservists stand by in front of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion (AITB) building as families come and drop off toys to support the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign during the More
Maldivian Marine Corps Cpl. Ibrahim Adhleen fires his AK-47 service rifle during live fire training with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Marines on Maafilaafushi, Maldives, Jan. 29, 2014. This non-commissione More
Pennsylvania National Guard infantry soldiers from 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Mount Pleasant, Pa., conduct mortar live-fire training on one of Fort More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, have a conversation during the battalion’s gunnery on the Grafenwoehr Training Area as part of Comb More
Civilian firefighters with Saint Louis Downtown departments as well as St. Louis Regional and Mid-America airports demonstrate the buddy system while training with U.S. Air Force firefighters assigned to the 37 More
Staff Sgt. Luke Kroeplin, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, shows members of the Burlington Fire Department the proper way of putting out a fire in Burlington, N.D., June 23, 2014. Burlington Fire Depart More
Soldiers with the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team fire an M1A2 SEPv2 during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center July 23, 2014. The unit is participating in the 155th More
Lance Cpl. Gary Goldman, exercise advisor, 3rd Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, instructs two United Arab Emirate soldiers during room clearing exercises at Combat Center training area, Range 111, Sept. 17 More
A cannoneer with Battery A, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, receives an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer round for the Gun 3 ammo pit prior to conducting live-fire artillery missions at Marine Corps Bas More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Cody Dunlap throws a simulated grenade during squad tactics and maneuver training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 26, 2015. Dunlap is an automatic rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Land More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Levi Simmons, from Grand Junction, Colo., fires an M9 service pistol during a live-fire exercise for Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo’s (CFAS) Auxiliary Security Forces (ASF) academ More
Cpl. Bryant S. Grover, a UH-1 helicopter crew chief and Zumbrota, Minn., native, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks out the door of a UH-1Y before live More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fire the M121 120 mm mortar system on Joint Bas More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, give a period of instruction on the M16A4 Service Rifle and M4 Carbine during Professional Training for Midshipmen (PROTRAMID), on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 27, 2015. More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Fabian Casillas, company 1st Sgt., Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, addresses the importance of the Marines’ presence while conducting More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Hovey, a rifleman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, readies the company guidon during the opening ceremony of Exercise Koa More
150922-M-ZZ999-001 ZALL-HERR, Albania (Sept. 22, 2015) Staff Sgt. Hobbs gives the safety brief to the Albanian Special Operations Force (ALBSOF), national police unit forces and U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet A More
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment takes aim, using a M4 carbine and fires rounds at a practice target during live fire training aboard Camp Lejeune N.C., Sept. 22 – 23, 2015. During the training, More
Two P-19 crash trucks assigned to the 165th Fire Emergency Services Flight, Georgia Air National Guard, extinguish a simulated fire during the unit’s annual live-fire training at the Savannah Combat Readiness a More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the Maritime Intermodal Training Department listen to U.S. Army Sgt First Class Dwayne Hysmith, MITD primary instructor, during a live fire training course class at Fort Eustis, Va., Jan More
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division Artillery, stand by an M777 Howitzer, while they await instructions for their next firing mission, during the Battalion Artillery Readiness More
Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division along with soldiers with the Lithuanian Armed Forces conduct a live-fire training with soldiers w More
160530-M-DU576-058 GULF OF ADEN (May 31, 2016) U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct live fire training aboard the USS Boxer (LHD 4), May 31, 2016. The 13th MEU is embarked on the Boxer More
160713-N-SF508-039 BLACKSTONE, Va. (July 13, 2016) — Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit (EODESU) 2 conduct convoy operations familiarization training as part of the EOD E More
U.S. infantry Marines, with Task Force Koa Moana, and Fijian Soldiers conduct machinegun drills, July 14, 2016, at Ovalau, Fiji, as part of a bilateral, multi-national exercise. During the exercise the service More
U.S. Marines and Tongan service members interact and compare uniforms after the opening ceremony for a multi-national, bilateral exercise, July 23, 2016, at Talai Military Camp, Tongatapu Island, Tonga, as part More
Staff Sgt. Freddy Perez looks out of a UH-1Y Huey helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2016. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 conducted aerial live-fire training ut More
Two firefighters with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron check each other’s personal protective equipment before a simulated aircraft fire during a training scenario on Dec. 14, 2016, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. More
Spc. Joshua Minter, assigned to Dog Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fires a Mark 19 40 mm grenad More
Marines, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit engage their targets while conducting a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) April 3, 2017. The 2 More
U.S. Air Force firefighters from the Kunsan Air Base 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan Air Base 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, and Republic of Korea Air Force firefighters huddle for a safety briefing during a c More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Reagan Schmidt, an ammunition technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, hands pistol ammunition to U. More
Soldiers with the 415th Military Police Company complete weapons qualification with the M4 rifle during training June 2, 2017, at Range 33 on Fort McCoy’s (Wis.) North Post. Range 33 is one of 31 live-fire rang More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Sands, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter, ensures all firetruck components are operational June 13, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Litt More
Army Pfc. Hunter Janis, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, engages simulated enemy targets during live- More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a direct fire exercise with M109A6 Paladin howitzers at the 7th Army T More
Spent 5.56 mm ammunition casings litter the ground during live-fire sustainment training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2017. During the live-fire training exercise the 3rd Air Support Op More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Ugarph, a machine gunner with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Expeditionary Unit, takes notes on wind readings at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS -- A Marine with Company A., 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Ground Combat Element, fires from behind a barricade during fire and maneu More
Firefighters from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron practice extinguishing aircraft fires while wearing mission-oriented protected posture gear in addition to the Airman Battle Uniform and fire protection equipm More
ANSBACH, Germany -- U.S. Firefighters from Ansbach and Grafenwoehr Fire Departments conduct joint live fire training at the Urlas fire emergency training facility March 15, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Info More
U.S. Marines attached to the Marine Corps Shooting Team conduct shooting drills on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 28, 2018. The Marine Corps Shooting Team includes a higher level of marksmanship skills More
U.S. Army infantrymen assigned to the 10th Mountain Division conduct team live fire training on a range in Djibouti, May 30, 2018. The team live fire is part of a qualification process in which the soldiers exe More
A U.S. Army infantryman assigned to the 10th Mountain Division prepares to load rounds before team live-fire training on a range in Djibouti, June 23, 2018. Team live fire is part of a qualification process in More
U.S. Army Infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division assigned to the East African Response Force strap rucks down to a pallet for an emergency deployment readiness exercise on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, More
U.S. Army U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stefan Adamcik, Civil Affairs Battalion Commander deployed to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, briefs the Ugandan People's Defense Force soldiers in Uganda, Africa, July 10 More
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and East Africa Response Force, conduct a pre-mission brief during squad live fire training in Djibouti, July 17, 2018. The EARF quickly and rapidly pr More
U.S. Army Infantry Soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, listen intently to a joint training with the Texas National Guard Alpha Company 1-141 More
Spc. Joshua Decker and Spc. Dylan Leonard, both infantrymen with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army N More
Two Sheppard Air Force Base firefighters rush to put a fire out at Sheppard AFB, Texas, August 23, 2018. The department conducts frequent training sessions to refresh different proficiencies required of firefig More
Jim Ricker, Director, Government and External Affairs, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., greets BGen Roger B. Turner Jr., Combat Center Commanding General, as Turner arrives in th More
Brig. Gen. Roger Turner, Combat Center Commanding General, greets Jim Ricker, director, Government and External Affairs, prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony and live-fire demonstrations of the newly opened Joh More
State and military firefighters assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor Maine participated in the annual aircraft live fire training Sept. 8, 2018. The training allows practice with handline operation More
Staff Sgt. Gabriel Cuevas, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, looks down the small arms range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 19, 2018. The unit conducted live-fire training for More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Gonzales, an infantry unit leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, s More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, set up target points to conduct a live-fire range during a dust-st More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wylder Grant, an infantry assault Marine with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, perfor More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jakob Klein, an infantry assault Marine with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, fires a More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Casey Lamar, left, a ground intelligence officer, and Staff Sgt. Robert Selapack, a platoon sergeant, both with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, attached to Special Purpose More
Firefighters put out a car fire during Exercise Global Dragon 2019 May 31, 2019, Perry, Ga. Live fire training during a 24 hour exercise provided the Airmen from the fire department with the opportunity to get More
190825-M-QS181-1014 WADI SHADIYA, JORDAN (Aug. 25, 2019) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear out the Royal Saudi Naval Forces on the firing line be More
190901-M-QS181-1067 WADI SHADIYA, JORDAN (Sep. 1, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Patterson, a platoon commander with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a sa More
190902-M-QS181-1028 WADI SHADIYA, JORDAN (Sept. 2, 2019) U.S Marine Corps 1st Lt. Sean McDonough (center), a platoon commander with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU More
Firefighters from the Wichita Airport Police and Fire Department wait to begin aviation recertification training Oct. 21, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The team visited McConnell to receive live-fire More
Tech. Sgt. Jordan Salas, a fire training NCO in charge, assigned to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam conducts a live fire training burn, January 8, 2020, at AAFB. The joint-traini More