Role Players

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Marines and sailors with the Embedded Partnering Team, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, meet with a role-player portraying an Afghan commander during a trai More

A U.S. Marine and a role-players react to scenario events at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oct. 20, 2011, in preparation for the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony Oct. 21, 2011. The ITT More

U.S. Marines and role-players react to scenario events at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oct. 20, 2011, in preparation for the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony Oct 21, 2011. The ITT is s More

U.S. Marines and role-players react to scenario events at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oct. 20, 2011, in preparation for the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony Oct 21, 2011. The ITT is s More

U.S. Marines and role-players run from a simulated improvised explosive device at the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows Oct. 21, 2011. The ITT consists of More

First Lt. David Pursel, the logistics officer with a police advisory team preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, talks to Afghan role-players at the Advisory Training Cell, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarte More

Capt. Joseph Williams, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, shakes hand with a cultural role-player after an agricultural Shura exer More

Civilian role-players scream in outrage as soldiers march away from casualties after a bus struck a horse-drawn cart outside Forward Operating Base Forge at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La. More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, conduct counter-insurgency (COIN) training with role players during a COIN field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 15, 2012. The Marines condu More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Cleland, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, speaks with an Afghan role player during a counter insurgency field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 15, 2012. The More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristofer Baskett, an instructor with Field Medical Training Battalion West, instructs a group of corpsmen during a final training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21.

Afghan native role-players are a vital part of Combat Support Training Exercise 91 and provide Soldiers with cultural awareness training. The role-players will participate in a variety of missions to help show More

Debbie Cox, a role-player from North Vernon, Ind., gets checked by a soldier at the Mascatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 29. Cox has been a role-player for several year and says the “shock and awe val More

Corporal Eduardo Mendoza, an infantry squad leader serving with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stops Somali a role player from entering a secured building at the Infantry Immersion Trainer h More

Marines serving with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and guardsmen serving with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, suppress enemy role-players during the initial breach of a mock town at the infan More

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Shannon Arledge City/State: Anniston, AL Categories: CDP ^ Training Photographs Relating to Disasters and E More

Sgt. Wallace Lytle, a rifleman and Wooster, Ohio, native with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa, teaches a class on various patrolling techniques and formations during the Alternate Mission Re More

Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.3 practice embassy reinforcement using non-lethal techniques against a simulated mob during their Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exer More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drew Jeffers, left, of 1st Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, gives instructions to a competitor during the Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort Mc More

U.S. Army Sgt. Marshall Gross with the 200th Military Police Command, detains a hostage during the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior competition, held at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by More

U.S. Army Spc. Muhammed Ali, 405th Combat Support Hospital, removes his M40 protective mask after exiting the nuclear, biological and chemical chamber during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fo More

U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Davila-Walker, 1st Mission Support Command, sits still before entering the nuclear, biological and chemical chamber during the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy More

Tim Hale, Army Reserve Command senior photojournalist, stands silhouetted at the M4 rifle night fire range during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 26, 2013. (U.S. Army ph More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Hardin, drill sergeant assigned to the 108th Training Command, prepares Soldiers for the M4 rifle qualification event during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Mc More

Sgt. 1st Class Karl Shirrmacher, 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) in Mountain View, Calif., smiles after watching his best warrior competito More

Lance Cpl. Ryan Heagney, rifleman, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches a role-player during a checkpoint training scenario during the battalion's Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 9 More

Corporal Joshua Burton, rifleman, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, demonstrates how to properly handle a detainee during the Integrated Training Exercise here, Aug. 12, 2013. Burton, 21, a native of Bakersfi More

Soldiers with the 44th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, push a litter on the conveyer belt to the next station during the mass casualty decontamination exercise March 19. The cas More

The Evacuation Control Center team with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force patrols through a field as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise ab More

Role players gather and listen to the leaders of the mock refugee camp at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Sept. 15. Combat training centers provide leaders a comprehensive approach to tra More

Spc. Gidion Sanderson (right) watches as Staff Sgt. Michael Vanden (left), both from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, zeros a sight on an M4 carbine in preparation for a training rotation More

A role player voices her concerns about the newly-arrived paratroopers at the city of Dara Lam, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 18. Combat Training Centers create realistic scenarios and More

U.S. Army M1A2 main battle tanks from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, stage before entering the training area at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 20. Combat Training More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, Texas National Guard play the role of a simulated country’s army as part of a training mission at the Fort Polk, La., Joint Readiness Training Center, Sept. More

A Soldier from the Texas National Guard plays the opposing force and prepares to attack Soldiers entering the training village of Sangari at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 29. Combat More

Seaman Apprentice Morgan Garman, left, and Seaman Apprentice Emmanuel Mirich-Howard, right, listening to feedback from an observer after clearing a room during an exercise at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, More

Corporal Benny Carithers, a squad leader with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provides security for a combat simulation town during an exercise aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., More

Spc. Andrew Paulsen, A Company 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, New York Army National Guard, removes a blade from a concrete saw during a full scale Homeland Response Force exercise involving units from More

JOLON, Calif., – Pvt. Darian Gibbs, of the 56th Military Police Company, engaged with the simulated local population of a village during a senior leaders exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., May 9. Gibbs is More

Morgan Bilgrien, a role-player at the 2015 PATRIOT Exercise with a simulated head injury, at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., July 21, 2015. Bilgrien is taking part in the annual PATRIOT Exer More

Lance Cpl. Austin David, a Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, communicates with role-players in order to receive information about enemy movement in the area during Large Sca More

Role players burst through a doorway at the Homeland Security Center of Excellence during an active shooter scenario at the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs campus, Lawrenceville, N.J., Ja More

Hakima Rebai, a civilian role player, poses for a photo during an urban clear exercise as part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 11, 2 More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brandon L. Pope, an MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) transports Marines to Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Assault Support Tactics 3 o More

Role players with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment replicate inhabitants in the training city of Razish at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., during an NTC rotation, June 2016. Task Force Citiz More

A Marine with 2nd Civil Affairs Group is notionally interviewed in a West African village during a training exercise that integrated Marines from 2nd CAG and II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C., More

Lance Cpl. Jacob Bean, a reconnaissance Marine with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, plays the role of a hostile enemy patrolling an area during a certification exercise in preparation for their upcoming deploymen More

A Marine assigned to a Marine Security Augment Unit posts security on the rooftop of a simulated embassy building during embassy reinforcement training at the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center at Fort A.P. Hil More

Chief Warrant Officer Two Robert Taylor (right), an evaluator from the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center (JITEC), observes as members of the Washington National Guard’s 10th Homeland Response Forc More

U.S. Marines, Sailors and DoD personnel participate in exercise Vigilant Response 2017, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 7, 2017. VR17 is a two-day exercise designed to test the ability to conduct More

U.S. Army Reserve Col. Chris M. Briand, left, Chief of Staff, 78th Training Division and chief of operations for Guardian Response 18; Brig. Gen. Michael Dillard, second from left, Commanding General, 78th Trai More

Role players protest outside an embassy as part of a Noncombatant Evacuation Exercise during the Carrier Strike Group FOUR (CSG 4) Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX) at Stone More

Civilian role players at Fort Hunter Liggett help the PSYOPs students learn to negotiate the difficult terrain of cultural, social and political differences as they try to ally the factions in a way beneficial More

Ricky Bittle of Bryson-Hesperia, in the guise and garb of a farmer, listens to the American Soldiers during the Pine Branch town hall during a PSYOP training exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Feb. 6, More

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 66th Military Police Company conduct simulated, urban search and rescue operations in an area with chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear contamination during Guardian Response More

Spc. David Anderson and his team are confronted by the aunt of a young girl killed by a Humvee in a psychological operations training scenario at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 2019. Role players challen More

200423-M-SK635-1013, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA (April 23, 2020) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew McNerney, the officer-in-charge of the security cooperation team for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Pablo Sosa, a rifleman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2d Marine Division, provides security during Exercise Deep Water on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Lima Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, attached to 4th Marine Regiment, support the Maneuver Warfare Exercise during Service Level Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Air Groun More

U.S. Marines and role-players react to scenario events at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oct. 20, 2011, in preparation for the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony Oct 21, 2011. The ITT is s More

U.S. Marines and role-players interact at the Infantry Immersion Trainer's grand opening ceremony at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows Oct. 21, 2011. The ITT consists of three training areas that will provide More

A female soldier with 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, takes a male medic's place to treat a role-player's injury during a training exercise at the mock village of Marghoz at the J More

Staff Sgt. James Little with the 210th Brigade Support Battalion tells a civilian role-player his soldiers cannot help injured civilians after a bus struck a horse-drawn cart outside Forward Operating Base Forg More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tom Stapleton, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, patrols through a military operations in urban terrain town during a counter insurgency field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., More

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Andrew Hess, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, provides security in a military operations in urban terrain town with role players during a counter insurgency field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, More

Corpsmen with Field Medical Training Battalion head for cover following an ambush in their final training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21. The final training exercise is three-days long and is the c More

During Combat Support Training Exercise 91, Afghan role-players use their resources to make traditional Afghan meals. The role-players are participating in CSTX to provide cultural awareness training to soldie More

Role players simulate injuries during Vibrant Response 13 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 26. Vibrant Response 13 is a major field exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. A More

Lupe Hernandez, from El Paso, Texas and a role player at McGregor Range, N.M., gets assessed by medical personnel during Vibrant Response 13 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., July 29. “I think it is More

Corporal John Cano, an infantry squad leader serving with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, greets a role player at the Infantry Immersion Trainer here, Oct. 11, 2012. The Marines used interpre More

Guardsmen, serving with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, maneuver under their allies suppressive fire while conducting military operations in urban terrain at the infantry immersion trainer here, Dec. 11, 2012. More

Soldiers with Provincial Reconstruction Team 13-17, Uruzgan province, observe activity at a mock mosque housing role players, during Advanced Situational Awareness Training at Muscatatuck, Butlerville, Ind., Ap More

A role-player applies a leg-lock to Cpl. Richard Wehner, an automotive organizational mechanic and White Marsh, Md., native, with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa while Lance Cpl. Matthew Doy More

Cmdr. Anthony L. Lacourse, a medical officer with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.3 and East Taunton, Mass., native, checks a simulated evacuee during a mock noncombatant evacuation opera More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen with the 108th Training Command, waits for directions in preparation for the next event during the 2013 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 25, More

U.S. Army Sgt. Camille Kleparek, assigned to the 191st Army Band, packs her M40 protective mask after exiting the nuclear, biological and chemical chamber during the Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competiti More

U.S. Soldiers test their M40 protective mask before entering the nuclear, biological and chemical chamber, during the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brett Andress, drill sergeant assigned to the 108th Training Command, prepares Soldiers for the M4 rifle qualification event during the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Mc More

A 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor, Sgt. Camille Kleparek, 63rd Regional Support Command, fires her M4 rifle during the night fire qualification event where sounds of explosions and the color of trace More

Sgt. 1st Class Karl Shirrmacher, 445th Civil Affairs Battlaion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) in Mountain View, Calif., watches as his best warrior competitor is treate More

Private First Class Andre Alvarez, rifleman, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, searches a role-player at a checkpoint training scenario during the battalion's Integrated Training Exercise here, More

Erin Moore from Seymour, Ind. cries for help for her 'son' during a route reconnaissance mission Aug. 13 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. Moore is one of the many civilian role-players used during exer More

Sergeant Benjamin Knight, squad leader, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and role players acting as Afghan National Army soldiers, look at the pictures of key insurgents before conducting a raid during the I More

A soldier with the 44th Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, transports a civilian role player into a mass casualty decontamination tent on a litter during a field training exercise More

2nd Lt. James Blake (left center), a Litchfield, Conn., native and the evacuation control center officer in charge instructs ECC team members on checkpoint set-up procedures to streamline the process of relocat More

Civil Affairs Soldiers conduct an assessment by talking to different role players in a mock refugee camp at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Sept. 15. Combat training centers provide leade More

A Soldier, from 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, plays the part of an Atropian soldier during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 18. Comba More

Spc. Taylor Markuson, a mobile gun system gunner for Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, relaxes on a Stryker vehicle at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 20. Combat T More

Engineer vehicles, from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pass a guard post at the Fort Polk Joint Readiness Training Center, Sept. 22. Combat training centers create realistic scenarios and prov More

Soldiers from the Texas National Guard relax after a day’s work of portraying soldiers from a simulated country at the Fort Polk, La., Joint Readiness Training Center, Sept. 25. Combat Training Centers create r More

A Bradley enters the training village of Sangari before sunlight at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., Sept. 29. Combat Training Centers create realistic scenarios and provide leaders a compre More

Seaman Apprentice Morgan Garman waits for her next set of instructions after apprehending the shooter during an active-shooter exercise at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Nov. 13. It took minimal time for t More

Arabic-speaking role-players simulate a riot outside the gates of a combat simulation town aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015. The role-players dressed for the part and spoke the language to create a c More

Sgt. Kyle Ortel, A Company 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, New York Army National Guard, cuts a steel pipe with a petrogen torch during a full scale Homeland Response Force exercise involving units from More