Tactical Training

MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2004)--Petty Officer 1st Class Frank Parneti demonstrates tactical hand cuffing maneuvers during Coast Guard Law Enforcement training at Coast Guard Group Mayport, Fla. Parneti is assig More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2004)--Seaman Robyn Maurer demonstrates tactical law enforcement maneuvers taught during training at Coast Guard Group May port, Fla. Maurer is required to attend training bi-annual tra More

MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 11, 2004)--Seaman Justin Baker demonstrates pressure point tactics on Seaman Isaac St. John during a training exercise at Coast Guard Group Mayport, Fla., March 11. Both Baker and St. John, More

NEW YORK, New York (March 23, 2004)--Crew from Station New York demonstrate how to use the boat as a weapon to their instructors during small boat tactical training in New York Harbor on March 23, 2004. USCG p More

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradley Robinson, a member of the vessel boarding and security team at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, assists in clearing a room during tactical training at 11:51 a.m., Feb. 1 More

BALTIMORE - Members of the vessel boarding and security team at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore prepare to clear a room during tactical training at 10:17 a.m., Feb. 11, 2011, aboard the John W. Brown, a 441-foot l More

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Mallory, a member of the vessel boarding and security team at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, handcuffs Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell Post, a threatening passenger duri More

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Anderson, a member of the vessel boarding and security team at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, detains Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell Post, an armed and suicidal passeng More

BALTIMORE - Members of the vessel boarding and security team at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore conduct tactical training exercises, Feb. 11, 2011, aboard the John W. Brown, a 441-foot liberty ship in Baltimore. T More

Master Roper Phil Rapagna instructs service members on rappelling techniques during Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific's Summer Quick Shot 2012 field training exercise. Quick Shot is a semi-annual field exercise More

U.S. Army Pfc. Mitchel Makowicz, assigned to the 55th Signal Company, prepares his camera equipment before photographing soldiers conducting weapons training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012. The trai More

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 55th Signal Company load blank ammunition rounds into magazine clips prior to a field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012. The training was designed to ens More

Afghan soldiers discuss an upcoming tactical training exercise in Kabul province Feb. 11, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coalition forces d More

Afghan soldiers plan a company movement as part of a tactical training exercise in Kabul province Feb. 13, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before c More

U.S. Army special forces soldiers storm a house during Operation Serpent Catfish as part of Emerald Warrior 2013, John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss., May 1. During the operation, the soldiers infiltrated a sim More

A C-130 Hercules containing U.S. Army special forces soldiers lands at Stennis Airport for Operation Serpent Clipper in support of Emerald Warrior 2013, John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss., May 2. During the tr More

Soldiers with Battery B, 1st Battalion (155mm Towed), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct tactical movement training during "Dog Days," a two-day training exercise, More

U.S. Army soldiers attached to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) and Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 114th Signal Battalion, huddle together at a briefing during a tactical field training exercise ( More

Soldiers react to indirect fire from opposing forces during their combat lifesaver recertification course at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC), in Fort Bragg, N.C., June 11. The MSTC uses paint ball More

Coast Guard boatcrews from Station Galveston and Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston conduct tactical boatcrew training Dec. 12, 2014. The training evolutions were geared toward intercepting any potential More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 trains on properly transferring wounded victims to a litter during NMCB 3’s tactical training, Thursday, Jan. 29, at Port Hueneme Naval Base Ventura County. (U More

150217-N-KR961-001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Benjamin Miller, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, reads a compass to construct a range card dur More

150219-N-KR961-001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2015) – Construction Mechanic Constructionman Austin Field and Construction Mechanic Constructionman John Waldron, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battali More

150303-N-HI577-001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Mar. 3, 2015) – Construction Electrician Constructionman Eri Burger, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, aligns analog weigh scales to weigh a Medi More

150307-N-HI577-001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Farm Division Coach Andy Martinez huddles with his team to share some motivational words before kicking off the Naval Base Ventura County Junior Baseball League’s 2015 More

150311-N-ZZ999-001 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – (Mar. 11, 2015) Equipment Operator Constructionman Jordan Nedd, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, guides Equipment Operator Constructionman Chan More

Marines and a sailor with Headquarters and Service Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, run to secure a beach during a tactical field training event June 11 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort More

Soldiers from Troop A, 1st squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, occupy an assembly area on July 26, 2015, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. Soldiers completed the e More

A Soldier with Company C, 106th Support Battalion, 155th Armored Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, waits for his vehicle to be recovered during deliberate recovery training Aug. 2, 2015 at Camp Shel More

A Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, hangs a 120mm mortar during a deliberate attack event with air and artillery support while participating in an Exportab More

Members from the 91st Security Forces Group Global Strike Challenge team work together to push a Humvee at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 1, 2015. To train for the GSC, the team has been doing physical and m More

Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing practice tactical skills as part of an expeditionary active shooter response course taught by Master Sgt. Michael Pate, 446th Security Forces Squadron, Jan. 10, 2016, at H More

Master Sgt. Cam Vaillant, 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practices tactical formation as he enters a room carrying a mock rifle Jan. 10, 2016, at Hangar 12. This training is part of the hands-on portion More

U.S. Army Paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, clear a building during a blank iteration of a platoon live-fire exercise on Fort More

1st Lt. Stanley Getz (right), platoon leader, and Spc. Kenneth Ciszek (center), an infantryman, both with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Div More

A U.S. Army paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade , gives the thumbs up after inspecting the rigging and equipment of two paratroopers from Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade More

From left, Staff Sgt. Philip Seiner, Public Affairs non-commissioned officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meets Portuguese public affairs representative from the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade on the drop zone, b More

A U.S. Army paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade checks the target after an M-4 Carbine zero during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 08, 2017. Exercise Real More

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare for a live-fire team movement exercise during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 09, 2017. Exercise Rea More

Spc. Kevin DeVries, a mortar gunner with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade excavates dirt for the settling of the base plate for a 120mm Mortar during live-fire training at Ex More

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a platoon level situational training exercise as a part of Exercise Real Thaw in Alcocete training area, Po More

Two paratroopers with the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade, give training about the Portuguese parachute equipment to U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, befo More

A paratrooper with the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade conducts an airborne operation from a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J “Hercules” during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 15, 2017. 1st Squadron, More

U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne and Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade attend the wing exchange ceremony to receive the airborne wings from the Portuguese Paratroop More

Staff Sgt. Joseph Pistone, chief instructor, Close Quarters Battle course, Training Co., Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, acts as point man as the Marines move from floor to floor clearing the building dur More

Pvt. Jacob Michaels, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, aims an M4 carbine during urban operations training at F More

U.S. Marines and Sailors stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., receive their dynamic warmup demonstration during the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) On the Lawn physical training session on More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dustin Shankle, left, and Cpl. Mason Crum, aircraft avionics technicians with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, laugh before the installation of an Airborne Tracking E More

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts a touch and go exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course (WTI) 1-18 More

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 30, 2017) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Heather C. Wamsley, a native of Davenport, Iowa, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), performs baton strikes during the O More

Sgt. Jean Ebanda references his 9-line medical evacuation guide on Quantico Marine Corps Base's Obstacle Training Course in preparation for the 2018 Best Warrior Competition.

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush toward an objective during company unit-level training at Camp Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Feb. More

Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during an aircraft-borne raid as part of company unit-level training at Camp Senda More

A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, slides from the rear of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during fast rope drills as part of More

Cpl. Steve Sessoms, a combat engineer with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a sea bag through the snow during a combat conditioning ma More

A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, glides across the snow during ski and sled drills as part of company unit-level training at Cam More

POLARIS POINT, Guam (March 21, 2018) - Force Reconnaissance Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force; British Royal Marines wi More

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 14, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the firs More

SAN DIEGO (May 22, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), far right, poses for a photo with Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfa More

180621-N-SZ865-0011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 21, 2018) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) transits the Atlantic Ocean ahead of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kea More

180622-N-WH681-0141 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2018) Lt. Kelly Denimarck, an Anti-Submarine/Surface Warfare - Warfare Tactics Instructor, conducts a Surface Warfare Advance Tactical Training (SWATT) briefing aboa More

180623-N-KW492-0021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alex Blanco scans for surface contacts during an integrated live-fire weapons exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault More

180623-N-HG389-069 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) hits a floating target with rounds from a Mk. 46 30mm gun weapon system. Kearsarge Amphibious Read More

180624-N-AO674-1010 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2018) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) steams behind the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) dur More

180625-N-GG458-022 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Lt. Emily Frost, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) briefs the More

180625-N-MC499-0049 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 25, 2018) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Alexander Paulson operates a winch to extend the fiber optic towing cable of the SLQ-25A NIXIE aboard the Wasp-cl More

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (July 23, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the fir More

180726-N-IA905-1011 SAN DIEGO (July 26, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), briefs the Wardroom of littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2 More

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA (Aug. 24, 2018) Rear Adm. Erik Ross, President, Board of Inspection and Survey, left, shakes hands with the Lt. Cmdr. Ryan McBride, Honor Graduate for Naval More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, descend down fast rope in the upper vehicle stowage are aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during Composit More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 253rd Transportation Company react to a simulated casualty during tactical training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 8, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard More

Modular one person tents remain laid out by Soldiers in their living area at Tactical Training Area Road King, August 17, 2019. Army Reserve Soldiers traveled to Fort McCoy to participate in the 86th Training D More

U.S. Army Private 1st Class Zachary Goldman-Grassi, a Soldier with the New Jersey National Guard’s Battery C, 3-112th Field Artillery Regiment performs tactical training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J More

A Spanish Army Battalion Training Team 3 instructor demonstrates how to perform remedial and immediate action to the Iraqi police from the 3rd Battalion, 20th Brigade Federal Police at the Besmayah Training Cen More

Joe Artino, the Marine Corps Community Services Camp Pendleton fitness programs supervisor, gives his open remarks before the start of the High Intensity Tactical Training Installation Challenge at Paige Field More

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Anthony Bruno instructs Antigua and Barbuda Police Department Officers in room clearing tactics. (FBI photo by Kurt Crawford).

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonah Stepanik ties a knot loop during rappelling training at Fleet Combat Camera Group Pacific's Summer Quick Shot 2012 field training exercise. Quick Shot is a More

U.S. Army Pvt. LaToya Johnson, assigned to the 55th Signal Company, shows soldiers a picture on her camera as they wait to conduct weapons training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012. The training was p More

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 55th Signal Company perform a dismounted patrol in a field during a field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012. The training was designed to ensure the tact More

Afghan soldiers discuss an upcoming tactical training exercise in Kabul province Feb. 11, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before coalition forces d More

Afghan soldiers plan a company movement as part of a tactical training exercise in Kabul province Feb. 13, 2013. The training is part of the transition of security to the Afghan National Security Force before c More

An U.S. Army special forces soldier pulls security just before departing a camp during Operation Serpent Catfish as part of Emerald Warrior 2013, John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss., May 1. During the operation More

U.S. Army special forces soldiers refuel all-terrain vehicles during Operation Serpent Clipper in support of Emerald Warrior 2013, John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss., May 2. During the training operation, the More

Soldiers with Battery B, 1st Battalion (155mm Towed), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct tactical movement training during "Dog Days," a two-day training exercise, More

A U.S. Army soldier holds a lensatic compass during a tactical field training exercise (FTX) at the Ft. Indiantown Gap National Guard Training Center, Annville, Pa., Nov. 4, 2013. The FTX is conducted quarterly More

California Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, load 50mm rounds onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter, Moffett Federal Field, Calif., Oct. 2, 2014. The helicopter crew will be perform More

Coast Guard boat crews from Station Galveston and Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston conduct tactical boat crew training Dec. 12, 2014. The training evolutions were geared toward intercepting any potenti More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 marches to their next station during NMCB 3’s tactical training, Thursday, Jan. 29 at Port Hueneme Naval Base Ventura County. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communic More

150217-N-KR961-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2015) – Equipment Operator Constructionman Zachary Darrow, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, fills up a generator’s gas tank during a C More

150219-N-KR961-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2015) – Construction Electrician Constructionman Barbara Mendozamunoz, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, guards an Entry Control Point ( More

150305-N-HI577-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Mar.5, 2015) – Builder 2nd Class Benjamin Salazar, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, directs Builder 1st Class Hoekstra Brandon as he operates a More

150307-N-HI577-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Mar.7, 2015) – Cmdr. Gordon Meek, commanding officer from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, throws out the first pitch to Jordan Ward and Payton Calzadillas More

150311-N-ZZ999-002 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – (Mar. 11, 2015) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, assemble matting to make a 9,216 square foot helicopter pad during an airfield damage More

Members of the HHC 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade practiced ready up drills in front of the readiness center on Camp Williams during annual training. They conducted a dry run before going to the range later More

Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Tucker, a security specialist at U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, sights in during a tactical training event June 11 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va. The Marines w More

Pfc. Jonathan W. Hume, of Corinth, Miss., mans the communication at the squadron command post July 26, 2015, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. Hume, a soldier in the Headquarters Troop, 1st Squ More

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, located at Fort Hood, Texas, partner with Company B, 106th Support Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat, Mississippi Army National Guard, i More

Sgt. Justin Cunningham, a track commander with 2nd Battalion, 198th Armor Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, prepares for a indirect fire mission during a deliberate attack event with air and artillery More

Members from the 91st Security Forces Group Global Strike Challenge team work together to push a Humvee at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 1, 2015. To train for the GSC, the team has been doing physical and m More

An Indian soldier from 6th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment follows a 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier to infiltrate the second story while they conduct company movement procedures during the exercise More