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Four combat-ready Marine officer candidates perform as a fire team as they move through high grass. They are wearing field protective masks. These cnadidates are students of The Basic School for Marine Officers Combat Training. (Duplicate of DM-ST-82-07559)

Four combat-ready Marine officer candidates perform as a fire team as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G.T. Shingu Release Status: ... More

A Marine from the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit prepares to start a generator during cold weather combat training

A Marine from the 36th Marine Amphibious Unit prepares to start a gene...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stout Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Prime Beef Team members 2LT William P. Macon (left) and TSGT Paul Hamilton, armed with M-16 rifles, maintain contact with the security force. The team is from the 416th Combat Support Group, 416th Civil Engineering Squadron, involved in combat training

Prime Beef Team members 2LT William P. Macon (left) and TSGT Paul Hami...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Pittard Release Status: Released... More

A ground-to-air rear view of a CH-3 Sea King helicopter recovering a Firebee drone during the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

A ground-to-air rear view of a CH-3 Sea King helicopter recovering a F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A Firebee drone returns to the ground by parachute after having served as a target for aircraft participating in the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

A Firebee drone returns to the ground by parachute after having served...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A US Marine aims a shoulder-fired Redeye anti-aircraft rocket during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. The Redeye he is using is a training model that scores hits with a laser device

A US Marine aims a shoulder-fired Redeye anti-aircraft rocket during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Crow Valley Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft Release St... More

A member of the ground crew cleans the rocket launcher tubes of an OV-10 Bronco aircraft that has just completed a forward air controller mission during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1

A member of the ground crew cleans the rocket launcher tubes of an OV-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft Release S... More

A Navy corpsman uses his M16A1 rifle to help him crawl under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

A Navy corpsman uses his M16A1 rifle to help him crawl under barbed wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz Release St... More

Armed with an M-16A1 rifle, a Navy corpsman runs under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

Armed with an M-16A1 rifle, a Navy corpsman runs under barbed wire on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz, USN Relea... More

Smoke conceals a Navy corpsman as he approaches a barbed wire obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

Smoke conceals a Navy corpsman as he approaches a barbed wire obstacle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz Release St... More

Armed with an M-16A1 rifle, a Navy corpsman runs the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School

Armed with an M-16A1 rifle, a Navy corpsman runs the obstacle course d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jesus Diaz Release St... More

A left underside view of one of 12 Soviet made Mig-21 Fishbed-C aircraft flown by the US Air Force for air to air combat training

A left underside view of one of 12 Soviet made Mig-21 Fishbed-C aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lieutenant (LT) Y. Mizuta of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gives the thumbs-up sign from the back seat as Captain (CPT) Larry Thomas, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, checks his instruments in the cockpit of an F-15D Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Lieutenant (LT) Y. Mizuta of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gives th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

MAJ Koike, Air Defense Command intelligence officer, briefs Japanese and American pilots with aerial reconnaissance photos taken during exercise Cope North 86-4. U.S. Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

MAJ Koike, Air Defense Command intelligence officer, briefs Japanese a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

An air-to-air left side view of two 527th Aggressor Squadron F-5E Tiger II aircraft. The aircraft, stationed at Royal Air Force Alconbury, England are flying over central England en route to the English Channel for dissimilar air combat training (DACT) maneuvers

An air-to-air left side view of two 527th Aggressor Squadron F-5E Tige...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

An aerial view of the Fleet Combat Training Center

An aerial view of the Fleet Combat Training Center

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 T.L. James Release Status: Released to Publi... More

MGEN James Wurman, commanding officer of Fort Dix, another officer and Sheik Saud Nisar Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States, review Kuwaiti troops at their graduation from combat training. The Kuwait soldiers have been training in preparation for conflict with the Iraqi forces presently occupying their country

MGEN James Wurman, commanding officer of Fort Dix, another officer and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T. Stephan Thompson Release Status: Released to Pub... More

3rd Battalion recruits practice an arm lock maneuver during hand-to-hand combat training

3rd Battalion recruits practice an arm lock maneuver during hand-to-ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Romesburg Releas... More

A member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, advances through the smoke screen generated by a 1ST Armored Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles to attack a simulated machine gun bunkers during a combat training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA)

A member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Divisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPT J.B. Carroll Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, advance through a water-filled trench during a combat training exercise at the Central Training Area (CTA). One of the Marines is armed with an M-16A2 5.56mm rifle fitted with a blank firing device

Members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Divisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPT J.B. Carroll Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Two US Air Force F-16's, two Italian 104's, two German F-4's and two German MiG-29's fly in formation. The three nations' aircraft flew in a joint training effort practicing Dissimilar Air Combat Training. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Two US Air Force F-16's, two Italian 104's, two German F-4's and two G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Decimomannu State: Sardinia Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Stat... More

During CRISIS REACH 95-02, F-15 Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho are refueled from a KC-135R Stratotanker during combat training missions in support of the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), designed to test a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment. Exact Date Shot Unknown

During CRISIS REACH 95-02, F-15 Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Marle... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "A View From the Front" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Second Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: After a fierce day of combat training, two Army soldiers take a moment to rest during a training exercise at Fort Meade, MD. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00004

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "A View From the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Staci Voltaggio Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 136th Security Forces Squadron, Fort Worth, Texas, check identification at the Gulfport Guard Combat Training Center, Mississippi. Members of the 136th Airlift Wing are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, to participate in exercise IGX-5. IGX-5 is an ORI (Operational Readiness Exercise) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location. The exercise, which lasts just under a week, is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

Members of the 136th Security Forces Squadron, Fort Worth, Texas, chec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey Allen, USAF Release Status: Release... More

The view from the cockpit of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16DJ Fighting Falcon aircraft as the aircraft begins an aileron roll over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Tiger Meet of the Americas air combat training mission. The Inaugural Tiger Meet of the Americas brought together flying units from throughout North America that have a Tiger or large cat as their unit symbol. The Tiger Meet of the Americas closely resembles the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)/Europe Tiger Meet in its goal of fostering camaraderie, teamwork and tactics familiarization

The view from the cockpit of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16DJ Fighting Fal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camera O... More

Brigadier General (BGEN) Bob Delaney, 354th Fighter Wing (FW) Commander at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, speaks to the newest members of the 353rd Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Detachment 1, during the Change of Base Ceremony at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Brigadier General (BGEN) Bob Delaney, 354th Fighter Wing (FW) Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA ... More

On a tour of Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, United States Air Force (USAF), CHIEF of STAFF (CS), General (GEN) John P. Jumper, second from left, watches a water survival demonstration by a 342nd Training Squadron (TS) pararescue trainee. With the CS are left to right, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Bryan Winder, a Combat Training Flight Superintendent, Major (MAJ) Michael P. Buonaugurio, the 342nd TS Commander, GEN Donald G. Cook, the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Commander, Major General (MGEN) John F. Regni, the 2nd Air Force Commander and Brigadier General (BGEN) Fred D. Van Valkenburg, Commander, 37th Training Wing (TW). Accompanying the tour are Mrs. Ellen Jumper, Mrs....

On a tour of Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, United States Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: On a tour of Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, United States Air Force (USAF), CHIEF of STAFF (CS), General (GEN) John P. Ju... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (NE), takes cover behind a tree while engaging, with his 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifle, unknown les attempting to infiltrate the base during a Silver Flag Alpha training at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field, Nevada (NV). SRA Felix is wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) as part of the training. His unit is at Indian Springs going through a two-week course on ground air base defense taught by the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS). The 99th GCTS trains all of Air Combat Commands Security Forces on base defense in a...

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Luis Felix, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base (AFB), Nebraska (... More

A US Army (USA) trainee begins his push-ups and physical training test during a nine-week Basic Combat Training (BCT) course designed to transform young American volunteers into disciplined, motivated, physically fit Soldiers at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC)

A US Army (USA) trainee begins his push-ups and physical training test...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry A. Simmons, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Griggs, Crewchief, 36th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Osan Air Base (AB), Korea (ROK), and USAF Captain (CPT) Paul Kirmis, Pilot, 36th Fighter Squadron (FS), prepare to launch an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter during Exercise COMMANDO SLING 04-3 at Paya Lebar Air Base (AB), Singapore. The goal of the exercise is to provide a US presence in Southeast Asia and realistic dissimilar air combat training (DACT) for forces of both nations

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Griggs, Crewchief, 36th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paya Lebar Air Base Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Haulman, Production Superintendent, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), Osan Air Base (AB), Korea (ROK), uses his radio to communicate with his troops during Exercise COMMANDO SLING 04-3 at Paya Lebar Air Base (AB), Singapore. Six F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the 36th Fighter Squadron (FS), Osan AB, ROK, are part of the one-month training with Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The goal of the exercise is to provide a US presence in Southeast Asia and realistic dissimilar air combat training (DACT) for forces of both nations

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Haulman, Production Su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paya Lebar Air Base Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Fighter Bomber Wing 31 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Fighter Bomber Wing 31 Tornado fighter-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ray Lynott, 194th Fighter Squadron (FS), prepares to communicate with fighter aircraft pilots, from the control tower at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), prior to their participating in a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

California Air National Guard (CAANG) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ray Lyn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) aircrew member crouches near a GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft after performing his maintenance checks at Eielson FB, Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) aircrew member crouches near a GR-4 Tor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A Bloom, USAF Release Status... More

An aerial refueling drogue basket hangs from the refueling boom of an Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, based at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

An aerial refueling drogue basket hangs from the refueling boom of an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

Four US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft fly in formation over Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), at the end of a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Four US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

An Indian Air Force (IAF) 78th Squadron Co-Pilot (back) prepares to taxi out an IAF Ilyushin IL-78 Midas aerial refueling aircraft to take off from Eielson FB, Alaska (AK), as it participates in an aerial refueling mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

An Indian Air Force (IAF) 78th Squadron Co-Pilot (back) prepares to ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) Students participating in the USAF Phoenix Raven Class 06-D at Fort Dix, New Jersey (NJ), pull simulated patients through an obstacle course during combat first aid training. Under the direction of the Air Mobility Warfare Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron (CTRS), USAF Security Police and USN Masters at Arms personnel, receive training in everything from combat first aid and tactical self-defense to aircraft security

US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN) Students participating in the US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott T. Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare to enter a simulated building during the Navy's Individual Augmentee Combat Training (IACT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The fast-paced, two-week course is instructed by US Army (USA) drill sergeants and designed to provide Sailors basic combat skills training prior to being deployed as individual augmentees to the US Central Command (USCENCOM) area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare to enter a simulated building during the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall Scene Camera Oper... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct patrol and troop leading operations during the US Navy's (USN) Individual Augmentee Combat Training (IACT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The fast-paced, two-week course is instructed by US Army (USA) drill sergeants and designed to provide Sailors basic combat skills training prior to being deployed as individual augmentees to the US Central Command (USCENCOM) area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct patrol and troop leading operations duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall Scene Camera Oper... More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, sight in on their targets during Special Operations Training Group’s Raid Leaders Course aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, C... More

U.S. Marines with Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine

U.S. Marines with Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine

U.S. Marines with Easy Company, 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (V22), 2d Marine Division, rehearse tactics before conducting an unsupported fire range at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, July 14, 2020. Marines with ... More

Air Force Col. Michael P. Winkler, the 354th Fighter

Air Force Col. Michael P. Winkler, the 354th Fighter

Air Force Col. Michael P. Winkler, the 354th Fighter Wing commander, announces the Secretary of the Air Force’s signed decision to select Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as the location of the Air Force’s first... More

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team,

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team,

A U.S. Marine with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), loads rounds into a magazine prior to conducting combat marksmanship training on... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Airborne

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Airborne

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division fortify positions on Geronimo Drop Zone during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation (JRTC) 17-01 at Fort Polk, La., October 7, 2016. JRTC prov... More

Members of the U.S. National Guard All Guard Service

Members of the U.S. National Guard All Guard Service

Members of the U.S. National Guard All Guard Service Rifle team participated in the 2018 Civilian Marksmanship Program National Rifle Championships July 17-August 8, 2018 at Camp Perry Joint Training Center, Oh... More

A U.S. Soldier, with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st

A U.S. Soldier, with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st

A U.S. Soldier, with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conducts combat training in the village of Janan during Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) 16-06 at Fort Polk, La., Apr. 16, 2016. JRTC... More

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ronald Sanchez from the

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ronald Sanchez from the

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ronald Sanchez from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) gathers his parachute after an airborne jump at Scorpion Drop Zone on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 12.... More

The 2018 Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Three

The 2018 Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Three

The 2018 Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Three Championship award ceremony honoring the regions best Soldiers and Airmen was held at The Volunteer Training Site, Tullahoma, Tenn. July 28, 2018. MAC III is... More

Spc. Madelyn Riccio, a civil affairs Soldier from Virginia

Spc. Madelyn Riccio, a civil affairs Soldier from Virginia

Spc. Madelyn Riccio, a civil affairs Soldier from Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to the 437th Civil Affairs Battalion, puts a tourniquet on a role player simulating an injury during training at National Training... More

Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in

Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in

Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in Combat Support Training Exercise 86-19-04 conduct operations Aug. 23, 2019, at the installation. The exercise coincided with other exercises taking place on ... More

A paratrooper from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

A paratrooper from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

A paratrooper from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pulls security as a simulated wounded Soldier is placed in the back of a Bradley in the training village of Sangari at the Joint Readiness Tra... More

U.S. Marines attending Marine Combat Training (MCT)

U.S. Marines attending Marine Combat Training (MCT)

U.S. Marines attending Marine Combat Training (MCT) fire an M240B machine gun at the Marine Corps School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 18, 2018. MCT gives Marines with Military Occupational Spec... More

Rct. Maria Daume, Platoon 4001, Papa Company, 4th Recruit

Rct. Maria Daume, Platoon 4001, Papa Company, 4th Recruit

Rct. Maria Daume, Platoon 4001, Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, crawls under concertina wire during an ammunition resupply course on the Crucible Jan. 5, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. Daume was bor... More

An M110 203 mm (8-inch) self-propelled howitzer moves out during a combat training exercise

An M110 203 mm (8-inch) self-propelled howitzer moves out during a com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An M-60A1 tank and an LVTP-7 personnel tracked landing vehicle used in support of Marine officer candidates during their field combat training. The heavy equipment is from the Demonstration Unit

An M-60A1 tank and an LVTP-7 personnel tracked landing vehicle used in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G.T. Shingu Release Status: ... More

An M-1 main battle tank crew prepares for a confrontation during a combat training exercise

An M-1 main battle tank crew prepares for a confrontation during a com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

During a field combat training exercise at the Las Pulgas Lake area, an enemy aggressor is captured and is hastily interrogated by GYSGTs Robert Werkele and Tom Burke. The aggressor is SSGT Stephen Campbell. These Marines are reservists from International Telephone and Telegram Company (ITT)

During a field combat training exercise at the Las Pulgas Lake area, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT P. Rich, Usmc Release... More

An aerial view of aircraft parked on the flight line during air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

An aerial view of aircraft parked on the flight line during air-to-air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A crane aboard the U.S. Air Force missile recovery ship (MR-85 1603) lifts a Firebee drone from the ocean. The drone landed in the water after completion of a mission as a target for aircraft participaing in the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

A crane aboard the U.S. Air Force missile recovery ship (MR-85 1603) l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Creen Relea... More

A view of the shoulder patch worn by one of the units participating in the air-to-air combat training exercise WILLIAM TELL '82

A view of the shoulder patch worn by one of the units participating in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A view of the shoulder patch worn by members of a Canadian unit participating in the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82

A view of the shoulder patch worn by members of a Canadian unit partic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A US Marine aims a shoulder-fired Redeye anti-aircraft rocket while his partner points out the target during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. The Redeye they are using is a training model that uses a laser device to score hits

A US Marine aims a shoulder-fired Redeye anti-aircraft rocket while hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Crow Valley Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft Release St... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, helps Captain (CPT) Bill Roege strap himself into the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pulls a hydraulic fluid pump to an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

Members of Det. 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, secure a communications van under camouflage netting at a communications network site during Exercise Cope North 86-4. The Detachment is supporting U.S. Air Force squadrons engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Members of Det. 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, secure a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tech. Sgt. James R. Fergu... More

A row of F-5E Tiger II, left, and A-4E and TA-4J (second from right) Skyhawk aircraft stand ready to play the adversary role in aerial combat training during exercise GALLANT EAGLE '88

A row of F-5E Tiger II, left, and A-4E and TA-4J (second from right) S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Members of the 2nd Recruit Battalion take part in hand-to-hand combat training

Members of the 2nd Recruit Battalion take part in hand-to-hand combat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Romesburg Releas... More

A Marine moves cautiously through a building in combat town, a mock town built for small unit combat training. The Marine is armed with an M-249 5.56mm squad automatic weapon (SAW)

A Marine moves cautiously through a building in combat town, a mock to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. P.D. Bishop Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A pair of Marines prepare to enter a building in combat town, a mock town built for small unit combat training in the Central Training Area

A pair of Marines prepare to enter a building in combat town, a mock t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. P. D. Bishop Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Air to air of two F-16 fighers from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy fly in formation with two German Air Force F-4 Phantoms during a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise during a joint training exercise in Decimommanu, Sardina. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air of two F-16 fighers from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

At an outside encampment, Secretary of the Air Force, Shelia Widnall, speaks to the cadets, Class of 2000, undergoing Basic Combat Training in Jacks Valley. EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

At an outside encampment, Secretary of the Air Force, Shelia Widnall, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Eugene Chavis Release Status:... More

Medium shot, right side view, nose sections of six F-16 Fighting Falcons parked on ramp. Several auxiliary power units (APUs) and building in background. Lettering on building "ADVANCED COMBAT TRAINING FOR AMERICA". The Fighting Hawks of the 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem, Air Base Germany, are set for another training day at the last Green Flag exercise

Medium shot, right side view, nose sections of six F-16 Fighting Falco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN FLAG Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Tangelia Mason, 172ND Air Logistics Wing (ALW) Jackson, Mississippi, and TSGT Bruce Lewis, 157TH Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW) Salt Lake, Utah, use laptop computers at the Mississippi National Guard Combat Training Center during INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5. The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of military units to deploy and operate in a forward location

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Tangelia Mason, 172ND Air Logistics Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5 Base: Mississippi Ang Center State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A loadmaster from the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Worth, Texas, chains down a grader on to a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Guard Combat Training Center, Mississippi. Members of the 136th AW are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, participating in exercise IGX-5. IGX-5 is an ORI (Operational Readiness Exercise) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location. The exercise, which lasts just under a week, is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

A loadmaster from the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Worth, Texas, chai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IGX-5 Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey All... More

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receive hand-to-hand combat training from members in the Royal Thai Army during this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. CG '01 is a regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize (left), Commanding General, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, congratulates Sergeant (SGT) Sean Huber (center), USMC, squad leader, 2nd platoon, "G" Company, Marine Combat Training Battalion, before presenting him with the Standing Tall Award for saving a Marine's life during a live grenade exercise, Camp Geiger, NC

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) David M. Mize (left), Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Geiger State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Aaron J. Landegent, Usmc Release Statu... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Woody Watkins, the Commander of the 353rd Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Detachment 1, speaks to his troops during the Change of Base Ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Woody Watkins, the Commander of the 353rd Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA ... More

United States Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) "Digger" Hawkins, the 353rd Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Weapons and Tactics Officer (WTO) and Assistant Director of Operations at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, conducts an interview with the Fairbanks media about exercise Northern Edge 2002

United States Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) "Digger" Hawkins, the 353rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT A... More

With a variety of Infantry weapons, US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Platoon (PLT), Fox Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (MAR RGT), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), conduct urban terrain combat training. The training is taking place in a former US Air Force (USAF) housing area near Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during joint Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003

With a variety of Infantry weapons, US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Cline, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Army (USA) trainees crawl on their backs under barbed wire on the Fit-To-Win course during USA Basic Combat Training (BCT), at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

US Army (USA) trainees crawl on their backs under barbed wire on the F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry A. Simmons, USAF Release Statu... More

US Army (USA) trainees yell in excitement as a platoon member wins a battle during the Unarmed Combat Training portion of a Basic Combat Training (BCT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The course is designed to transform young American volunteers into disciplined, motivated and physically fit Soldiers

US Army (USA) trainees yell in excitement as a platoon member wins a b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry A. Simmons, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert D. Mathis, with the 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Tactical Air Controller Party (TAC-P) with Air Ground Operation School (AGOS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), checks MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Knipes oxygen gear, during a High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) training mission over NV

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert D. Mathis, with the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 66th PJS, 6CTS Scene Camera Operator... More

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, practice hand-to-hand combat training, under the supervision of US Army (USA) Drill Instructors, at Camp Hurricane Point near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Marine Division, is engaged in Training ICDC Soldiers while conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Commandos, practice hand-to-hand comb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Hurricane Point State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless,... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 428th Fighter Squadron (FS) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 428th Fighter Squadron (FS) F-16C Fighting Falco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

Three Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft are fueled by a US Air Force (USAF) 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuel truck at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), after they returned from a training mission while participating in Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Three Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Eagle fighter airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Adrian Cadiz, USAF Release Statu... More

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft flies in formation alongside an Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-13R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, based at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during an aerial refueling mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Anthony Nelson, Jr, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft breaks away from a USAF Reserve (AFRES) 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), KC-10A Extender air refueling aircraft refueling boom after refueling while flying a training mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (background), from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), performs touch-and-go (TAG) landings at Eielson AFB, while conducting an aerial refueling mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other. In the foreground are various aircraft from some of the nations attending the exercise

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Chris Drudge, USAF Release Status... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), prepares to participate in a simulated dog fight aerial combat training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

California Air National Guard (CAANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Darryl Ferguson, Fuels Craftsman, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing (FW), from Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), California (CA), finishes his paperwork after fueling an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft as it prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations...

California Air National Guard (CAANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Darryl Fer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: California Air National Guard (CAANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Darryl Ferguson, Fuels Craftsman, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Figh... More

Indian Air Force (IAF) Maintenance Technicians wait for an IAF 78th Squadron aircrew to exit their Ilyushin IL-78 Midas aerial refueling aircraft in order to perform a full maintenance check and procedure after an aerial refueling mission flown out of Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

Indian Air Force (IAF) Maintenance Technicians wait for an IAF 78th Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing (FW) approaches the extended refueling probe of a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 507th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), during an aerial refueling mission over the Nevada Test and Training Ranges, at Nellis Airforce Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), conducted during Exercise Red Flag 04-3. Exercise Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the Air Forces of the US and its Allies

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG 04-3 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit assigned to Charlie/Company, 1ST Battalion, Platoon 1084, execute a straight thrust on the practice dummy during his movement through the bayonet assault course aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), Parris Island, South Carolina (SC). These Recruits will undergo 72-hours of intense combat training in order to meet their requirements for graduation

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruit assigned to Charlie/Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John A. Lee II, U... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruits assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, Platoon 1084, manuever their way through the Infiltration course during Event 4 of the crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina (CA). These recruits will undergo 72 hours of intense combat training in order to meet their requirements for graduation

US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruits assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCRD PISC Scene C... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Combat Training Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing MASTER SGT. Terry Harriman serves food to Chaplain Assistant AIRMAN First Class Cordell Brown during the monthly Single Unaccompanied Members dinner sponsored by the Base Chapel at the Fly by Caf┼, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Jan. 20, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Nelson Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 353rd Combat Training Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing MAST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Nelson Release... More

An Iraqi Army soldier fires at a 10 meter targets during Close Quarters Combat training, on Jan. 2, 2006. They are being trained by U.S. Army soldiers from Headquarters Headquarters Company, 1-327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY, on Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Timothy Kingston) (Released)

An Iraqi Army soldier fires at a 10 meter targets during Close Quarter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Mchenry State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION ... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors rush into a simulated building to conduct search and seizure operations during the Navy's Individual Augmentee Combat Training (IACT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The fast-paced, two-week course is instructed by US Army (USA) drill sergeants and designed to provide Sailors basic combat skills training prior to being deployed as individual augmentees to the US Central Command (USCENCOM) area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Sailors rush into a simulated building to conduct search...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall Scene Camera Oper... More

A U.S. Army Trainee makes her way down the rope ladder at Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, S.C., June 14, 2006, during the red phase of Basic Combat Training. The training is nine weeks in length and is divided into three colored phases: red, white and blue. Soldiers in the red phase are in their first two weeks of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Stacy L. Pearsall) (Released)

A U.S. Army Trainee makes her way down the rope ladder at Victory Towe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy L. Pearsall Release Status: Re... More

Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team

Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team

Lance Cpl. Sarah Skiados, a Female Engagement Team member with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is searched during a class on the flight deck of USS Ponce, Oct. 22. The FET is comp... More

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