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Jeanie Butler shoots in a simulated range at the Engagement

Jeanie Butler shoots in a simulated range at the Engagement

Jeanie Butler shoots in a simulated range at the Engagement Skills Trainer at Fort Bliss, Texas, May 18, 2018 as part of 1st Armored Division Artillery's Molly Pitcher Day. Artillery units celebrate Molly Pitc... More

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take a kneeling position during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa provinc... More

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, March 29, 2013, a coalition security force member takes position on a hill ridge-line to scan for potential enemy. The operation led to the arre... More

Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers,

Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers,

Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers, lie in the prone position as a grenade explodes during a squad training exercise at Tapa Training Area, Estonia, May 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff... More

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps, take a prone fighting position during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers are learni... More

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah, and

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah, and

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah, and a signal support systems specialist with 534th Signal Company, 43rd Special Troops Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo., checks to ensure ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, observes Midshipman Jacob Boldes as he fires an M240G machine gun during a Career Ori... More

U.S. Army privates in their seventh week of basic training

U.S. Army privates in their seventh week of basic training

U.S. Army privates in their seventh week of basic training cover each other from the prone position behind barriers as they move through a buddy team live-fire range at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015. (U.S.... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conduct security operations during Decisive Action Rotat... More

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps, move to the next position during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers are learning ho... More

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, walk through a wooded area on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, mentors a Midshipman on the clearing procedures for an M249 light machine gun during a Care... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers exit a UH-60 Black Hawk

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers exit a UH-60 Black Hawk

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and go into the prone position before the start of a multi-event simulation lane during the 2020 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort ... More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conducts security operations during Decisive Action Rot... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, command sargent major of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, listens to an Afghan National Army soldier, serving with 201st corps, on Forward Operating... More

Spc. Elizabeth Laskey, an intelligence analyst with

Spc. Elizabeth Laskey, an intelligence analyst with

Spc. Elizabeth Laskey, an intelligence analyst with Charlie Company, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., and a native of Vincennes, Ind., ge... More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, mentor Midshipmen as they fire various weapons during a Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) event aboard Camp Le... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) provides security during Dragoon Ready at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 2018. Dragoon Ready is a 7th Army Train... More

Corporal Ian Phillips, a squad automatic weapon gunner

Corporal Ian Phillips, a squad automatic weapon gunner

Corporal Ian Phillips, a squad automatic weapon gunner with Scout Platoon, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and native of Savannah, Ga., fires his M4 Carbine at targets during unknown distance training ... More

U.S. Army private Emily Karns of Dodge City, Kan.,

U.S. Army private Emily Karns of Dodge City, Kan.,

U.S. Army private Emily Karns of Dodge City, Kan., low crawls through a buddy team live-fire course during her seventh week of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser, outgoing commander

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser, outgoing commander

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser, outgoing commander of the 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training), shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, the incoming commander, before walking onto the parade ... More

Members of security forces from the 621st Contingency

Members of security forces from the 621st Contingency

Members of security forces from the 621st Contingency Response Wing train at Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass. on May 17, 2018.

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah and

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah and

Cpl. Zachary E. Bandli, a native of Ogden, Utah and a signal support systems specialist with 534th Signal Company, 43rd Special Troops Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, checks a simulated casualty during the... More

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard from Yorkshire England, conduct security operations during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 10,... More

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st corps, takes a knee next to a tree on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High , Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers is learning how to properl... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) provides security during Dragoon Ready at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 2018. Dragoon Ready is a 7th Army Train... More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conducts security operations with an M249 Squad Automat... More

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps, move tactically through a wooded area during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers are... More

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps, ask questions on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High , Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers are conducting an post action review after... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) provides security during Dragoon Ready at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 2018. Dragoon Ready is a 7th Army Train... More

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa raise their weapons from the ready stance to fire at stationary targets at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 6, 2... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David G. Emery, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David G. Emery, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David G. Emery, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, observes impacts of rounds while a Midshipman fires an M249 light machine gun during a Caree... More

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement noncommissioned officer with the 339th Military Police Company, Davenport, Iowa, and a native of Otley, Iowa, secures a simulated casualty in a litter during a ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Buckley Osteen, 31st Fighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Buckley Osteen, 31st Fighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Buckley Osteen, 31st Fighter Wing command post emergency actions controller, fires a M9 Beretta pistol, March 16, 2014 at the firing range at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Students also atte... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) provides security during Dragoon Ready at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 15, 2018. Dragoon Ready is a 7th Army Train... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro Perez, Command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro Perez, Command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eliodoro Perez, Command Sgt. Maj. of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, teaches Afghan National Army soldiers, serving with 201st cor... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Gray, a team leader

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Gray, a team leader

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Gray, a team leader assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires down range during the Pacific Division Shooting Matches at Puuloa Range Training Facility near Ewa Be... More

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, walk through a wooded area on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan... More

A U.S. Solder assigned to 61st Combat Sustainment Support

A U.S. Solder assigned to 61st Combat Sustainment Support

A U.S. Solder assigned to 61st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pulls security during Decisive Action Rotation 20-01 at the National Training Center i... More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conducts security operations during Decisive Action Rot... More

Private First Class Saige N. Racut, a motor transportation

Private First Class Saige N. Racut, a motor transportation

Private First Class Saige N. Racut, a motor transportation operator with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and Cleveland native, lies in the prone position during a foot patrol at Ft. Pickett, Va., April... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, take cover while providing security during Decisive Action Rotation 16-09 at the National Tra... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa., conduct security operations during Decisive Action Rotat... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, observes Midshipman Jacob Boldes as he fires an M240G machine gun during a Career Ori... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, Command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, Command

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Menton, Command sergent major of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, listens to an Afghan National Army soldier, serving with 201st corps, on Forward Operating... More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment honed

Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment honed

Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment honed skills during an amphibious assault rehearsal in Sweden during BALTOPS 2015 June 13, 2015. Marine Corps from Sweden, Finland, the U.K. and U.S. made up the ... More

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th

U.S. Army soldiers serving with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take a prone fighting position during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa p... More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, provides security with his M249 Light Machinegun during Decisive Action Rotation 16-09 at th... More

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen (sitting left),

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen (sitting left),

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen (sitting left), 108th Training Command (IET) commanding general, asks questions during a briefing before his change of command ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015.... More

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa engages targets using an Infantry Automatic Rifle at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec 6, 2016. Marines sharpened... More

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa conduct an automatic weapons fire engagement using Infantry Automatic Rifles at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Dec. 6,... More

A U.S. Army Soldier low crawls through an obstacle

A U.S. Army Soldier low crawls through an obstacle

A U.S. Army Soldier low crawls through an obstacle on a buddy team live fire lane during the seventh week of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment survey’s the surrounding area for enemies during Decisive Action Rotation 20-02 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., October ... More

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps,

Afghan National Army soldiers serving with 201st corps, take a prone fighting position during training on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers are learni... More

Two U.S. Army cadre clear an M16 for a U.S. Army private

Two U.S. Army cadre clear an M16 for a U.S. Army private

Two U.S. Army cadre clear an M16 for a U.S. Army private that was moving through a live-fire buddy range at Fort Jackson when his weapon jammed, Sept. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) lays in prone position as part of a security patrol during Dragoon Ready at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 16, 20... More

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa conducts stopping drills designed to halt the forward movement of an enemy target at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas C. Overzet, scout swimmer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas C. Overzet, scout swimmer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas C. Overzet, scout swimmer team leader with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1st Battalion 4th Marines, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides securi... More

Spc. Michael S. McCollett, a military policeman with

Spc. Michael S. McCollett, a military policeman with

Spc. Michael S. McCollett, a military policeman with the 65th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C., and a native of Augusta, Maine, fires an M... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to fire a M9 Beretta

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to fire a M9 Beretta

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to fire a M9 Beretta pistol, March 16, 2014 at the firing range at Aviano Air Base, Italy. During combat-arms training drills, students fire at targets using various positions such... More

A Soldier scans his firing lane for pop-up targets

A Soldier scans his firing lane for pop-up targets

A Soldier scans his firing lane for pop-up targets during the First Army Division East Best Warrior Competition, Feb. 26, 2019, at Camp Shelby, MS. Candidates completed a full M4 day-qualification as part of ma... More

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st

An Afghan National Army soldier serving with 201st corps, signals his squad to move on Forward Operating Base Naghlu High, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The soldiers is demonstrating how to prope... More

A Soldier fires an M4 rifle from the kneeling unsupported

A Soldier fires an M4 rifle from the kneeling unsupported

A Soldier fires an M4 rifle from the kneeling unsupported firing position during the M4 qualification event Aug. 26, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The qualification is one of several in the U.S. Army Forces Command Nonco... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabastian Ogene, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, observes Midshipman Jacob Boldes as he fires an M240G machine gun during a Career Ori... More

U.S. Army privates lay in the prone positions while

U.S. Army privates lay in the prone positions while

U.S. Army privates lay in the prone positions while they wait to move through a buddy team live-fire range during their seventh week of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devon M. Gatson, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, helps a Midshipman clear an M249 light machine gun during a Career Orientation and Training... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd BSB, (Lancer Brigade)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd BSB, (Lancer Brigade)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd BSB, (Lancer Brigade) 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division pull security during Decisive Action Rotation 19-10 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin,... More

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement

Staff Sgt. Luke Klein, an internment/resettlement noncommissioned officer with the 339th Military Police Company, Davenport, Iowa, and a native of Otley, Iowa, pulls a simulated casualty in a litter during a me... More

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard

British Soldiers assigned to The Royal Dragoon Guard from Yorkshire England, conduct security operations during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 10,... More

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Africa loads his magazine with 30 rounds during a combat marksmanship at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 6, 2016. Mar... More

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