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U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-Day. More than 380 U.S. service members from E... More

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk along the shore of Omaha Beach. Taking Omaha Beach was the responsibility of the U.S. 1st Army, 5th Corps, with sea transport provided by the U.S. Navy and el... More

A service member assigned to Special Operations Command

A service member assigned to Special Operations Command

A service member assigned to Special Operations Command Europe loads plates onto a squat bar as part of a scheduled workout program at the Patch Barracks gym, June 10, 2020. Physical fitness is a key element of... More

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces control their parachutes and descend toward the Mediterranean Sea while participating in a water jump training exercise as part of Juniper Falcon 17, on Mar... More

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment provide overwatch at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, February 23, 2018. Rangers spent 72 hours training at JMRC as the culm... More

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S.

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S.

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, calibrates a weight scale, May 5, 2020. Murphy's role during COVID-19 has been to help coordinate care for those with sy... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing communicates with his team via radio transmission during a reconnaissance training mission at Bornholm, Denmark in support ... More

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations

STUTTGART, Germany- A Marine Corps Special Operations Command operator landed at Malsheim drop zone during a freefall jump from a UH-60L black hawk from the Army National Guard Helicopter Task force from Colora... More

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators establish a security perimeter during a fast rope training exercise from a CV-22 Osprey at Mykolaiv, Ukraine, July 14, 2017 during exercise Sea Breeze 17. Sea Breeze is a U... More

Hungarian special operations forces search an enemy

Hungarian special operations forces search an enemy

Hungarian special operations forces search an enemy combatant July 17 during exercise Black Swan in Hungary. Black Swan was a Hungarian-led special operations forces exercise from June 26 – July 22, 2017 across... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the Georgia Army

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the Georgia Army

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard’s Company H, 121st Infantry Regiment, (Airborne) parachutes onto Vaziani Training Area, Georgia during a combined airborne operation with Repu... More

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S.

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S.

Alicia Murphy, the Nurse Case Manager assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, tries on a pair of personal protective equipment gloves, May 5, 2020. Murphy's role during COVID-19 has been to help coo... More

SOCEUR TRAINING POSTER #3

SOCEUR TRAINING POSTER #3

SOCEUR TRAINING POSTER #3 Public domain photograph related to the history of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two UH-72A Lakota Helicopter pilots Capt. James Keaton

Two UH-72A Lakota Helicopter pilots Capt. James Keaton

Two UH-72A Lakota Helicopter pilots Capt. James Keaton (Right) and CW4 Mike Maggio (Left) conduct checks before taking off Aug.16, 2019 as part of Exercise Combined Resolve XII. The Lakota Crew would serve as o... More

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Devin Lawson who was promoted to Limited Duty Officer. The ceremony was held on Patch Barracks, Germany, Aug. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Vis... More

Hera, a U.S. military working dog assigned to 554th

Hera, a U.S. military working dog assigned to 554th

Hera, a U.S. military working dog assigned to 554th Military Police Company, poses for an official portrait in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information S... More

U.S. Air Force special tactics operators assigned to

U.S. Air Force special tactics operators assigned to

U.S. Air Force special tactics operators assigned to 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352d Special Operations Wing execute a military free-fall out of an MC-130J Commando II over the North Sea, April 9, 2020. Th... More

U.S. Soldiers test the capabilities of the MRZR4 LT-All

U.S. Soldiers test the capabilities of the MRZR4 LT-All

U.S. Soldiers test the capabilities of the MRZR4 LT-All Terrain Vehicle in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Boeblingen, Germany, April 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnst... More

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs

A U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Hensley, 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), presents arms during a World War II commemoration ceremony in Montebourg, France, June 4, 2015. The U.S. Army helped liberate Montebourg... More

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force D-Day 71 walk along the shore of Omaha Beach. Taking Omaha Beach was the responsibility of the U.S. 1st Army, 5th Corps, with sea transport provided by the U.S. Navy and el... More

Soldiers from various nations participate in the Advanced

Soldiers from various nations participate in the Advanced

Soldiers from various nations participate in the Advanced Casualty Sustainment Care Medical Training Course which was hosted by the International Special Training Centre, July 20, 2016, Pfullendorf, Germany. Th... More

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion participate in a 300 mile convoy from Rota, Spain, to Almeria, Spain, as part of NATO led Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The route included eight ch... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, watches as the pilots start the engines of a C-130J aircraft at the Cherboug Airport, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. This is the 7... More

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude,

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude,

Two U.S. Army Green Berets conduct a High Altitude, Low Opening Airborne Jump over Iron Mike Drop Zone near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europ... More

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that

The Statue of Iron Mike looks over the drop zone that paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division jumped on during World War II near La Fierr Bridge, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. Over 380 service members fro... More

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries participate in the Advanced High Angle Sniper Course, conducted by the International Special Training Center (ISTC), April 27-May 1, 2015 in Lizum, Austria.... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in the U.S. Army Jumpmaster

U.S. Soldiers participate in the U.S. Army Jumpmaster

U.S. Soldiers participate in the U.S. Army Jumpmaster School training course which was conducted at the Stuttgart Airfield, Stuttgart, Germany, July 23, 2015. The three-week course trains personnel in the skill... More

U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment from the

U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment from the

U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment from the U.S. Naval Ship SGT. William R. Button during a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) offload as they prepare for NATO led Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. More ... More

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces prepare rigid-hulled inflatable boats prior to participating in a water jump training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Juniper Falcon 17, on Mar... More

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings

U.S. Special Operations Forces operator documents findings while conducting a raid Jun 11, 2017 in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Exercise Jackal Stone 17. Jackal Stone 17 is part of U.S. European Command’s Join... More

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined

Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct a combined airborne insertion with Ukrainian Special Operation Forces at Ochakiv, Ukraine, July 9, 2017 during Sea Breeze 17. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted ... More

A Republic of Georgia special operations (left) soldier

A Republic of Georgia special operations (left) soldier

A Republic of Georgia special operations (left) soldier instructs Georgian infantrymen on room-clearing techniques Aug. 3, 2017, in Vaziani training area, Georgia during exercise Noble Partner. Noble Partner is... More

Moldovan Special Operations Forces provide security

Moldovan Special Operations Forces provide security

Moldovan Special Operations Forces provide security during an ambush Oct. 26 as part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training exercise with U.S. SOF near Budesti, Moldova. The JCET consisted of both countries part... More

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers take part in Saber Junction. 19

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers take part in Saber Junction. 19

Special Forces Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) secure a landing zone during combined aviation load training with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade as part of exercise Saber Junc... More

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne

A group of paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, march down a road in front of French citizens after a Airborne jump near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over ... More

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries

Multinational Soldiers from seven different countries trek through the Austrian Alps during the Advanced High Angle Sniper Course, conducted by the International Special Training Center (ISTC), April 27-May 1, ... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) participate in a ruck march in which they were required to carry a minimum of 40 pounds though an 18 mile course. The participants w... More

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course

Instructors of the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course move between training areas in a belted vehicle in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 23, 2018. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force and the 26th Marine Exped... More

A  Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special

A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special

A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment fires an M-240B machine gun during weapons training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership Development Program between Polish Sp... More

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military Police Company demonstrate their capabilities in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist... More

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier

HOHENFELS, Germany – A German Special Operations Soldier jumps over a wall during the International Special Training Centre’s Urban Sniper course Apr. 3, 2019. The ISTC’s Urban Sniper course is designed to prov... More

Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade

Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade

Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuteonto a drop zone during a joint forcible entryas part of exercise Saber Junction 19 in Hohenfels, Germany. Approximately 100 Special Operations ... More

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company

"In a few hours I'm going to take the best company of men in the world into France. We'll give the bastards hell. Strangely, I'm not particularly scared. But in my heart is a terrific longing to hold you in my ... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an MK19 Grenade Launcher during weapons training in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Dec.,15, 2017. During the week of training, Sp... More

Paratroopers participate in an airborne operation in

Paratroopers participate in an airborne operation in

Paratroopers participate in an airborne operation in Sainte-Mere- Eglise, France, June 4, 2017. This event commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operation... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. (select) Col. Norm L.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. (select) Col. Norm L.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. (select) Col. Norm L. Cooling, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa welcomes guests during the 239th Marine Corps Birthday on Panzer Kaserne in Boeblingen, G... More

Soldiers from Polish Special Operations Forces Command

Soldiers from Polish Special Operations Forces Command

Soldiers from Polish Special Operations Forces Command conduct close quarters combat training near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, on Sept. 15, 2010 prior to the start of the Jackal Stone 10 exercise. Jackal Stone 1... More

Soldiers from various nations participate in the

Soldiers from various nations participate in the

Soldiers from various nations participate in the International Special Training Center Advanced Medical First Responder Course which was conducted by the ISTC Medical Branch from Oct. 21, 2014 through Oct. 23, ... More

Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron

Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron

Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron perform a high altitude, low opening Military Free Fall jump using Night Vision Goggles Dec. 14, 2016, over a drop zone located in Sculthorpe, England. The... More

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations

U.S. paratroopers assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) perform a static-line jump from a C-130 during an airborne operation in Stuttgart, Germany July 16, 2020. Personnel from SOCEUR, alo... More

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special

Special Forces soldiers from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment trains soldiers from his unit on pistol marksmanship during weapons training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership Development Pr... More

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group await the order to commence a building breach, as part of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training, May 5, 2020. Local missions are des... More

Soldiers from various nations participate in the

Soldiers from various nations participate in the

Soldiers from various nations participate in the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) Advanced Medical First Responder Course which was conducted by the ISTC Medical Branch from April 26 through April 2... More

Greek special operations forces and Hellenic Coast

Greek special operations forces and Hellenic Coast

Greek special operations forces and Hellenic Coast Guard engage floating targets from the shoreline March 13, 2018, during unstable platform training held by the International Special Training Centre on the isl... More

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) descends onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel fro... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training exercise in which they exit a Boeing CH-47 Chinook from 1,200 feet above the Malmsheim Drop Zone, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Infor... More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Pennartz, 1st Sgt. of the DeGlopper Air Assault School, 18th Airborne Corps, folds an American Flag during a ceremony with French and American civilians honoring Medal of Honor winner... More

Estonian Special Operations Force soldiers, along with

Estonian Special Operations Force soldiers, along with

Estonian Special Operations Force soldiers, along with U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Soldiers with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and soldiers of the West Virginia National Guard, quickly move towar... More

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers

The worst misdrop on D-Day happened to the Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. They were to be dropped near Amfreville, France, but ended up 18 miles southeast, in a town called Gr... More

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance

U.S. Marines with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion participate in a 300 mile convoy from Rota, Spain, to Almeria, Spain, as part of NATO led Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The route included eight ch... More

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike

Two U.S. Army paratroopers descends onto Iron Mike Drop Zone near the village of Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. Over 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units ar... More

COL. Joseph F. Hunt, SOCEUR/J3, Stuttgart, Germany, trains on the computer on board an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control center in support of exercise Roaring Lion.(Exact date unknown)

COL. Joseph F. Hunt, SOCEUR/J3, Stuttgart, Germany, trains on the comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A U.S. Navy SEAL lands safely during a military free

A U.S. Navy SEAL lands safely during a military free

A U.S. Navy SEAL lands safely during a military free fall training event as part of the Jackal Stone 11 multi-national special operations forces exercise on Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept 15. The p... More

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using a technique in which steel wool is burned to create the flying-sparks effect. The tank currently sits on display at Staufer Kaserne, Pfullendorf, Germany. (U.... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump equipment check on a Special Forces soldier in preparation for a high-altitude, low-opening jump over Latvia on 18 June 2020. U.S. Special Forces often... More

9/11 Observance Airborne Operations

9/11 Observance Airborne Operations

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier descends to the ground during airborne operations in observance of 9/11 at the Malmshiem Airfield, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Yvonne Najera)

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather for a group photo outside the U.S. Naval Ship Sgt. William R. Button as they prepare for NATO led Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The exercise is NATO’s larg... More

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September

A CV-22 Osprey takes to the air on a mission September 11 in Sweden during the Swedish exercise Aurora 2017. Aurora 2017 was designed to increase the national and joint military capabilities necessary to protec... More

A French Air Force Eurocopter EC725 conducts Helicopter

A French Air Force Eurocopter EC725 conducts Helicopter

A French Air Force Eurocopter EC725 conducts Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling with a U.S. Air Force HC-130J assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing over the coast of France during exercise Dark Dune 18, Ap... More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark C. Schwartz gives his farewell

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark C. Schwartz gives his farewell

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark C. Schwartz gives his farewell speech as the outgoing commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe during his change of command ceremony at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart. Service mem... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th

A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and members of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces (KASP) conduct a raid during exercise Saber Junction 2018 at t... More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter crew assigned to the U.S.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter crew assigned to the U.S.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter crew assigned to the U.S. Army’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepares for night flight operations during exercise Allied Spirit X at Hohenfels, Germany April 7... More

From left to right, U.S. Air Force’s Senior Airman

From left to right, U.S. Air Force’s Senior Airman

From left to right, U.S. Air Force’s Senior Airman Carl Martin, 352d Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support technician, and Staff Sgt. Alex Bruce, 352d SOAMXS MC-130J equipment custodian, stan... More

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command

A paratrooper assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) descends onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a C-130 during an airborne operations in Stuttgart, Germany July 17, 2020. Personnel fro... More

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), conduct a door breach exercise at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, January 13, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Rey Ramon)

Multinational service members carry out an elaborate

Multinational service members carry out an elaborate

Multinational service members carry out an elaborate amphibious capabilities demonstration for Distinguished Visitors (DV) Day in Troia, Portugal, as part of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Junctur... More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Macedonian special operation forces provide information to the 1st Latvian Brigade they collected using unconventional warfare technique... More

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs

A Serbian Special Anti-Terrorist Unit officer runs to the first station of a stress-shoot during a Joint Combined Exchange Training with U.S. and Slovenian special operation forces at the SAJ headquarters compl... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter refuels from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II over Karlsborg, Sweden during Exercise MARAP, April 11, 2017. Exercise MARAP allowed U.S. SOF the opportunity to integrat... More

180914-N-UR565-614 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 14, 2018)

180914-N-UR565-614 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 14, 2018)

180914-N-UR565-614 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 14, 2018) Hellenic Navy special forces perform maritime bi-lateral training exercises in Souda Bay. U.S. special operations forces, Hellenic Navy special forces and ... More

A nurse from the Stuttgart Army Medical Clinic demonstrates

A nurse from the Stuttgart Army Medical Clinic demonstrates

A nurse from the Stuttgart Army Medical Clinic demonstrates how to check a patient's blood pressure, May 4, 2020. On average, nurses tend to have more time to spend with patients and are important in the milita... More

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group await the order to commence a building breach, as part of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training, May 5, 2020. Local missions are des... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron, 352d Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., inspects the flight ramp as it lowers during a low-level, mountaino... More

Lithuanian and Polish Naval Special Operation Forces

Lithuanian and Polish Naval Special Operation Forces

Lithuanian and Polish Naval Special Operation Forces divers perform underwater dive training at Plateliai Lake located in Plateliai, Lithuania, prior to the start of the Jackal Stone 10 exercise. Jackal Stone 1... More

U.S. and Spanish air commandos work together to give

U.S. and Spanish air commandos work together to give

U.S. and Spanish air commandos work together to give care to a patient with a simulated gunshot wound on an MC-130J Commando II from the 352d Special Operations Wing during Trident Juncture, Nov. 2, 2015. The e... More

A Ukrainian Special Forces designated marksman surveys

A Ukrainian Special Forces designated marksman surveys

A Ukrainian Special Forces designated marksman surveys his surroundings while acting as OPFOR Aug. 20, 2019 as part of Exercise Combined Resolve XII. Exercise Combined Resolve XII is a force-on-force exercise t... More

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Green berets assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group prepare to breach and enter a building, as part of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training, May 5, 2020. Local missions are designed t... More

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor spots targets downrange during the High Angle Sniper Course, at Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 28, 2020. The high angle sniper course las... More

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French

The French mayor of Hemevez shakes the hands of French veterans during a ceremony honoring paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Hemevez, Normandy, France, June 4, 2015. Over 380 service members from Eu... More

A  Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special

A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special

A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment fires an M2 .50 cal Heavy Barrel Machine Gun during weapons training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership Development Program ... More

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces participate in a water jump training exercise over the Mediterranean Sea as part of Juniper Falcon 17, on March 27, 2017. Juniper Falcon is a bilateral exer... More

A German Special Forces Sniper team engage an elevated

A German Special Forces Sniper team engage an elevated

A German Special Forces Sniper team engage an elevated target at night during the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two wee... More

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army

A CV-22 B Osprey tilt rotor helicopter at the Army Airfield, Baumholder Military Training Area, during the exercise Jackal Stone 2014 Exercise Jackal Stone is a United States Special Operations Command Europe (... More

Army National Guard - Helicopter Task Force takes part

Army National Guard - Helicopter Task Force takes part

Army National Guard - Helicopter Task Force takes part in fast rope insertion/extraction system training at the Oberdachstetten Range MOUT site near Ansbach, Germany, July 26, 2016. ARNG-HTF is deployed for thr... More

Multinational snipers hike to the high-angle range

Multinational snipers hike to the high-angle range

Multinational snipers hike to the high-angle range Sept. 13, 2018 during the International Special Training Centre High-Angle/Urban Course at the Hochfilzen Training Area, Austria. The high-angle portion of the... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company participate in a field training exercise in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist... More

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward

A Finnish rigid-hulled inflatable boat races toward the Special Operations Command Europe's Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System drop at Korsor, Denmark, Sept. 27, 2016. This is the last U.S. led MCADS drop a... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump exercise which helps them qualify to use a new system that has been recently added to to the Army's inventory. This training took place at the Malmsheim Drop Zone, ... More

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th Special

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th Special

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) operates a radio as members of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces (KASP) provide security during exercise Saber Junct... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group participate in a combat lifesaver course in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, March 11, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information... More

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