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The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ. Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An air-to-air front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) during a Fulton recovery mission. The 7th SOS conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members for unconventional warfare operations

An air-to-air front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Major Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. Airmen retrieve a practice sandbag into an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery mission

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. A controller coordinates with an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft by radio as the aircraft approaches a Fulton recovery balloon

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ. Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Close-up left front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ. Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise Pegasus '87. The aircraft, nicknamed "The First Lady," is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and U.S. Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS '87 Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

TECH. SGT. Kevin Cummings, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, makes a mock parachute jump during a training exercise. The Air Force detachment provides airborne weather teams to support the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and subordinate units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, 1ST Special Operations Command and the 7th Special Forces Group

TECH. SGT. Kevin Cummings, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, makes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a field exercise. The Air Force detachment provides airborne weather teams to support the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and subordinate units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, 1ST Special Operations Command and the 7th Special Forces Group

Members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, jump from a C-130 Hercu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jump from a MC-130 during a joint Special Operations exercise between the United States and Great Britain.(Exact date unknown)

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) j...

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

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations

A bullet shell flies as a member of the Special Operations Team from the United States fires his weapon during a rifle marksmanship competition July 24 as part of Fuerzas Comando 2014 in Fort Tolemaida, Colombi... More

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating ...

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of C... More

Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop zone area during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces ...

Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop z...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan officials, in a Kazan Mi-17 helicopter, fly into the drop zone area during an international mass jump into Kazakhsta... More

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include...

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Batta... More

Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United ...

Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Centra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kyrgystan Army pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies o... More

Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan...

Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Performers in traditional Kazakhstan costume get ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening cerem... More

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on Sepember 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: ...

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 20... More

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 training area in Kazakhstan, on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort ...

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, depl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power d... More

A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, ...

A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Performer in traditional Kazakhstan costume gets ready for CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening cer... More

Members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, under the direction of Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Rick Bloss (Not shown), march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special ...

Members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, under the direction...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, under the direction of Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Rick Bloss (No... More

A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), Wednesday 13 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations ...

A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening cer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Kazakhstan honor guard performs during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASB... More

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by a military video camera person. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentrucky, and 300 ...

A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan Soldier, armed with a 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, demonstrates check point operations while being photographed by... More

US Army (USA) Special Forces (SF) and Philippine Scout Rangers lift a wounded Scout Ranger into a Philippine Air Force UH-1H Medevac Helicopter. The Scout Ranger was wounded in a firefight with Aby Sayyaf rebels in Upper Mangar, Philippines. USA Special Forces are supporting Philippine Military Operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Special Forces (SF) and Philippine Scout Rangers lift a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Basilan, Isabela City Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Andrew Meyers, USN Releas... More

Mr. Bruce Pelka, Industrial Hygienist with the Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine (CHPM) in Europe takes a sample of floor tile from a military dormitory located in Viasani, Georgia. CHPM is performing an environmental health assessment on various sites around Tbilisi, Georgia that will be utilized by members of the US Army (USA) 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) under the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP conducted by US Special Operations Command (SOC) Europe is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

Mr. Bruce Pelka, Industrial Hygienist with the Center for Health Promo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Viasani Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videographer, 786th Communications Squadron (CS) used a video camera to document US Army (USA) Captain (CPT) Trina Powell, a Health Physicist with the Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine (CHPM) in Europe, as she uses a Radiation Monitor to obtain gamma radiation reading from a trench complex near Viasani, Georgia. CHPM is performing an environmental health assessment on various sites around Tbilisi, Georgia that will be utilized by members of the US Army (USA) 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) under the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP conducted by US Special Operations Command (SOC) Europe is...

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brian Brownsberger, Videographer, 786th Communications Squadron (CS) used a video cam... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, participating in

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, participating in

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, participating in Emerald Warrior 2012, drives to a shooting range for practice near Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 2, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise... More

Burkina Faso Soldiers practice room clearing techniques

Burkina Faso Soldiers practice room clearing techniques

Burkina Faso Soldiers practice room clearing techniques with training rounds March 8, 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso. Soldiers are scheduled to learn small unit tactics, combat life saver, close quarters batt... More

BALKH, Afghanistan (July 7, 2018) -- An Afghan Special

BALKH, Afghanistan (July 7, 2018) -- An Afghan Special

BALKH, Afghanistan (July 7, 2018) -- An Afghan Special Security Forces member pulls security watch during offensive operations against Taliban irreconcilables in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan, J... More

“Now this is your second home” Commando Force 333 celebrates opening of Female Facilities

“Now this is your second home” Commando Force 333 celebrates opening o...

LOGAR, Afghanistan -- General Command of Police Special Unit’s Gender Advisor, Lt. Col. Nafisa, delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the rededication of a women’s facility for Commando Force 33... More

A soldier with the French mountain commandos wearing

A soldier with the French mountain commandos wearing

A soldier with the French mountain commandos wearing a "ghille mask" that helps conceal him in forested areas. The commandos were in Norway during Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, which brought together roughly ... More

A student at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special

A student at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special

A student at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in the Site Exploitation Operator Advanced Course photographs a captured enemy role player during training at Fort Bragg, North Carol... More

A Brazilian paratrooper prepares to land at the friendship

A Brazilian paratrooper prepares to land at the friendship

A Brazilian paratrooper prepares to land at the friendship airborne operation, June 13, 2012, at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Souther... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with Operational

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with Operational

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier with Operational Detachment Alpha prepares climbing rope for a training exercise involving a tyrolean traverse, aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgepor... More

An Afghan boy reads from a comic book given to him

An Afghan boy reads from a comic book given to him

An Afghan boy reads from a comic book given to him by Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak, at the Sayeed Shied Bacha School, Dec. 9, 2010, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The commandos, supported by U.S... More

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos greets Colombian

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos greets Colombian

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos greets Colombian soldiers during a visit to the Fuerzas Comando competition at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida, June 10, 2012. Fuerzas Comando, es... More

Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, XVIII Airborne Corps and

Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, XVIII Airborne Corps and

Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commanding general, speaks with Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal during a recent trip by Westphal to gain greater situational awarenes... More

An instructor with the U.S. Army Special Operations

An instructor with the U.S. Army Special Operations

An instructor with the U.S. Army Special Operations Center of Excellence assists a Paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division with a foreign AK-47 rifle, Jan. 22, 2015, during a cla... More

A competitor drags a simulated casualty during an assault

A competitor drags a simulated casualty during an assault

A competitor drags a simulated casualty during an assault team event May 4, 2016, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored multinational special oper... More

A soldier with the French mountain commandos. The commandos

A soldier with the French mountain commandos. The commandos

A soldier with the French mountain commandos. The commandos were in Norway during Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, which brought together roughly 50,000 troops from 31 NATO Allies and partner nations. Photo by R... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel McKenzie, a crewmaster

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel McKenzie, a crewmaster

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel McKenzie, a crewmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, stands on the flight line during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan.... More

A member of the Chilean team competes in the physical

A member of the Chilean team competes in the physical

A member of the Chilean team competes in the physical fitness event for Fuerzas Comando at the Colombian National Training Center, June 6, 2012. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-... More

A Paraguayan soldier salutes his flag at Fuerzas Comando

A Paraguayan soldier salutes his flag at Fuerzas Comando

A Paraguayan soldier salutes his flag at Fuerzas Comando 2017's opening ceremony July 17 at The Institute of Army Education in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay. Exercise Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command... More

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 16, 2018) Afghan

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 16, 2018) Afghan

LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 16, 2018) Afghan Commandos participate in a small arms live-fire range, Logar province, Afghanistan, August 16, 2018. Commandos routinely train with U.S. Special Operations sol... More

A member of the Jamaica special operations sniper team

A member of the Jamaica special operations sniper team

A member of the Jamaica special operations sniper team watches for pop-up targets at the snaps and movers event during the Fuerzas Comando 2014 competition at Fort Tolemaida, Colombia, July 25. The event is aim... More

Syrian Democratic Forces watch as a Coalition airstrike

Syrian Democratic Forces watch as a Coalition airstrike

Syrian Democratic Forces watch as a Coalition airstrike hits its target on a known ISIS location near the Iraqi-Syrian border, May 13, 2018. These SDF forces provided security for a Coalition mortar team and we... More

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National

KABUL, Afghanistan (August 2, 2018) -- An Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC) School of Excellent (SOE) instructor guides and mentors a Commando recruit learning to fire the Rocket Propelle... More

Fuerzas Comando 15 competitors swim toward a pond opening

Fuerzas Comando 15 competitors swim toward a pond opening

Fuerzas Comando 15 competitors swim toward a pond opening July 19, 2015, during a water event in this year's international special operations competition held in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt... More

A fingerprint is revealed after a student assigned

A fingerprint is revealed after a student assigned

A fingerprint is revealed after a student assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, who is in the Special Operations Technical Exploitation Course, processed it during fingerp... More

An Instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

An Instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy

An Instructor assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School discusses the use and importance of the Squad Advanced Marksmanship Trainer to students and Cadre on Fort Bragg, North C... More

El Salvador’s special operations forces team sprints

El Salvador’s special operations forces team sprints

El Salvador’s special operations forces team sprints to the shoot house during the Fuerzas Comando combined assault event, June 10, 2012, at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida. Fuerzas Com... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special Operations Command waits patiently as his Jump Master does a final check on his gear during a Jump Master qualification course held at Stuttgart Army Airfiel... More

Special operators of the Afghan National Mission Brigade

Special operators of the Afghan National Mission Brigade

Special operators of the Afghan National Mission Brigade conduct day and night platoon live fires during a training exercise at the Kabul Military Training Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2018. The Afghan... More

A U.S. Army sergeant, assisted by fellow soldiers,

A U.S. Army sergeant, assisted by fellow soldiers,

A U.S. Army sergeant, assisted by fellow soldiers, awaits instruction from Department of Defense civilians while properly aligning the sight of a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station mounted on a Mine Resist... 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

Argentine competitors look over the Data Of Previous

Argentine competitors look over the Data Of Previous

Argentine competitors look over the Data Of Previous Exchange (DOPE) during the FBI shooting event of Fuerzas Comando July 19, 2017, in Vista Alegre in Villa Hayes, Paraguay. International competitions like Fue... More

A Syrian Democratic Forces soldier pretends to be an

A Syrian Democratic Forces soldier pretends to be an

A Syrian Democratic Forces soldier pretends to be an unconscious casualty as a comrade administers a chest seal during a medical training event near Shaddadi, Syria, May 27, 2018. Coalition advisors designed th... More

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Livesay of special operations competes in an indoor recurve archery competition May 18 during the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Livesay is ass... More

Lt. Col. Richard Navarro, Special Operations Task

Lt. Col. Richard Navarro, Special Operations Task

Lt. Col. Richard Navarro, Special Operations Task Force-South Commander, looks on as Khakrez district chief of police talks to candidates during an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony in Khakrez district, K... More

Members of the Honduran TIGRES clear along the wall

Members of the Honduran TIGRES clear along the wall

Members of the Honduran TIGRES clear along the wall of a shoot-house while conducting Close Quarters Battle Training with Green Berets assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Feb. 25 on Eglin Air Fo... More

Members of Team Paraguay participate in Fuerzas Comando

Members of Team Paraguay participate in Fuerzas Comando

Members of Team Paraguay participate in Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru, May 6. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric Roberts/Released)

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier gives instructions

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier gives instructions

A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier gives instructions to a fellow soldier before a high altitude low opening jump out of a C-130K during Emerald Warrior 2012, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2012. The primary pu... 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 member of the special operations forces from Honduras

A member of the special operations forces from Honduras

A member of the special operations forces from Honduras competes in the rifle qualification event for Fuerzas Comando, June 7, 2012, at the Colombian National Training Center. Fuerzas Comando, established in 20... More

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller communicates with range control at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 31, 2016. Southern Strike 17 is a total forc... More

U.S. Army soldiers with Special Operations Task Force

U.S. Army soldiers with Special Operations Task Force

U.S. Army soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South provide security overwatch during the final hours of an operation to remove insurgents from Lam village, Khakrez District, Nov. 14, in Kandahar prov... 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

A U.S. Air Force Tactics Team member from the 24th

A U.S. Air Force Tactics Team member from the 24th

A U.S. Air Force Tactics Team member from the 24th Special Operation Wing checks mission documents on a MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fl., during rapid infil... More

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers practice high altitude

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers practice high altitude

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers practice high altitude low opening jumps during Emerald Warrior 2012, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operati... More

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier shares exercise Southern Star experiences with U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael A. Hammer on July 27, 2016 in Mejillones, Chile. During his visit, Hammer met with Chile and U.S. fo... More

The chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James McConville,

The chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James McConville,

The chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James McConville, delivers remarks at the USO Salute to U.S. Special Operations Forces awards dinner, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A navigator, aboard an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft, cuts the pigtail on a lift line during a Fulton recovery mission

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Dennis Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Philip Gardener, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, uses an anemometer to measure wind speed during a field exercise. The Air Force detachment provides airborne weather teams to support the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and subordinate units, including the 82nd Airborne Division, 1ST Special Operations Command and the 7th Special Forces Group

SENIOR AIRMAN Philip Gardener, Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

COL Schwartz takes COL Mirus of Special Operations Command, Atlantic and COL Stankovich of the 3rd Special Forces on a tour of the Air Force Special Operations, Atlantic area during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92

COL Schwartz takes COL Mirus of Special Operations Command, Atlantic a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

LGEN Daniel Alfonso Saavendra Franco, (center), Commander, Bolivian Army, other Bolivian military officers, and BGEN Robert W. Wagner (right), Commander, Special Operations Command (South) listen to briefing conducted by Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group as they view some of the equipment and weapons used by members of the Special Forces Group

LGEN Daniel Alfonso Saavendra Franco, (center), Commander, Bolivian Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: Marshall Esquina, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

United States Navy Seabee Britt deployed from Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM), ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, ...

United States Navy Seabee Britt deployed from Headquarters, United Sta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Navy Seabee Britt deployed from Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM), ensures the safe deli... More

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special ...

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment man...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S... More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft flies in preparation for an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300...

A C-130 Hercules aircraft flies in preparation for an international ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A C-130 Hercules aircraft flies in preparation for an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States ... More

Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, United Kingdom...

Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Exercise participants pass in review during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on Septem... More

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: ...

Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the British Army march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 20... More

Kazakhstan Army soldiers take a break from exercise Cenrtral Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000 and go fishing. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan (KAZ) in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating ...

Kazakhstan Army soldiers take a break from exercise Cenrtral Asian Pea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army soldiers take a break from exercise Cenrtral Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000 and go fishing. The... More

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include...

Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard perform precision drill routines during CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Batta... More

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The ...

A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakhstan soldier, armed with 5.45 mm AK-74 assault rifle, mans a check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping... More

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other ...

Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two Kazakhstan Soldiers, one armed with a 5.56 mm AK-74 assault rifle, man an entry check point during the start of Central Asi... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Zaki Mazid, USAF, (left) and Major Mark Ratliff, USA, with the Army Special Forces, were among the US troops in Argentina who attended a memorial service at Camp General Belgrano, in Salta, for the victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States. "My heart reaches out to all the people who lost families in the attacks and our comrades who perished in the Pentagon," said SSGT Mazid, an information manager with US Special Operations Command South. The command's base is at Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. He's one of several hundred US troops still in Salta, a city 800 miles north of Buenos Aires. Like the others, he was here to take part in the ...

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Zaki Mazid, USAF, (left) and Major Mark Ratliff,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Zaki Mazid, USAF, (left) and Major Mark Ratliff, USA, with the Army Special Forces, were among the US tro... More

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne), and Georgian Military Officers attending the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), review situation templates and communications overlays, inside the operations office at Tbilisi, Georgia. GTEP is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Members of the Spanish 19th Special Forces Unit team aboard a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) approach the Spanish Navy Santa Maria Class Frigate Spanish Naval Ship (SPS) VICTORIA (F 82). Spanish Navy units are part of a 15-nation US-led coalition force participating in the multi-nation Exercise SEA SABER 2004. SEA SABER will provide a multi-tiered training scenario in locating weapons of mass destruction aboard suspect ships operating in waters currently patrolled by coalition forces in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

Members of the Spanish 19th Special Forces Unit team aboard a Landing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jeremy L. Wood, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), search for the drop zone during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training over the Yukon Training Area in Alaska (AK), during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Soldiers jumped from a USA UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) flown by pilots of Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures....

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) Soldiers from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Specia... More

Team Colombia swims in a line through the Pacific Ocean

Team Colombia swims in a line through the Pacific Ocean

Team Colombia swims in a line through the Pacific Ocean near Ancon, Peru during a water event of Fuerzas Comando 2016, May 6. The water event included a run, swim, boat paddle, and pistol range while carrying a... 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

A Suriname special operations competitor prepares to

A Suriname special operations competitor prepares to

A Suriname special operations competitor prepares to haul his ruck sack after a 500 meter swim in the Pacific Ocean on May 6, as part of Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru. Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern C... More

A member of Team Uruguay crawls out of a tire during

A member of Team Uruguay crawls out of a tire during

A member of Team Uruguay crawls out of a tire during the Fuerzas Comando obstacle course May 8, 2016 in Ancon, Peru. The obstacle course is a timed event that tests competitors' strength, endurance and teamwork... More

Special Mission Wing – Afghanistan’s special operations aviation unit

Special Mission Wing – Afghanistan’s special operations aviation unit

Afghan Special Mission Wing Avionics Technicians conduct PC-12 diagnostic tests prior to a flight mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, Mar. 17, 2018. The PC-12 provides long-range day and night intelligence, surveill... More

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South conduct final mission preparation before conducting an operation to remove insurgents from Lam village, Khak... More

A member of the Colombian special operations forces

A member of the Colombian special operations forces

A member of the Colombian special operations forces competes in the pistol qualification event, June 7, 2012, at the Colombian National Training Center in Fort Tolemaida. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, i... More

Competitors from the United States peer through their

Competitors from the United States peer through their

Competitors from the United States peer through their scopes, June 10, 2012, before engaging their targets in the combined assault competition of Fuerzas Comando 2012. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a... More

Fuerzas Comando judges from El Salvador and Jamaica

Fuerzas Comando judges from El Salvador and Jamaica

Fuerzas Comando judges from El Salvador and Jamaica show Honduran snipers their points of impact after completing the FBI "T" shoot competition July 24 at Fort Tolemaida, Colombia. Fuerzas Comando is aimed at... 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

Sgt. Gregory La Fleur, a member of the 7th Special

Sgt. Gregory La Fleur, a member of the 7th Special

Sgt. Gregory La Fleur, a member of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), right, is recognized with the Soldier’s Medal by Maj. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn, Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Sp... 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

A member of team Colombia participates in an assault

A member of team Colombia participates in an assault

A member of team Colombia participates in an assault team event during Fuerzas Comando 2016 in Ancon, Peru, May 4, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric Roberts/Released)

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