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A German soldier provides security during the Advanced

A German soldier provides security during the Advanced

A German soldier provides security during the Advanced Medical First Responder course at the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf, Germany, Nov. 24, 2015. The course introduces special forces an... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa closes an MV-22 Osprey engine panel during routine maintenance at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 5, 2017. SPMAG... More

Athletes compete in archery at the 2017 Department

Athletes compete in archery at the 2017 Department

Athletes compete in archery at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Warrior Games are an annual Paralympic-stle event designed to showcase the resilient spirit of ... More

Army developing improved ways to manage NCO talents

Army developing improved ways to manage NCO talents

U.S. Army Human Resources Command is continuing to innovate talent management for active component enlisted Soldiers by developing a new initiative -Assignment Satisfaction Key – Enlisted Marketplace (ASK-EM)-... More

Fireball shoot out as Green Berets with the 5th Special

Fireball shoot out as Green Berets with the 5th Special

Fireball shoot out as Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), complete their first lap of the Mint 400, March 06, 2020, in Primm, Nevada. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Moeller, 5th SF... More

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Chan, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, practices hallway clearing at 2016 Summer Quick Shot Exercise, in Azusa, California, May 20, 2016. Quick shot ... More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen from the XVIII Airborne Corps,

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen from the XVIII Airborne Corps,

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen from the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the U.S. Air Force participate in Joint Forcible En... More

An Army Special Forces medic with 10th Special Forces

An Army Special Forces medic with 10th Special Forces

An Army Special Forces medic with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) treats simulated injuries on a downed pilot alongside Marines during a Tactical Recovery of Air crew and Personnel exercise, March 15, 2014... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa speak with Lt. Gen. Michael G. Dana, Deputy Commandant for Marine Corps Installations and Logistics, about their depl... More

A Coalition Forces member awaits takeoff in a UH-60

A Coalition Forces member awaits takeoff in a UH-60

A Coalition Forces member awaits takeoff in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Southwest Asia, Apr. 2, 2019. The Global Coalition will continue addressing the threat Daesh continues to pose to the partner nations ... More

A Portuguese squadron commander holds an M32 Grenade

A Portuguese squadron commander holds an M32 Grenade

A Portuguese squadron commander holds an M32 Grenade Launcher during a static display show as part of exercise Real Thaw 17 at Beja, Portugal, March 14, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF participated in Real Thaw 17, a Portu... More

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, hugs a Marine before

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, hugs a Marine before

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, hugs a Marine before they take off on a run following the Cherry Point Commissary’s 6th Annual Special Olympics event Jan. 8.

A Portuguese general officer looks through the scope

A Portuguese general officer looks through the scope

A Portuguese general officer looks through the scope of an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a static display show for exercise Real Thaw 17 at Beja, Portugal, March 14, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF participated in Rea... More

The Fort Hood Special Reaction Team practices room

The Fort Hood Special Reaction Team practices room

The Fort Hood Special Reaction Team practices room clearing using a chalk floor plan drawn in the street during their quarterly certification taking place in Chaffee Village, Fort Hood, Texas, Dec. 13, 2013. By... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response – Africa is lifted to safety into a simulated helicopter during Shallow Water Egress Training with Spanish instructors at... More

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces

A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces Special Operations Training Group awaits his turn to practice rifle range techniques at K-Bay Range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 13.

An AAI RQ-7 Shadow assigned to the 4th Brigade Special

An AAI RQ-7 Shadow assigned to the 4th Brigade Special

An AAI RQ-7 Shadow assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, flies off a pneumatic launcher, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afgh... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa discuss points of improvement at the conclusion of a bilateral Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain exercise with ... More

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special Operations Group (shown in uniform), responds to a simulated casualty with others during a medical exercise June 6, 2018. Service members regularly come tog... More

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special Operations Group (shown in uniform), responds to a simulated casualty with others during a medical exercise June 6, 2018. Service members regularly come tog... More

A Niger Army patrol leader moves during small unit

A Niger Army patrol leader moves during small unit

A Niger Army patrol leader moves during small unit tactics training as part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 3, 2017. Niger was one of seven nations to host Flintlock 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army ... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa check for leaks during routine maintenance at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 5, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is an autono... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response – Africa move across an open field during a mission readiness exercise at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 21, 2017. During... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa pilot MV-22 Ospreys during a mission readiness exercise in vicinity of Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 21, 2017. ... More

US COAST GUARD SAFE BOAT FLORIDA

US COAST GUARD SAFE BOAT FLORIDA

MARATHON, Fla ( July 26,2006) - - The Coast Guard's new 33-foot special purpose craft safe boat patrols the Gulf side of the Seven Mile Bridge. USCG photo by PA3 James Judge

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations

Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak, practice basic close quarters combat techniques taught by Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) during joint training in Washer district, ... More

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th Special Forces Group prepare for a static line parachute jump in Sanpete County, Utah, Aug. 14, 2014. The 211th Aviation Regiment provided a HH-60 Blackhaw... More

Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), line up prior to boarding an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an airborne operation here on Sept. 18, 2014, at Corregidor drop zone. (U.S. Army photo by ... More

After the conclusion of the day’s activities, Marines

After the conclusion of the day’s activities, Marines

After the conclusion of the day’s activities, Marines took time to praise Delafield for his hard work and determination. When asked if he wanted to go to the top of the air traffic control tower and meet the Ma... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis P. Adams,

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis P. Adams,

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis P. Adams, the incoming commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command addresses the audience during the change of command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., S... More

A Special Forces Soldier with the 5th Special Forces

A Special Forces Soldier with the 5th Special Forces

A Special Forces Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), looks through the optics of a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided missile, Dec. 9, 2014, prior to firing, during a TOW mis... More

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet

U.S. Service members set up a field tent during Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s (FCCP) Summer Quick Shot 2016, May 14, 2016, Azusa, Calif. Quick shot is a biannual FCCP exercise that provides live-fire and scenar... More

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of

Andy Delafield, a Special Olympian, unwinds rolls of toilet paper while Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness, left, and Sgt. Jesse Cody hold them during the Commissary’s 6th Annual Special Olympics.

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) swims during the triathlon event Sept. 19, 2014, of the Legion’s 53rd Anniversary Commander’s Cup Competition. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kathryn Petrosky, 5... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa wait as the color guard marches away during a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 241st bi... More

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board

Airmen with Special Tactics Training Squadron board a KC-130J Super Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., before conducting free fall parachute training du... More

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force sights-in on his target during a live-fire range aboard the French ship Mistral in the Mediterranean Sea, March 5, 2017, as part of the Exercise Joanne d’Ar... More

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members

Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members wait as Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa patrol to a simulated town during a bilateral Military Operation o... More

A Syrian father and son walk down the roads of their

A Syrian father and son walk down the roads of their

A Syrian father and son walk down the roads of their town near Ayn Issa, Syria, Jan. 11, 2019. Coalition Forces continue to train, assist, and advise partner forces to maintain regional stability. (U.S. Army Ph... More

Olympic rings hang on a wall at Misawa Air Base, Japan,

Olympic rings hang on a wall at Misawa Air Base, Japan,

Olympic rings hang on a wall at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6, 2018. This year marked the 32nd iteration of the Special Olympics hosted by Team Misawa and featured more than 170 athletes. (U.S. Air Force photo... More

Maj. Gen. Patrick Matlock, the commanding general for

Maj. Gen. Patrick Matlock, the commanding general for

Maj. Gen. Patrick Matlock, the commanding general for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, high fives a performer during the inaugural parade at the 2019 Special Olympics Texas Spring Games for Area 19, at ... More

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) exit an aircraft during a High Altitude-Low Opening (HALO) airborne operation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Moeller, 5th SFG(A) Publ... More

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th

Soldiers assigned to the Utah Army National Guard 19th Special Forces Group prepare for a static line parachute jump in Sanpete County, Utah, Aug. 14, 2014. The 211th Aviation Regiment provided an HH-60 Black H... More

Lance Cpl. Jose A. Nunez, a rifleman assigned to Special

Lance Cpl. Jose A. Nunez, a rifleman assigned to Special

Lance Cpl. Jose A. Nunez, a rifleman assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, provides security through a window during a bilateral Military Operation on Urbanized Terrai... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa disembark an MV-22 Osprey to recover simulated isolated personnel during a mission readiness exercise at Naval St... More

U.S. and Jordanian Special Operations Forces react

U.S. and Jordanian Special Operations Forces react

U.S. and Jordanian Special Operations Forces react as a binational response force during a simulated culmination exercise consisting of special reconnaissance and direct action as part of Exercise Eager Lion 20... More

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, respond to

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, respond to

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, respond to a simulated casualty during a medical exercise June 6, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Japan. Joint medical exercises are performed regularly in Okinawa in order to bette... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) move to load onto a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for extraction during a training event near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aug. 27, 2019. U.S. Special Fo... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa, test their speed and agility with a game of dodge ball during a fire team competition at Moron Air Base, Spain, ... More

A Marine Special Operations Command member fires a

A Marine Special Operations Command member fires a

A Marine Special Operations Command member fires a Carl Gustav Recoilless rifle system on a range during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 16, 2013. Coalition force members review ... More

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) jumps out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Oct. 1, 2014, while conducting a water airborne operation at Paris Landing State Park, Tenn. (U.S. Army photo by Sg... More

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Forces Special Operations Training Group practice rifle range techniques at K-Bay Range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 13, 2011. (Photo by Cpl. Jody Lee Smith)

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces Group, fire various types of mortars at training targets during Exercise Southern Strike 16 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Nov. 4, 2015. ... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force- Crisis Response- Africa carry Noncombatant Evacuation Operation equipment to a staging area during a training exercise at Torrelavega, Spai... More

Veteran Fred Lewis prepares for the 2017 Department

Veteran Fred Lewis prepares for the 2017 Department

Veteran Fred Lewis prepares for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games track events July 2, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Including physical activity as part of the rehabilitation process results in higher s... More

Coalition Force members conduct a weapons range in

Coalition Force members conduct a weapons range in

Coalition Force members conduct a weapons range in Southwest Asia, Jan. 10, 2019. The members fired a variety of individual and crew-served weapons for familiarization and training. The Coalition remains ready ... More

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct mobility training on May 01, 2019 in Charleston, WV. The training consisted of driving multiple U.S. military vehicles over many different ty... More

Soldiers frrom Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers frrom Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers frrom Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces Group, fire various types of mortars at training targets during Exercise Southern Strike 16 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Nov. 4, 2015. ... More

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), show and explain the capabilities of the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1s to a civilian audience, March 05, 2020, at the Mint 400 Meet and Greet Festival i... More

Lance Cpl. Garret O’Rourke, a U.S. Marine assigned

Lance Cpl. Garret O’Rourke, a U.S. Marine assigned

Lance Cpl. Garret O’Rourke, a U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa, calls for his team to increase the rate of fire during a live-fire range at Morón A... More

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy Office for the Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and members of the Syrian-Syria Forum discuss various topics in Ayn Issa, Syria, Feb. 14, 2019. The meeting is pa... More

Young Syrian teenagers herd a flock of sheep and guide

Young Syrian teenagers herd a flock of sheep and guide

Young Syrian teenagers herd a flock of sheep and guide them through the city of Ayn Issa, Syria, Feb. 1, 2019. Continued efforts of the Coalition and its partners maintain peace and stability in the region. (... More

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy

William V. Roebuck, Senior Advisor in the Special Envoy Office for the Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and members of the Syrian-Syria Forum discuss various topics in Ayn Issa, Syria, Feb. 14, 2019. The meeting is pa... More

Green Beret Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group

Green Beret Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group

Green Beret Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) glide toward the ground under their RA-1 Ram-Air Parachute System canopies during a High Altitude-Low Opening (HALO) airborne operation. (U.S. A... More

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne),

Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), drive their Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1s to their starting positions prior to racing in the Mint 400, March 06, 2020, in Primm, Nevada. (U.S. Army phot... More

Inert remnants of an AT4 rocket launcher lay at the

Inert remnants of an AT4 rocket launcher lay at the

Inert remnants of an AT4 rocket launcher lay at the site of a demolitions range in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2019. EOD technicians assist in disposing of UXOs to prevent injury to civilians and military personnel... More

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) member

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) member

An Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) member fires a rocket propelled grenade on a range during training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. The ANASF members, along with... More

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians (EOD) inspect

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians (EOD) inspect

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians (EOD) inspect the results of a controlled detonation at a demolitions range in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2019. EOD technicians assist in disposing of UXOs to prevent injury... More

Syrian children play in their backyard in Al-Hasakah

Syrian children play in their backyard in Al-Hasakah

Syrian children play in their backyard in Al-Hasakah Province, Syria, Feb. 12, 2019. Continued efforts of the Coalition and its partners maintain peace and stability in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sg... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish 2nd Special Operations Group “Granada” members gather around a breaching wall during a bilateral training... More

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members prepare explosive charges during training on a range in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. The ANASF members, along with their c... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa provides security as two MV-22B Ospreys prepare to land during an alert force drill at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Oc... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clayton M. Hutmacher, the commanding

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clayton M. Hutmacher, the commanding

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clayton M. Hutmacher, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command passes the unit colors to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Curtis P. Adams, right, the incoming comm... More

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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (March

160301-N-YJ133-014 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (March

160301-N-YJ133-014 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (March 1, 2016) A student in the Special Operations Tactical Medic course removes clothing from a classmate before providing simulated medical care at Stennis Spac... More

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, board

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, board

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, board a MV-22 Osprey June 6, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station, Japan during an exercise. Joint medical exercises are performed regularly in Okinawa in order to ... More

A Coalition Forces CH-47 Chinook crew member looks

A Coalition Forces CH-47 Chinook crew member looks

A Coalition Forces CH-47 Chinook crew member looks down from the sky during a transport mission in northeastern Syria, Jun. 22, 2019. Coalition Forces continue to train, assist, and advise partner forces, and b... More

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces

Special Forces Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) glide toward the ground under their RA-1 Ram-Air Parachute System canopies during a High Altitude-Low Opening (HALO) airborne operation. (U.S... More

A Syrian shopkeeper carries in product to stock shelves

A Syrian shopkeeper carries in product to stock shelves

A Syrian shopkeeper carries in product to stock shelves in Ayn Issa, Syria, Jan. 2, 2019. Coalition Forces continue to train, assist, and advise partner forces to maintain regional stability. (U.S. Army Photo b... More

Syrian Democratic Forces uncover hundreds of explosive

Syrian Democratic Forces uncover hundreds of explosive

Syrian Democratic Forces uncover hundreds of explosive remnants of war during back clearance efforts across northeast Syria May 15, 2019. The Global Coalition and its partners will continue addressing the threa... More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group talks to role players portraying security at a simulated customs office during a mission rehearsal exercise aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary L... More

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2/20 Special Forces Group, fire various types of mortars at training targets during Exercise Southern Strike 16 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Nov. 4, 2015. E... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force board the French ship Mistral at Naval Station Toulon, France, Feb. 26, 2017. Exercise Jeanne d’Arc is an amphibious exercise designed for the Marines and Fr... More

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) enter the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after conducting a raid during a routine training mission April 10, 2019 at Camp Mackal, NC. The Green B... More

Major Gen. Joseph Osterman, the commanding general

Major Gen. Joseph Osterman, the commanding general

Major Gen. Joseph Osterman, the commanding general of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, presents the Navy Cross to Chief Petty Officer Justin A. Wilson, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsma... More

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force goes head to head with a French Marine during squad competition aboard the French ship Mistral, in the Mediterranean Sea, March 13, 2017, as part of the exe... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 from a Theater Security Cooperation team go through a security checkpoint with simulated African military role players at the Infantry Immersion Trainer on Camp Lejeune... More

U.S. Marines rush in formation during a “capture the

U.S. Marines rush in formation during a “capture the

U.S. Marines rush in formation during a “capture the flag” scenario of Nerf warfare in the gymnasium aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, April 10, 2015. More than 30 Marines and Sailors with Special-Purp... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa hand Portuguese NATO allies an M240B Machine Gun and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a static display show for ... More

Col. John W. Brennan, the commander of the 5th Special

Col. John W. Brennan, the commander of the 5th Special

Col. John W. Brennan, the commander of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), as well as the formation of 5th SFG(A) Soldiers, salute the American Flag as the national anthem plays during the annual 5th SFG (... More

Dutch NATO allies read about the U.S. Marine Corps

Dutch NATO allies read about the U.S. Marine Corps

Dutch NATO allies read about the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft capabilities during a static display show for exercise Real Thaw 17 at Beja, Portugal, March 14, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF participa... More

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members

Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) members demonstrate basic and advanced close quarters combat techniques to Afghan commandos from 1st Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak during joint training in W... More

Pvt. 1st Class Rebecca Hunt, a postal Clerk with 18th

Pvt. 1st Class Rebecca Hunt, a postal Clerk with 18th

Pvt. 1st Class Rebecca Hunt, a postal Clerk with 18th Resource Company, 82nd Special Troops Battalion, and Deltona, Fla., native attaches postage to an envelope at the 82nd Sustainment Brigade postal facility, Dec. 11.

Capt. David Berger, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy

Capt. David Berger, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy

Capt. David Berger, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, performs preflight checks on the CH-53E aircraft before takeoff. HMH-366 and Marines and sailors from Spec... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

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