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YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Damien Chacone, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, issues orders after accessing the situation during an Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3) exercise at Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
An U.S. Army paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to land on the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antonio Lewis / Released)
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security as they approach a vessel during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 28, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
Albanian soldiers return to a safe location during a medical evacuation training exercise during military adviser team (MAT) and police adviser team (PAT) training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 21, 2012. MAT and PAT training at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, prepares U.S. and multinational partners for counterinsurgency operations and mentoring allied forces in Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Sgt. Kirk Evanoff, U.S. Army/Released)
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
U.S.M.C. Sgt. Eric Wilterdink, Lead Instructor, handshakes U.S. Army Pfc. Jack Oathout, as he receives his completion of Video Production and Documentation certificate at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Oct. 4, 2016. DINFOS hosted a ceremony to honor graduates of Class 040-16 for completing Video Production and Documentation course. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rafael Garibay)
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Seckisiesha Isaac, left, checks a Salvadoran woman's vitals at a prescreening vital signs station at the Instituto Nacional de Acajutla in Acajutla, El Salvador, July 14, 2011, during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis/Released)
MANAMA, Bahrain (Oct. 30, 2014) Multinational vessels are moored at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in preparation for International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) Oct. 30, 2014. IMCMEX includes navies from 44 countries whose focus is to promote security through mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/ Released)
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
A Royal Netherlands Marine detains a role player during a close quarter battle exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 12, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Melanye E. Martinez, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 27, 2013) Engineman 2nd Class Andrew Baldwin, left, and Master-At-Arms 3rd Class Jacob Moore, both assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, stand ready at their weapon systems during a patrol aboard a Riverine Command Boat. Riverine squadrons perform
point defense, fire support and interdiction operations in support of
maritime security and infrastructure protection in the 5th Fleet area of
responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)
140407-N-VD564-012 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown shakes hands with U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Trumbull, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce.
Air Marshall Brown visited with international military leaders and aircrewman participating in the search to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Lt. Cmdr. Trumbull is the liaison officer for VP-16 which utilizes the P-8A Poseidon to conduct search missions an has been operating from Perth since March 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)
An AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the MEU's onload for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 8, 2016. The 22nd MEU and Amphibious Squadron Six (PHIBRON-6) are underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr./ 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit / Released)
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
151020-M-CV548-154 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. and Portuguese Marines provide security as equipment is offloaded from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. The Marines are part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Keyser, team lead, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, radios his security team while on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
A Czech Soldier from the 1st Czech Military Advisory Team provides medical assistance to a role-player acting as an Afghan woman during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 18. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Spc. William Livingston)
Seabee divers with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Construction Dive Detachment (CDD) Alpha prepare to descend during an indoctrination dive for future work at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 20, 2016. UCT 2 CDDA provides responsive inshore and underwater construction capabilities and is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)
24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.
NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.
Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs
U.S. Marines 2nd Lt. Travis Mc Whirter a logistics officer with Headquarters and Service Company and Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, exits a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter during the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-13, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 23, 2013. WTI is intended to train Marines on the combined arms capabilities of both air and ground elements. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by: Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/ Released)
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 28, 2013) Vice Adm. John W. Miller, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, conducts a reenlistment for Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Travis Hembree, left, and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Luis Gomez. Hembree and Gomez are assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.11. CTF-56 is the commander of expeditionary combat forces in the region including Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Mobile Dive and Salvage, Naval Coastal Warfare, Seabees, Expeditionary Logistics Support Forces and coastal riverine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Lenart/Released)
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
RED SEA (July 13, 2013) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. ((U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade exit the aircraft above the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antonio Lewis / Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hoyt and 1st Lt. Mark Benischeck, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over southern Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2014. The crew landed at Kandahar Airfield to airlift Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. Hoyt, is a Woodbrige, Va. native and Benischeck is a native of Severna Park, Md. both pilots are deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Harry Spore, Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), pulls security during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 20, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd ABCT, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counter-insurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Sharp/Released)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set up perimeter security during a fast rope exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2015. This training evolution is apart of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)
151017-M-CV548-078 LISBON, Portugal (Oct. 17, 2015) - U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) conduct a sea and anchor detail while pulling in to Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 17, 2015, to participate in Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released).
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), taunt 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense security personnel on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
U.S. Army paratroopers from Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade descend upon the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Edwards / Released)