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A Norwegian Army service member assigned to Task Force Viking fires an M249 light machine gun during a training exercise near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 22, 2025.
Coalition Forces consistently train to maintain and improve efficacy, readiness, and lethality.
These training exercises reinforce skill sets to maintain Coalition readiness to aid in the defeat of ISIS and securing regional stability.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ryan Ahmed
Soldiers from the Afghan National Army receives assistance from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kenley Kirkland, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, on buckling in on a UH-60 during static load training for an air assault mission led by the Kandahar Air Wing and ANA in the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 29.
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Dating from 3rd century BC, the 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses (estimated figures) were meant to to help guard his empire in his afterlife. The mausoleum construction took several decades and up to 700,000 workers over this period of time. The Terracotta Army was discovered in the spring of 1974 by a group of farmers when they were digging a water well and the excavations and restorations of the sculptures have been ongoing since then.
Cvičení GLADIÁTOR
V týdnu 17.-21. října 2011 proběhlo ve vojenském výcvikovém prostoru Březina za řízení zpravodajské skupiny štábu 71. mechanizovaného praporu netradiční a atraktivní cvičení s názvem Gladiátor, které mělo za úkol udělat další krok v přípravě průzkumné čety velitelské roty a utužit týmového ducha, který je u jednotky jedním z nejdůležitějších prvků.
Velitel velitelské roty poskytl a zabezpečil vynikající personální a materiální podporu pro řídící štáb, čímž vytvořil velmi dobré podmínky pro samotný výcvik.
V pondělí ráno po vydání bojového rozkazu příslušníci průzkumné čety navedli na přistání vrtulník na hřiště v Hranicích, který je zasadil do místa operace, které bylo úmyslně zvoleno ve VVP Březina, jelikož tento prostor vojáci neznají tak dobře jako prostor VVP Libavá a byli nuceni se při orientaci spolehnout na vlastní schopnosti práce s mapou. Během přesunu bylo simulováno nouzové vysazení a vojáci byli po jednom vysazeni v okolí Vyškova s úkolem dostat se do shromaždiště skupin odkázáni každý jen na sebe.
Po navázání spojení byly celé skupiny úkolovány k provádění pasivních i kinetických úkolů s vyvrcholením ve středu, kdy se skupiny spojily a jako četa prováděly záchranu pilota, který v prostoru odpovědnosti havaroval a byl zraněn.
Práci řídícímu štábu ulehčoval systém GPS, jehož sondu měl každý voják a byl monitorovatelný podobně jako třeba vozidla autodopravců. Řídící skupina viděla na monitoru přesnou polohu každého vojáka v prostoru a přizpůsobovali tomu i operace, které prováděli. Během přípravy na jednotlivé úkoly naši „průzkumníci“ prošli základní přípravou S.E.RE., což jsou alianční postupy pro záchranu ztracených osob na území nepřítele a celé cvičení byli instruováni a mentorováni příslušníkem 7. mb, který disponuje mnohaletou zkušeností s působením u speciálních sil.
Shrnuto a podrženo, průzkumná četa se na několik dní ocitla v prostředí, kde si připadali jako by byli nasazeni v zahraniční operaci, nebo bránili naši vlast v případě napadení nepřítelem, což je stále prioritou Armády České Republiky.
Na závěr cvičení byl zplánován návrat vrtulníkem z VVP Březina opět na hřiště v Hranicích, kdy fyzicky a psychicky zničení naši „průzkumníci“ odměnili řídící tým úsměvem na rtech a pocitem dobře odvedené práce.
While the rest of his squad enters a building, Cpl. Ray Novak, an Alanta, Ga. native from the 3/108th Cavalry, Georgia Army National Guard, takes a security postion on the corner to prevent enemy flanking manuvers during a feild training exercise Wednesday May 19, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
Brooklyn Army Terminal | Cass Gilbert | 1918
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A UH-60 Black Hawk drops of supplies to U.S. Army soldiers From the 2/327th No Slack Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, after five days of combat operations in the valley of Barawala Kalet, Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Anna Duncan (right) helps competitor Sgt. Cynthia Berens, with the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stretch before the obstacle course event of the 2012 State Soldier and NCO of the Year competition Saturday (April 20) at Fort McCoy, Wis. The obstacle course contained a total of 18 stations that Soldiers and NCOs were required to complete in the shortest amount of time. These Soldiers are competing for the prestige of being the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year. Winners will advance to compete against National Guard Soldiers from six other states at the regional event in May. 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Sgt. Megan Burnham
The 2021 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships kicked off its first official match today. Match 8 is an iron sight rifle match in combat gear. Soldiers shoot 10 rounds in 90 seconds in the prone from both 400 and 300 yards. Competitors then shoot another 10 rounds in 90 seconds from the kneeling/squatting position from both 200 and 100 yards.
The Match 3 course of fire included four pistol stages, for a total of 40 rounds, from the 25-yard line. Each stage required a total of 10 rounds, but were fired in two groups of five with a magazine change in the middle. Stage One was a slow fire of 60 seconds in the standing position. Stage Two was fired in a total of 45 seconds, with five rounds shot in both the kneeling and then the prone positions. Stage Three was a timed fire of 25 seconds from the standing position. And Stage Four was a rapid fire of 15 seconds from the standing position.
The Match 5 is a pistol match consisting of four stages, for a total of 40 rounds. Stage One was a standing slow fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 25 seconds at the 35-yard line. Stage Two was a standing slow fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 20 seconds at the 25-yard line. Stage 3 was a standing rapid fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 15 seconds at the 15-yard line. Stage Four was a standing rapid fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 10 seconds at the 10-yard line.
A U.S. Army soldier with the 1st platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, jumps over a ditch during a 15 km (9 miles) patrol near the Arghandab river, Kandahar province, May 11, 2010. Taliban insurgents announced that a new offensive will begin from Monday and would target foreign troops, Afghan government officials, and foreign diplomats with suicide and roadside bombings.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Air Assault, are on patrol in Sabari, Khowst province, Afghanistan April 6.
A Kiowa helicopter flies over the heads of paratroopers from Chosen Company of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry on a mission to investigate the source of several mortar rounds that landed on Combat Outpost Herrera in Afghanistan's Paktiya province July 14, 2012.
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division approach a hostile civilian during Joint Operations Access Exercise(JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 7, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crisis and contingencies.
Food service specialists from E Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment work long hours to feed their fellow Soldiers in the field. Their hard work and dedication paid off Sept. 6 at Fort Wainwright, as the team was selected to represent I Corps in the 2018 Philip A. Connelly competition in the Field Kitchen category. (Army photo/John Pennell)
Paratroopers from Company A, 1-504 PIR ,1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division during a mission with the Afghan National Army and Police – July 2012
U.S. Army Pvt. Craig Plaisante carries the radio as Capt. Jason Good, C Troop,1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (C-1/40th CAV) commander calls in a situation report to squadron headquarters from an insurgent fighting position found during a cache search in Al Jabor, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2006. C-1/40th CAV is conducting a search for weapons caches in the area after receiving a tip from human intelligence sources. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley.
Paratroopers with 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska preparing to and jumping from an Alaska Air National Guard C-17 aircraft on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on April 17, 2013. Photos by Capt. Richard Packer, USARAK Public Affairs.
Czech Soldiers during VIP Protection Training exercise – Ready for a future deployment to Afghanistan
The 2021 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships kicked off its first official match today. Match 8 is an iron sight rifle match in combat gear. Soldiers shoot 10 rounds in 90 seconds in the prone from both 400 and 300 yards. Competitors then shoot another 10 rounds in 90 seconds from the kneeling/squatting position from both 200 and 100 yards.
The Match 3 course of fire included four pistol stages, for a total of 40 rounds, from the 25-yard line. Each stage required a total of 10 rounds, but were fired in two groups of five with a magazine change in the middle. Stage One was a slow fire of 60 seconds in the standing position. Stage Two was fired in a total of 45 seconds, with five rounds shot in both the kneeling and then the prone positions. Stage Three was a timed fire of 25 seconds from the standing position. And Stage Four was a rapid fire of 15 seconds from the standing position.
The Match 5 is a pistol match consisting of four stages, for a total of 40 rounds. Stage One was a standing slow fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 25 seconds at the 35-yard line. Stage Two was a standing slow fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 20 seconds at the 25-yard line. Stage 3 was a standing rapid fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 15 seconds at the 15-yard line. Stage Four was a standing rapid fire of 10 rounds from two 5-round magazines within 10 seconds at the 10-yard line.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Delaware Company, Team Apache, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25, and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a patrol through a wadi outside Saparah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Aug. 1, 2012. Team Apache and the Afghan Uniform weapons caches and register military age males.
Afghan army soldiers guard the outside of Afghanistan's Defence Ministry in Kabul, April 18, 2011. An Afghan army soldier opened fire in the Defence Ministry on Monday, killing two ministry personnel and wounding seven others, a ministry spokesman said.
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division run for cover during Joint Operations Access Exercise(JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 7, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crisis and contingencies.
The Army celebrated its 250th birthday on June 14 with a parade in Washington D.C. to honor the history and service of its Soldiers. Over 6,000 Soldiers participated in the parade that journeyed through the heritage and evolution of the United States Army. | U.S. Army photo by Sarah Windmueller
Danny Wild for USMA -- Army hosted VMI (Virginia Military Institute) on Military Appreciation Day at Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The Black Knights beat the Keydets, 29-7, to improve to 5-3 in front of over 32,000 fans, including the USMA Classes of 1980 and 1985. West Point wore new ACU combat camo uniforms, as did the Corps of Cadets, and also wore a uniform patch honoring the Airborne Special Forces. (Photo by Danny Wild/USMA)
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company's 2nd battalion 35th infantry regiment, Task Forces Bronco, take a break during an early morning mountain patrol at the Chaw Kay district in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan August 19, 2011.
Gunner Ashley Kerr patrols through the irrigated green zone in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
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During a routine patrol through a village in the lower Mirabad Valley region, soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force discovered an improvised explosive device (IED).
The device was discovered concealed in a rock wall lining a well-used path within the village centre. The soldiers questioned local nationals in the area about the device and conducted a controlled detonation of the device to ensure it would pose no further danger to the local people.
Polish Army Paratroopers from 6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Sosabowskiego during exercise Dragon 17
Photos: Polish Military Combat Camera