A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 arrives at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.C., Aug. 14, 2018. A FARP is a temporary station that rapidly refuels and arms aircraft allowing them to expedite the refueling process. HMLA-269 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Pumphret)
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 arrives at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.C., Aug. 14, 2018. HMLA-167 is a part of Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Pumphret)
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 receives ammunition at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) on Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.C., Aug. 15, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Ethan Pumphret)
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 leaves a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, N.C., Aug. 15, 2018 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Pumphret)
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Chase, a team leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sprints to a fighting position during a Table XII live fire exercise, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 24, 2018. This exercise is in support of Atlantic Resolve, an enduring training exercise between NATO and U.S. Forces. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)
U.S. Army Pvt. Samuel Chase, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires an M4 carbine during a Table XII live fire exercise, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 24, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to maneuver while concealed by a building during a Table XII live fire exercise, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 24, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, maneuver an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a Table XII live fire exercise, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 23, 2018.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Dejesusperez, a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico and a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, surveys his troops movements during a Table XII live fire exercise, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, August 24, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ 1st ABCT, 1st CD/Released)
Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division offload an M1A2 Abrams tank from the United States Naval Ship Carson City, an expeditionary fast transport, at the Port of Constanta, Romania, Aug. 20, 2018. The Soldiers are redeploying after Noble Partner 2018, a Georgian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Europe cooperatively-led event improving readiness and interoperability of Georgia, U.S. and participating nations.
U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division stage Light Armored Vehicle 25’s prior to performing gunnery tables three through six during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 15, 2018. The unit executed multiple gunnery ranges throughout the DFT to meet a bi-annual training qualification requirement, while also building Light Armored Vehicle crew cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division load ammunition for the M242 Bushmaster machine gun for Light Armored Vehicle gunnery table six during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 19, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division operate a Light Armored Vehicle during gunnery table three during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 16, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
A U.S. Marine with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division loads ammunition for the M240B machine gun for Light Armored Vehicle gunnery table three during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 16, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
U.S. Marines with Company A., 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (2d LAR), 2nd Marine Division perform gunnery tables three through six at Range 15 during a Deployment for Training (DFT) on Fort Pickett, VA, August, 2018. 2d LAR conducted gunnery during the DFT in order to meet a bi-annual training qualification requirement, as well as to increase Light Armored Vehicle crew cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division sets up an M240B machine gun prior to executing a platoon attack as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 15, 2018. Marines with the unit completed a three-week DFT to enhance lethality in preparation for potential real-world contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Solak)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division prepare to clear a room during military operations in urban terrain training as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Solak)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, close in on an objective during military operations in urban terrain training as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Solak)
A U.S. Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during military operations in urban terrain training as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Solak)
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Owen Chaves, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division provides security during military operations in urban terrain training as part of a deployment for training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler M. Solak)
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne load onto a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Filed, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 21, 2018. Over the course of three days, Airmen form the 62nd Airlift Wing dropped 1,005 paratroopers during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division sit in a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron near Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 21, 2018. Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing worked side-by-side with Soldiers to complete the exercise’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron near Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 21, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron near Pope Field, N.C., Aug. 22, 2018.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., Aug 23, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Throughout night range qualifications, illuminated only by red light, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers fire M2 machine guns during Task Force Ultimate, Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 28, 2018. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia/78th Training Division)
Throughout night range qualifications, illuminated only by red light, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers fire M2 machine guns during Task Force Ultimate, Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 28, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia/78th Training Division)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2018) – Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a brief before participating in training exercises on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during Carrier Strike Group FOUR (CSG 4) Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are enhancing joint integration, lethality and collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG-4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Roys/RELEASED)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2018) – Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit scan the horizon while participating in an exercise on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during Carrier Strike Group FOUR (CSG 4) Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Roys/RELEASED)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 28, 2018) – Lance Cpl. Austin Quinn scans the horizon while participating in an exercise on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during Carrier Strike Group FOUR (CSG 4) Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Roys/RELEASED)
U.S. Marines wait for the order to fire an 81mm mortar during training in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Hajin, Syria, August 4, 2018. The training is part of the building partner capacity mission, which aims to enhance the capabilities of forces fighting ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
U.S. Marines fire an 81mm mortar during training in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Hajin, Syria, August 4, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
U.S. Marines clear out an 81mm mortar tube during training in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at Hajin, Syria, August 4, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 participates in an amphibious assault during Exercise Archipelago Endeavor with the Swedish Marines of 1st Marine Regiment aboard the island of Korso, Harsfjarden, Sweden, Aug. 28, 2018. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla/Released)
