U.S. Army Soldiers deployed with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to leave Erbil, Iraq, to go back to Besmaya Range Compl More
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Monrreal, left, watches over Marines as they fire their weapons try establish a battle-sight zero. Monrreal was assigned as the personal safety offic More
A Danish coalition member with Task Force Al Asad reviews shot groupings with Iraqi soldiers during marksmanship training as part of the building partner capacity mission at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 27, 201 More
A Peshmerga soldier practices bandaging a leg during a training exercise near Erbil, Iraq, July 27, 2015. The lesson was part of an 18-day exercise led by coalition forces from Italy, the United Kingdom, the Ne More
150727-N-FI568-005 ARABIAN GULF (July 27, 2015) Electrician's Mate Fireman Nigel Williams, from Chicago, laces coils for motors in the motor rewind shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 7 More
ARABIAN GULF (July 27, 2015) U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group assist with offloading packages aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) More
150727-N-ZF498-035U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 27, 2015) –Quartermaster 1st Class Rory Robinson, from Oakland, Calif., stands watch while pulling into port aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS For More
150727-N-GR120-004 ARABIAN GULF (July 27, 2015) - Lt. Eduardo Amora, the ship's chaplain, prepares for a mass in the chapel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is dep More
150727-N-CQ428-292 ARABIAN GULF (July 27, 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Azizunisa Delgado, from the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, visually inspects an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christina Winfield (right), a supply and support activity technician with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Advise and Assist team, assists Iraqi Army Lt. Col. Tall More
ARABIAN GULF (July 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire at their targets during a short-range marksmanship qu More
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M240B machi More
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 29, 2015) U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets in a Lig More
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Zottoli sets up prior to serving hot chow to Marines during sustainment training. Zottoli is a food service specialist with Headquarters and Service More
Members of the 820th RED HORSE Squadron pave an aircraft runway July 29, 2015, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Most work involving asphalt in the area is accomplished at night so it can cool and s More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Fox Walkeithus, a motor transport mechanic with the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, checks the oil of a Humvee at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jul More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sara Fundingsland, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrolman, signals a vehicle forward during Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, More
Soldiers with 7th Iraqi Division stand in formation during their Building Partner Capacity training graduation on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 30, 2015. The Building Partner Capacity (BPC) and advise and assist More
INDIAN OCEAN (July 31, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves toward his target during a deck shoot aboard the am More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 2, 2015) U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Sasha Dix reads a Marine Corps noncommissioned officer promotion warrant during a promotion ceremony. Dix is the company first sergeant for India Co More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 2, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice unarmed-combat techniques during a Ma More
U.S. Army Pfc. Eric Krussier, a paratrooper assigned to Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, looks down his sights of his weapon while he pulls security during More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lorne Wyatt, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group superintendent, deployed for the first time during Operation Desert Shield. On the 25th anniversary of ODS, Wyatt served a More
150804-N-GR120-046 ARABIAN GULF (August 4, 2015) - Corporal Malachi Stone, from Randolph, Wis., temporarily assigned to the ship's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) program, assists Sailors in signing up fo More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 5, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice unarmed combat techniques. The Marin More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 5, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform pull-ups during a team-building physic More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 6, 2015) A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion departs the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) to Djibouti for a routine personnel and cargo movement. The Marines of the 1 More
A French Dassault Mirage 2000 refuels from a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Southwest Asia, Aug. 6, 2015. The 340th EARS flies daily refueling missions More
Soldiers from Portugal, Spain and the U.S. disassemble AK-47 assault rifles during a foreign weapons “train the trainer” course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2015. The training allowed the Soldier More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 7, 2015) U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Karl Warnstedt, left, serves ice cream to Cpl. Oscar Sotomeza during an ice cream social aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Bo More
Cargo is loaded onto a C-5 Super Galaxy assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Aug. 8, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The cargo will be delivered to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operation Inherent Res More
150807-N-FI568-036 ARABIAN GULF (August 7, 2015) - Members of a stretcher bearer team practice transporting a simulated wounded Sailor during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Ro More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Margaret “Maggie” Mathewes, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, prepares equipment and supplies before an AE mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 9, 2015) U.S. Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) prepare to receive supplies during a replenishment-at-sea. Anchorage is a part of the Essex Amphibious R More
A C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del. arrives at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Aug. 9, 2015, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and Turkey, as members of the 60-plus nation coalition, More
The U.S. Air Force deployed six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, support equipment and approximately 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 9 More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Aviano Air Base, Italy, receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 9, 2015, over the Adriatic Sea. The F-16 was one of More
Airmen from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, the 22nd Operations Support Squadron and 728th Air Mobility Squadron unload cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 10, 2015, More
GULF OF ADEN(Aug. 10, 2015) U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform lunges on the ramp of the well deck of the amphi More
150810-N-VC236-006 GULF OF ADEN (August 10, 2015) - Fire Controlman 3rd Class Brandon Ritter, from Spring, Texas, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Oman Eastman, from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, conduct combat More
150812-N-ZF498-089 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 12, 2015) – Sailors hook up the span wire during an underway replenishment with the Military Sea Lift Commandship USNS John Erickson (T-AO-194) aboar More
150812-N-FI568-055 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2015) - The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), the Milita More
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 12, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachary Olson grabs a new magazine to reload his weapon during a short-range marksmanship qualification course aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). O More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 12, 2015. This follows Turkey's decision to host the deployment of U.S. aircraft conducting counte More
150814-N-ZF498-042 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 13, 2015) – Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) navigate a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting small boat More
Peshmerga troops practice locating IEDs near Erbil, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2015. Peshmerga soldiers are taking part in an 18-day exercise led by coalition forces from Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rebecca and Master Sgt. Michael, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmasters, perform pre-flight calculations on board a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent R More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 14, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fires his M1911A pistol at his target on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchor More
150815-N-VC236-068 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2015) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Wilcox, from Charleston, South Carolina, extends a firefighting hose during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-m More
150815-N-ZF498-117 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 15, 2015) – Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Johnallen Moore, from Brookfield, Mo., conducts tactical clearing training as part of the More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 15, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jose Martinez, middle, helps sort mail received from the USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) during a replenishment-at-sea. Martinez is an administrative clerk with Comba More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command and Airmen with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing stand at attention as the color guard marches in the colors during the 7th More
150815-N-ZF498-003 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 15, 2015) – Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Johnallen Moore, from Brookfield, Mo., conducts tactical clearing training as part of the vi More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, known as Task Force Pistol, participate in a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 16, 2015. Th More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nikolaus, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aircraft commander, conducts pre-landing checks during a fuel delivery on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in S More
Southwest Asia (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Frankwon Gilmore practices patrolling techniques. Gilmore is an infantry automatic rifle gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, More
Southwest Asia (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Javier Garcia provides security during sustainment training. Garcia is an infantry automatic rifle gunner with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Bat More
150818-N-GR120-021 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2015) - Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jordan Beauchamp, from Fayetteville, N.C., coils extra line aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosev More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 18, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jose Martinez, exercises buddy squats during a Marine Corps martial arts program green belt course aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). More
150819-N-GR120-036 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 19, 2015) - Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Matthew McKay, from Sherman, Texas, operates a forklift aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a repleni More
KUWAIT (Aug. 19, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe a night live-fire and maneuver exercise. During th More
QATAR (AUG. 19, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit sits alongside members of the Qatari Internal Security Forces Female VIP Protection Unit during a subject matter expert exchange in Qa More
U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Al Taqaddum move concrete barriers to reinforce the living areas at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 19, 2015. The team of soldiers worked quickly and effectively to provide safe s More
KUWAIT (Aug. 19, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for a live-fire and maneuver exercise. Elements of More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a French Dassault Mirage over Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 20, 2015. OIR is the military intervention against Daesh. (U.S. Air Force More
150820-A-XU584-039 Members of an Iraqi security forces band play at the start of an Iraqi Federal Police graduation ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 20th, 2015. The graduation marked the end of an eight-week tra More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amanda Veenendaal, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, prepares for her duty day at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 20, 2015. Women’s Equality Day was d More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 20, 2015) The RFA Fort Victoria (A387) delivers a 2 ton test weight before it begins to deliver goods to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a replenishment-at-se More
150820-N-FI568-010 ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 20, 2015)- Quartermaster Seaman Dominique Lawrence, from Denver, plots directions on a navigation chart in the pilot house aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevel More
KUWAIT (Aug. 21, 2015) U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Joey Hocker left, and Lance Cpl. Victor Galindo train for fire missions by rehearsing gun drills with an M224A1 60mm mortar system. Hocker and Galindo are both mor More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 21, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Alex Snyder, right, and Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Rafferty tune the engine and check for proper gaps on a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) in the well deck aboard the amph More
U.S. Marines with Task Force Al Asad issue M16 rifles to members of the 75th Iraqi Army Brigade at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2015. The Iraq Train and Equip Fund provides new individual and crew-served we More
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 link up and perform an Air to Air refuel with a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris air-to-air refueller during a combat mission in the skie More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 22, 2015) U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sort parts delivered by the USNS John Ericsson (T-AO194) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS More
KUWAIT (Aug. 22, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Figueroa guides Lance Cpl. Giovanni Carrera as he drives an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV-7). Figueroa and Carrera are crewmen with Kilo Company, Battalion L More
Southwest Asia (Aug. 23, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Blake Schneider stages ammunition during a range setup. Schneider is a rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regime More
Southwest Asia (Aug. 23, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Nickolaus Brown, right, and James White build targets while setting up a live-fire range. Brown and White are riflemen with India Company, Battalion Landi More
An Australian soldier assigned to Task Group Taji calls on an Iraqi soldier during a map reading class at the noncommissioned officer academy at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 23, 2015. Task Group Taji spearheaded the a More
KUWAIT (Aug. 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel Davis coordinates machine gun fire with amphibious assault crewmen during mechanized squad attack training. Davis is a squad leader with Kilo Company, Battalion La More
150824-N-ZF498-143 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (August 24, 2015) – Damage Controlman 2nd Class Nicholas Carpenter, from Dallas, sweeps excess water into a drain during a fresh water wash down aboard the g More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 24, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fires his weapon at his target on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LP More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group enjoy a birthday meal aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, train with Jordanian Soldiers during More
150826-N-ZZ999-060 ARABIAN GULF (August 26, 2015)- The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) participates in a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Ar More
KUWAIT (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Alexander Bosco, left, and Cpl. Dakota Thomas-Nye rehearse machine gun drills during sustainment training. Bosco and Thomas-Nye are both machine gunners with Kilo More
A Security Forces Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force -- Crisis Response--Central Command fires at a target during a live-fire, combat maneuver range in So More
150825-N-GR120-048 ARABIAN GULF (August 25, 2015) - Airman Alonzo Terry, from Charleston, S.C., writes a message for the 1 Small ACT campaign for Suicide Awareness Month aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore More
KUWAIT (Aug. 25, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Willie Stevens engages targets during mechanized squad attack training. Stevens is a team leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regim More
KUWAIT (Aug. 26, 2015) U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Maurice Gardner, left, and Lance Cpl. Gary Gomez engage targets more than 500 meters away with an M224A1 60 mm mortar system during call-for-fire training. Gardner More
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Aug. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Zackary Cox fires at targets alongside Jordanian Soldiers during a bilateral training evolution. Cox is an infantry automatic rifle gunner wit More
150826-N-CQ428-151 ARABIAN GULF (August 26, 2015) – Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Patrick Kelly, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, provides direction during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fast com More
KUWAIT (Aug. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler Potter engages multiple targets at various distances during a machine gun marksmanship qualification course. Potter is a machine gunner with Kilo Company, Bat More
GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 26, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Cody Stephens repairs a half-shaft seal on an M1161 Internally Transportable Vehicle aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Stephens is a More
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 27, 2015) A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailor with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group move a pallet across the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Es More
U.S. Army Specialist Nathan Creel, 463rd Military Detachment Veterinary Service animal technician, intubates FFrida, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, during a dental cleaning a More
A U.S. Airman and Danish service member treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Aug. 21, 2015. Medical personnel use mass casualty exercises to More
150828-N-VC236-030 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 28, 2015) - Sailors prepare to conduct visit, board, search and seizure operations from aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is deployed to t More
KUWAIT (Aug. 28, 2015) U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear a room of threats during military operations in urban terr More
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 28, 2015) A U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Douglas Schaefer, right, congratulates the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s “Marine of the Week” awardee Cpl. Stephen Chiasson aboard the amphibious assault More
KUWAIT (Aug. 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffery Salois aims at a target while conducting mechanized squad attacks in an urban environment. Salois is a team leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd B More