Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, conduct Battle Drills at JBER-Richardson, Aug. 25. The training included tasks such as React to Contact, Break Contact, Evalu More
Pfc. Quasey Vinson, 56th Engineer Company (Vertical), of Montgomery, Ala., moves cautiously through a patrol lane as the unit conducts mounted and dismounted battle drills at JBER-Richardson, Sept. 8. Reacting More
Sgt. Jas Rivara, with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, encourages his team to bound forward during a react to contact training exercise a More
German soldiers from 371st Infantry Battalion conduct a mission brief during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 5, 2012. More
U.S. Army and German army soldiers from Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) 504 unload a casualty from a UH-60A Blackhawk helicopter during an OMLT training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Cent More
Staff Sgt. Jason Moore, 95th Chemical Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, detains a mock insurgent during battle drills at the Infantry Squad Battle Course, JBER-Richardson, Sept. 25, 2012. The small unit’s abili More
Soldiers with Delta Forward Support Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team‚ "Black Jack," 1st Cavalry Division, speak with role players during a road block scenario during the F More
U.S. Army Soldiers march toward a designated training area to complete an exercise while attending the Army's Warrior Leader Course, at Fort Allen's 201st Regional Training Institute in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, More
Army Pvt. Anthony Wiley, A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, awaits the start of a section level dismounted live fire at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, June 19, 2013. Soldiers traverse More
U.S. Army Spc. Andy Angeles, left, a team leader and radio telecommunication operator assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks with his counterpart of Ch More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Cherokee Troop, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, react to contact during Decisive Action Rotation 14-08 at the National Trai More
Sgt. Timothy Vandruff, a Patriot fire control enhanced operator/maintainer with 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, completes the run portion of the Army Physi More
California Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Camelia Straughn from the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, stands by with her Soldier, Spc. Mark Thomas More
Drill sergeant candidates at the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy located on Fort Jackson, S.C., react to possible chemical weapons while on a dismounted patrol during their field training exercise, Au More
Soldiers with 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade receive a brief before a general knowledge board Aug. 12, on Fort Hood, Texas, during Lightning Warrior Week. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Lessmeister More
Peshmerga soldiers take cover and pull security while executing a react to contact drill at a training base near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will More
Peshmerga soldiers signal their team to move forward during a react to contact drill near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help improve their tact More
U.S. Army Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade’s tactical operations center, give a brief to visitors from various nations attending the 7th Army Joint Mult More
A soldier from the Nineveh Plain Protection Unit takes cover and returns simulated fire during react to contact training at their training facility in the Nineveh Province, May 18, 2016. The NPPU is a small gr More
A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, returns fire after receiving small arms fire from a mountain side during an operation in the Alingar district, Laghman provi More
A Peshmerga soldier practices providing suppressive fire under the guidance of an Italian trainer during a live-fire-assault drill at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2016. Live-fire exercises allow Peshmerga soldiers t More
Pfc. Joshua Slager an M240B machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division scans his sector for enemy troops Jan. 14, 2017 at Fort Irwin, Cali More
Iraqi security forces soldiers participate in react to contact training under the guidance of a British trainer at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integra More
Iraqi security forces soldiers search a vehicle during search and seizure training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task More
Iraqi security forces soldiers pause for a photo during react to enemy contact training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. The soldiers attended a Junior Leaders Course led by Coalition forces designed to enhan More
Iraqi security forces soldiers prepare to begin a react to enemy contact live fire exercise during the Junior Leaders Course at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2017. The soldiers attended the Junior Leaders Course le More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, react to a simulated ambush during Decisive Action Rotation 17-07 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jun More
U.S. Marines deployed in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve teach a class on immediate action drills to soldiers with the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army, at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 07, 2018. This training is More
Soldier assigned to the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army, practice the wedge formation during combat movement training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 08, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task More
An Italian coalition member shows an Iraqi soldier a where to aim his AK47 in a tactical formation during a patrol with the Desert Battalion at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2018. This training is part of the ov More
A U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, shows an Iraqi soldier how to hold his weapon when approaching an opening to a building during the Desert Battalion training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq More
An Iraqi soldier with the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army,, demonstrates how to clear a door in an urban environment during the Desert Battalion at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. This training is part of the o More
An Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion suppresses fire as his team bounds forward during react to contact training with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 21, 2018. This training is part of the overal More
A U.S. Marine, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, explains to an Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion where he should position himself in a wedge formation during training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq More
An Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion pulls security during a patrol exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 24, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operat More
Iraqi members with the Desert Battalion practice pulling security during a patrol exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 25, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force More
An Italian coalition member deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, shows Iraqi members with the Desert Battalion where to position themselves in an urban area during training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, M More
Iraqi members with the Desert Battalion and a U.S. Marine Corps trainer practice clearing doors and windows during an urban patrol exercise at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 27, 2018. This training is part of the ov More
Iraqi members with the Emergency Relief Battalion huddle up to discuss their tactical maneuver training during a patrolling lesson at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, April 3, 2018. This training is part of the overall Comb More
A U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolves directs an Iraqi member with the Emergency Relief Battalion on where to lead his formation during a patrol exercise at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, April 1 More
July 25th, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Battalion, Mortar Platoon Soldiers train to react to an ambush at Camp Roberts, California as part of the Oregon Army National Guard’s, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Tea More
Soldiers with the 519th Military Police Battalion react to enemy contact during an exercise evaluation training scenario Oct. 4 at Fort Polk.
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, train during the Best Warrior Competition, in Alliance Training Area, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Nov.05, 2018. Competitors: Sgt. Jorge Medina, Spc. Mar More
Mr. Bill Plourde and Cameron Wiggins (Senior Consultant), both assigned to USAREUR Threat Mitigation Team in Baumholder Base, Germany, present the various artisanal explosive devices during the Allied Forces No More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jorge Medina, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, dons his CBRN over boots during the AFNORTH' Best Warrior Competition, CBRN chamber, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Nov.06, 2018. (U.S. Army More
U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Ian Mc Clure, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, explains how to fire with M 9 pistol during the Best Warrior Competition, at the 25 meter indoor range, on Chièvres Air Base, Bel More
A Syrian Democratic Force element assumes a fighting stance on a firing line during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Force instructors in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent R More
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces assault through a target objective during a react to contact training event in support of Combined Joined Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in the Dier ez-Zor provi More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Lee, left, with Charlie Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, instructs another soldier during exercise Cobra Gold 19 at Phitsanulok, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15, 2019. Cobra G More
Soldiers from C Infantry Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, Royal Thai Army and C Company, 5th Battalion-20th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army attend a battle drills course as part of the field training exercise More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Adrian Romero, field artillery targeting technician, native of Douglas, Ariz., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from D Co, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, position themselves during a react-to-fire training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2019. The More
U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 116 Cavalry Regiment conduct their last day of live-fire training at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 14, 2019. They employed close air support an More
Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, conduct battle drills at JBER-Richardson Aug. 25. The training included tasks such as React to Contact, Break Contact, Evaluat More
Pfc. Michael Mejia, 56th Engineer Company (Vertical), of Casa Grande, Ariz., moves to secure a perimeter position after dismounting as his unit conducts mounted and dismounted battle drills at JBER-Richardson, More
Soldiers with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, react to contact during a training exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 9.
German soldiers from 371st Infantry Battalion react to indirect fire during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 5, 2012. More
Staff Sgt. Jason Moore, 95th Chemical Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, calls in a standard 9-line UXO report after his convoy discovers a mock roadside improvised explosive device (IED) during battle drills at More
Sgt. Michael Lee, a petroleum specialist with Delta Forward Support Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Black Jack,” 1st Cavalry Division, engages troops during a simulated More
U.S. Soldiers pose for a photo while attending the Army's Warrior Leader Course, at Fort Allens 201st Regional Training Institute in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, April 22, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by More
Army Pfc. Andrey Selivanov, A Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, performs perimeter security as the unit conducts a section level dismounted live fire at the Infantry Platoon Battle Course, More
Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, bound to cover after receiving direct contact, while U.S. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry More
Sgt. Timothy Vandruff, a Patriot fire control enhanced operator/maintainer with 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, leads a team of Soldiers through a react-to More
California Army National Guard Sgt. Marta Petrenko from the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 223rd Regional Training Institute, preps for the React to Contact event with her sponsor, Staff Sgt. Vianey More
Drill sergeant candidates with the United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy located at Fort Jackson, S.C., react to contact against an enemy with suspected chemical weapons during their field training exercise More
A competitor with 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade completes as many pushups as he can in a two-minute timeframe Aug. 10, on Fort Hood, Texas, during an Army Physical Fitness Test for Lightning Warrior Week. More
Peshmerga soldiers pull security while executing a react to contact drill at a training base near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help improve th More
A Peshmerga soldier aims at a target during a react to contact drill near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help improve their tactical knowledge t More
A U.S. Soldier of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment acting as a Opposing Forces (OPFOR), reacts to contact during an assault in an urban environment at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Dis More
Soldiers from the Nineveh Plain Protection Unit patrol a mountainside during a react to contact training exercise at their training facility in the Nineveh Province, May 18, 2016. The NPPU are a small group of More
A Peshmerga soldier prepares to move under the guidance of an Italian trainer during a live-fire-assault drill at Bnaslawa, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2016. Live-fire exercises allow Peshmerga to familiarize themselves with More
Pfc. Khial Forges and Pfc. Brandon Perry with 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division report their units position to higher headquarters Jan. 14, 2017 at F More
An Iraqi security forces soldier seeks cover during react to contact training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2017. Training at building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Forc More
An Iraqi security forces soldier inspects a vehicle for hidden improvised explosive devices and weapons during search and seizure training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2017. Training at building partner c More
An Iraqi security forces soldier scans for possible enemy threats during a react to contact live fire exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2017. The soldiers attended the Junior Leaders Course led by Coalition More
An Iraqi security forces soldier bounds during a react to enemy contact live fire exercise during the Junior Leaders Course at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2017. The soldiers attended the Junior Leaders Course led More
A U.S. Marine deployed in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve demonstrates how to assault the enemy by using immediate action drills in a class to soldiers with the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army, at Al Taqaddu More
An Iraqi soldier practices using hand/arm signals to move his team into a ranger file, during Desert Battalion training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 08, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint More
A soldier with the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army, uses hand and arm signals to motion his team members to move forward during training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2018. This training is part of the overall C More
An Italian coalition member and a U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, demonstrate how to stack alongside a building in an urban environment during the Desert Battalion training at Al More
An Iraqi soldier with the Desert Battalion, Iraqi army, demonstrates what his sector of fire would be in an urban environment during the Desert Battalion at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018. This training is p More
A U.S. Marine, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, shows an Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion where to position himself behind a berm during react to contact training at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, M More
An Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion pulls security during a patrolling exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 22, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Op More
A U.S. Marine deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and an Italian coalition member, explain to Iraqi Desert Battalion members where to position themselves in a wedge formation during fire team form More
Iraqi members with the Desert Battalion practice getting on line and assaulting through simulated enemy positions during a patrol exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 25, 2018. This training More
An Iraqi member with the Desert Battalion practices pulling security during an urban patrol exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 26, 2018. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint More
Iraqi members with the Desert Battalion practice how to properly clear a corner of a building during an urban patrol exercise with U.S. Marines at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, March 27, 2018. This training is part of th More
Iraqi members with the Emergency Relief Battalion conduct an ammunition, casualty, and equipment report during a patrolling lesson at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, April 3, 2018. This training is part of the overall Comb More
August 3rd, Soldiers from 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry provide security for a training medical evacuation, during the platoon’s Movement to Contact lane, during the 41st Infantry Brigad More
U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Morales, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, applies an adhesive bandage during the Best Warrior Competition, in Alliance Training Area, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Nov.05, 2018. (U.S More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jorge Medina, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, completes his CBRN gear with gloves during the AFNORTH' Best Warrior Competition, CBRN chamber, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Nov.06, 2018. More
A Syrian partner force element fires their AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles on a firing line in controlled bursts during advanced marksmanship training with Coalition Force instructors in support of Combined Joint Task More
Members of the Syrian Democratic Force assault through a target objective during a react to contact training event in support of Combined Joined Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in the Dier ez-Zor provin More
U.S. Soldiers from C Company, 5th Battalion-20th Infantry Regiment demonstrate react to contact battle drill techniques for their Royal Thai Army counterparts as part of the field training exercise for Cobra Go More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from D Co, 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, move out of the line of fire during a react-to-fire training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2 More
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 116 Cavalry Regiment conduct their last day of live-fire training at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 14, 2019. They employed close air support and dir More