A side binder cover graphic for "Tip of the Spear, After Action Reports" from August 2009 - August 2010," was created Aug. 18, 2010. (DOD photo illustration/Released)
Sgt. Christopher Salgado, a member of the Base Reaction Force, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, conducts pre-mission checks on the communications system in a Mine Resistant, More
Lance Cpl. Nick Grasso, a native of Racine, Wis., left, and Lance Cpl. Vincent Crisomia, a native of Queen Creek, Ariz., mortarmen, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fire their M252 81 More
161108-N-WI626-009 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) passes the U.S. Navy's only other submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), in Apra Harbor following Frank Cable's More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk approaches the runway March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron performed the first Air Force-led Mobile Automated Scanner scan on this ai More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, receive informal instruction on basic interpreter skills at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2019. Marines w More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force wait to be promoted during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS Wasp ( LHD-1), in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 1, 2019. SPMAGTF-Wasp provides an excellen More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Joshua R. Kirchem, a Marine with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, adjusts his M61 gas mask before the annual chemical, biological, radiological, an More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, prepare to patrol during a mounted convoy at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif, Nov 20, 2019. Marines with 2/5 refined standard op More
NAPLES, Italy (May 21, 2020) Capt. Jeffrey J. Kilian, commanding officer Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Europe Africa Central (EURAFCENT), awards Jason Golumbfskie-Jones, acting deputy operations More
A Dutch Special Forces Sniper moves with his team up a mountain to an elevated shooting range at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper c More
Tip of the Spear-After Action Reports from August 2009-2010; 2010 Supplement to Forged in the Fire; Legal Lessons Learned During Military Operations 1994-2008. Center for Law and Military Operations. The Judge More
Spc. Erick Downs, an all-wheel mechanic with the Base Reaction Force, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, conducts pre-mission checks on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicl More
Lance Cpl. Mark Lopez, a native of Butternut, Wis., left, and Lance Cpl. Brian Sykora, a native of Albuquerque, N.M., mortarmen, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, fire their M252 81 mm More
161108-N-WI626-011 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) passes the U.S. Navy's only other submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), in Apra Harbor following Frank Cable's More
Senior Airman Lain Baker, 69th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, gives the thumbs up during a post-flight recovery March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron pe More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daniel Vacchio and Sgt. Milton Rendonduque, both with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, receive a scenario brief at Camp Pendleton Calif., Aug. 27, 2019. More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Stuart D. Glass, the sergeant major of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force WASP, reads a promotion warrant during a promotion ceremony aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), in the Pa More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christophe Thorpe, the chemical biological radiological and nuclear defense officer with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a perio More
A Belgian Special Forces Sniper engages an elevated target at night during the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks More
Soldiers assigned to the Base Reaction Force, Company D, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, begin an outer perimeter inspection in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles at Contingency More
Lance Cpl. Mark Tarrant, mortarman, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Corunna, Miss., prepares mortar rounds for live fire training in support of Exercise Steel Knight a More
161108-N-WI626-021 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) passes the U.S. Navy's only other submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), in Apra Harbor following Frank Cable's More
An RQ-4 Global Hawk prepares to taxi to its hangar after a successful flight March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th Maintenance Squadron performed the first Air Force-led Mobil More
U.S. Sgt. Jacob A. Ludovissie, a network administrator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expedtionary Force, examines communication infrastructure at Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 21, 2019. Ludo More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Milton A. Rendonduque, a radio operator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, acts as an interpreter for headquarters company commander, Capt. Daniel Vacc More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kelvin Vittini, an aviation maintenance technician with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-WASP has his chevrons placed on his collar by Col. Andrew T. Priddy, the commanding off More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Andrew T. Priddy, commanding officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, drinks water out of a canteen with his M61 gas mask during annual chemical, biolo More
200215-M-NK334-1001CAMP WILSON, MARINE CORPS BASE 29 PALMS, Calif (Feb. 17, 2020) U.S. Marines with Crisis Response Company, board an MV-22 Osprey prior to takeoff for a TRAP (tactical recovery of aircraft and More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper and International Special Training Center Sniper instructor move off the range at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The h More
Lance Cpl. Mark Lopez, a native of Butternut, Wis., left, and Lance Cpl. Brian Sykora, a native of Albuquerque, N.M., mortarmen, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, support Exercise Steel More
A side binder cover graphic for "Tip of the Spear, After Action Reports from August 2009 - August 2010," was created Aug. 18, 2010. (DoD photo illustration/Released)
161108-N-WI626-031 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) prepares to dock at the ship's homeport of Naval Base Guam in Apra Harbor following a five-month deployment. Frank Ca More
An Airman with the 69th Maintenance Squadron kneels beneath the wing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk March 25, 2017, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Airmen with the 69th MXS performed the first Air Force-led Mobile More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Fatima Velasco, a radio operator with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates her foreign language proficiency during a training evolution at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca More
U.S. Marines of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force WASP report to Col. Andrew T. Priddy, the commanding officer and Sgt. Maj. Stuart D. Glass sergeant major of the SPMAGTF-WASP during a promotion More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper reloads his rifle after hitting a target downrange at the High Angle Sniper Course at Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 28th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts More
Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, use light armored vehicles in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec More
The 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks with Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez during a Nov. 23 visit to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. The CMC and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Co More
Graphic visualizing the Forward Deployed Naval Forces motto, "Tip of the Spear."
161108-N-WI626-037 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Family members wave and cheer for their loved ones as submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) prepares to dock at the ship's homeport of Naval Base Guam in A More
200217-M-NK334-1001CAMP WILSON, MARINE CORPS BASE 29 PALMS, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2020) U.S. Marines with Crisis Response Company, Special Purpose Marine Air-ground Task Force- Crisis Response- Central Command 20.2, More
Austrian Army soldiers prepare to load gear onto horses before they travel to an elevated shooting range at the High Angle Sniper Course in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angl More
The 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks to service members during a Nov. 23 visit to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. The CMC and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Ronald L. More
161108-N-WI626-043 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 08, 2016) Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) moors at the ship's homeport of Naval Base Guam in Apra Harbor following a five-month deployment. Frank Cable departe More
U.S. Special Forces soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to conduct airborne operations out of an MC-130J Commando II, 352nd Special Operation Wing, alongside Polish Forces, sol More
An International Special Training Center sniper instructor spots targets downrange during the High Angle Sniper Course, at Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 28, 2020. The high angle sniper course las More
The 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Robert B. Neller, speaks with Cpl. Isaac Ibarra during a Nov. 23 visit to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The CMC and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Gree More
A German Special Forces Sniper team engage an elevated target at night during the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two wee More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper team engage targets at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks and is designed to More
International Special Training Center sniper course instructors watch their students from a distance at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle s More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper reloads his rifle's magazine in between firing positions at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper cours More
Belgian Special Forces sniper teams fire upon long-range targets from an elevated shooting range at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle snipe More
An International Special Training Center Sniper Course Instructor leads the class up a trail to an elevated shooting range at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, More
A Dutch Special Forces Sniper takes aim at targets down rage at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks and is desi More
A Greek Special Forces Sniper moves onto the range at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 31st, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks and is designed to te More
Greek Special Forces Snipers adjust their equipment for night time shooting at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two we More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper team traverse the side of a mountain while moving into a concealed firing position at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 30th, 2020. T More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper engages targets at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 31st, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks and is designed to teac More
An Italian Special Forces Sniper team communicates the location of their target at the High Angle Sniper Course, in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 31st, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts tw More
A Dutch Special Forces Sniper adjusts his scope at the High Angle Sniper Course in Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 31st, 2020. The high angle sniper course lasts two weeks and is designed to teach More