U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers discuss the best
U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers discuss the best way to engage mock enemy targets with indirect fire June 24 during a Fire Support Coordination Exercise at Bradshaw Training Area, Northern Territory, Austr... More
Marines in Basic Reconnaissance Training at the School
Marines in Basic Reconnaissance Training at the School of Infantry West use range finders and binoculars from an over watch position to radio target locations to mortarman with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reco... More
Iraqi security forces soldiers practice map reading
Iraqi security forces soldiers practice map reading during call for indirect fire training led by U.S. Marine Corps forward observers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolv... More
Iraqi security forces officers practice calling for
Iraqi security forces officers practice calling for indirect fire on a map during observer training at Camp Manion, Iraq, March 21, 2017. Coalition forces train ISF advanced combat skills to increase success o... More
Pfc. Ernesto Villanueva of the California Army National
Pfc. Ernesto Villanueva of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, drives an M-992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked, or CAT) t... More
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Yoon of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion,
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Yoon of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, California Army National Guard, monitors radio traffic July 21 at National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. (A... More
Lance Bombardier Nathan Bunker and other New Zealand
Lance Bombardier Nathan Bunker and other New Zealand soldiers perform a haka aboard Camp Linton, New Zealand on Sept. 5, 2018. Bunker is a junior forward observer assistant with 161 Battery, 16th Field Regiment... More
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, stands in high desert wind during a joint close air support exercise with the... More
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers during a joint close air support (CAS) exercise with U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Comm... More
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines with 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, load a Norwegian bandvagn as they prepare to depart an observation post in Setermoen, Norway, March 4, 2... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Romo, a fire support Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Romo, a fire support Marine with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, calls for fire support at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizo... More
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, a medium-sized, twin-engine
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, a medium-sized, twin-engine attack helicopter, fires missiles at simulated targets on Jan. 29, 2021, at Camp Roy W. Burt, California, during exercise Winter Fury 21. Winter Fury... More
Lithuanian military officials discuss the capabilities
Lithuanian military officials discuss the capabilities of the 109A6 Paladin with U.S. troops during live-fire exercise Flaming Thunder held at the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithua... More
Spc. Thomas Fick, a forward observer in Howitzer Battery,
Spc. Thomas Fick, a forward observer in Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas, uses a Lightweight Laser Designator Range Finder to search for targets to call in artil... More
Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera, a forward observer serving
Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera, a forward observer serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, observes the impact area during a fire mission here, April 3, 2013. Herrera, a 23-year-old-native of Chino, Calif., ... More
A British Army Commando with 148th Battery, 29th Commando
A British Army Commando with 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, Royal Artillery, rappels from a CH-46 Sea Knight during Exercise Burmese Chase 2013, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 6. The trai... More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with Alpha Company, 1st
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, hovers while supporting a close air-support training exercise with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment... More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Christopher William, a forward observer
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Christopher William, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, takes notes during an observation post operation in support... More
U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division fired mortar rounds, while French and Canadian soldiers ser... More
U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers walk down from
U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers walk down from their observation post June 24 after a Fire Support Coordination Exercise at Bradshaw Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. FSCEX is a bilateral exerc... More
Mortarman with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance
Mortarman with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division launch 81mm mortars from the back of a Light Armored Vehicle onto targets aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif... More
Iraqi security forces soldiers practice map reading
Iraqi security forces soldiers practice map reading during call for indirect fire training led by U.S. Marine Corps forward observers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolv... More
Iraqi security forces officers practice calling for
Iraqi security forces officers practice calling for indirect fire on a deployed virtual training environment system alongside a U.S. Marine Corps forward observer deployed in support of Combined Joint Task For... More
Spc. Daniel Martinez of the California Army National
Spc. Daniel Martinez of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, hauls charge tubes to his Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked (CAT) vehicle July 20 during the 144th’s annual... More
California Army National Guard vehicles from Charlie
California Army National Guard vehicles from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, maneuver through the National Training Center range at Fort Irwin, California, July 21 during the uni... More
U.S. Marines watch New Zealand soldiers with 16th Field
U.S. Marines watch New Zealand soldiers with 16th Field Regiment perform a haka during a barbecue aboard Camp Linton, New Zealand on Sept. 5, 2018. The Marines are with 1st Brigade, 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaiso... More
A U.S. Marine forward observer attached to the Special
A U.S. Marine forward observer attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, observes simulated targets with Vector 21/B rangefinder bino... More
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, sets up an OE-245 very high frequency (VHF) antenna during a joint close air ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Trevor Shimulunas, a field
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Trevor Shimulunas, a field artillery officer with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, rides on a UH-1Y Venom, a medium-sized utility he... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery officer, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, trains as a joint fire observer during exercise Winter Fury 21 at Camp Roy... More
Visiting dignitaries comprised of high-ranking military
Visiting dignitaries comprised of high-ranking military members and officials of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, discuss operations with U.S., Lithuanian, Polish and Portuguese fires teams during live-fire ... More
Soldiers of Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored
Soldiers of Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, move tactically to the front door of a home in Mosul, Iraq, to clear it and use it as an observation position on Feb. 23.
Corporal David Lutz, a radio operator serving with
Corporal David Lutz, a radio operator serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, sets up field radio communications for Marine forward observers during a live-fire exercise here, April 3, 2013. Lutz, a 2... More
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct observation post operations in support of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Reg... More
Sgt. Bradley Stacks, a fire support sergeant with the
Sgt. Bradley Stacks, a fire support sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, looks out onto a firing range June 11, 2015 at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland from an M7 Bradle... More
Private First Class Derek Pauletta, a mortarman with
Private First Class Derek Pauletta, a mortarman with Company D, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, looks through the optic of an M252 81mm Medium Extended Range Mortar to adjust hi... More
.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support
.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire, Liaison Company, demonstrates how to use the deployed virtu... More
Sgt. Angel Valdez, section chief of Charlie Battery,
Sgt. Angel Valdez, section chief of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, California Army National Guard, guides an M-109A6 Paladin into a containment area July 20 at National Training... More
Spc. Luis Urias, front, and supply partner Spc. Max
Spc. Luis Urias, front, and supply partner Spc. Max Castillo (left, not shown) of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, unload 155-millimeter projectiles from a fla... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Godshall, left, a
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Godshall, left, a mortar Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice forward observation procedures using their newly acquired CLRF-... More
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers during a joint close air support exercise with U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (S... More
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, communicates with an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon pilot during a joi... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery officer, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, trains as a joint fire observer during exercise Winter Fury 21 at Camp Roy... More
From left: Col. Eugenijus Vosylius, the commandant
From left: Col. Eugenijus Vosylius, the commandant of the Lithuanian Military Academy, a Marijampole, Lithuania, native and Sgt. Edward Sharpe, a section chief, with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment... More
Soldiers of Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored
Soldiers of Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, keep their weapons at the ready as they move as a team up a flight of stairs in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23. The Soldiers ... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes (left) and Lance Cpl. Luis
Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes (left) and Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera, forward observers serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, work together to observe and plot targets while conducting a training and readines... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Niedermayer, a forward observer
U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Niedermayer, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducts observation post operations in support of the 1st Batta... More
U.S. Marine Corps forward observers deployed in support
U.S. Marine Corps forward observers deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire, Liaison Company teaches Iraqi security forces soldiers th... More
Illuminating projectiles, each weighing close to 100
Illuminating projectiles, each weighing close to 100 pounds, are staged by Pfc. Juan Valenzuela and others from the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment July 21 at Nati... More
Spc. James Tyler Short, a combat medic with the Headquarters
Spc. James Tyler Short, a combat medic with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, surveys the digital multipurpose range complex during... More
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers during a joint close air support exercise with U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (S... More
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marine attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, sets up an OE-245 very high frequency (VHF) antenna during a joint close air ... More
U.S. Marines with Co. B, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance
U.S. Marines with Co. B, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect target data for close air support during Exercise Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz (SK/DB) 21 at Marine Corps Air Ground C... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kylee Daitz, a field artillery officer, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, trains as a joint fire observer during exercise Winter Fury 21 at Camp Roy... More
First Lieutenant Nicholas Wagner, a liaison officer
First Lieutenant Nicholas Wagner, a liaison officer serving with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, observes target positions from his concealed observation post before conducting a training and readiness exam... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Walter, a forward observer
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Walter, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducts observation post operations in support of the 1st Batta... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire, Liaison Company, demonstrates how to use the deployed virt... More
Spc. Alejandro Mendoza of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion,
Spc. Alejandro Mendoza of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, California Army National Guard, guides an M-109A6 Paladin into an ammunition supply point July 21 at National Training C... More
A service member with the Italian Air Force observes
A service member with the Italian Air Force observes an Italian Eurofighter Typhoon’s target during a joint close air support exercise with U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Fo... More
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, observe simulated during a joint close air support (CAS) exercise with the Ita... More
U.S. Marines with Co. B, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance
U.S. Marines with Co. B, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, collect target data for close air support during Exercise Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz (SK/DB) 21 at Marine Corps Air Ground C... More
Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera and Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes,
Lance Cpl. Luis Herrera and Lance Cpl. Kevin Rhodes, forward observers serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, observe key features in the terrain before conducting a training and readiness examinatio... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Stone (foreground), a forward
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Stone (foreground), a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, uses the compass during an observation post operati... More
Supply specialist Spc. Luis Urias of the California
Supply specialist Spc. Luis Urias of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, transports a 98-pound illuminating shell to a Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked (CAT) vehicle ... More
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon maneuvers during a joint close air support exercise with U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (S... More
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct observation post operations in support of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Re... More
Spc. Daniel Martinez of the California Army National
Spc. Daniel Martinez of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, hugs a 98-pound illuminating shell and brings it to his Carrier, Ammunition, Tracked (CAT) vehicle Jul... More
A U.S. Marine joint terminal attack controller (JTAC)
A U.S. Marine joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, observes an Italian Eurofighter Typho... More
U.S. Army Spc. Eligah Jackson, a forward observer with
U.S. Army Spc. Eligah Jackson, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, communicates over the radio during an observation post operation in ... More
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, participate in a joint close air support exercise with the Italian Air Force i... More
U.S. Army Spc. Eligah Jackson, a forward observer with
U.S. Army Spc. Eligah Jackson, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, communicates over the radio during an observation post operation in ... More
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters
U.S. Soldiers, forward observers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct observation post operations in support of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Re... More
Royal Rappel, US Marine Corps Photo
A British Army Commando with 148th Battery, 29th Commando Fire Support Team, Royal Artillery, rappels from a CH-46 Sea Knight during Exercise Burmese Chase 2013 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept... More