ASTRONAUT- TRAINING JUNGLEPANAMA
Astronaut Lind, Worden, Roosa, McCandless, Brand, & Bull with Major Hawkins Commander of school during jungle training. 34242 thru 34376 ; Note: 35 mm Black and White negative series 34392 thru 34762 ; ... More
ASTRONAUT- TRAINING JUNGLEPANAMA
Astronaut Lind, Worden, Roosa, McCandless, Brand, & Bull with Major Hawkins Commander of school during jungle training. 34242 thru 34376 ; Note: 35 mm Black and White negative series 34392 thru 34762 ; ... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Bryan Rodriguez fires an M45 1911 A1 pistol during a deck shoot aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Rodriguez is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
Cpl. Jordan Collingwood, an instructor with the Jungle
Cpl. Jordan Collingwood, an instructor with the Jungle Warfare Training Center, washes the mud off Marines from Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, after they completed the endurance course.
A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine
A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for possible disturbances in the natural environment such as freshly broken sticks, flattened plants, footp... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Weaver, a mountaineering
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Weaver, a mountaineering specialist from the Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska, treks through mountainous terrain while assisting with a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command re... More
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship
Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay and Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit help build a retaining wall during a co... More
Pfc. Bradley Seats, a cavalry scout with Troop D, 5th
Pfc. Bradley Seats, a cavalry scout with Troop D, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, patrols an orchard in Zartalla, Sept. 14. Troop D conducted a two-day operatio... More
A Marine with Kilo Battery provides security en route
A Marine with Kilo Battery provides security en route to a simulated ambush site during the jungle skills course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves, Sept. 29. The battery is from Camp Lejeu... More
A U.S. Marines attached to a Special Purpose Marine
A U.S. Marines attached to a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force exits a Riverine Patrol Boat to lead his team to an insertion point in the jungle of Santo Tomas Dec. 6. The simulation was held with U.... More
A member of the Guatemalan Special Forces exit a Riverine
A member of the Guatemalan Special Forces exit a Riverine Patrol Boat to lead his team to an insertion point in the jungle of Santo Tomas, Dec. 6. The simulation was held with U.S. Marines attached to a Specia... More
A Malaysian soldier from the Malaysian army Jungle
A Malaysian soldier from the Malaysian army Jungle Survival Wing teaches the Marines of India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit how to use materials found in the jungle to bui... More
A Marine serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary
A Marine serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit gives blood to Cambodia's national supply during a drive at the Peacekeeping Operations Training Center Dec. 17, where 228 U.S. service members donated. ... More
Sub-Lt. Pranom Yodrug, a Royal Thai reconnaissance
Sub-Lt. Pranom Yodrug, a Royal Thai reconnaissance Marine, slices a vegetable while teaching the Marines about edible vegetation as part of a jungle survival class held here, Feb. 13. The survival instruction, ... More
Lt. Col. Dave Owens waits for a signal to move while
Lt. Col. Dave Owens waits for a signal to move while navigating terrain during combat survival training at Joint Base Charleston-Weapons Station, S.C., June 21, 2012. The 437th Operations Support Squadron condu... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Samuel Banks, a survivor from
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Samuel Banks, a survivor from a Liberian refugee camp in the Ivory Coast, holds up the only things he had with him when he was forced to flee his home country of Liberia when rebels led ... More
A Maldivian Marine leads his fire team through the
A Maldivian Marine leads his fire team through the bushes here Oct. 16, during the final raid for Exercise Coconut Grove 2012. The exercise is a bilateral training event conducted bi-annually between the U.S. M... More
The audience stands for the playing of the Maldivian
The audience stands for the playing of the Maldivian and American national anthems here Oct. 17, during the closing ceremony for Exercise Coconut Grove 2012. The exercise is a bilateral training event conducted... More
Lance Cpl. Victor Seif, a basic electrician for Combat
Lance Cpl. Victor Seif, a basic electrician for Combat Logistics Company 36, filters leftover fuel for a generator under maintenance here, Nov. 28, 2012. Seif was one of the servicemembers who participated in j... More
Lt. Col. Thomas Feltey, commander of 2nd Battalion,
Lt. Col. Thomas Feltey, commander of 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, speaks with Col. Haji Janan, commander of Quick Reaction Force Kandak, 3rd Zone Afghan Border Police, during a patrol in Kandahar prov... More
Marines train with Special Effects Small Arms Marking
Marines train with Special Effects Small Arms Marking Systems (SESAMS) in a controlled Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) environment practicing unit cohesion and combat readiness March 12, on NCTS Nav... More
U.S. Marines assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion,
U.S. Marines assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division participate in jungle survival training with Thai marines during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)... More
U.S. and Philippine Marines run through a jungle obstacle
U.S. and Philippine Marines run through a jungle obstacle course during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014 (PHIBLEX 14) at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines, Sept. 18, 201... More
Playing the part of an enemy combatant, Utilitiesman
Playing the part of an enemy combatant, Utilitiesman 1st Class Cody Woitena of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3’s Diego Garcia detail, awaits to ambush an oncoming patrol during a weekend training exercise... More
INFANTA, QUEZON PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (Jan. 23, 2014)
INFANTA, QUEZON PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (Jan. 23, 2014) – Isaac Moreno, member of an investigation team deployed from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), helps measure out distance as part of a survey fo... More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides rear security while his fire team moves forward during a point man reaction course here... More
Marines traverse an obstacle during an endurance course
Marines traverse an obstacle during an endurance course April 17 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The endurance course is the culminating event of the weeklong basic jungle survival cour... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HLMA-367) board a UH-1Y Huey during a Max Launch operation at hangar 101 aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Kaneohe Bay, May 6th, 2014. ... More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Joseph Jansen, drinks water from
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Joseph Jansen, drinks water from vine as part of the jungle survival course June 1 during Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014 at Teluk Gorek Beach, Malaysia. This year ma... More
Marines and sailors finish the stretcher carry portion
Marines and sailors finish the stretcher carry portion of a jungle endurance course June 20 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Instal... More
Marines with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine
Marines with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, run into a clearing Sept. 11 during an endurance course at Camp Hansen as part of a 9/11 commemorative training day. “... More
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins saluting
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins saluting at the end of a press conference right after receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House, Sept. 15, 2014. Adkins distinguished himself during 38 hours of... More
A bouquet of roses, left to remember the dead, adorns
A bouquet of roses, left to remember the dead, adorns the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2014. In the background is the wreath honoring Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat who was posthumously awa... More
Marines participating in a Corporals Course discuss
Marines participating in a Corporals Course discuss land navigation techniques Sept. 23 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves. The corporals worked together to find their plots on the map. They ... More
U.S. Army soldiers, 25th Infantry Division, listen
U.S. Army soldiers, 25th Infantry Division, listen to instruction during a counter improvised explosive device (IED) briefing as part of the 25th ID Lightning Academy's Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) ... More
Julia C. Weidner descends during a rappel event Oct.
Julia C. Weidner descends during a rappel event Oct. 25 during Junglefest 2014 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan. The festival allowed Okinawa community members and U.S. service members to... More
Royal Brunei Land Force service members and U.S. Marines
Royal Brunei Land Force service members and U.S. Marines converse Nov. 14 during the conclusion of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014 at Penanjong Garrison. Throughout the exercise, members... More
Royal Brunei Land Force Capt. Suhardy Arun teaches
Royal Brunei Land Force Capt. Suhardy Arun teaches U.S. Marines about jungle warfare operations Nov. 14 during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2014 at Penanjong Garrison. Events in CARAT cove... More
Lance Corporal Alexander J. Perkins sights in while
Lance Corporal Alexander J. Perkins sights in while clearing a building during a vertical assault exercise Dec. 10 at Combat Town. While clearing the room, the Marines found multiple simulated high-value indivi... More
Lao villagers build a screening station at a Defense
Lao villagers build a screening station at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency excavation site near Xepon, Laos. DPAA conducts investigative search and recovery missions worldwide with the goal of repatriating ... More
A U.S. Marine adjusts the shooting stance of a Sailor
A U.S. Marine adjusts the shooting stance of a Sailor from Ghana’s Rapid Reaction Force during marksmanship training at the Jungle Warfare School, Ghana, Feb. 12, 2015. U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine ... More
A Thai military instructor, known as “The Snake Man,”
A Thai military instructor, known as “The Snake Man,” shows U.S., Royal Thai and Korean Marine officers the fangs of a tarantula during a jungle survival training course Feb. 12, 2015 at Camp Lotawin, Kingdom o... More
Hard Training Makes Hard Marines in the brutal Okinawa Jungle
Cpl. Anthony Skon closes his eyes and braces himself against the weight of a Marine climbing over him to scale a wall during the endurance course April 19 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa. Marine... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, bound into a building aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 15, 2015. The Mari... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stay in shape with physical training aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 15,... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Blake Schneider digs a fighting
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Blake Schneider digs a fighting position aboard Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, May 17, 2015. Schneider is an armorer with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Mar... More
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing
U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, visit the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 19, 2015. The ... More
U.S. Marines serve each other meals on the mess deck
U.S. Marines serve each other meals on the mess deck of the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 24, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with the food service division take pride in the quality of ... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Roger Hibbard scans the rotors of
U.S. Marine Sgt. Roger Hibbard scans the rotors of an AH-1Z Viper aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at sea in the Pacific Ocean, May 27, 2015. Hibbard is a flight mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform post-flight maintenance on an AH-1Z Viper aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Philippine Sea, Ju... More
U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Nicholas Aragon cooks steak
U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Nicholas Aragon cooks steak aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Philippine Sea, June 6, 2015. Aragon is a culinary specialist aboard the USS Anchorage. The culinary specialists ... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ivan Orozco checks for rust
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ivan Orozco checks for rust on a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Philippine Sea, June 5, 2015. Orozco is an LAV crewman with 1st Light Armored Reco... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group participate in a zip-line tour through the jungles of Pattaya Beach, Thailand, June 10, 2015. Marines and Sailo... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary
U.S. Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group dance with children at the Khun Bonchoo Home for Autistic Children in Pattaya, Thailand, June 11, 2015. Some of... More
15th MEU lends a helping hand, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit interacts with a Thai child at Khun Bonchoo Home for Autistic Children in Pattaya, Thailand, June 11, 2015. Some of Marines and Sailors aboard the USS Ancho... More
The USS Anchorage (LPD 23) cruises in the Indian Ocean,
The USS Anchorage (LPD 23) cruises in the Indian Ocean, June 16, 2015. The Anchorage houses hundreds of Marines and Sailors training constantly to ensure they are prepared for any situation during their deploym... More
ARABIAN SEA (June 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Million
ARABIAN SEA (June 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Million Sudler conducts squad push-ups during a Martial Arts Instructor Course aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Sudler is a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3... More
Detail work: U.S. Marines maintain aircraft
ARABIAN SEA (June 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Dylan Kelley applies an anti-corrosion solution to helicopter rotor components aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). This type of maintenance keeps the aircraft runnin... More
GULF OF ADEN (June 28, 2015) U.S. Navy Capt. Michael
GULF OF ADEN (June 28, 2015) U.S. Navy Capt. Michael McKenna addresses his sailors on the forecastle of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). McKenna is the commanding of... More
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) A crane lifts a rigid-hulled
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) A crane lifts a rigid-hulled inflatable boat during small boat operations aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23). The Anchorage is part of the Essex Amphibious R... More
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Nicholas Belles, right, helps Lance Cpl. Demitri Evert, left, set up an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage... More
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) A CH-53E Super Stallion
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) A CH-53E Super Stallion from the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to land aboard the amphibious transport doc... More
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force assist the visit, board, search, and seizure team aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 2... More
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Keith
GULF OF ADEN (July 2, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Keith Bartholomew boards a landing craft, air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23). The Anchorage is part of the Essex A... More
ARABIAN SEA (July 6, 2015) A U.S. Sailor gives a hold
ARABIAN SEA (July 6, 2015) A U.S. Sailor gives a hold signal to the pilots of a UH-1Y Venom from the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during fli... More
Wash down aboard USS Anchorage
GULF OF OMAN (July 12, 2015) U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Felicia Polk, right, washes down a landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Polk is a hull t... More
ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex
ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Alex Paz conducts maintenance on a UH-1Y Venom with the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the... More
ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2015) An AS332 Super Puma takes
ARABIAN SEA (July 14, 2015) An AS332 Super Puma takes off from the amphibious transport dockship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) while performing a vertical replenishment with the USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE-7). Anchorage... More
ARABIAN SEA (July 20, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
ARABIAN SEA (July 20, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Garred Sims guides a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) onto a landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brent Maholy, right, commands
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brent Maholy, right, commands his squad in response to simulated contact with an enemy force during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 21,... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian Oyolarodriguez
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cristian Oyolarodriguez conducts a practice raid and casualty evacuation drill through the jungle as a part of Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Phil... More
Philippine Marines assault simulated enemy positions
Philippine Marines assault simulated enemy positions during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Crows Valley, Philippines, July 22, 2015. The Philippine Marines participated in two weeks of bilateral trainin... More
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 22, 2015) U.S. Marines with
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 22, 2015) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe an impact area during a night-fire exercise. The Marine... More
Philippine Marines assault simulated enemy positions
Philippine Marines assault simulated enemy positions during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Crows Valley, Philippines, July 22, 2015. The Philippine Marines participated in two weeks of bilateral trainin... More
Fire in the hole | Marines launch rockets in Djibouti
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 23 2015) A U.S. Marine with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an AT-4 Anti-Tank Weapon during a rocket-tr... More
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 27, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Rodney
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 27, 2015) U.S. Marine Sgt. Rodney Gleisner, left, and Sgt. Benjamin Tingle perform second-echelon vehicle maintenance on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23... More
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Capt. John
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 28, 2015) U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco fires an M45A1 .45 Cal pistol during a deck shoot aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Garlasco is the commanding officer of the Force Reconnaissance ... More
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt.
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 29, 2015) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James Leach, left, serves Cpl. Andrew Goldhis meal for the October birthday dinner aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Leach is a platoon sergeant and Gold is ... More
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 31, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl.
GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 31, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Greene fires an M16A4 rifle during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Green is a refrigeration technician... More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 10, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Mark Weatherspoon launches a Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle during Combined Afloat Readiness and Training - Brunei 2015. Weatherspoon is a rifleman with Ba... More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marines with India
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment , 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice extracting a simulated casualty during Combi... More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Capt. John
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Capt. John Garlasco, left, and Capt. Kyle Kurtz, center, discuss training techniques with Royal Brunei Land Force Brig. Gen. Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan Bin Pen... More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Aguilera, left, instructs Marines on breaching during Combined Afloat Readiness and Training - Brunei 2015. Aguilera is the lead breacher with the 15th Ma... More
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt.
TUTONG, Brunei (Nov. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James Leach, right, instructs U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Royal Brunei Land Force on vehicle control point procedures during Combined Afloat Readine... More
Sgt. Chad Nillo briefs Staff Sgt. Charles Higgins on
Sgt. Chad Nillo briefs Staff Sgt. Charles Higgins on possible routes to take on a patrol through the jungle Jan. 7, 2016, on Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, during a three-day field training exercise. Marines wi... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Cutler, an assault amphibious
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Cutler, an assault amphibious vehicle repairer/technician assigned to Alpha Co., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, eats a lizard in ... More
Students build a one rope bridge, at the 25th Infantry
Students build a one rope bridge, at the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy's Jungle Operations Training Center March 9, 2016. The 15 day course trains soldiers on survival skills, land navigation, reacti... More
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen
Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force listen to U.S. Marines pass corrective on knowledge on conducting a jungle patrol Mar. 9, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. The JGSDF members observed Marines from 3rd ... More
Lightning Academy transitions Joint Force from Desert to Jungle
U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Warren (right), combat engineer, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division helps build a one rope bridge, at the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Aca... More
A member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts
A member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts rear security during a jungle patrol Mar. 9, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. The JGSDF members observed Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Mar... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members set up security
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members set up security immediately after landing on the beach Mar. 11, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. The members arrived on rubber raid crafts after being called in by the first ... More
U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen receive
U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen receive classroom instruction on how to react to contact as part of the 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy’s Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) training ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Warren, 29th Engineer Battalion,
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Warren, 29th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, searches for improvised explosive device (IED) indicators during the 25th ID Lightning Academy’s Jungle Operations Training C... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, speaks with his squad members during the Lightning Academy’s Jungle Operations Training C... More
U.S. Army Soldiers, 25th Infantry Division, traverse
U.S. Army Soldiers, 25th Infantry Division, traverse jungle terrain during the 25th ID Lightning Academy’s Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) platoon lanes March 22, 2016, at the East Range Training Cente... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company,
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Ross, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 29th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, provides security after exiting a U.S. Army Black Hawk during a tactical insertion as par... More
Participants in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and
Participants in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape combat survival training, plan their first move at Tama Hills Recreation Area, Japan, April 21, 2016. The course is intended to teach aircrew members... More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Henry D. Yandell lands in the creek
U.S. Marine Pfc. Henry D. Yandell lands in the creek after rappelling off a mountain May 19, 2016 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. Yandell is a combat engineer with 9th Eng... More
U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Republic of Fiji
U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Republic of Fiji Military Force hike through the jungle to conduct survival training, July 11, 2016, at Ovalau, Fiji, as part of a multi-national, bilateral exercise. During t... More
U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Republic of Fiji
U.S. Marines and Soldiers with the Republic of Fiji Military Forces conduct live fire ranges, July 12, 2016, at Ovalau, Fiji, during a multi-national, bilateral exercise. During the exercise the service members... More