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Marines participate in underwater egress training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2024. The training is designed to provide Marines and sailors with the skills and confidence to safely evacuate an aircraft submerged in water.

A Marine Corps light armored vehicle shoots an M242 25 mm main gun during a low-light live-fire training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2024. The training was designed to maintain readiness and proficiency in mission-essential capabilities.

Marines operate F-35B Lightning IIs during a weapons and tactics instructor course at Sierra Vista Municipal Airport in Sierra Vista, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2024.

Marines prepare for extraction during a weapons and tactics instructor course at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 22, 2024. The course is designed to emphasize operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation.

A soldier assigned to the 410th Contracting Support Brigade participates in Warrior Week at Joint Base San Antonio, Oct. 9, 2024. The intensive training week is designed to ensure unit preparedness.

Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Munger participates in a timed water obstacle course event during Tres Kolos 24 in Savaneta, Aruba, Oct. 16, 2024. U.S. Marines trained and built camaraderie with Dutch counterparts during the exercise.

Marine Corps Sgt. Grace Dunman conducts patrol training with military working dog Tevez at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Sept. 10, 2024. Beach training enhances military working dogs’ ability to operate in different environments.

A soldier participates in a reconnaissance mission to prepare for an air assault operation at Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center in Oahu, Hawaii, Oct. 8, 2024. The new training center generates readiness in the environments and conditions where forces are most likely to operate in.

Marine Corps Sgt. Evan Stewart participates in a UH-1Y Venom escort exercise during a weapons and tactics instructor course near Yodaville, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2024. The course emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elliot Rivera creates a landing signal for a KC-130J Hercules aircraft during a weapons and tactics instructor course near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2024. The training event emphasized operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation.

Airmen participate in the Crow Creek Challenge at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Sept. 27, 2024. The training exercise is designed to promote readiness and morale.

An Air Force survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist participates in a jumping exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Oct. 1, 2024. The exercise is designed to familiarize specialists with different airframes.

A service member participates in the Crow Creek Challenge at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Sept. 27, 2024.The Crow Creek Challenge is a security forces exercise where teams from different squadrons compete in physically and mentally demanding challenges.

Two Air Force C-130J Super Hercules participate in an aviation detachment rotation in Poland, Sept. 10, 2024. The rotation is designed to reassure regional allies of NATO's capability to respond swiftly and decisively to evolving security challenges.

Marine Corps recruits participate in a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 12, 2024. The three-mile run is the last physical training event the Marines conduct before the graduation.

U.S. and Mozambican troops participate in a joint combined exercise training near Moamba, Mozambique, Aug. 29, 2024. The training is designed to enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Marine Corps Sgt. Luis Aragon scales up an ice wall during training in Ushuaia, Argentina, Sept. 10, 2024. The training aimed to build upon the skills learned in knowledge exchanges between U.S. and Argentinian forces.

A Coast Guardsman mock rescues a soldier during water rescue training in Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 18, 2024. The training is designed to enhance readiness and interoperability for emergencies and natural disasters.

Marine Corps Sgt. Alberto Ochoa corrects a recruit during the table one course of fire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024. The table one course of fire is designed to introduce recruits to the basic fundamentals of marksmanship and rifle safety.

Marines fire an M252 81 mm mortar during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 29, 2024. The training was designed to build and sustain combat readiness for an upcoming deployment.