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ANTUCO, BíO-BíO, CHILE, (August 20, 2025): Soldiers from the U.S., Chile, Argentina and Peru climb the Antuco mountain in preparation for the force integration training phase of Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 in Antuco, Chile, Aug. 20, 2025. Exercise Southern Vanguard 25 underscores the U.S. Army’s enduring commitment to regional partnership as U.S. forces deploy to Chile to conduct combined mountain warfare, field, and command post training alongside Chilean forces, with participation from Argentina and Peru - strengthening interoperability, shared readiness, and mutual trust while advancing regional security and cooperation across the Western Hemisphere. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)
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CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (Augist 7, 2025): U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M252 81 mm mortar during a fire support coordination exercise as a part of a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 7, 2025. The battalion FEX tested Marines’ decision-making against a thinking enemy and incorporated a live-fire portion to reinforce combat lethality and operational efficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)
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CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (August 6, 2025): U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M41A7 Saber System during a battalion field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The battalion FEX tested Marines’ decision-making against a thinking enemy and incorporated a live-fire portion to reinforce combat lethality and operational efficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA (August 4, 2025): In the dense woodlands of Alaska, far from the familiarity of their home station, Airmen from the Nebraska National Guard’s 155th Security Forces Squadron honed their skills - one land navigation checkpoint, squad movement and simulation at a time.
For Tech. Sgt. Aaron Carman, assistant unit training manager, the mission was clear: Prepare defenders for the unpredictable, in a place that demands it.
"This is the DFT, which is deployed for training,” Carman said. “The goal is training, coming up here and utilizing the resources and the environment and the different areas that JBER [Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson] has that we just don't have back home. We can do land navigation, we can do squad movements, reacting to enemy fire, simulating scenarios like recovering a downed aircraft or responding to domestic operations… all the different training topics."
Read more: NEBRASKA AIR GUARD SQUADRON CONDUCTS DEPLOYMENT TRAINING IN ALASKA
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IONIAN SEA, USS Gerald R. Ford (July 29, 2025): Italian and U.S. aircraft overfly the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front center, Italian Navy ITS Rimini (M 5561), back center, Turkish Navy TCG Gelibolu (F-493), second from the left, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), back left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), second from the right, and USS Mahan (DDG 72), while sailing in formation, July 29, 2025. Gerald R. Ford is participating in NATO’s Neptune Strike enhanced vigilance activity that facilitates combined maritime integration and demonstrates the force’s resolve and readiness to defend and protect Allied nations’ security and peace using Allied high-end capability assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)