ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 12, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) fires the Mk-45 5-inch/62 caliber lightweight gun during a live-fire shore bombardment exercise. James E. Williams is part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, which is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel J. Meshel.
MURAI, Singapore (Dec. 19, 2011) Marines and sailors assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) participate in a live-fire exercise. The 11th MEU is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada.
SILVERDALE, Wash. (Dec. 16, 2011) Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services Team firefighters conduct a live-fire training exercise inside a mobile fire training simulator at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor. The mobile simulator is utilized throughout the Northwest region to assist Northwest fire departments and their mutual aid counterparts in meeting annual training requirements. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Lawrence Davis.
Marines battle a huge blaze during a pit fuel fire training exercise at the burn pit on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 7, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom
Staff Sgt. Courtney Helm performs preflight inspections on a B-1 Lancer during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission employment exercise Dec. 7, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Helms is a 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Lancaster.
Staff Sgt. Courtney Helm performs preflight inspections on a B-1 Lancer during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School mission employment exercise Dec. 7, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Helms is a 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Lancaster.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ed Nooning, lower right, and Master Sgt. Josh Devine, lower left, both security policemen with the 123rd Security Force Squadron, help Tech. Sgt. Jesse Smith, above, over an obstacle during a team building exercise on the Junior ROTC obstacle course at Southern High School in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 10, 2011, as part of the Kentucky Air National Guard Wingman Day. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck, U.S. Air Force.
F-16 Fighting Falcons from both the 8th and 419th Fighter Wings demonstrate an “elephant walk” formation as they taxi down a runway during an exercise Dec. 2, 2011, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The exercise showcased Kunsan AB aircrews' capability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas.
Three search and rescue team members prepare to take a wounded victim from a rubble pile as part of a 36-hour specialized training Homeland Response Force exercise Nov. 5, 2011, in Phoenix, Ariz. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David J. Loeffler.
A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft fly in formation as they return to Yokota Air Base, Japan, from a training mission near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Nov. 2, 2011. Aircrew from the 36th Airlift Squadron participated in Samurai Surge, an all-day training exercise testing mission capability of many agencies throughout the Yokota AB. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy.
California National Guard Soldiers, of 1st Battalion, 185th Armor (Combined Arms Battalion), operate their Bradley Fighting Vehicles to maneuver in a wedge formation while conducting exercises Nov. 5, 2011, at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Nevada Smith.
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Nov. 29, 2011) Airport rescue firefighters at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, conduct a live-fire training exercise utilizing a mobile aircraft firefighting trainer. The training scenario simulates aircraft emergencies and rescue operations, while preparing the firemen for real world events that could occur on and off the flight line. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Ailes.
A C-17 Globemaster III performs evasive counter measures by launching flares during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise Nov. 16, 2011, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School holds MAFEX twice a year to test the ability of C-17A Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircrews from Air Force bases around the world. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman.
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 17, 2011) A Marine assigned to the Marine Corps Training Division at Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific jumps from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to the "Knightriders" of Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT) 164 during a training exercise. The exercise was the conclusion of the Infantry Company Small Boat Raid Course. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tim Godbee.
