The Pic of the Day: A little action from the 2019 SOF International Sniper Competition

The Pic of the Day: A little action from the 2019 SOF International Sniper Competition

Competitors in the United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition engage targets on an obstacle course during a live-fire range event at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on March 19, 2019. Twenty-one teams took part in the competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators train with the Holly Stick

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators train with the Holly Stick

A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducts improvised explosive device (IED) training with a Holly Stick during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), California, on April 30, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting […]

The Pic of the Day: Close quarters combat at its best

The Pic of the Day: Close quarters combat at its best

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne (SFG) conduct close-quarter battle training on the range near Panzer Kaserne, Boeblingen, Germany, May 31, 2019. The 10th SFG was the first Special Forces group to be activated in 1952. Its area of operations (AO) includes Europe and North Africa. However, the relentless tempo […]

The Pic of the Day: Who said corpsmen are only good for stitching you up?

The Pic of the Day: Who said corpsmen are only good for stitching you up?

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), race against each other during the 2d MARDIV Corpsman Challenge at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on June 28, 2019. This gave the sailors an opportunity to show their mastery of Tactical Combat Casualty Care by pushing themselves mentally and physically throughout the event to […]

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators rocking the minigun

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators rocking the minigun

A U.S. Army Special Operations soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an MK44 minigun during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, on May 4, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a special operations unit […]

The Pic of the Day: Air Commandos pushing them out

The Pic of the Day: Air Commandos pushing them out

Air Commandos, families and friends perform memorial push-ups following a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on June 21, 2019. The Special Tactics Training Squadron annex building, which formerly housed the 10th Combat Weather Squadron preceding its inactivation in May of 2014, was dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William “Bill” Schroeder. Colonel […]

The Pic of the Day: Laying stealthily and with evil intent

The Pic of the Day: Laying stealthily and with evil intent

A U.S. Army Special Operation soldier with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fires an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California, on May 6, 2019. The Green Berets utilized the training areas at MCAGCC while supporting ITX as a special […]

The Pic of the Day: Firing away in Ukraine

The Pic of the Day: Firing away in Ukraine

U.S. soldiers conduct a fire coordination exercise with Ukrainian troops in Yavoriv, Ukraine, on July 2, 2019. The U.S. military and its NATO partners have been conducting training exercises with the Ukrainian military with increased frequency in the last few years, a result of Russia’s undeclared war in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

The Pic of the Day: One last brief before the assault

The Pic of the Day: One last brief before the assault

A 173rd Airborne Brigade Paratrooper gives directions to his troops while participating in Exercise Immediate Response at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, on May 15, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Europe.

The Pic of the Day: A company of heroes

The Pic of the Day: A company of heroes

Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia joins other Medal of Honor recipients, (from left to right) Capt. William Swenson, Master Chief Edward Byers Jr., and Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry at the White House, Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2019. Sergeant Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a squad leader […]

The Pic of the Day: Snipers at the ready

The Pic of the Day: Snipers at the ready

Members of a sniper team with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH), take a knee while on the move toward their target during a training exercise. British sniper teams are comprised of two men: a shooter, usually armed with an L115A3 long-range rifle, and a spotter, armed in the picture with an […]

The Pic of the Day: Pararescuemen at your call

The Pic of the Day: Pararescuemen at your call

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), check their parachute rigs before they participate in joint personnel recovery training, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on December 6, 2018.