“Search and rescue efforts are ongoing and remain our top priority. All resources available are being committed to the task. We’re thankful for the immediate and ongoing assistance from our joint-service counterparts.”
A student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a Daewoo K1A from Korea during foreign weapons training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina May 13, 2020. The Soldiers were trainined to employ, maintain and engage targets with select U.S. and foreign pistols, rifles, shotguns, submachine and machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars and in the utilization of observed fire procedures.
(U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
"Thousands of ethnic women, from nearly all religions and cultures all over Burma, have come together and taken part in the arduous Free Burma Rangers relief team training in Karen State. Year after year this happens. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They learn to cross rivers by rope, land navigate, suture wounds, measure dosage, counsel the traumatized, disarm land mines, and much more. Once finished, they are deployed back to their ethnic areas where they serve those in their communities as well as those who have been displaced to the jungles in hiding. Impressive? Wait til you see the scenes in the film. On that note…:) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re trying to finish a film that tells these stories. We quite literally can’t do it without you, the patron, the friend, the volunteer, the partner. We need to raise the finishing funds to bring these stories to life. We’re in the middle of a crowdfunding campaign and have raised 37k+ of our initial goal of 50k. Help us by sharing the website (link in bio) where you can click a few buttons and add to the momentum. If you’re one of the 215+ patrons who have helped us so far, we can’t thank you enough! It’s so encouraging to see so many people join us to help tell this important story. www.fbrmovie.com" -Free Burma Rangers
100/15 OCC Sierra Ex. Centipede
After several weeks of training in OCS, Officer Cadets embark on their first major outfield Exercise, a 8-day field camp at Pulau Tekong. During Ex. Centipede, Officer Cadets draw on the knowledge they have gained over the previous weeks to execute a series of Section-level operations, including navigation, ambush and patrol missions in
The United States Army trains for any situation, but who do they train against?
"The Most Hated Unit"
A Reuters report on a Chinese soldier-turned-businessman depicts an emerging market of privately-owned security companies serving the country's elite.
Chen Yongqing, who runs China's first training academy of former soldiers and others as bodyguards, estimates that his company's annual revenues will reach 100 million yuan ($16.5 million) within the next five years. He charges 500,000 yuan ($82,400) a year for each personal protector.
Training at Chen's company, Tianjiao, is no joke. The 28 days of training in reconnaissance, anti-terrorism training, martial arts, and business etiquette involve some extreme situations. (Afterwards, the best trainee is offered a chance to attend further study at the International Security Academy in Israel.)
There are so many benefits of being the smallest training company EVER.
We finish training quick as fuck so we get back on thursdays instead of fridays.
We can dip and chew seeds.
We sit and chill ALL fucking day.
We get more one-on-one with combat instructors.
We get a lot closer as a unit more easily. Esspecially as 0311s.
Its just great.
Soldiers of the non-combatant evacuation operation company, 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba, practice military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) using simulated ammunition (simmunition) at the Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB), Waimanalo, Hawaii, on July 8 2012. 1,400 Canadian sailors, soldiers, and airmen and airwomen participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 combined and joint exercise taking place near the Hawaiian Islands from June 29 to August 3. Scheduled and coordinated by the U.S. Navy Third Fleet, RIMPAC also offers Canada the senior members of the Canadian Forces the opportunity to assume positions of leadership, further enhancing Canadaâs ability to work with other nations of the Asia-Pacific region. RIMPAC 2012 involves forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is the worldâs largest international maritime exercise, designed to prepare military forces to work together in missions ranging from providing humanitarian aide to full combat operations. RIMPAC began as an annual exercise in 1971 and since 1974 has been scheduled every other year. The endurance of exercise demonstrates the value of bringing international forces together to train and improve their ability to operate in a joint and combined multi-national force environment. Canada, along with only Australia and the United States, has participated in RIMPAC since its inception.
Canadian Forces photo by : MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault
Cobras with Elbit 7,62mm (FN MAG)
Battalion Coastal Hook Exercise
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a readiness exercise on 2 August 2011. Held at Pulau Sudong, the exercise involved troops from 1st Guards Battalion conducting a battalion coastal hook, supported by elements from the Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)
Amid the rumbling sounds of armoured vehicles and gunfire, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops and M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers disembarked swiftly from a fleet of fast crafts at the coast and advanced steadily inland. They did this as F-16 fighter aircraft and Apache attack helicopters thundered across the sky simultaneously to provide fire support.
The battalion-level coastal hook operation took place on 2 Aug at Pulau Sudong, an island off the southern coast of Singapore. It saw about 450 soldiers, sailors and airmen work together to recapture the island in a scenario where it had been seized by an enemy force.
The 1st Guards Battalion troops went on to repossess the airstrip located in the centre of the island and receive logistics supplies via a Super Puma helicopter, which was then used to evacuate casualties to the mainland.
The recruits of Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, improved their fitness by participating in a physical training session May 15, 2013, on Parris Island, S.C. Marine Corps recruit training is famous for being physically demanding because the conditioning program is designed to raise a recruit’s fitness to the level required to succeed in combat. Bravo Company is scheduled to graduate July 19, 2013.
(Photos by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill)
The New Zealand Army and Royal NZ Air Force are in the thick of Exercise Alam Halfa, a multi lateral exercise with the United States Army and Marine Corps. Members of the Canadian and British forces are also taking part. The exercise is a continuance of the increasing training opportunities the NZDF is sharing with its defence counterparts.The exercise consists of a live firing component in Waiouru where soldiers and LAV will conduct live fire attacks.