Illumination flares arc through the night sky during live-fire exercises in southern Taiwan, briefly lighting the terrain as troops conduct nighttime drills. Taitung, Taiwan. April 2026. © Chien Ch (...)

Participants take part in a simulated casualty exercise during the Blue Magpie Action, an annual civil defense drill organized by Kuma Academy in Taiwan, which trains civilians in first aid, evacua (...)

Civil defense volunteers, reservists and military personnel simulate combat scenarios in central Taiwan, including an attempted rescue of a captured commander and the evacuation of casualties under (...)

Civil defense volunteers, reservists and military personnel simulate combat scenarios in central Taiwan, including an attempted rescue of a captured commander and the evacuation of casualties under (...)

Civil defense first responders move out at night using coordinates to locate simulated casualties in central Taiwan, navigating in darkness with red headlamps and low light to avoid detection durin (...)

Civil defense volunteers at a command post coordinate with military personnel after a simulated hostage-taking of a commander during training drills in central Taiwan, responding to demands and org (...)