Featured image caption: A group of Sailors departs the pier after supporting firefighting efforts aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), July 15, 2020. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Ramirez fires his M4 carbine with his military working dog next to him during a live fire exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, May 8, 2020. The exercise was conducted to build teamwork between the dogs and their handlers. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Mustard)
Spc. Robert Nill Tate, a field artillery firefinder operator with the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, helps fold a U.S. Flag at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 11. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Hubert D. Delany III)
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BALABAC STRAIT (07-15-2020) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the Balabac Strait. Nimitz, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 11, is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 14, 2020) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Haley Colesnow, from Mesa, Arizona, stands watch as a missile systems supervisor in the combat information center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hong/Released)
An F-35A Lightning II from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, maneuvers over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 10, 2020, as part of JBER Salutes, a two-day event to show appreciation to service members and nearly 100 Anchorage-area “COVID Heroes” and their guests. The service members and COVID Heroes, nominated for their support to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, toured various areas of the installation, viewed exhibits and static displays of aircraft, and watched demonstrations by explosive ordnance disposal, military working dog teams, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear experts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)
Loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron watch a C-130J Super Hercules taxi at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2020. Over the course of two days, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers and Yokota AB service members completed a bilateral jump training mission, enhancing U.S. and Japanese interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
U.S. Marine with Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin zeros his rifle on Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 14, 2020. This training helps keep MRF-D postured and ready to respond to regional crises and contingencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, watches an MV-22B Osprey land at a landing zone during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel in Albacete, Spain, July 9, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. SPMAGTF-CR-AF 20.2 continues to work closely with the relevant medical agencies and military organizations to minimize the risk of COVID-19 exposure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Antonio F. Garcia)
A Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuates a man from a fishing vessel operating 100 miles west of Coos Bay, Oregon, July 11, 2020. The aircrew hoisted the injured fisherman safely and transferred him to emergency medical services personnel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Loy)
The Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller sits moored during the commissioning ceremony at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, July 15, 2020. The crew of the Harold Miller will have a patrol area encompassing 900 miles of coastline for the Coast Guard’s Eighth District, from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paige Hause
A Falcon 9 GPS III rocket successfully launches from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., June 30, 2020. The launch was dedicated to Col. Thomas G. Falzarano, 21st Space Wing commander at Peterson Air Force Base, who died on May 12, 2020. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Thomas Sjoberg)