U.S. Army Reserve and active duty Soldiers perform an airborne operations jump from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, July 17, 2020. Soldiers who are assigned to airborne units must complete a parachute jump every three months to retain jump certification. Soldiers who jumped on this day included members from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) headquarters, 824th Quartermaster Company, the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion, and 647th Quartermaster Company among other local units at Fort Bragg. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)
ARMY
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division continue to support 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Royal Thai Army (RTA) as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) during Exercise Lightning Forge 2020 at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on July 15, 2020. Lightning Forge is an annual brigade-level training exercise that prepares units for a deployment certification exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana. Training alongside the RTA during Lightning Forge works toward achieving interoperability with allies and demonstrates the longstanding relationship enjoyed by both the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Angelo Mejia) Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division conducted Volcano system training using a UH-60 Blackhawk at Makua Range, Hawaii June 23, 2020 to qualify crews for upcoming training. The M139 Volcano Mine Dispenser is a system that provides Soldiers with a scatterable mine capability that can be mounted on a helicopter or land vehicles.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)
NAVY
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, carries supplies during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Ralph Johnson is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier/RELEASED)An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, carries supplies during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Ralph Johnson is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Collier/RELEASED)
AIR FORCE
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 6, 2020, carrying humanitarian aid supplies bound for Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. Central Command is coordinating with the Lebanese Armed Forces and U.S. Embassy-Beirut to transport critical supplies as quickly as possible to support the needs of the Lebanese people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang)U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Triston Rodgers, a crew chief with the 73rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, marshalls in an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship for an engine run crew change at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 5, 2020. During an engine run crew change, the motors of the aircraft remain on as the crews change out before the aircraft takes off again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey M. Ziegler)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tucker Johns with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires a .50 caliber heavy machine gun at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 5, 2020. The training provided Marines a unique opportunity to develop new techniques and procedures to integrate direct and indirect fire. The ability to rapidly deploy fire support and employ indirect fire weapons provide the Marine Corps an advantage as an expeditionary forward force deployed to austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fire a M777 during fire missions training at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 6 2020. The training provided Marines a unique opportunity to develop new techniques and procedures to integrate direct and indirect fire. The ability to rapidly deploy fire support and employ indirect fire weapons provide the Marine Corps an advantage as an expeditionary forward force deployed to austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
COAST GUARD
The Coast Guard rescued four people, August 5, 2020, from a vessel taking on water 17 miles south of Southwest Pass near Venice, Louisiana. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew were diverted, along with a Coast Guard Station Venice 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boat crew directed to launch to assist in the search. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)The Coast Guard rescued two people who were stranded on a jet ski that ran aground in near Brigantine, New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2020. A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City safely hoisted the two people and transported them back to Coast Guard Station Atlantic City. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)
