A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies below a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, after receiving fuel above the Mediterranean Sea in support of a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, Sept. 16, 2020. The Stratotankers are deployed to RAF Fairford, U.K., in support of joint and combined training with U.S allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies below a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, after receiving fuel above the Mediterranean Sea in support of a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, Sept. 16, 2020. The Stratotankers are deployed to RAF Fairford, U.K., in support of joint and combined training with U.S allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)
ARMY
U.S. Army paratroopers provide security for their company from fighting positions on Aug. 12, 2020 as part of Exercise Saber Junction 20 in the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Yountz)The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it flies over Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 2, 2020. (U.S. Army photo Spc. Robert Donovic)
NAVY
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2020) The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel �Woody� Williams (ESB 4) conducts a passing exercise (PASSEX) with Senegalese navy patrol vessel Kedougou (OPV 45), in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 21, 2020. Hershel �Woody� Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Megan Roses)PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 14, 2020) An EA-18G Growler attached to the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches from the flight deck of the Navy�s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton)
AIR FORCE
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to jump out the back of a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during a mass casualty exercise Sept. 12, 2020, over East Africa. Mass casualty exercises prepare pararescuemen and support personnel for potential real world operations with large numbers of casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz)A B-1 Lancer departs Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2020, on its way to Europe in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. BTF missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency while assuring regional allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to stability throughout the European continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
MARINE CORPS
U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman prepare to load a simulated casualty onto a U.S. Army UH-60 helicopter during a casualty evacuation drill aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Sept. 20. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luke KuennenA Marine stands watch during a simulated embassy reinforcement at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Brittenham/
COAST GUARD
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 22, 2020) The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to undergo inspections and repairs. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Edward L. Holland)SANTA RITA, Guam (Sept. 24, 2020) Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) steams towards Apra Harbor before arriving at its new homeport in Santa Rita, Guam. The new Fast Response Cutter (FRC) is the first of three scheduled to be stationed on Guam and is replacing the 30-year old 110-foot Island-class patrol boats. FRCs are equipped with new advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and boast greater range and endurance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class MacAdam Kane Weissman)
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