A Falcon 9 SAOCOM-1B rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 30, 2020. After ignition, the Falcon 9 flew in a polar orbit from Cape Canaveral, flying south along the eastern coast of Florida, on its way to orbit. (U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti)
ARMY
A Green Beret helocasts into a lake from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 30, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Hohman)AH64 Apache Gunships assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade fly in formation during the Combined Arms Live Fire Training Exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sep. 1, 2020. U.S. Army Europe ensures the consistent availability of combat-credible U.S. Army forces in support of our allies and partners and the stability and security of Europe. To do so, our personnel and equipment must remain at a high level of readiness. (US Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Stubblefield)
NAVY
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 9, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class David Mashburn, from Bakersfield, Calif., assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), monitors the horizon for surface and air contacts while standing watch on a bridge wing. Sterett is part of the 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 Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Drace Wilson)PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 10, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Aguda, left, from Artesia, Calif., and Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Joan Revilla, from San Diego, withstand strong downwash to direct the launch of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelby Sanders)
AIR FORCE
Maj. Cody Wilton, A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies alongside Capt. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot, Maj. Garret Schmitz, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team pilot, and a P-51 Mustang as part of a heritage flight formation for the Tri-City Water Follies Drive-In Airshow at Kennewick, Wash., Sept. 4, 2020. The heritage flight was flown as a showcase of past, present and future Air Force aviation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)A MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, armed with an AIM-9X missile sits on the flightline, Sept. 3, 2020, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The MQ-9 successfully employed a live air-to-air test of an AIM-9X Block 2 missile against a target BQM-167 drone simulating a cruise missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens)
MARINE CORPS
Retired Maj. James Capers Jr. smiles after a plaque was unveiled in his honor in his hometown of Bishopville, S.C., at the town’s Memorial Park, Aug. 29. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Erik Estrada/Marines with “The Commandant’s Own,” U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps perform during a Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Lambert/
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offload cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Sep. 10, 2020. The narcotics, worth an estimated $390 million, were seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean between May and August 2020. (Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray)Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) crewmembers inspect a low-profile semi-submersible in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2020. The cocaine, worth an estimated $390 million, was seized in 13 suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America between late May and late August. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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