PHOTOS

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2020) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) transits the Eastern Pacific Ocean October 6, 2020. Gabrielle Giffords is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael Amani)

ARMY

A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, carries an M119A3 Howitzer from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Makua Valley, Hawaii during a joint field artillery exercise, Aug. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Effie Mahugh)
Soldiers participate in an air assault course at Camp Blanding in Starke, Fla., July 23, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Trinity Bierley)

NAVY

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) comes alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) to receive fuel and supplies in tandem with USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Oct. 6, 2020. Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 is a United Kingdom-hosted, multilateral training exercise designed to provide NATO and allied forces with a unique multi-warfare environment to prepare for global operations. Ross and Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, are on patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christine Montgomery)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2020) Sailors observe the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterrey (CG 61) during a strait transit exercise on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Trent P. Hawkins)

AIR FORCE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Cody Wilton, A-10 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a demonstration over the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., Sept. 18, 2020. NAS Oceana hosted a virtual airshow broadcasted through Live Air Show TV Sept. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, takes off at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 6, 2020. The 48th Fighter Wing conducts routine training in order to enhance combat readiness and increase the tactical proficiency needed to maintain a ready force capable of ensuring the collective defense of the NATO alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

MARINE CORPS

U.S. Marines operate a Light Armored Vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., September 17.photo by Lance Cpl. William Redding/
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopte carries an M777A2 Howitzer during an artillery raid conducted by Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Sept. 25.photo by Sgt. Luke Kuennen/


COAST GUARD

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter positioned in Cordova, Alaska, October 5, 2020. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak personnel deploy to Cordova every summer in the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound. This allows crews to provide better response times and coverage to remote regions of Alaska during periods of increased maritime activity. – U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak
The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf enters the San Francisco Bay en route to their Alameda, California homeport following a three-month multi-mission patrol, Oct. 3, 2020. Bertholf is one of four Legend-class national security cutters homeported in Alameda. Photo by Pablo Fernicola.