The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter, transits the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa. During its deployment, Bear’s teams strengthened the Coast Guard’s partnership with Cabo Verde and trained in countering illicit maritime activity, including counter-narcotics and illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Ensign Connor Brown)
ARMY
A Washington Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter gathers water in a bucket to help battle a wildfire near Bonney Lake, Wash., Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo by U.S. Army)A trainee completes their qualifying jump during Jump Week at U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Fort Benning Public Affairs)
NAVY
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2020) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 from the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) conducts a part transfer during exercise Keen Sword 21 aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Keen Sword is an example of the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for more than 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Molly M. Crawford)CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 3, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) fires the the close-in weapons system during a pre-action aim calibration fire exercise, Nov. 3, 2020. William P. Lawrence 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 3rd Class Maria G. Llanos)
AIR FORCE
A B-1B Lancer lands after completing a training mission during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 3, 2020. The BTF deployment enables Airmen to gain experience and become efficient in deployment and execution processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles and an E-3 Sentry aircraft assigned to the 18th Wing fly in formation after participating in exercise WestPac Rumrunner, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 16, 2020. WestPac Rumrunner integrates a variety of skills into one training scenario and tests Air Force interoperability with other services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel E. Fernandez)
MARINE CORPS
U.S. Marines fire M9 pistols during a qualification range as part of Marine Expeditionary Force 21.1 on Fort Drum, N.Y., Nov. 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Jenkins/A U.S. Navy corpsman sets into a defensive position in support of the Battalion Distributed Operations Course during Service Level Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 28. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Carpanzano/
COAST GUARD
MANTA, Ecuador (Nov. 4, 2020) Naval ships from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and the United States conduct naval formations during a training exercise for UNITAS LXI in Ecuador, Nov. 4, 2020. The exercise was done to test interoperability and communication between the partner nations. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running, annual exercise and brings together multinational forces from 9 countries to include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses in strengthening the existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise during multinational training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Damage Controlman Fireman Isaiah Libunao)The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) conducting a helicopterin-flight refueling evolution with a MH-65 assigned to HelicopterInterdiction Tactical Squadron during flight operations off the coast of St.Augustine, FL, Sep. 26, 2020. ( U.
S. Coast Guard photo)
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