Featured Photo caption: U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dustin Miles, a rifleman with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conducts a patrol during Jungle Warfare Training, Tully, Australia, April 15, 2019. Jungle warfare training is conducted to condition service members to thrive in hectic tropic environments and gives them the opportunity to prepare for arduous jungle warfare scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)
Army
An Abrams tank fires on a simulated enemy position on Red Cloud Range at Fort Moore, Ga., April 27, 2024, during Operation Thunderstrike, a live fire demonstration featuring tanks, Strykers, mortars, drones, and Bradleys. Operation Thunderstrike, the kick off to Armor Week 2024, is the first in a series of spectator events during the Sullivan Cup, an armor competition that will determine the best Abrams tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle crews in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)
A military body bearer team carries an urn with the cremated remains of Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last living Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, down the steps of the U.S. Capitol, April 29, 2024. The U.S. Army veteran passed away April 8, 2024, at the age of 97. (U.S. Army photo by Bernardo Fuller)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 2, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 2, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)
NAVAL BASE GUAM (April 23, 2024) U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force EOD conduct diving operations as part of a 2-week bilateral engagement focused on operational interchangeability at Naval Base Guam, April 23, 2024. Task Force-75 executes command and control of assigned Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. They plan and execute naval construction, expeditionary logistics, explosive ordnance disposal, maritime expeditionary security, and exploitation in support of Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet for crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and major combat operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Ivan Skvaril)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, offload a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, during a key terrain security mission as part of Exercise Balikatan 24 on Balabac Island, Philippines, April 26, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)
U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, run toward cover during a counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 16, 2024. 2nd LAAD Battalion conducted a dynamic, tactical scenario-driven counter-UAS aerial-gunnery range in which Marines had to shoot, maneuver, and communicate while directly engaging UAS aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
Air Force
An HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 71st Rescue Squadron sits on the flightline during exercise Ready Tiger 24-1 at Savannah Air National Guard Base in Savannah, Ga., April 16, 2024. The 71st RQS provided airlift and combat search and rescue capabilities for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli)
After a six-month deployment, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Stephen Peters reunites with his dog, Adele, at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, April 30, 2024. Peters was serving as deputy command chaplain for U.S. Air Force Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Back at home, Adele continued her duties as the morale support dog at the Iowa ANG’s 185th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot)
Coast Guard
Crews from the USCGC Active (WMEC 618) and Mexican SEMAR conduct a personnel transfer while Active patrols the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Apr. 24, 2024. Active regularly patrols the waters off southern Mexico and Central America, working with partner nations to combat transnational organized crime in the Western Hemisphere, specifically the smuggling of narcotics. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brenton Kludt.
The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) patrol the Northern Mariana Islands on April 23, 2024. They also responded to a call for help from those on Pagan. The crew provided crucial assistance to two individuals who had been living on the islands without reliable communication for three months and limited supplies, transporting one to Saipan. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Ray Cerrato)
