Featured Image: TOKYO BAY, Japan (May 10, 2024) Sailors stand in formation to form Japanese hiragana characters spelling “dewa mata,” which translates to “see you again,” on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Tokyo Inlet, May 10. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer).
Army
Charlie Company “DUSTOFF”, 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division prepare and take off for a night flight on May 12, 2024. DUSTOFF utilizes the HH-60M to conduct medical evacuations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vincent Levelev)
The 29th Infantry Division organized a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System live-fire with 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment May 10, 2024, as part of DEFENDER 24 in Ustka, Poland. Multiple elements of the 29th Infantry Division are mobilized across Europe as part of the joint, multinational exercise focused on the strategic deployment of U.S. forces and honing interoperability with NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chad Menegay)
Navy
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, May 14, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine MV-22B Ospreys and a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) fly over the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, May 10, 2024. VMM-261 and the KC-130J Detachment, “Bronco” flew to Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania while conducting training. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua Durant
U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a dry-fire rehearsal in preparation for a counter landing live-fire exercise at La Paz Sand Dunes, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, May 4, 2024. Balikatan 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 Cpl. Eric Huynh)
Air Force
Margaret Snider and her children wait to reunite with her husband, U.S. Air Force Maj. Tyson Snider, 494th Fighter Squadron pilot, at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, May 10, 2024. The 494th FS returned from a seven-month deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, where they provided crucial support to operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Nicole S.N. Finona)
An F-15E Strike Eagle with the 4th Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing to be refueled over the skies of North Carolina, May 7, 2024. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions with an array of avionics and electronics systems that give it the capability to fight at low altitudes, day or night, and in all weather. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ivy Thomas)
Coast Guard
A photo of the area where the barge Lance Corporal allided with the Sea Wolf Parkway Bridge in Galveston, Texas, May 15, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state, and federal agencies in response to the Sea Wolf Parkway Bridge allision.
The crew of Coast Guard cutter Walnut repatriated 26 migrants to Cuba, Friday, following an unlawful migrant venture near the Florida Keys.
