Featured Image:Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 23, 2024. This was the 76th anniversary of Flags In where over 1,500 service members placed more than 260,000 flags at every gravesite and niche column at Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser) Read more about Flags In here
Army
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division rucks to an assembly area as a part of a joint forcible entry during Swift Response 24 at Luna, Romania, May 13, 2024. Swift Response 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender 24, the Alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War, and demonstrates the United States’ ability to rapidly deploy forces to Europe to defend America’s security interests and NATO territory. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ashley Xie)
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
NEW YORK (May 22, 2024) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits New York Harbor during the Parade of Ships, May 22, 2024. Fleet Week New York is a time-honored sea service celebration that allows citizens of New York City and the surrounding tri-state region to witness today’s maritime capabilities first-hand. The 2024 celebration will host nearly 3,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) 2nd Class Zachary Dahl, from Pleasant Hill, Oregon, clears the landing area as an EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches off the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the north Pacific Ocean, May 22, 2024. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. 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 Keyly Santizo)
Marine Corps
SULU SEA (May 22, 2024) A U.S. Marine from Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps off the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during a swim call in the Sulu Sea, May 22, 2024. Harpers Ferry and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)
U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, at a simulated landing helicopter dock pad during a raid exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 24, 2024. The LHD pad is a landing zone that matches the flight deck dimensions of a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship, allowing pilots to simulate landing on a ship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
Air Force
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Kendrix, 374th Security Forces Squadron working dog handler holds a K-9 demonstration with MWD Mmina during the 2024 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2024. Visitors were able to witness the demonstration and many of Yokota AB’s airlift missions in action including a static line jump collaboration with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force special operations members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)
An F-22 Raptor receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Checkered Flag at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 14, 2024. Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the Defense Department’s largest air-to-air exercises and is designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)
Coast Guard
PORTLAND, Maine – Coast Guard Cutter Eagle sails near the Portland Head Light on her way into Portland, Maine, on August 4, 2017. The arrival into Portland coincided with the Coast Guard’s 227th birthday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas delivered the keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy during the 143rd Commencement Exercises May 22, 2024. The Coast Guard Academy commissioned 225 new officers. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon)
