Featured Image caption: U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Travis Main, a ground operations specialist with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a mounted .50 caliber machine gun during an immediate action upon contact exercise at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, April 2, 2024. Marines conducted the exercises utilizing joint light tactical vehicles to ensure rapid and effective response to enemy threats and enhance combat readiness. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez
Army
Soldiers assigned to the Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units perform during a Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 22, 2024. The event celebrated the strength, traditions and history of the Army through dramatic vignettes and musical numbers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Natalie Pantalos)
A remotely controlled robot navigates steps leading into a subterranean passage where U.S. Army Special Forces troops are training with partner forces during African Lion near Tifnit, Morocco, May 24, 2024. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability while strengthening shared defense capabilities and cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jake SeaWolf)
Navy
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2024) Sailors move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Seaman Nathaly Cruz)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 30, 2024) An Argentine navy UH-3H Sea King helicopter lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a Carrier Strike Group 10 bilateral exercise with the Argentine navy while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 30, 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 Max Biesecker)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Pullman, left, and Cpl. Ryan Roberts, right, execute a close-quarters combat drill during Warrior Shield 24 at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, Pocheon, South Korea, March 6, 2024. Warrior Shield 24 is an annual joint, combined exercise held on the Korean Peninsula that seeks to strengthen the combined defensive capabilities of ROK and U.S. forces. This routine, regularly scheduled, field training exercise provides the ROK and U.S. Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capabilities of the ROK-U.S. Alliance. Pullman, a native of South Carolina, and Roberts, a native of Pennsylvania, are mortarmen with 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales
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)
Air Force
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II performs at the Air and Sea Air Show in the skies above Miami Beach, Fla., May 25, 2024. The F-35A is a versatile, high-performance fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus)
A 182nd Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules and a 126th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker fly a formation on approach over the 183rd Wing in Springfield, Ill., May 1, 2024. The three wings make up the Illinois Air National Guard, whose mission is to respond to the governor of Illinois for state emergencies or the call of the president in times of crisis. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Lane)
Coast Guard
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescues 1 child and 7 adults after their 28-foot boat capsized 36 miles west of Boca Grande, Florida, June 1, 2024. The aircrew hoisted each individual from the water and transported them to emergency medical services at Venice Municipal Airport. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) patrols off the coast of Haiti, April 13, 2024, during a deployment to the Windward Passage. The crew of Seneca completed a 58-day patrol in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits to deter illegal migration while supporting Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS). (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
