Fireworks explode behind a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Celebrate America at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 4, 2024. Celebrate America is an annual event providing military members and their families the opportunity to enjoy games, food and live bands before culminating in fireworks display over the Yokota AB airfield to celebrate Independence Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Sgt. Stout M-SHORAD (Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense) Stryker combat vehicle at the National Museum of the U.S. Army, Fort Belvoir, Va., June 15, 2024. The M-SHORAD uses the M-1126 Stryker combat vehicle as its chassis. The M-SHORAD’s… (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann) Read more about the Sgt. Stout M_SHORAD system HERE
The first few days in “the box” have wrapped up for our troops at the Joint Readiness Training Center, during which they completed blank and live fire training exercises that put their skills to the test while bringing Soldiers from across the United States and Canada together to work as cohesive teams. The units now are moving into the simulated force-on-force maneuvers while utilizing MILES (multiple integrated laser engagement system) on everything from personal weapons to all varieties of vehicles. (32nd IBCT Photo by Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman / released) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Kati Volkman)
Navy
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), June 18, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway 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 Seaman Aaron Haro Gonzalez)
SAN DIEGO (June 14, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), left, renders honors as USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) transits out of San Diego Bay to participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)
Marine Corps
A U.S. Marine with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, posts security for a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2024. The training was conducted to rehearse insertion of a reconnaissance and surveillance team into a limited opening insertion point. 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 Cpl. Osmar Gutierrez
U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious landing after waterborne operations at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2024. Harpers Ferry and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)
Air Force
A B-2 Spirit makes a low pass flyover as part of the Warriors over the Wasatch airshow at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 29, 2024. The 2024 Warriors over the Wasatch airshow was centered around the “Breaking Barriers Together” theme, celebrating the relationship between Hill AFB and the local community. The B-2, the predecessor to the new B-21 Raider, has been the U.S. Air Force’s premiere stealth bomber for more than 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers)Senior Airman Alexandra Banke, a crew chief with the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, prepares to taxi an F-35A Lightning II in South Burlington, Vt., July 1, 2024. The VTANG flew in support of Vermont’s Canadian neighbors to the north during their annual Canada Day celebrations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)
Coast Guard
A 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Freeport, surveys a capsized vessel near Galveston, Texas, July 4, 2024. After the crew rescued the people in the water, they transported them to the Galveston Bait Shop. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Station Galveston)
A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted a 35-year-old woman, who became stranded after falling off the rocks and sustaining and ankle injury on Tórtolos Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico, July 4, 2024. The woman was transported to the local airport in Culebra, where awaiting emergency medical personnel received and transported her to a local medical facility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
