Featured Image caption; U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Roblero, a Georgetown, Delaware native and field artillery cannoneer with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, fires an M777 towed 155mm howitzer during Service Level Training Exercise (SLTE) 5-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 18, 2024. The purpose of SLTE 5-24 is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grace Stover
Army
A U.S. Army flight engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th General Support Aviation Brigade, flies in a CH-47 Chinook during military freefall training over Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific… (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)
U.S. Army Sgt. Maksym Miles, 16th Sustainment Brigade, pulls security during a patrol during battle drills for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Squad Competition on Camp Aachen, Grafenwoehr, Germany, on July 10, 2024. Day three of the… (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Signor)
Navy
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (July 23, 2024) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the San Diego Bay, as seen from Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, Calif., July 23, 2024. Ronald Reagan and crew are in the process of completing a homeport change, with USS George Washington (CVN 73) replacing the carrier as the forward-deployed U.S. Naval Forces Japan aircraft carrier at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Keenan Daniels)
Sailors conduct flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship participates in the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 July 20. 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 3rd Class Nathan Jordan)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, receive coordinates for a new checkpoint during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024. CERTEX 24.3 is a training exercise designed to assess, evaluate, and certify 5th ANGLICO’s ability to coordinate fires and effects, integrate with ally and partner forces, and operate independently in dynamic and challenging environments. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez
Marine Cpl. Ismael Hinojosa with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, post security with an M240B medium machine gun during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024. CERTEX 24.3 is a training exercise designed to assess, evaluate, and certify 5th ANGLICO’s ability to coordinate fires and effects, integrate with ally and partner forces, and operate independently in dynamic and challenging environments. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez
Air Force
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, participates in a flyover at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 24, 2024. FIA is an opportunity for the U.S. military to come together with U.K. and NATO allies and partners to display the dynamic capabilities of various aircraft and highlight collective readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)
Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 21, 2024. The team performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelimar Rivera Rosado)
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Deitrick signals a Brazilian navy Westland Super Lynx Mk-21A crew to land onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) while at sea in the Southern Atlantic Ocean May 15, 2024. Deitrick signaled the helicopter to take off to the port side of James as part of a training exercise. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Kaczmarek)
Coast Guard Cutter Stone steams in the Atlantic Ocean at sunset, July 1, 2024. Stone is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of operations in support of maritime stability and security in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Academy Cadet Jack Steel)
