Featured image caption: An M1A2 Abrams assigned to 1st Armored Division, fires during a live-fire exercise at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2024. The unit is participating in a deployment readiness exercise in support of Operation Pacific Fortitude,… (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Dariel J. Cortes De Jesus)
Army
A U.S. Army Paratrooper descends to drop zone using his MC-6 Parachute during Leapfest 2024 at Glenrock Drop Zone, Exeter, Rhode Island, August 3, 2024. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event… ( U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner)
Navy
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Frank J. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) transit the Singapore Strait, Aug. 15, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, 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 Joey Sitter)
Marine Corps
Marine Lance Cpl. James Hackworth, a rifleman with Marine Barracks Washington, fires at a target during advanced marksmanship training at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The purpose of this live-fire training was to build joint-based camaraderie with the United States Army and enhance lethality. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna
Air Force
Harry, a military working dog, waits for his handler’s command at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Aug. 14, 2024. All MWDs complete an obedience training course at least twice a week, while also performing multiple drug detection scenarios to maintain their proficiencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saisha Cornett)
Coast Guard
The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) tow a disabled 22-foot fiberglass boat with six fishermen in good condition aboard about 11 nautical miles off Satawal, Federated States of Micronesia, on Aug. 18, 2024. The vessel, which had been adrift after experiencing engine failure, was towed to Satawal Atoll by the Oliver Henry. The Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) Guam watch received a distress alert from a 406MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) registered in the United States at approximately 9 a.m. local time on Aug. 17. The beacon, lent out by a Yap-based owner to outer island fishermen, was activated, signaling potential distress about 27 nautical miles north northeast of Satawal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryder Nollan)
