Featured image caption: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jossue Garcia, assigned to air department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), stands arresting gear officer watch on the flight deck, Sept. 16, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities during its basic phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tajh Payne)
Army
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade suppress enemy forces with a M240B machine gun during Saber Junction 24 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 12, 2024. (Sgt. Jose Lora)
Navy
Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jonathan Salazar and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Charles Reece manually fire the Mark 38 Mod 3 25 mm machine gun system during a pre-action calibration firing exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 10, 2024. Bulkeley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Macklin)
Marine Corps
Marines with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) conduct rigid-hull inflatable boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 22, 2024. The 24th MEU (SOC) is conducting operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa area of operations, improving interoperability while demonstrating the combat power and flexibility of the Navy-Marine Corps team. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy
Air Force
A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, Sept 18, 2024. Flight testing includes ground testing, taxiing and flying operations allowing the B-21 to be the backbone of the service’s future bomber force, and will possess the range, access and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk. (Courtesy photo)
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point crew and three men from 25-foot fishing vessel Ichiban stand beside the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Sept. 19. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu received notification from Honolulu Fire Department that the Ichiban, was taking on water nine miles offshore of Honolulu Harbor. Photo by: PA3 Jennifer Nilson
