Happy Birthday Squids. You don’t look a day over 230. . .
Army
A U.S. Army M1265A1 Stryker Alpha Battery, 6th battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at the ammunition point to receive ammunition before the Table IV iteration, as part of a crew qualification gunnery, at Dalton Mountain Multi-Use Range… (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman)
Navy
An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Fist of the Fleet” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Holloway)
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Parcell, a V-22 tiltrotor crew chief assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Luzon Strait, Oct. 8, 2024. The U.S. Department of Defense is supporting the Republic of the Philippines at the request of the Government of the Philippines providing foreign disaster relief in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon (Julian).
Air Force
Second Lt. Madison Marsh, Miss America 2024, dons a bite sleeve during a K-9 training event Oct. 8, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 341st Training Squadron represents the heart of the Department of Defense military working dog program, training over 600 handlers and nearly 300 canines annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)
Coast Guard
Coast Guard returns 58 migrants to Dominican Republic following at-sea interdiction near Puerto Rico
The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle interdicts an unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters east of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2024. The migrants were all repatriated at-sea to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel just off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
