Featured image caption: The fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conduct a replenishment- in the North Sea while participating in the NATO-led maritime vigilance activity Neptune Strike 24-2, Oct. 27, 2024, highlighting the strike group’s commitment to supporting NATO operations and collective defense of the alliance. Harry S. Truman, the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG), is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations supporting U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Shen)
Army
A Soldier trains during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 25-01 at Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2024. The training prepares service members for various environments and conditions where they are most likely to operate. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mariah Aguilar)
Navy
Sailors aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) signal to a U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle from the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, in the well deck during quarterly underway amphibious readiness training off the coast of Southern California, Oct. 26, 2024. QUART is a joint training exercise between I Marine Expeditionary Force and Expeditionary Strike Group 3 designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Philippine Marines and special operations forces coast guardsmen, and Republic of Korea special reconnaissance Marines ride combat rubber raiding craft in formation during training as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 20, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
Air Force
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform a joint flyover with the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” in Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 30, 2024. The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels kicked off the 2024 season training together in El Centro, Calif., and concluded the season with a rare joint air show at NAS Pensacola. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dakota Carter)
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark interdicts an unlawful maritime migration voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico, Oct. 26, 2024. Twenty-two migrants interdicted in this voyage were repatriated to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel, while five others were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody awaiting federal prosecution in Puerto Rico, Oct. 27, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
