Happy 249th Marines!
Army
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater/Dive Rescue Team conducted hoist rescue training on Oct. 31, 2024, with the UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters. Together, the Idaho… (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Navy
U.S. Navy Sailors with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Basilone (DDG 122) pose for a group photo aboard the USS New Jersey (BB 62) in Camden, New Jersey, Nov. 6, 2024. John Basilone will be commissioned in New York City on Nov. 9. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez)
Editors note: The USS John Basilone DDG 122, a flight IIA Burke destroyer commissioned on Saturday in New York City. The Basilone is the last of the flight IIA Burkes.
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Sgt. Lance Steiner, a rifleman with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), participates in a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 30, 2024. The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 24th MEU (SOC) is supporting U.S., Allied and partner interests in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to promote regional stability and deterring aggression. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen
Air Force
An F-15 Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., approaches the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a flight over North Carolina, Oct. 31, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)
Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) maneuvers off the coast of Nome, Alaska, following the completion of the first phase of their Fall 2024 deployment, Oct. 25, 2024. Healy’s crew supported an embarked science team during the first phase and conducted the Alaskan Arctic Coast Port Access Route Study (AACPARS) and opportunistic mapping, which included bathymetric mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.