Featured Image caption: A tomb guard from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) walks the mat in the rain at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 11, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)
Army
U.S. military servicemembers attending the Basic Airborne Course (BAC), train during tower week at Fort Moore, Ga., Dec. 5, 2024. The three-week BAC at Fort Moore includes ground week, tower week, and jump week, where candidates test their skills to become airborne Soldiers and servicemembers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Thornburgh)
Navy
Aircraft assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced) operate with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 22, 2024. Wasp is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)- 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region, including in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, to continue promoting regional stability and deterring aggression. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ruben Reed)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Adams, left, a watch commander with the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Installations West, and Pfc. Britney Moyeda, hug on graduation day at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. October 25, 2024. Adams recruited Moyeda out of Houston, Texas and surprised her on graduation day after he ended his tour as a recruiter. After beating cancer, Moyeda chose to become a Marine, spending over a year waiting to be medically cleared to enter the delayed entry program. (Courtesy photo by the Moyeda family)
Air Force
An F-22 Raptor with the Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs a flyover and air demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 13, 2024. These events aim to cultivate warrior ethos and a future-focused mindset and supplement existing character, leadership and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Station Maui’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew conduct search patterns by water during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) near Kapalua, Maui, Oct. 24, 2019. The training brought a wide range of services together including the Coast Guard, Maui County Fire Department, Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, American Medical Response, and Maui County Police Department. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Connor/Released)
