An F-22 Raptor performs an aerial demonstration at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., for the 2025 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course, March 1, 2025. The Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course is an annual event where military and civilian pilots train together to fly in formations to showcase both modern and vintage military aircraft. These flights are often performed at airshows across the country to honor U.S. military aviation history and service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Cobin)
Army
U.S. Army Cavalry Scouts Pvt. Ronaldino Amisial, below, and Spc. Jesse Picket, above, assigned to 3rd Brigade, 67th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, stay ready to conduct military training missions with an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland, February 25, 2025. 1st Armored Division, one of V Corps’ warfighting elements on NATO’s eastern flank, leverages the credibility of the U.S. Army’s ready combat formations to deter aggression in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devin Klecan)
Navy
Capt. Ethan Rule, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), observes an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 take off from the ship’s flight deck in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 2025. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeadan Andre)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps recruits with 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, carry out dynamic warm-ups before a pugil sticks training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Feb. 25, 2025. Recruits learned Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques that instill basic self-defense to build a warrior ethos and Esprit de Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah M. Grawcock)
Air Force
Maj. Isaiah Alley, 309th Fighter Squadron director of operations, is greeted with a celebratory spray of water from his daughter and niece, Feb. 19, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. As an instructor pilot with the 56th Fighter Wing, Alley played a key role in its mission to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat-ready Airmen. Surrounded by loved ones, he embraced the moment, marking the end of his active-duty service while looking ahead to his next journey in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Belinda Guachun-Chichay)
Coast Guard
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) stand for a photo while the cutter is hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. Polar Star is conducting ice-breaking operations in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)
