Featured Image: An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17. 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 3rd Class Darian Lord)
Army
U.S. Army Pvt. Alexis Iburtide, assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires the M777A2 howitzer during a Table XII fire support and field artillery certification at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, March 5, 2025. In the platoon-level certification, Soldiers trained to destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires and enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)
Navy
Quartermaster 3rd Class Edward Wheeling stands watch on the bridge-wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during Multinational Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025, in the Bali Sea, Feb. 16, 2025. Hosted by the Indonesian Navy, MNEK 2025 is an international, joint exercise taking place in the vicinity of Bali, Indonesia, emphasizing multilateral maritime cooperation and disaster response protocols. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, test for contaminants while performing a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense drill during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 4, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)
Air Force
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle performs a flare check over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 9, 2025. The F-15E is deployed within the CENTCOM AOR to help defend U.S. interests, promote regional security and deter aggression in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Willis)
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance, homeported in Pensacola, Florida, departs Galveston to patrol the Gulf of America. The Reliance is the first of the Coast Guard’s sixteen 210-foot ‘Reliance’ class medium endurance cutters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad)
