U.S. Air Force Capt. Ethan Smith, Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, signals to his ground crew during ground show performance at the Avalon Australian International Airshow, Australia, March 28, 2025. The U.S. is committed to strengthening alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, and Avalon 25 provides a key opportunity to enhance interoperability and military cooperation with Australia and regional partners to promote security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Reft)
Army
Army ranger students provide security after exfiltrating out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to conduct an air assault at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Ga., March 27, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner)
Navy
A pilot trains in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Patuxent River, Md. Tactical pilots from the Marine Corps and Air Force conducted the first-ever joint training exercise flying simulated combat missions together in F-35 and F-22 fifth-generation fighter jets in the JSE on March 24-27, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Terri Thomas)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy J. Brockup Jr., a rifleman, marksmanship coach, and first-person-view attack drone operator with Weapons Training Battalion flies a Skydio X2D drone during a demonstration range at WTBn on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 7, 2025. The Marine Corps Attack Drone Team utilized the Skydio X2D drone as a reconnaissance drone on the range to showcase the drone’s capabilities on the battlefield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)
Air Force
A student from Tinker K-8 tries on a 6th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance device helmet during a Contingency and Readiness Education Simulation at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 3, 2025. The Military and Family Readiness Center organized the event to help children understand what their parents might experience before and during a deployment. As part of the kid-friendly activities, several squadrons from around base demonstrated what they do each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alicia Campbell)
Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew transit the San Francisco Bay upon returning to the United States following their 128-day deployment to Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze 2025, March 30, 2025. Polar Star’s crew completed their 28th voyage to Antarctica in support of the joint military service mission to resupply and maintain the United States Antarctic Stations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Pablo Fernicola.
