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Photos of the Week

Photos of the Week

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly in formation during a practice demonstration at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 28, 2025. The Thunderbirds performed flying formations to symbolize the precision and training of the Air Force pilots, in addition to the versatility of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devyn Taylor)

Army

U.S. Army Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct their final assessment on live-fire week, which includes the firing of live rounds and explosives while moving as a unit during Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 25-05 on Fort Polk, Louisiana, March 23, 2025. JRTC and Fort Johnson is where units go to train and test their combat readiness, by conducting large scale operations on a decision action battlefield against near-peer threats with multi-domain capabilities in order to increase unit readiness and support globally deployable missions. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Dominick Smith)

Navy

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jaquan Morgan, from New York, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) launches an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 on the flight deck while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 12, 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 3rd Class Darian Lord)

Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Ashby, a low altitude air defense gunner assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Michigan, sights in with a fire control sight system attached to an M16 rifle during a counter-unmanned aircraft system drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean July 20, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)

Air Force

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in front of the new OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 3, 2025. The OA-1K Skyraider II takes its name from the A-1 Skyraider, which Buice flew in Vietnam from June 1967-July 1968 before being shot down, forcing him to medically retire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)

Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cutter James law enforcement officers boarded a low profile suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2025. The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million in Port Everglades, April 9, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)