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Photos of the Week

Photos of the Week

U.S. Soldiers with the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a safety brief before breach training at Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia, April 25, 2025. Exercise African Lion 2025 (AL25) enhances soldier readiness in breaching operations and overcoming battlefield obstacles. AL25, set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 40 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops, to conduct realistic, dynamic, and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, on behalf of U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise enhances our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Rodriguez)

Army

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Timothy Witts, a crew chief with 1st Battalion, 150th Assault Helicopter Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, uses the Bambi Bucket system to extinguish flames from a UH-60M Black Hawk in Ocean County, New Jersey, April 28, 2025. New Jersey National Guard Soldiers, Airmen, and state civil servants have responded to requests to support ongoing efforts to contain the 15,000-acre wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Schwenk)

Navy

Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) arrives at the mouth of San Diego Bay, April 22, 2025. Cape St. George, previously based at Everett, Wash., completed her homeport change to Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders)

Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with the Pacific region’s shooting team engage targets as a part of the Infantry Team Trophy Match during the Marine Corps Championships hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 17, 2025. This competition brings together the top shooters from regional marksmanship events to test their precision rifle, action rifle, action pistol, and multi-gun action shooting skills. It continues the legacy of the Marine Corps Shooting Team, which has upheld marksmanship excellence since the early 1900s and reinforces the Corps’ commitment to marksmanship as a core warfighting skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Barker)

Air Force

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Brummer, 480th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, prepares for takeoff during exercise Turbo Weasel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 14, 2025. The exercise sharpens warfighting capabilities through simulated high-density air combat, enabling aircrew to operate effectively in complex operational environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Demi M. Ebert)

Coast Guard

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) offload bales of illegal drugs at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, May 2, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crews of USCGC Diligence (WMEC-616) and HNLMS Groningen (P843) with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)