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Photos of the Week

Photos of the Week

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers and allied fighter jets fly in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air forces’ ability to operate together anywhere, anytime. (Courtesy photo)

Army

U.S. Army pilots assigned to 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division fly an AH-64 Apache during Ulchi Freedom Shield on Deju Island, South Korea, Aug. 21, 2025. Their flight supports joint readiness and strengthens interoperability between U.S. and ROK forces during the large-scale training exercise. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kalisber Ortega)

Navy

 The Aurora Borealis appears in the night sky over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship transits the North Pacific Ocean during exercise Northern Edge 2025 (NE25), Aug. 18. NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Campbell)

Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra

Air Force

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, has his picture taken with Senior Airman Rachel McKinney, 509th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician, during the Chiefs’ training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 13, 2025. The Chiefs hosted U.S. service members and veterans on the last day of training camp to honor and recognize them for their sacrifice and contributions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)

Coast Guard

A boat crew comprising Samoan Police Maritime Wing officers, a U.S. Coast Guard Mobile Training Team member, and Operation Ika Moana participants conducts training offshore Apia, Samoa, Aug. 12, 2025. During Operation Ika Moana, participants from Tuvalu, Kiribati, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Cook Islands joined together to conduct coordinated patrols, surveillance, joint exercises and crew exchanges. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Space Force

X-37B Mission 8 launches from Kennedy Space Center pad 39A, Fla., Aug. 21, 2025. The X-37B is a dynamic and responsive spacecraft responsible for conducting a range of tests and experiments that expedite the development of critical next-generation technologies and operational concepts for reusable space capabilities. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX)