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Photos of the Week

Photos of the Week

U.S. Army Spc. Matthew C. Skalisky, patrol explosive detector dog handler, and Beza, a military working dog, both assigned to the 525th Military Working Dog Detachment (Vicenza), 18th Military Police Brigade, complete an explosive detection training lane at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 6, 2025. The Canine Holistic Health and Fitness Program mirrors the Soldier H2F model, promoting total health and readiness for the Army’s canine teams. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Westendorf)

Most of the Services have their Best of photo arrays up this week. Some of the dates will look wonky to long time readers of this post, as the images are typically recent ones. Rest assured, none of the images are ones you have seen in this space previously. (At least I hope so. . .)

Army

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scottie Geil, assigned to Abel Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, throws a molotov cocktail during a joint training exercise hosted by Estonian soldiers near Camp Tapa, Estonia, Feb. 19th, 2025, for British and U.S. Soldiers. Exchanging tactical practices allows U.S. Army forces to enhance their readiness and reassures our NATO allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to NATO and its partners in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathan Arellano Tlaczani)

Navy

 A family member waves to Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) as the ship departs Naval Station Mayport for a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Higgins)

Marine Corps

U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated resupply with supplies from an autonomous low-profile vessel to during unmanned surface vessel training operations as part of MEU Exercise at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan on Dec. 2, 2025. The ALPV has the ability to deliver multiple variations of supplies and equipment through contested maritime terrain. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alora Finigan)

Air Force

Senior Airman Kimbree Rush, 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, comforts a MWD on board an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter above Tucson, Ariz., June 3, 2025. Rush spent 20 minutes in the air with her MWD flying above Tucson to become comfortable on board the helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jaden Kidd)

Coast Guard

A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescues two individuals after they jumped from the barge, Charlotte Bridge, while it was being towed into San Juan Harbor by the tugboat, Southern Dawn, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 29, 2025. The Coast Guard crew escorted the tugboat and barge safely to their berth. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)