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Photos of the Week

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, load ammunition into the 30mm cannon of an M1265A1 Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense Stryker during a live-fire exercise of Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 14, 2026. The exercise tested new technology and capabilities to defeat unmanned aerial systems. From April 27 to May 31, 2026, U.S. and Allied forces will conduct Project Flytrap as part of a series of linked exercises, including Sword 26, Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, which transform experimentation into capability. During Project Flytrap, Soldiers integrate counter-unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor)

Army

U.S. Army Pfc. Jimmy Ou, an infantryman gunner, with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, engages targets with an M240B machine gun during a live-fire situational training exercise at Vuosanka Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2026. From April 27 to May 31, 2026 U.S. and Allied forces will exercise NATO’s Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative, demonstrating NATO’s ability to fight and win on the modern battlefield. Nearly 15,000 troops from eleven nations will train across the High North, Baltic region, and Poland, executing rapid maneuvers, air defense, counter-drone operations, and cyber defense to validate NATO’s regional defense plans in real time. This series of linked exercises, including Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response, turns investment into capability. Soldiers integrate unmanned systems, AI-enabled command and control, and live data networks to move faster, decide faster, and fight more effectively across all domains. Sword 26 demonstrates how U.S. Army Europe and Africa drives transformation at scale while strengthening deterrence. Together with our Allies, we are building a unified, lethal force ready to defend NATO territory and respond to any threat. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Addison Shinn)

Navy

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class Omar Mora, assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), meets his newborn child for the first time on the pier at Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. Before returning to Norfolk after 326 days, the Gerald R. Ford crew conducted 23 replenishments-at-sea, sailed over 57,713 nautical miles, and safely transferred 14 million gallons of fuel. Embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 logged more than 5,760 flight hours and 12,200 flight launches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sophie Pinkham)

Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Kearly, a force fitness instructor trainer with Training Command, leads warm-up exercises with students from Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Department of War Education Activity schools prior to conducting the Presidential Fitness Test at Butler Stadium on MCB Quantico, Virginia, May 12, 2026. The Presidential Fitness Test consists of three fitness components that are designed to strengthen health, physical fitness, resilience, and establish lifelong healthy habits. The PFT also recognizes multiple levels of achievements, including the Presidential Fitness Award, National Fitness Award, Completion recognition and improvement.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Braydon Rogers)

Air Force

Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ (WMEC 910) Over-The-Horizon (OTH) small boat crew makes way to conduct a boarding of a vessel suspected of illegally transporting aliens in the Caribbean Sea, March 27, 2026. The crew of Thetis and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircrew interdicted an unlawful migration voyage vessel transporting 54 Haitians and six Dominican Republic nationals in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico, March 27, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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