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AV-8B Harrier II's sit on the flight deck aboard the

AV-8B Harrier II's sit on the flight deck aboard the

AV-8B Harrier II's sit on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ... More

A coalition security force member uses his weapon optic

A coalition security force member uses his weapon optic

A coalition security force member uses his weapon optic to scan for enemy during an operation that resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2... More

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The sun sets over the USS Green Bay (LPD-20) at White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2016. U.S. Marines of the 31st MEU are currently embarked on shi... More

Maria Kanellis, a Diva from World Wrestling Entertainment,

Maria Kanellis, a Diva from World Wrestling Entertainment,

Maria Kanellis, a Diva from World Wrestling Entertainment, hands out WWE T-shirts to Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, at Forward Ope... More

An Afghan coalition security force member searches

An Afghan coalition security force member searches

An Afghan coalition security force member searches a home in Khost district, Khost province, Feb 15, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a high-profile attack facilitator that was associated with both Tali... More

An Afghan civilian smiles for a photograph while interacting

An Afghan civilian smiles for a photograph while interacting

An Afghan civilian smiles for a photograph while interacting with U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment and Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan aboard Patr... More

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, March 29, 2013, Afghan and coalition security force members provide security on a mountain ridge line. The operation led to the arrest of a Tali... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that led to the arrest of a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilita... More

Maintenance personnel conduct post-flight maintenance

Maintenance personnel conduct post-flight maintenance

Maintenance personnel conduct post-flight maintenance checks at night after flight quarters on an MH-60S Seahawk aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibi... More

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party airmen prepare to enter a building during a raid scenario at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Stri... More

The Moving Wall is available to the public at all hours

The Moving Wall is available to the public at all hours

The Moving Wall is available to the public at all hours with the help of solar lights while displayed on Sackets Harbor Battlefield, August 24, in Sackets Harbor, New York. Volunteers from the Association of th... More

An Afghan and coalition security force await departure

An Afghan and coalition security force await departure

An Afghan and coalition security force await departure for a mission in Zurmat dstrict, Paktiya province, Feb. 9, 2013. The mission resulted in the arrest of a Taliban leader that executed improvised explosive ... More

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night during an operation in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, April 2, 2013. The operation resulted in the detainment of a Taliban leader and several other ... More

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa tour the flight deck of the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean, Nov. 12, 2015. The Allied Maritime Basing Initi... More

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible ... More

181223-N-UP035-0033 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec.23, 2018)

181223-N-UP035-0033 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec.23, 2018)

181223-N-UP035-0033 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec.23, 2018) Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Edmond Nazareno checks a gyro repeater compass while standing watch aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LH... More

Chief Chaplain of the Army National Guard, Brig. Gen.

Chief Chaplain of the Army National Guard, Brig. Gen.

Chief Chaplain of the Army National Guard, Brig. Gen. Kenneth "Ed" Brandt, stands with Lt. Col. Terry Partin, command chaplain of the 184th Sustainment Command, during a visit to the 1st Theater Sustainment Com... More

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Viper Company, 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), displays a Christmas decoration bef... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that led to the arrest of a Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilita... More

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, 184th Sustainment

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, 184th Sustainment

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, 184th Sustainment Command, Lt. Gen. Charles N. Pede, the judge advocate general of the U.S. Army, Command Sgt. Maj. Osvaldo Martinez Jr., TJAG senior enlisted advisor, and ... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible for the a... More

Maj. Gen. Terrence "Terry" McKenrick, commanding general

Maj. Gen. Terrence "Terry" McKenrick, commanding general

Maj. Gen. Terrence "Terry" McKenrick, commanding general of First Army Division East, Brig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, commanding general of the 184th Sustainment Command, and Col. Millard "Guy" Reedy, 184th Sustai... More

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Sgt. Dylan Grace, 371st Sustainment

171208-A-RW053-006 Sgt. Dylan Grace, 371st Sustainment

171208-A-RW053-006 Sgt. Dylan Grace, 371st Sustainment Brigade, interviews for the film documentary, “The World’s Most Dangerous Paper Route”, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait December 8, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. ... More

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate thru Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province during an operation, March 29, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that is believed to b... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible for the a... More

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during an operation that resulted in the arrest of a Haqqani facilitator in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, April 1, 2013. The facilitator procured and transporte... More

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment waits for a mission at Geronimo Landing Zone during Joint Readiness Training Center - Decisive Action, Oct. 18, 2012. The exercise i... More

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., sits under a star filled sky after completing a variety of night-flying missions, Aug. 13, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard base, Fort Wayn... More

Travis Morin, a center for the American Hockey League’s

Travis Morin, a center for the American Hockey League’s

Travis Morin, a center for the American Hockey League’s Texas Stars, passes a box to Remi Elie, a Stars forward, as they maneuver through an obstacle at the Leaders Reaction Course Oct. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. ... More

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fredericksburg-based 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provide transportation and assistance to Virginia State Police pe... More

An AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light

An AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light

An AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) sits at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan Oct. 4, 2... More

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort

An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., sits under a star filled sky after completing a variety of night-flying missions, Aug. 13, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard base, Fort Wayn... More

The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, Lt. Gen.

The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, Lt. Gen.

The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, Lt. Gen. Charles N. Pede, speaks to Cumah Blake, 34th Infantry Division, before pinning her to the rank of captain Jan 8, 2019, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. (U.S. Army Nati... More

Soldiers, airmen of the Puerto Rico National Guard,

Soldiers, airmen of the Puerto Rico National Guard,

Soldiers, airmen of the Puerto Rico National Guard, gathered at the Warriors Plaza to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. During the ceremony, the Puerto Rico National Guard Adju... More

A coalition security force member provides security

A coalition security force member provides security

A coalition security force member provides security during an operation in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, March 14, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that was heavily involved in ... More

An Afghan coalition security force member clears a

An Afghan coalition security force member clears a

An Afghan coalition security force member clears a home during a mission in Zurmat dstrict, Paktiya province, Feb. 9, 2013. The mission resulted in the arrest of a Taliban leader that executed improvised explos... More

Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of

Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of

Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, the adjutant general of Mississippi, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, commanding general of the 184th Sustainment Command, are briefed on daily operations of 393d Transporta... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Combat Camera, sets up his camera before night vision training conducted at the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, Dec. 14, ... More

A coalition security force member stays vigilant during

A coalition security force member stays vigilant during

A coalition security force member stays vigilant during a mission in Zurmat dstrict, Paktiya province, Feb. 9, 2013. The mission resulted in the arrest of a Taliban leader that executed improvised explosive dev... More

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and

U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party airmen prepare to enter a building during a raid scenario at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Stri... More

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during

Afghan and coalition forces provide security during an operation that resulted in the arrest of a Haqqani facilitator in Zurmat district, Paktiya province, April 1, 2013. The facilitator procured and transporte... More

The Playboys cornerbacks Jerett D. Fazendine (left)

The Playboys cornerbacks Jerett D. Fazendine (left)

The Playboys cornerbacks Jerett D. Fazendine (left) and John C. Selph (center) break on a high thrown ball to Rock Stars’ wide receiver, Jake A. Grady, during the 2011 Intramural Flag Football Championship game... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sleep in their combat tents after a rigorous hike at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif.... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible for the a... More

A coalition soldier provides security during an operation

A coalition soldier provides security during an operation

A coalition soldier provides security during an operation in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Feb. 8, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban facilitator that ran the logistics involved in coordi... More

USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20), At Sea, (Aug. 23, 2016) – Petty

USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20), At Sea, (Aug. 23, 2016) – Petty

USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20), At Sea, (Aug. 23, 2016) – Petty Officer 2nd Class Torien Collins, an aviation boatswain’s mate, guides a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom "Huey" helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron ... More

Maj. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, The Adjutant General, Minnesota,

Maj. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, The Adjutant General, Minnesota,

Maj. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, The Adjutant General, Minnesota, and Cmd. Sgt. Major Doug Wortham are briefed during a Reserve Component Senior Leader Visitors Program at the 1st Theater Sustianment Command's Operatio... More

A coalition security soldier stays vigilant during

A coalition security soldier stays vigilant during

A coalition security soldier stays vigilant during an operation in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Feb. 8, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban facilitator that ran the logistics involved in ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Rios, a section leader

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Rios, a section leader

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wilfredo Rios, a section leader assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, talks with an Afghan child while participating in a patrol west of Gereshk, Helma... More

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller posts

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller posts

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller posts security in a building during a raid scenario at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 31, 2016. Southern Strik... More

Stars illuminate the night sky above the Coast Guard

Stars illuminate the night sky above the Coast Guard

Stars illuminate the night sky above the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf during the cutter’s counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 11, 2018. Coast Guard cutters patrol international waters off the ... More

U.S. Army Spc. Mykia Ward, a Multimedia Illustrator,

U.S. Army Spc. Mykia Ward, a Multimedia Illustrator,

U.S. Army Spc. Mykia Ward, a Multimedia Illustrator, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), helps Sgt. 1st Class Bertha Flores's daughter make a Fourth of July decoration during the Company Picnic... More

181018-N-UX013-1005 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 18, 2018) The

181018-N-UX013-1005 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 18, 2018) The

181018-N-UX013-1005 GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 18, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) operates in the Gulf of Aden at night. Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations ... More

An MQ-9 Reaper is positioned on the flightline at Creech

An MQ-9 Reaper is positioned on the flightline at Creech

An MQ-9 Reaper is positioned on the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 16, 2020. The MQ-9 is the only armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the U.S. Air Force arsenal and its aircrews have contribut... More

The tail of an MQ-9 Reaper is visible as the platform

The tail of an MQ-9 Reaper is visible as the platform

The tail of an MQ-9 Reaper is visible as the platform sits under the night sky at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 16, 2020. The Reaper uses a turboprop engine capable of about 18-20 flight hours depending o... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 22, 2020) Guided-missile destroyer

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 22, 2020) Guided-missile destroyer

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 22, 2020) Guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts routine night operations. Barry is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Ind... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frankie Gaetani, a C-5M

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frankie Gaetani, a C-5M

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frankie Gaetani, a C-5M Super Galaxy flying crew chief with the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, Del., uses a flashlight to inspect his aircraft at Camp Marmal in Northern Afghanist... More

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria flight line

Coast Guard Air Station Astoria flight line

Under a star filled sky, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is positioned at the ready on the Air Station Astoria flight line Nov. 23, 2013. Air Station Astoria maintains three Jayhawk helicopters, which ar... More

Col. Keith Allbritten, commander of the 118th Wing,

Col. Keith Allbritten, commander of the 118th Wing,

Col. Keith Allbritten, commander of the 118th Wing, gives the keynote address at a Veterans Day weekend event on Nov. 9, 2018 in Hermitage, Tennessee. The event, part of the national Field of Honor program, ha... More

Afghan and coalition security force members provide

Afghan and coalition security force members provide

Afghan and coalition security force members provide security during an operation in Khost district, Khost province, Feb 15, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a high-profile attack facilitator that was as... More

A pair of AV-8B Harrier II’s  on the flight deck

A pair of AV-8B Harrier II’s on the flight deck

A pair of AV-8B Harrier II‚Äôs on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditiona... More

Lilian Garcia, World Wrestling Entertainment Diva,

Lilian Garcia, World Wrestling Entertainment Diva,

Lilian Garcia, World Wrestling Entertainment Diva, poses in front of a 60 mm mortar firing system at Patrol Base Olsen, Iraq, on Dec. 4. The WWE stars visited Iraq to show their support for the troops.

Coalition security force members provide cover for

Coalition security force members provide cover for

Coalition security force members provide cover for teammates during an operation that resulted in the detention of a Taliban leader in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. The faci... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Little, 184th Sustainment Command,

Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Little, 184th Sustainment Command,

Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Little, 184th Sustainment Command, and Lt. Col. Paul Lyon, 150th Engineer Battalion commander, walk and discuss operations at Kuwait Naval Base Jan. 10, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard ... More

Afghan and coalition security force members stand outside

Afghan and coalition security force members stand outside

Afghan and coalition security force members stand outside the home of an arrested Taliban senior leader in Logar province, Jan. 19, 2013. The detained Taliban senior leader was a cross-provincial facilitator re... More

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, March 29, 2013, a coalition security force member takes position on a hill ridge-line to scan for potential enemy. The operation led to the arre... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Buckley, an infantryman assigned to 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, walks down a dirt road while participating in a patrol west of Gereshk, Helman... More

Stars shine over Minot North Dakota

Stars shine over Minot North Dakota

An indicator light flashes at the air traffic control tower at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. The air traffic control tower is where 5th Operations Support Squadron members monitor the flig... More

In a FOB far, far away...., Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California

In a FOB far, far away...., Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground C...

A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment sits underneath the stars during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-19 on Marine Corps Air-Groun... More

An MQ-9 Reaper, belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air

An MQ-9 Reaper, belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air

An MQ-9 Reaper, belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, sits under a stary night sky at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 16, 2020. The MQ-9 baseline system carries the Multi-Spectral Target... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Patrick Ford, Commander of 3d Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, scans a field for insurgents after receiving contact aboard Patrol Base Manion, west of Gereshk... More

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security

Afghan and coalition force members provide security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible ... More

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a

A coalition force member provides security during a mission that arrested a Haqqani facilitator in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, Jan. 21, 2013. The detained Haqqani facilitator was responsible for the a... More

Afghan and coalition security force members provide

Afghan and coalition security force members provide

Afghan and coalition security force members provide security during a mission in Zurmat dstrict, Paktiya province, Feb. 9, 2013. The mission resulted in the arrest of a Taliban leader that executed improvised e... More

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller communicates with range control at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 31, 2016. Southern Strike 17 is a total forc... More

The Grand Bara Desert serves as a training location

The Grand Bara Desert serves as a training location

The Grand Bara Desert serves as a training location for U.S. Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2018. The purpose of the EARF is to rapidly provide ... More

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations

A U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment waits for a mission at Geronimo Landing Zone during Joint Readiness Training Center - Decisive Action, Oct. 18, 2012. The exercise i... More

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - Marine

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - Marine

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - Marine Corps helicopters belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit secured on the flight-deck of the US... More

Lightning strikes near Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez,

Lightning strikes near Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez,

Lightning strikes near Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, July 4, 2019. Even in the Sahel, the rainy season can bring floods to the base. The compounds are lined with ditches and gravel covers the grounds ... More

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night

An Afghan and coalition security force scans the night during an operation in Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, April 2, 2013. The operation resulted in the detainment of a Taliban leader and several other ... More

Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, commanding general, II

Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, commanding general, II

Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force, center, is greeted by Forest Spencer, right, national president, Montford Point Marine Association, during the Montford Point Mari... More

An MQ-9 Reaper belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air

An MQ-9 Reaper belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air

An MQ-9 Reaper belonging to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing sits on the runway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 16, 2020. The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endu... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless floats under the stars

The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless floats under the stars

The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless floats under the stars in the Caribbean Sea Feb. 16, 2014. The cutter, homeported in Galveston, Texas, was underway to conduct patrols in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard ph... More

Master Sgt. David W. Gross, senior career counselor,

Master Sgt. David W. Gross, senior career counselor,

Master Sgt. David W. Gross, senior career counselor, 555th Engineer Brigade, 1 Corps, dances along to the music with an Air Force Tech. Sgt. during the "2008 Sergeant Major of the Army Hope and Freedom Tour" he... More

Coalition soldiers check communications during an operation

Coalition soldiers check communications during an operation

Coalition soldiers check communications during an operation in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Feb. 8, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban facilitator that ran the logistics involved in coor... More

An MH-60S Seahawk sits on the flight deck aboard the

An MH-60S Seahawk sits on the flight deck aboard the

An MH-60S Seahawk sits on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) after flight quarters. Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marin... More

A U.S. Marine presents a Non-Commissioned Officer sword

A U.S. Marine presents a Non-Commissioned Officer sword

A U.S. Marine presents a Non-Commissioned Officer sword to Retired U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., June 23, 2014.... More

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The

ABOARD USS GREEN BAY (LPD-20), (Aug. 21, 2016) - The USS Green Bay (LPD-20) glides along the Pacific ocean after departing White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2016. Marines of the 31st MEU are cur... More

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar

During an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, March 29, 2013, Afghan and coalition security force members provide security on a mountain ridge-line. The operation led to the arrest of a Tali... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Hibben, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Combat Camera, swings a green chemlight during night vision training conducted at the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti, De... More

Army soldiers wait for a flight at Gernonimo Landing

Army soldiers wait for a flight at Gernonimo Landing

Army soldiers wait for a flight at Gernonimo Landing zone during Joint Readiness Training Center - Decisive Action Oct. 17, 2012. The exercise includes emphasis on joint forcible entry, phased deployment with a... More

Comedian and actor Robin Williams performs a stand-up

Comedian and actor Robin Williams performs a stand-up

Comedian and actor Robin Williams performs a stand-up routine during a USO tour on Bagram Air Field, Dec. 15. In addition to signing autographs and posing for pictures, Williams acknowledged a service member's birthday.

Under a star-filled sky, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk

Under a star-filled sky, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk

Under a star-filled sky, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is positioned at the ready on the Air Station Astoria flight line Nov. 23, 2013. Air Station Astoria maintains three Jayhawk helicopters, which ar... More

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer

U.S. Army Capt. Connor McCarthy, commanding officer of the East Africa Response Force (EARF), assigned to Viper Company, 1-26 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), displays a Christmas decoration bef... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyshawn Smith, a military

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyshawn Smith, a military

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyshawn Smith, a military policeman and dog handler from Brooklyn, N.Y., assigned to the 72nd Security Force Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, attached to the 1st B... More

A tower is silhouetted against the night sky at one

A tower is silhouetted against the night sky at one

A tower is silhouetted against the night sky at one of two starting points for the night land navigation event at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17. This event req... More

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate

Afghan and coalition security force members navigate through Pul-e 'Alam district, Logar province, March 14, 2013. The operation led to the arrest of a Taliban leader that was heavily involved in insurgent oper... More

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa tour the flight deck of the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean, Nov. 12, 2015. The Allied Maritime Basing Initi... More

Lt. Col. Gary Keith sits back and enjoys a song performed

Lt. Col. Gary Keith sits back and enjoys a song performed

Lt. Col. Gary Keith sits back and enjoys a song performed by country music artist Craig Morgan during a concert held at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 12, 2013... More

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter holds the nation ensign on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., June 23, 2014. Carpenter earned the nation’s high... More

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