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US Air Force "Thunderbirds" at the Lockheed Martin Space & Air Show.

U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a conditioning hike during Integrated Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 30, 2020. ITX is the most comprehensive training conducted at MCAGCC and focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to put out a simulated aircraft fire during Integrated Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 26, 2020. ITX is the most comprehensive training conducted at MCAGCC and focuses on the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

USAF / F-35A Lightning II Stealth multirole fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Launch the AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).

US soldiers patrolling at an oil production facility in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah .

The 37th Airlift Squadron teamed up with U.S. Army Europe and the 41st Field Artillery Brigade to test our abilities to conduct Dynamic Force Employment across the joint force during Exercise Rapid Falcon in Romania this week.
Our C-130J Super Hercules, alongside aircraft from the 352d Special Operations Wing provided rapid infiltration of two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) into Romania to conduct a live fire exercise with the Romanian Army. #ReadyAF #RapidFalcon

Maintenance Muscle - The 86th Maintenance Squadron’s efforts to keep our planes in the sky are invaluable! Routine inspections and repairs are vital to mission success. Thank you to all the maintainers out there for doing amazing work! #ReadyAF #KnowYourMil #thankamaintainer

A U.S. Marine stands watch in Setermoen, Norway. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

U.S. Marines participate in visit, board, search, and seizure training with Netherlands Marines. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2020) A U.S. Marine with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast-ropes from a Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during training aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8). by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

Sailors direct an US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

15th MEU All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment conducts small boat training by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

USMC conduct VBSS Training by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 launches an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the deck aboard the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08). by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr

Sending it by Marines, on Flickr

Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Motta, an infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, fires a rocket during live-fire rocket training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa Japan, April 15, 2020. The Marines performed squad attack drills while utilizing the M72 light anti-armor weapon and the M69 training grenades. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Dismount by Marines, on Flickr

A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, posts security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise on Karan Island, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2020. The exercise affords the SPMAGTF an opportunity to sustain its critical mission capabilities, demonstrate its ability to rapidly respond to emergent threats and crises, and improve its ability to project power in the maritime domain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)

Lurking by Marines, on Flickr

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans his surroundings during an amphibious assault exercise on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 28, 2020. Bravo Company conducted the boating event to increase proficiency in areas that are uncommon to infantry training within the Marine Corps while mitigating risks brought on by COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

Can You Hear Me? by Marines, on Flickr

A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, relays a message over a radio during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise on Karan Island, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2020. The exercise affords the SPMAGTF an opportunity to sustain its critical mission capabilities, demonstrate its ability to rapidly respond to emergent threats and crises, and improve its ability to project power in the maritime domain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)

Window Seat by Marines, on Flickr

Sgt. Eric Landin, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a GAU-17 machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during aerial gunnery training to meet annual qualifications over San Clemente Island, California, April 22, 2020. The qualifications are used to keep Marines proficient in certain skills within their military occupational specialty. Landin is a native of La Puente, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie)

Launch that Bird by Marines, on Flickr

An F-35B with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes April 18 off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the South China Sea. VMM-265 (Rein.), with F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, is currently serving as the aviation combat element for the 31st MEU. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)

Heavy Fire by Marines, on Flickr

Cpl. Hayden M. Devenney fires an M2 machine gun out the rear of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a deployment for training exercise at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 15, 2020. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadrons' proficiency in cold weather and high altitude aviation operations and to improve overall combat readiness. Devenney is a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

An American soldier posing with Turkish Cobra vehicle

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Over the past week SOG units from both Yokota and Kadena ABs joined to exercise their combined abilities as a single force. Special tactics, operations, medical, and support Airmen were able to train in air-to-air refueling, personnel recovery, and medical triage off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 20, 2020

A Marine Recon platoon sergeant for Maritime Raid Force’s 1st platoon, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, jumps out of a MV-22 Osprey. CENTCOM. 2019


A Recon Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. Free-fall parachute operations. PACOM. 2019