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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies over Poland during a Close Air Support exercise Jan. 10, 2022. During CAS exercises, pilots communicate on the ground to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers to plan and execute simulated air strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ali Stewart)

 

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Task Force Phoenix ends 9-month mission in Middle East​

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - From left, Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rich Huber, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jones, Staff Sgt. Vergia Farrow, Col. Alan Gronewold and Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas in front of the Task Force Phoenix T-wall at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

NOTE: red arrow points to the 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead) combat patch worn by MW5 Huber. Signifing he is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 1990-1991.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Task Force Phoenix Over the Horizon (OTH) force CH-47F Chinook helicopters arrive at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 3, 2021. The helicopters are flown by crews from Task Force Phoenix's 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), from the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard.

 

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CH-53E Super Stallion

 

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F-35 in 2021 review.

 

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1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team live fire

 

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Alaska Air National Guard

 

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Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment

 

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Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment

 

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A line of new UH-60M Black Hawks sit on the flightline at Gowen Field, Idaho, Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


A new UH-60M Black Hawk flies into the sunset at take-off from Gowen Field, Idaho on Sept. 23, 2021. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Aviators 1st Lt. Colton Ankeney and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practice flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Aviator 1st Lt. Colton Ankeney practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Aviator 1st Lt. Colton Ankeney practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Oceana Chamberlain practices flight maneuvers throughout Idaho’s snowy Owyhee Mountains, south of Gowen Field, on Jan. 13, 2022. The Idaho National Guard recently replaced 20 of its UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with the latest design UH-60M Black Hawks, a modernized and high-tech version aircraft, and the 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion pilots are out training day and night on these new helicopters. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)

 

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gierke, left, poses for a recruit training graduation photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 18, 2021, and Pfc. Zachary W. Riffle poses for a recruit training graduation photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 10, 2021.
Lance Cpl. Gierke, 19, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. Pfc. Riffle, 18, from Kingwood, West Virginia, was a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
Both Marines were pronounced dead by a competent medical authority at the scene of a tactical vehicle mishap on January 19, 2022. Photos courtesy of MCCS Recruit Photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina.

 

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Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment (3-66), 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fire a 25mm tracer round from an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during an integrated night live-fire exercise during Winter Shield 2021 at Camp Ādaži, Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 25, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Max Elliott)

 

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C-17 Globemaster burns off excess oil after long-term maintenance, Jan 21 2022 [USAF pic by J Seybert]

 

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WOW, that's a bloody understatement!!! That's some major smoke mate!!

 

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F-15E Strike Eagle taxiing for takeoff, 48th Fighter Wing 20/01/22

 

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Juan Barajasleon, assigned to 478th Human Resources Support Company, runs down a road during the 18.6-mile Norwegian Foot March at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 12, 2022. Participants must complete the march in an allotted amount of time based on their age and gender. Events like this enhance esprit de corps throughout the battle group and increase physical readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Patoka)

NOTE: SSGT Barajasleon wears the 89th Sustainment Brigade (Wild West) on his right sleeve as a combat patch.
(the 89th SB is the current formation of the 89th Infantry Division of WWII)

 

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The carrier variant of the stealthy Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, has deployed onboard an aircraft carrier for the first time in U.S. Marine Corps hands aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

 

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MARSOC Raider working with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, April 2021

 

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1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team-Airborne, 25th Infantry Division. The Denali Paratroopers lighting up the night during MORTEP training to certify mortar sections.

 

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Trainees from 1st Battalion, 81st Armored Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade conduct live firing at Hastings Range, Fort Benning. Jan 20, 2022

 

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Trainees from 1st Battalion, 81st Armored Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade conduct live firing at Hastings Range, Fort Benning. Jan 20, 2022