The Pic of the Day: TOW missile away

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Bart Bryant, combined anti-armor team, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a TOW missile during Exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2020. Bougainville II is the second phase of pre-deployment training conducted by the battalion designed to increase combat readiness through complex and realistic live-fire training.

The Pic of the Day: Who knew Marines could parachute?

Marines with 3rd Force Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division take off for a static line jump at Camp Shelby, Miss., on July 23, 2020. These Marines complete this annual training to reinforce their skills, refine their technique, and to maintain unit readiness to go, fight, and win at a moment’s notice.

The Pic of the Day: How instructor pilots train

Instructor pilots from the 8th Flying Training Squadron practice formation flying July 24, 2020, in the sky over Oklahoma. Instructor pilots conduct continuation training regularly in order to keep their instructor rating.

The Pic of the Day: Fireworks at Kangaroo Flats

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Baker Otter, a combined anti-armor team driver with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires 7.62mm rounds at targets downrange during a low-light, live-fire machinegun range at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 28, 2020. Otter is a native of Seattle. During the training, the Marines […]

The Pic of the Day: A destroyer’s aerial replenishment

Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) attach cargo to a helicopter assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during a vertical replenishment. Mustin is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, […]

The Pic of the Day: Mortarmen in Iraq

U.S. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire rounds from an M120 mortar system at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 25, 2020. Mortar training enhances base defense operations and acts as a show of force.

The Pic of the Day: Shooting in the night

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade engages targets with the M240B machine gun during a night gunnery marksmanship range on Jul. 20, 2020 as part of the 173rd BDE FTX in Grafenwoehr, Germany from Jul. 17 to Aug. 5, 2020. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. […]

The Pic of the Day: Of comets and aircraft

The comet, C/2020 F3, or NEOWISE, is seen above a static display at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 21, 2020. The comet made its closest approach to Earth and will not be seen for another 6,800 years.

The Pic of the Day: Treading water, a favorite Force Recon pastime

Lance Cpl. Jacob Maze, a field radio operator with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Training Platoon, 4th Marine Division participates in a water survival screening at Camp Shelby, Miss., on July 19, 2020. This training will ultimately prepare them for lengthy and difficult amphibious missions in any clime and place. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve continue to […]

The Pic of the Day: It’s raining men, hallelujah

Pararescue specialists with the 103rd Rescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, conduct multi-component training at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, during Northern Strike 20 on July 21, 2020. Northern Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored exercise that provides readiness building opportunities for units from all services to achieve […]