The Pic of the Day: The urge to submerge

The Pic of the Day: The urge to submerge

U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) sailors assigned to the RTN Navy Diver and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Center prepare to conduct a joint dive exercise off the coast of Pattaya, Thailand. They’re aboard the Military Sealift Command Safeguard-class salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) during […]

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines shoot in the rain

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines shoot in the rain

U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance (Recon) Company, 2d Recon Battalion, 2d Marine Division conduct a chance contact drill with a vehicle pick-up on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 22, 2020. Force Recon Company conducted live-fire immediate action drills including vehicle drop-offs, vehicle pick-ups, and simulated casualty evacuations to enhance weapons familiarization and unit capabilities.

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators hone their shooting

The Pic of the Day: Special Forces operators hone their shooting

Soldiers assigned to the 7th SFG(A) conducts dynamic rifle and pistol training in preparation for the Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat. SFAUC is a challenging shooting course within the SF regiment that forges lethality and maintains combat readiness within 7th SFG(A).

The Pic of the Day: A rare peek inside a Ranger armory

The Pic of the Day: A rare peek inside a Ranger armory

U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan, February 2019. RS is a NATO-led mission to train, advise, and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and institutions. An assortment of weapons can be seen inside the armory, including: M3 Carl Gustav recoilless rifles M4A1 carbines […]

The Pic of the Day: What an aircraft carrier looks from behind

The Pic of the Day: What an aircraft carrier looks from behind

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transit the Pacific Ocean during a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) as part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of the CSG, while testing its ability as a […]

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines and their drones

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines and their drones

A reconnaissance Marine assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to launch an RQ-20 Puma aboard a combat rubber raiding craft May 24, 2020. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th MEU, supported by air power from the Aviation Combat Element of the ARG/MEU, including AV-8B Harriers and attack helicopters, […]

The Pic of the Day: Combat Control students get ambushed

The Pic of the Day: Combat Control students get ambushed

Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron are ambushed at their drop-off point during a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall. Special Operations airmen are in high demand. Recently, the Air Force has made significant changes to its Special Operations with the creation of the Special Reconnaissance job and […]

The Pic of the Day: The Murph Challenge

The Pic of the Day: The Murph Challenge

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Quattrone, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, performs the air squat portion of the regiment’s Murph Challenge in Vilseck, Germany, May 21, 2020. The challenge, done in 20lb body armor, begins with a 1.6km run, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and another 1.6km run to conclude the event. […]

The Pic of the Day: Over-the-Beach training the Navy SEAL way

The Pic of the Day: Over-the-Beach training the Navy SEAL way

West Coast-based Navy SEALs participate in an over-the-beach training evolution. SEAL Teams are divided between the East and West Coasts. SEAL Teams One, Three, Five, and Seven are located on the West Coast; SEAL Teams Two, Four, Eight, and Ten are based on the East Coast. The Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), also known […]

The Pic of the Day: Remembering the fallen in Mogadishu

The Pic of the Day: Remembering the fallen in Mogadishu

During the Battle of Mogadishu (3-4 October 1993), Task Force Ranger was going after the lieutenants of the Somalian warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed. As the ground force was egressing, an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down. This was the spark for a fierce battle that raged for almost a day. By the end of […]

The top-5 WWII movies to watch on Memorial Day

The top-5 WWII movies to watch on Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend is in full swing, coronavirus or not. Veterans’ groups will be still heading out with some politicians and civic-minded people to pay tribute to those veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice and gave up all of their tomorrows for our today.   On Memorial Day in my former town the local cable-access television […]