Category: The Pic of the Day

A US soldier assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment “lights up” the opposing force during Dragoon Ready 23 in Hohenfels, Germany.

A grinning soldier from the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division is shown here rappelling from a Black Hawk.

“E3B” is a culminating triad event where Soldiers train and test their skills in an attempt to earn the Expert Soldier Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge or Expert Field Medical Badge. 

Agile Reaper 23-1 is the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s effort to exercise Agile Combat Employment, rehearse capabilities in an operationally relevant environment, and provide air dominance, global mobility, and command and control in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marines who are eligible for reenlistment have demonstrated the highest standards of leadership, professional competence, and personal behavior required to maintain the prestige and quality standards of the Marine Corps.

Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

A US Army sniper in training is shown here utilizing the art of stalking to approach a target stealthily.

US Marine K-9 handlers and their military working dogs train at Yuma Proving Grounds.

A 3rd SFG(A) Jump Master gives the command to GO to a soldier over a landing zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the headquarters of the United States Army Special Operations Command.

The US Army 202nd Ordnance Company carries out a controlled detonation at the Udairi Range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

An Army EOD team leader helps to clear more than 700 rounds from a US Air Force tactical range in California.

The gone but not forgotten Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird takes flight at sunset on its way to making a Mach 3.2 thunder run.