Category: The Pic of the Day

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom prepares for takeoff from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset.

A U.S. Army Paratrooper negotiates a downhill section of a ski course as part of an Arctic training exercise in Alaska.

Soldiers conduct an airborne operation from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Frida drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Feb. 1, 2021.

The Cold Weather Operations Course teaches soldiers everything from how to use snowshoes to developing winter fighting positions.

Recon Marines, including this sniper, supported a VBSS — visit, board, search and seizure — mission in the Philippine Sea last week.

An Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk participates in combat search and rescue training in Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021.

Army Sgt. Michael Metcalf and Spc. Walter Galdamez plot points on a map during a night land-navigation course, Jan. 27, 2021.

Snow melts off of a line of F-15E Strike Eagles at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2021.

Joint Task Force-Bravo service member ties branches with rope to build a shelter for survival training in Panama, Jan. 23, 2021.

A sailor and K9 from Naval Special Warfare Group One practice crevasse self-recovery during austere high altitude environment training.

Marines conduct a squad attack during a training event which tests jungle survival skills, infantry tactics, and weapons handling.

Evacuating a casualty is hard enough when conditions are good. Here, soldiers learn to successfully navigate difficult weather and terrain.