The Pic of the Day: Search and rescue in South Carolina flood waters

South Florida Urban Search and Rescue, Florida Task Force 2, out of Miami, Fla., conduct reconnaissance missions in Bucksport, South Carolina, Sept. 25, 2018, by GPS marking neighborhoods to identify areas and properties that are flooded, as a result of rising waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. These reconnaissance missions are critical for first […]

The Pic of the Day: Sailors fighting fires in cramped spaces

A U.S. Sailor leads a hose team during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), July 14, 2018, in the pacific Ocean. Dewey is underway participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC […]

The Pic of the Day: Firefighters in California train with controlled fires

Los Angeles firefighter Ivan Del-Ril is instructed by Camp Pendleton fire captain Brian Gilmore on how to control fire behavior at the November training area, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 19, 2018. This prescription burn allowed Camp Pendleton firefighters to train with Los Angeles and Miramar firefighters, giving them the opportunity to build […]

The Pic of the Day: The Shockwave Jet Truck takes on Marine aviators at Miramar

The Shockwave Jet Truck races across the flight line during the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 28, 2018. This year’s air show honors “100 years of women in the Marine Corps” by featuring several performances and displays that highlight the accomplishments and milestones women have made since […]

The Pic of the Day: Crew abandons burning ship, rescued by other boaters

The 40-foot recreational craft Invictus burns on the water north of Protection Island, Wash., June 11, 2018. The three people who were aboard abandoned ship into the water after donning survival suits, and were picked up by a good Samaritan in another vessel, then transferred to Coast Guard small boat and taken to Port Hudson […]

The Pic of the Day: Firefighters kneel to take on the blaze

U.S. Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) practice firefighting skills and techniques by battling a simulated fire at the Bremerton International Emergency Services Training Center in Bremerton, Washington, March 22, 2018. Sailors assigned to surface ships in Bremerton undergo damage control training at the […]

The Pic of the Day: Afghan elders participate in security talks

An Afghan elder from Delaram listens during a security shura with leaders from Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and the Afghan National Defense and Security Force (ANDSF) at Camp Delaram, Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2018. Key leaders from TFSW and the ANDSF conducted the security shura to gain a greater understanding of the security through local elders […]

The Pic of the Day: Astronaut and cosmonaut embrace their families after emergency rocket abort

Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and astronaut Nick Hague of NASA, right, embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Hague and Ovchinin arrived from Dzhezkazgan after Russian search and recovery teams brought them from the Soyuz rocket emergency landing site. During the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft’s […]

The Pic of the Day: India to buy Russian weapons despite US threat of sanctions

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, hugs Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Putin arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit during which India is expected to sign a $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems despite a new U.S. law […]

The Pic of the Day: NASA remains silent on Opportunity rover as new images appear

NASA still hasn’t heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again: A new image produced by HiRISE, a high-resolution camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), shows a small object on the slopes of the Red Planet’s Perseverance Valley. That object is Opportunity, which was descending into the Martian valley […]

The Pic of the Day: Catalan police clash with pro-independence demonstrators

Catalan police officers clash with pro-independence demonstrators on their way to observe demonstrations by members and supporters of the National Police and Guardia Civil, in Barcelona on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. The protesters lighted flares to obscure the officers’ vision.   AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti   Learn more about the Catalan movement for independence in the […]