The Pic of the Day: The first ever image of a black hole

Per NASA’s press release: A black hole is an extremely dense object from which no light can escape. Anything that comes within a black hole’s “event horizon,” its point of no return, will be consumed, never to re-emerge, because of the black hole’s unimaginably strong gravity. By its very nature, a black hole cannot be […]

The Pic of the Day: Migrants skirmish with riot police in Greece

Riot police clash with migrants outside a refugee camp in Diavata, a west suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece on April 4, 2019. Hundreds of migrants and refugees gathered following anonymous social media calls to walk until the northern borders of Greece pass to Europe. (Photo by Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images)   See footage of these clashes below:

The Pic of the Day: Combat medics receive Expert Field Medical Badges in Germany

Spc. Jesus Hernandez, 68W, assigned to Regional Health Command Europe, uses the grappling hook to clear a wire obstacle during U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Combat Testing at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 29, 2019. To qualify for the EFMB, soldiers must endure a multitude of events such as land navigation, a physical […]

The Pic of the Day: US Marines train in martial arts aboard the USS Kearsarge

U.S. Marine Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, left, a combat engineer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks on as Lance Cpl. Nadra Khaled, center, an aviation operations specialist and Cpl. Erin Thomas, a law enforcement Marine, both with the 22nd MEU, execute a counter-to-the-rear choke technique during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of […]

The Pic of the Day: Deadly wildfires ravage South Korea

In this handout image provided by Kangwon Ilbo, a forest fire rages near town on April 5, 2019 in Sokcho, South Korea. That nation grappled with the massive blaze that roared through forests and cities along the eastern coast, declaring a national emergency and mobilizing all available resources to bring the inferno under control. (Photo […]

The Pic of the Day: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange taken into custody

Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle upon his arrival at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on April 11, 2019 in London, England. After weeks of speculation, the Wikileaks founder was arrested by Scotland Yard Police Officers this morning inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in Central London. Ecuador’s President, Lenin Moreno, withdrew Assange’s asylum after […]

The Pic of the Day: F-35 Demonstration team puts on a show

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35A Lightning II pilot and commander, performs a dedication pass during the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, Florida, March 30, 2019. More than 50,000 guests attended the two-day event. See the F-35 Demonstration Team in action below:

The Pic of the Day: Liberty Jump Team conducts WWII reenactment jump

Members of the Liberty Jump Team, a squad of commemorative, veteran jumpers, load into the “Placid Lassie,” a restored World War II-era C-47 Skytrain. They were preparing for a demonstration onto the Fryar Drop Zone at Fort Benning, Georgia, on April 4, 2019. The jumpers wore service uniforms from World War II to the present […]

The Pic of the Day: USS Wasp enters South China Sea with unprecedented number of F-35Bs

F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, are secured to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the South China Sea during a replenishment-at-sea as part of Exercise Balikatan April 5, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, now in its 35th iteration, is an annual United States–Philippine […]