The Pic of the Day: Kim Jong-un visits Ho Chi Minh mausoleum in Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum on March 2, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Kim met with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during his two-day official visit following a failed summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi, which ended without […]

The Pic of the Day: US Navy does live-fire exercises in the Philippine Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) fires its five-inch Mark 45 lightweight gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea on March 10, 2019. U.S. Navy warships train together to increase the tactical proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units in an Era of Great Power Competition. […]

The Pic of the Day: US Marines have a blast in Jordan

Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover from demolitions during sustainment training at Camp Titin, Jordan, on July 8, 2018.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Santino D. Martinez)   Watch Marines conduct demolition training in the video below:

The Pic of the Day: US sends nuclear-capable bombers to Europe

A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, lands on the flight line at RAF Fairford, England, March 14, 2019. The B-52s are deployed to support U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force in Europe. Learn more about what the B-52 is capable of in the video below:

The Pic of the Day: USS Pittsburgh submarine returns home from final deployment

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) returned home to Submarine Base New London in Connecticut on Monday, February 25, 2019 after completion of its final deployment. While on deployment, Pittsburgh operated in the European Command Areas of Responsibility. Learn more about Los Angeles-class attack submarines below: https://youtu.be/-7qWdPXFp40

The Pic of the Day: US Marines conduct crisis response and theater security operations

On March 13, 2019 at Morón Air Base, Spain, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a helicopter support team training event utilizing an MV-22 Osprey. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis response and theater security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting […]

The Pic of the Day: Learning to rappel out of a perfectly good helicopter

Students at Fort Hood Air Assault School conduct rappel operations. The soldiers who participated in the training learned the basics of air assault operations from the instructors of the Phantom Warrior Academy. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory Hunter, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)   Learn more about how the U.S. Army trains for air […]

The Pic of the Day: US Army leads planning efforts for European defense drills

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany – The U.S. Army Europe Rehearsal of Concept Drill for support during the summer exercises took place March 8, 2019 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Allied and partner nations joined U.S. Army Europe logisticians to synchronize planning efforts for the five exercises that will take place in the Black Sea and Balkan regions […]