The Pic of the Day: A company of heroes

Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia joins other Medal of Honor recipients, (from left to right) Capt. William Swenson, Master Chief Edward Byers Jr., and Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry at the White House, Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2019. Sergeant Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a squad leader […]

The Pic of the Day: Snipers at the ready

Members of a sniper team with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH), take a knee while on the move toward their target during a training exercise. British sniper teams are comprised of two men: a shooter, usually armed with an L115A3 long-range rifle, and a spotter, armed in the picture with an […]

Everything you need to be prepared for an earthquake

On July 4th, holiday celebrations throughout the American Southwest were put on hold when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the region, fracturing roads and prompting serious concern from many residents of Southern California. The following night, an even more powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake tore through the same communities, having already weathered numerous aftershocks. This subsequent […]

The Pic of the Day: Pararescuemen at your call

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), check their parachute rigs before they participate in joint personnel recovery training, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on December 6, 2018.

The Pic of the Day: Paratroopers on the move

A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, moves out towards its objective in Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) during Exercise Immediate Response at Udbina, Croatia, on May 15, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, […]

The Pic of the Day: Dad, isn’t that illegal?

Solo pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform the Opposing Minimum Radius Turn maneuver during an exhibition at the Quad City Air Show at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa, on June 29, 2019. The team is scheduled to conduct 61 flight demonstrations at 32 locations across the […]

Syria will inevitably reintegrate into the global community

One of the earliest markers to define the civil war in Syria and signify its intensity was the closure of foreign embassies in Damascus. Not only did the closures—along with Syria’s suspension from the Arab League—suggest that the seat of government itself was threatened, they also indicated more clearly which countries supported the Syrian state […]

The Pic of the Day: Black Daggers, the elite of the elite

Staff Sgt. Lashonda Hasadinratana, a career counselor for the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, walks to the helicopter for a tandem jump with the Black Daggers Parachute Exhibition Team at Fort Drum, New York, on June 19, 2019. The Black Daggers gave some exceptional soldiers a chance […]

The Pic of the Day: Shooting Javelins is fun

A U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fires the Javelin anti-tank missile during the 1/2CR live fire exercise during Saber Guardian 2019 near Várpalota, Hungary, on June 5, 2019. 1/2CR is currently supporting SG19, an exercise co-led by the Romanian Land Forces and U.S. Army Europe that […]

The Pic of the Day: Firefighting at its best

A Keesler firefighter uses a hand-held hose to extinguish a fire inside a mock C-123 training device during an aircraft rescue firefighting training exercise on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on June 4, 2019. The joint agency training allowed the Keesler Fire Department, Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Fire Department, Stennis Airport Fire Department, and […]

The Pic of the Day: Hellfire away

A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 shoots an AGM-114N Hellfire missile during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019 in the Baltic Sea, on June 14, 2019. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the […]

The Pic of the Day: Lets do it, brother

The 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participate in a High Altitude Low Open (HALO) parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules on April 20, 2019 near Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti City.