MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 11, 2018) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Ivone Vega stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) Aug. 11, 2018. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (August 2, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Tavonda Mcghee, from Roxboro, N.C., left, and Lt. j.g. Talbeth Cohen, from Ardmore, Pa., conduct mosquito larval surveillance aboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during Southern Partnership Station 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katie Cox/Released)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (August 11th, 2018) - Sailors and U.S Marines, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), eat a home-cooked Indonesian meal at 1st Fleet Training Command in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristin Barth)
NORFOLK (Aug. 11, 2018) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Laquan Thompson, assigned to USS Laboon (DDG 58), Quartermaster 3rd Class Melinda Dennis, assigned to Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, and Hunter Smith, who lost his father, Electronics Technician 1st Class Lloyd Smith, to cancer, prepare to throw the first pitch during Navy Night at Harbor Park Stadium. The Norfolk Tides host Navy Night annually to honor the men and women of the United States Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aaron Bewkes/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (August 1, 2018) – Seaman Shane’a Gore scrubs metal work aboard Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Molly DiServio/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (August 1, 2018) Quartermaster Seaman Patricia Samson records orders from the bridge on board the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a capable and lethal Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the 7th fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Freeman)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2018) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Kealee Paulsen, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, defuels an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell)
CARIBBEAN SEA (August 5, 2018) U.S. Navy Sailors inspect the galley aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) during Southern Partnership Station 2018. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted annual deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges and building partner capacity in a variety of disciplines including medicine, construction and dive operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katie Cox/Released)
CARIBBEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2018) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Mariana Medina paints a ladderwell aboard the Whidbey Island-Class Dock Landing Ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colbey Livingston)
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (August 10, 2018) The color guard parade the colors during the 4th Annual MWR Customer Appreciation Picnic held at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island. Thompson Square and Jerrod Niemann performed during MWR's 4th Annual Customer Appreciation Picnic, held every year at NAS Whidbey Island to demonstrate gratitude and recognition to service men and women in the military. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Wood/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeannie Toro, 20th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, stands in the Base Exchange pharmacy at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 10, 2018. Toro and other Airmen from across the base received the opportunity to share their ideas of what it means to serve in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alyssa Phillips, a medical technician assigned to the Indiana Air National Guard, 181st Medical Group, checks the blood pressure of a community member at Mitchell Pauole Center, Molokai, Hi., Aug. 11, 2018 during Tropic Care Maui County 2018. Tropic Care Maui County 2018 is a joint-service, “hands-on” readiness training mission offering no cost medical, dental, and vision services to people at six locations across Maui, Molokai and Lanai from August 11-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lonnie Wiram)
U.S. Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Coleman, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munition systems specialist smiles during an on-camera interview before going skydiving in Chester, S.C., Aug. 11, 2018. Coleman, along with many other Airmen, were stepping out of their comfort zones by jumping out of a plane for their first time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class BrieAnna Stillman)
Command Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly, Air Force Reserve Command, hugs Staff Sgt. Courtnie Flippen, 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron optometry technician, July 14, 2018, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Kelly presented Flippen with a coin and recognized her for her dedicated work with the 413th ASTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)
Service members meet with members of the Kansas City Chiefs football team at the Chief’s training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 14, 2018. The Chiefs hosted a military appreciation day on their final day of training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Crane)
Malaysian police take Indonesian Siti Aisyah from the court back to jail, in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Aug. 16, 2018. Two female suspects accused of murdering a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), were called to enter their defense by a Malaysian judge on Thursday. (Xinhua)
Malaysian police take Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong from the court back to jail, in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Aug. 16, 2018. Two female suspects accused of murdering a man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), were called to enter their defense by a Malaysian judge on Thursday. (Xinhua)
From Left, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Roberto C. Jimenez, Staff Sergeant Calvin J. Phillips, Staff Sgt. Faith M. Shipley, and Staff Sergeant Jackeline Calzada, instructors assigned to Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools pose for a group photo during the Instructor of the Year Ceremony at Camp Johnson, N.C., August 6, 2018. The Instructor of the Year Ceremony recognizes instructors who have demonstrated sustained superior performance in their instructional abilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luis E. Zamot III)
Pfc. Lauren Shelsby, Cyber Network Defender (MOS 25D) student, U.S. Army Cyber School, Fort Gordon, Ga., photographed May 2, 2018. (Photo by Bill Roche)
Master Sgt. Michelle Waddell, a loadmaster with the 136th Operations Group, prepares for takeoff June 26, 2018, at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas. Waddell is deploying with others from the 136th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynn Means)
INDONESIA (Aug. 17, 2018) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Rebecca Koppel, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), talks with local Indonesian children at a barbecue during Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danny Gonzalez)
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, US Army's 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion welcomed its newest doctor into the fold. Shuyan Huang M.D. of Manassas, VA has officially joined the US Army Medical Corps as of Wednesday, August 15, in Washington, DC. (Pictured from left to right: her recruiter Staff Sgt Stephen Minogue, parents Jinhui Huang, Clarksburg, MD and Jianhui Zhu, MD, PhD of Clarksburg, MD, husband Yuriy Huang of Manassas, VA, Shuyan Huang, and 1MRB XO Maj Lauren Hamlin.
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana. (August 18, 2018) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class DiShawnté Williams, a native of Jonesboro, Geogria, assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, speaks with media prior to the 2018 Terre Haute Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform more than 60 demonstrations at more than 30 locations across the U.S. and Canada in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana. (August 18, 2018) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Sarah Schenck, a native of Rogersville, Tennessee, assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, cleans the landing gear of an F/A-18 Hornet prior to a demonstration at the 2018 Terre Haute Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)
Airmen from class 18-5 are recognized for their completion of Airman Leadership School during a graduation ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Tessa B. Corrick)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade and the 20th Engineer Brigade participate as the color guard in a transfer of authority ceremony between the two units at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 16, 2018. The transfer of authority ceremony is held to symbolize the conclusion of one unit's mission and the beginning of another. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Lefty Larimer)
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Marine Sgt. Katie Dunkelberger stretches to get the out during a second-round game of the 2018 Armed Forces Women's Softball Championship, Aug. 16. Teams from the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps competed in a three-day tournament to determine a military softball champion. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy A. Hazel/Released)
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Marine Sgt. Katie Dunkelberger connects for a base hit during the opening game of the 2018 Armed Forces Women's Softball Championship, Aug. 15.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Marine Sgt. Katie Dunkelberger celebrates with her All-Marine softball teammates during the opening game of the 2018 Armed Forces Women's Softball Championship, Aug. 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)
Spc. Joenetta Benjamin, a fueler assigned to the 646th Aviation Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, refuels a UH-60 Black Hawk fighting wildfires at Mendocino Complex Fire, Aug 16th, 2018 at Elk Creek, Calif. As of August 18, the fire has burned over 380,000 acres. (Army photo by Spc. Malachi Mansfield)
Medical personnel members from U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force work together to move patients from a forward operating base to the main medical care facility located near Young Air Assault Strip, Fort McCoy, Wis., during exercise Patriot Warrior, Aug. 19, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Parr)
The command joins all of 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion and offers special congratulations to a newly frocked First Sergeant, 1SG Raymond Lowd. He joins the company commander in leading the Soldiers of Pittsburg Company - currently the top-ranked recruiting company in the Brigade. 1SG Lowd comes from the Fort Knox schoolhouse where he was an instructor in the Recruiting School. Executive Officer for 1st Medical recruiting Battalion, Major Lauren Hamlin pinned 1SG Lowd August 22, 2018 on Ft Meade, Md.
Newly promoted South Dakota Army National Guard officers take the Oath of Office at their commissioning ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Thomas Croymans, SDARNG assistant adjutant general, at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., Aug. 17, 2018. Taking the Oath of Office is one of the traditions during the commissioning ceremony, which symbolizes the end of Officer Candidate School and the beginning of their careers as commissioned officers. Photo by Sgt. Daniel Ward US Army.
U.S. Army Officer Candidate Mackenzie Foss stands in front of the rank of second lieutenant that will soon be pinned on her during her commissioning ceremony at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., Aug. 17, 2018.
Army Private First Class Saerina Kuehner from the 55th Ordnance Company (EOD) shows children how to operate some of the equipment she works with during National Night Out (NNO) held at the United Service Organizations (USO) Warrior and Family Center. NNO is an annual community building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships to help create safer neighborhoods. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Julio Martinez Martinez)
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Thacker, 811th Security Forces Squadron, Vice Presidential Aircraft Security team leader at Joint Base Andrews, prepares to perform a squat in Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 18, 2018. Thacker has begun training for this year’s Maryland Powerlifting State Championship in November. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Delano Scott)
Air Force Tech Sgt. Aisuluu Alford and Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Tutt, both Armed Forces Medical Examiner System forensic toxicology laboratory technicians, grab supplies out of the Shelter-In-Place Kit during a Shelter-In-Place exercise August 17, 2018. The exercise was part of Safe and Sound week where AFMES personnel were able to engage in different safety activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)
Spc. Charity McGeary, 856th Military Police Company, Arizona Army National Guard, demonstrates how to evaluate a casualty while under hostile fire during Exercise STEPPE EAGLE 18.
Military-to military exercises, including STEPPE EAGLE 18 have served as an excellent training opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional stability.
27th Aerial Port Squadron Staff Sgt. David Hambly and Senior Airman Luke Miller work to retrieve a dropped pallet with an all-terrain forklift driven by Senior Airman Andrea Garton. Airmen with the 934th Airlift Wing trained from the air, as well as the ground as part of the Patriot North exercise on July 24-25, 2018 at Fort McCoy, Wisc. The wing’s mission is to fly C-130H3 cargo aircraft, both airdropping and air landing cargo and people. The 934th regularly uses Fort McCoy drop zones for airdrop operations to prepare aircrews for real-world operations.
