RMPTFT4T–Staff Sgt. Travis Tarr, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, wears a simulated explosive vest during training at Florence Military Reservation in Florence Ariz., July 21, 2017. Tarr was playing the role of a captured foreign pilot during the day-long training exercise.
RMPTCMCH–PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Sefton Semple, a native of Long Island, New York, prepares for weekly zone inspection aboard the safety office of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is currently embarked on its maiden deployment and is part of the America Amphibious Ready Group comprised of more than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) and America.
RMPTENY8–Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment and South Dakota National Guard conduct a final formation where Soldiers are recognized with an Army Achievement Medal for their support and professionalism during Exercise Saber Guardian, 16 June 2017. Exercise Saber Guardian '17 is a U.S. European Command taking place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria involving more than 25,000 service members from over 20 ally and partner nations. The largest of the Black Sea Region exercises, Saber Guardian 17 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations that wil
RMPTD26W–PACIFIC OCEAN – Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group ‘man the rails’ proudly aboard the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 7, 2017. Manning the rails is a Naval tradition every deploying ship performs and is a method of saluting or rendering honors used by naval vessels.
RMPTF0B7–Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly greets members of Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego that participated in the short-notice maritime response on the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, July 20, 2017, in San Pedro, California. MSST San Diego provides the nation a unique and scalable maritime law-enforcement capability against vessels and people posing a threat to the global supply chain. U.S. Coast Guard
RMPTFG36–A Bulgarian Land Forces tank moves to an objective during a combined arms live fire exercise titled Peace Sentinel at Koren, Bulgaria, on July 19. Exercise Saber Guardian 17 is a U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise in the Black Sea Region that builds readiness and improves interoperability among the 20 Allies who participate.
RMPTE621–Romania President Klaus Iohannis stands next to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges during the Distinguished Visitors Day for Getica Saber at the Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania, July 15, 2017. Getica Saber 17 is a U.S.-led fire support coordination exercise and combined arms live fire exercise that incorporates six Allied and partner nations with more than 4,000 Soldiers. Getica Saber 17 runs concurrent with Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Europe-led multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members fr
RMPTE4YH–Senior Airman Tailor Wimberly, 86th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeymen, picks up a wrench while inspecting a C-130J Super Hercules engine at the 86th MXS Isochronal Dock on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2017. Airmen from career fields that specialize in maintenance in different areas all over the aircraft work together in the Isochronal Dock to inspect and repair C-130s.
RMPTF8C9–Sgt. 1st Class John Bradshaw, an infantryman with 233rd Regional Training Institute, Arkansas National Guard, rolls across an obstacle on the confidence course during the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition on July 18, 2017, at Camp Ripley, Minn. This was the fifth event of the day the competitors completed on the second day of the competition. (Minnesota National Guard
RMPTFE0D–WASHINGTON (Jul. 21, 2017) Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, offers the keynote address during the second day of the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Expo is the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) premier biennial event that provides attendees access to senior naval leadership and technical experts to discuss the status of key programs and new research opportunities.
RMPTFNC9–A U.S. Navy beachmaster signals a landing craft, air cushion ashore during Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) -Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Integration Training (PMINT) at Onslow Beach, N.C., July 10, 2017. PMINT allows the Navy-Marine Corps team to improve interoperability and exercise the unique capabilities of the Amphibious Task Force.
RMPTD4FW–U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs soldiers host a wreath laying ceremony with 2nd Calvary Regiment and the Romanian Army to honor fallen soldiers during World War II in Romania in Sinaia, Romania during exercise Saber Guardian, July 11, 2017
RMPTF76P–U.S. Lance Cpl. Bryce M. Sprunger, an air conditioning technician with the Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, refills a generator with diesel fuel at the 3rd Infantry Brigade base in Jutiapa, Guatemala, July 12, 2017. The Marines, partnered with the Guatemalan Armed Forces, are constructing a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at the base. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are deployed to Central America to conduct security operation training and engineering projects with their counterparts in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala
RMPTE7DX–Moody Airmen board a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a deployment, July 11, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. More than 300 Airmen deployed to Southwest Asia to aid the 74th Fighter Squadron’s A-10C Thunderbolt II mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
RMPTD1G2–U.S. Army sitting volleyball team pose for a photo after winning the silver medal during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Chicago, Ill., July 7, 2017. The DOD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball.
RMPTE88Y–Team Buckley members enjoy a Combat Dining Out hosted July 14, 2017, at Camp Rattlesnake on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Combat Dining Out paid tribute to 70 years of Air Force History, while giving members an opportunity to build morale and esprit de corps with their fellow wingmen.
RMPTFRB8–DAYTON, Ohio – Staff Sgt. Malcolm MacDougall, 88th Security Forces Squadron unit instructor (right), debriefs 88 SFS defenders on their performance after completing a room clearing walkthrough during annual training July 12. Students first complete walkthroughs of exercises before conducting live-fire demonstrations with simulation rounds.
RMPTD0ED–SAN DIEGO (July 6, 2017) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Carey A. Peekstok, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit ONE, finishes putting a bomb suit on Alexis Sablone, a professional skateboarder and X Games athlete. Sablone and fellow X Games athlete, Lizzie Armanto, are visiting Sailors before bringing one Sailor with them to the X Games, kicking off July 12.
RMPTEGNC–ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2017) Damage Controlman Fireman Franklyn Orellana uses a thermal imager during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). The ship is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
RMPTFGW5–Oregon Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Daniel Hagemier, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Civil Engineers, drives a front end loader to build a public trail at Niven Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, July 19, 2017. As one of many projects during the 142nd CES Deployment for Training (DFT) the Niven Lake trail will connect two unfinished parts providing greater access to the community.
RMPTFK29–U.S. Air Force members of the 119th Medical Group Tech. Sgt. Katherine Robbins, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Woodard support Lt. Col. Tammy King, who is a simulated battle casualty during a training scenario at Camp Gilbert C. Grafton, North Dakota, July 19, 2017. They are participating in realistic military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training combined with battle casualty training including simulated casualties utilizing moulage.
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RMPTFK8E–SAN DIEGO (July 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego compete to correctly identify the most rating badges at the CPO 365 Olympics July 20. The CPO 365 Olympics closed out of events and training for the first class petty officers before they are frocked to chief petty officer.
RMPTFM4P–3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)’s 345th Combat Support Hospital out of Jacksonville, Florida, commanded by Col. Noel Pace, is one of the training audiences participating in Global Medic 2017 at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The nearly 250 Soldiers assigned to the CSH spent the first few days setting up the hospital and getting it ready to begin receiving patients. The exercise runs 8-28 July, 2017. Global Medic’s unique training opportunity allows U.S. Army Reserve medical units to train alongside their multi-component and joint partners as part of the America’s Army Reserve evo
RMPTCN0E–Sgt. Bob Batham of the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, eyes the rotor blades as his UH-60 Black Hawk starts up prior to a July 13 Garza Fire mission at the Coalinga Municipal Airport, Fresno County, California.
RMPTFKD4–Chief Master Sgt. Randy Johnston, the vehicle maintenance manager assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York Air National Guard, speaks in rememberance during a service adding the name of Master Sgt. Ken DeVole to a memorial honoring members of the wing who have passed away while serving, Niagara Falls, N.Y., July 15, 2017. Johnston worked in vehicle maintenance with DeVole who passed away in 2016 after battling cancer.
RMPTFMM5–Iraqi army soldiers conduct squad movements during rural offensive training at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 15, 2017. Camp Taji is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training partner forces and enhancing their effectiveness on the battlefield. CJTF – OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
RMPTCMJG–U.S. Airmen from the 18th Wing stand in formation during the 18th Wing change of command ceremony July 10, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The change of command is a traditional military ceremony in which the departing commander assembles troops for presentation to the incoming commander.
RMPTEX3J–A U.S. AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides close air support during Exercise White Lightning III at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 18, 2017. Exercise White Lightning III is tailored for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from various NATO countries to hone their skills for critical scenarios such as close air support with friendly units nearby.
RMPTFKWW–A Four-Ship formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., 21 July, 2017, as part of a commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the 55th Fighter Squadrons activation. The formation consisted of the wing flagship aircraft from the 55th, 77th, and 79th fighter squadrons all stationed at Shaw AFB.
RMPTE61G–PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2017) - Sailors assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), stand by as a rigid-hull, inflatable boat, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1, is lowered into boarding position during a sustainment exercise. San Diego is embarked on a scheduled deployment as part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, which is comprised of more than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) and San Diego.
RMPTF0EW–U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Christian Cozart, an aircraft rescue firefighter with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, visits a display of an F/A-18C Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 19, 2017. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines visited the display to familiarize themselves with the aircraft so they can be more effective in emergency situations.
RMPTFFBK–Denise Wyche recieves the Department of the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Award during Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche's retirement ceremony, July 21, 2017 on the AMC headquarters parade field at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Wyche served as AMC deputy commanding general and retired after 42 years of service.
RMPTE6E9–A Colombian Air Force F-21 Kfir Fighter jet participates in Feria Aeronautica Internacional—Colombia 2017 at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia, July 15, 2017. The United States Air Force is participating in the four-day air show with two South Carolina Air National Guard F-16s as static displays, plus static displays of a KC-135, KC-10, along with an F-16 aerial demonstration by the Air Combat Command’s Viper East Demo Team. United States military participation in the air show provides an opportunity to strengthen our military-to-military relationships with regiona
RMPTF0E1–Honorable Elisabeth Millard, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, attends a Regional Cooperation 2017 press conference during multinational exercise RC 17, July 19, 2017, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. More than 200 participants from six nations are participating in the multinational annual command-post exercise RC 17.
RMPTF16F–U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Hudson, airborne paratrooper from the 4th Brigade 25th Infantry division, rigs his gear to prepare for drop onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 12, 2017 to participate in Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. The purpose of TS17 is to improve U.S.-Australian combat readiness, increase interoperability, maximize combined training opportunities and conduct maritime prepositioning and logistics operations in the Pacific. TS17 also demonstrates U.S. commitment to its key ally and the overarching security framework in the Indo Asian Pacific region.
RMPTEKXN–Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, move into position for an assault on an urban operations town as a part of the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 15, 2017. The 2/7 MCCRE is in preparation for their upcoming deployment on the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force.
RMPTFJ3W–A C-130J Super Hercules pilot with the 36th Airlift Squadron, verifies travel routes during a routine training mission, July 18, 2017, over the Tokyo Metropolitan area, Japan. The routine training included low level flying, simulated heavy cargo drop and night operations including the loading and unloading of the aircraft.
RMPTEGMM–Lt. Col. Ben Rudolphi, 407th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron commander, takesoff in an A-10 Thunderbolt II July 11, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Rudolphi has provided a dual role in Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as the commander of the 407th EOSS in Southwest Asia and being directly in the fight against ISIS conducting A-10 flying missions with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group.The A-10 supports ground forces with rapid employment close air and contact support. It utilizes a variety of bomb, missiles and a 30mm GAU-8 seven-barrel Gatling gun.
RMPTFMFX–Retired Sgt. 1st Class William Joyner, supervisor, Supply Support Activity, Logistics Readiness Center, explains to Soldiers inventory procedures at the SSA warehouse on Front Access Road July 20.
RMPTE8BH–Regional Emergency All-Climate Training (REACT) Center instructor, Jake Kershner, familiarizes firefighters from Army and Air National Guard units with pully systems used to conduct search and rescue training during PATRIOT North 17 at the REACT Center on Camp Williams July 16, 2017. Firefighters also performed ropes rescue, tactical repelling, and confined space rescue training leading up to the five-day exercise. PATRIOT is a domestic operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first
RMPTFH5W–Members from the 4th Fighter Wing move cargo and equipment during Exercise Thunderdome 17-02, July 20, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Team Seymour regularly performs exercises to ensure readiness in case of a real-world emergency or event.
RMPTEMPP–TOWNSHEND ISLAND, Australia (July 13, 2017) 1st Lt. James Heisler (left), from Pittsburgh, and Cpl. Ken Mullins, from Lapeer, Mich., both assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss the terrain of a patrol route as part of a large-scale amphibious assault during Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is working in tandem with Australian counterparts to train together in the framework of stability operations.
RMPTEY6T–A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engages target during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Rock Knight at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, July 19, 2017. Exercise Rock Knight is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovenian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building on previous lessons learned, forging the bonds and enhancing readiness between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly-de
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RMPTFT12–Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, and industry partner—DTS, commemorated the delivery of four new manikins known as “Gen 1 ATD’s,” or anthropomorphic test devices, at DTS’s Michigan Technical Center in Novi, Michigan, July 19. Shown (left to right) are Hollie Pietsch, TARDEC; Terry Holdren, ARL; and Steve Moss, DTS.
RMPTFEY7–U.S. Army Soldiers with the 204th Engineer Battalion Detachment, New York Army National Guard, work on Quarry operations in Fort Drum, N.Y., July 19, 2017. The battalion ran four construction projects during its time at Fort Drum, which allowed the Soldiers to hone their skills while creating lasting construction projects for the post. (U. S. Army National Guard
RMPTD1BK–CORONADO,California (July 8th, 2017) -- Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Marianne DeSilva, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 (HSC-4),and part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group, poses infront of the carrier after recently returning home from a 5-month long deployment.
RMPTD0Y0–A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to conduct a sequenced bilateral mission with South Korean F-15 and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-2 fighter jets, July 7. The mission is in response to a series of increasingly escalatory action by North Korea, including a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on July 3.
RMPTFH1X–PEARL HARBOR (July 21, 2017) Lt. Jeremiah Bautista stands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a sea-and-anchor evolution as the ship arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for its final port call during its scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. Dewey is deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and is operating under the command and control of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3r
RMPTD3H4–A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 monitors the settings of an unmanned underwater vehicle aboard a MK VI patrol boat in Guam’s Apra Harbor July 10, 2017. EODMU 5 conducts mine countermeasures, improvised explosive device operations, renders safe explosive hazards, and disarms underwater explosives such as mines.
RMPTE8PE–NORWEGIAN SEA (July 16, 2017) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 1st Class Meagan Son, from Sacramento, California, dons protective garments during a damage control training exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) July 16, 2017. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.
RMPTDAJ9–OCEAN (July 9, 2017) USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Commanding Officer Capt. Mark A. Melson observes an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, approaching the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship. Makin Island is conducting operations off the coast of Southern California.
RMPTEM5B–Army Cpl. Joseph Garback, an infantryman with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, runs to his next objective during the stress shoot event of the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ripley, Minn., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The competition is a mentally and physically challenging three-day event that tests Soldiers on a variety of tactical and technical skills to determine the Army Guard’s Soldier and noncommissioned of the year. The winners move on to compete in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, battling
RMPTE59H–GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 14, 2017) U.S. Navy Chief David L. Johnston, senior enlisted leader of Navy Operational Support Center Battle Creek, honors President Gerald R. Ford today at the gravesite wreath service. This day would be the 104th birthday of Ford. Before his appointment as president, Ford served in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He will be honored in Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 with the commissioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).
RMPTFFJ9–U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Riley Kresbach, assigned to C Company 1-26 Infantry Battalion 2nd Brigade, as part of a simulated force on force exercise during the Network Integration Exercise (NIE) 17.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 19, 2017.
RMPTFKXR–A Four-Ship formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., 21 July, 2017, as part of a commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the 55th Fighter Squadrons activation. The formation consisted of the wing flagship aircraft from the 55th, 77th, and 79th fighter squadrons all stationed at Shaw AFB.
RMPTDAF6–U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, the command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), speaks with senior enlisted leaders from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, during a visit at the air station, July 10, 2017. Spadaro provides the PACOM commander with the enlisted perspective on theater security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies and deterring aggression throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
RMPTFJK1–Col. Chad Blair, former commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, salutes Maj. Gen. Mark Wise, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 21. During the ceremony, Blair relinquished command to Col. Craig Leflore.
RMPTFJYG–Airmen with the Oregon Air National Guard’s 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base in Klamath Falls set up for operations July 18, 2017, for air traffic control during the Patriot North 2017 Exercise at the Young Air Assault Trip at Fort McCoy, Wis. Patriot North is a training exercise designed for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities in the same manner that they would during disasters. The exercise tests the National Guard’s abilities to support response operations based on simulated emergency scenarios, such as a st
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RMPTFFCR–Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape cadre instruct aircrew members from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on basic water survival skills during a training session in San Pablo Bay, Calif., July 19, 2017. Over 15 Aircrew members from Travis participated in the training which covered mirror signaling, flare activations, and simulated rescue from the U.S. Coast Guard.
RMPTEM3B–Lt. Colonel Tiffany Harper, dentist from 192th Medical Group cleans a patient teeth during a Innovative Readiness Training in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. July 14, 2017. Innovative Readiness Training builds mutually beneficial civil-military partnerships between US communities and the Department of Defense. These missions provide high quality, mission-essential training for Active, Guard, and Reserve support personnel and units.
RMPTCMGM–CORAL SEA (July 11, 2017) Lt. j.g. Russ Isham, from Bellevue, Nebraska, stands tactical action officer aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) as the ship conducts maritime maneuvering with U.S. and Australian units in a combined expeditionary strike group (ESG) during Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined U.S.-Australia-New Zealand ESG, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S
RMPTFBA9–U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gregory Gordon, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, places the Southwest Asia Service award streamer on the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 21, 2017. U.S. Marines and Sailors gather in celebration of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment's 100th anniversary.
RMPTD4F7–Soldiers of 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, meet with the prefect of Ploiești, Romania; July 11, 2017; to prepare for a 2nd Calvary Regiment static display the next day during exercise Saber Guardian
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RMPTF0PG–U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Martin the Commanding General of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve and the 1st Infantry Division renders a salute during a U.S. flag raising ceremony held during his visit to the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, July 11, 2017. Martin received an overview of the contributions to the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission by training and improving the capability of partnered forces fighting ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
RMPTFR47–SEA (July 19, 2017) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class David Garcia, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, operates a mobile diver-held sonar imaging and navigation system while hunting for simulated mines in the Mediterranean Sea during exercise Noble Melinda 2017. The event is an Israel Defense Force-hosted, explosive ordnance disposal and mine countermeasures exercise designed to increase the interoperability of participating nations, enhance maritime proficiencies, and promote maritime safety and security in the region.
RMPTE58T–The Washington Monument stands tall over the pillars of the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. on July 10.
RMPTF00J–VARPALOTA, Hungary — U.S. Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, stand in formation during the award ceremony at the end of the riot-control demonstration. The riot-control demonstration falls under Brave Warrior, a Hungarian exercise that focuses on joint maneuvers and freedom of movement. Brave Warrior runs concurrent with Saber Guardian, a U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise conducted across the Black Sea Region. The participating nations are Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the U.K. and the U.S.
RMPTD536–Marines direct an M1A1 Abrams tank before boarding a seven-bay raft system during exercise Iron Wolf at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 10, 2017. Exercise Iron Wolf is one of the largest exercises conducted this year at Camp Lejeune, integrating 16 different units from II Marine Expeditionary Force to train for realistic scenarios. The Marines are with 8th Engineer Support Battalion and 2nd Tank Battalion.
RMPTFM0T–Load crew members assigned to the 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit compete in a quarterly load competition, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 21, 2017.
RMPTD4GA–U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs soldiers host a wreath laying ceremony with 2nd Calvary Regiment and the Romanian Army to honor fallen soldiers during World War II in Romania in Sinaia, Romania during exercise Saber Guardian, July 11, 2017
RMPTFRH9–U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monorom Tim, a network management technician with the 379th Expeditionary Communication Squadron, plugs in a fiber cable at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 14, 2017. Tim is responsible for ensuring that the underlying infrastructure of the base network is operating within normal standards.
RMPTEGTN–PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Anthony Similton, a native of Augusta, Georgia, assigned to the air department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), directs an UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (reinforced) to land on the ship’s flight deck. San Diego is embarked on a scheduled deployment as part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, which is comprised of more than 1,800 Sailors and 2,600 Marines assigned to America, Pearl Harbor, and San Diego.
RMPTD1CH–CHICAGO (July 8, 2017) – Swimmers enter the water during 50 meter freestyle at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. DoD
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RMPTEWYT–BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (July 18, 2017) – Navy Musicians with Navy Band Great Lakes perform a side-by-side concert with the Medalist Concert Band at the Normandale Lake Band Shell during Minneapolis/St. Paul Navy Week. Navy Week programs serve as the Navy's principal outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence, with 195 Navy Weeks held in 71 different U.S. cities.
RMPTFNY4–U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Reginald Granger (right), a corpsman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, escorts a wounded role player to safety during Prime Time Training, at the Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) facility, Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 20, 2017. The IIT is designed to immerse Marines in a realistic urban environment in order to increase their overall combat readiness.
RMPTE5W2–Combat medic soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment and Romanian Combat medics work together conducting life like medical evacution of a Soldier injured in the battlefield training on medical technique and medical intervention at a training Area near Cincu, Romania, during Exercise Saber Guardian, July 9 - 11, 2017. Exercise Saber Guardian '17 is a U.S. European Command taking place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria involving more than 25,000 service members from over 20 ally and partner nations. The largest of the Black Sea Region exercises, Saber Guardian 17 is a pre
RMPTD507–NORFOLK, Va. (July 11, 2017) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Tashirn Harris, from Jacksonville, Fla., prepares lunch meat in the aft galley aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike). Ike is pier side during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).
RMPTENB6–5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, South Dakota National Guard's A Battery, 1/147th Field Artillery Battalion, and Romania’s 8 LAROM Brigade Soldiers fire rockets from Multiple Launch Rocket Systems during a combined arms live fire exercise for Distinguished Visitors Day during Exercise Saber Guardian, July 15, 2017. Distinguished Visitors Day included Klaus Iohannis, current President of Romania, U.S. Army Gen. James McConville, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy Mcguire, Deputy Comm
RMPTEM0C–U.S. Air and Army National Guard personnel use a technique know as shoring to stabilize a structure during a training scenario provided by the REACT Center at Volk Field, Wis. July 17, 2017. The PATRIOT North exercise is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.
RMPTFFB3–U.S. Soldiers from the Army Materiel Command stand in formation during Lt. Gen. Larry Wyche's retirement ceremony July 21, 2017 on the AMC headquarters parade field at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Wyche served as AMC deputy commanding general and retired after 42 years of service.
RMPTCMTN–Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with Bahrain’s Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2017.
RMPTEW3R–Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives the Legion of Honor from French Gen. Pierre de Villiers, Chief of the Defense Staff in Paris on the Eve of Bastille Day July 12, 2017. This year, the U.S. will lead the parade as the country of honor in commemoration of the centennial of U.S. entry into World War 1 - as well as the long-standing partnership between France and the U.S. (Dept. of Defense
RMPTE6YE–U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Nelson, assigned to 687th Rapid Port Opening Element, runs a 2-mile route during the Army physical fitness test portion of the 2017 Army Materiel Command's Best Warrior Competition July 16, 2017, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. During the three-day competition, these elite warriors are test on basic and advanced warrior tasks and drills.
RMPTFT88–TOWNSHEND ISLAND, Australia (July 13, 2017) A Marine, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), describes patrol route to secure an area as part of a large-scale amphibious assault during Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is working in tandem with Australian counterparts to train together in the framework of stability operations.
RMPTFN7R–TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq – U.S. Army Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade and Task Force Red Falcon’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pose in front of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter with their Iraqi counterparts following joint training at Camp Taji Military Complex, Iraq, July 19,2017. This training is part of the overall Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission by training and improving the capability of partnered forces fighting ISIS. CJTF-OIR is the global
RMPTEG3T–ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 12, 2017) Two MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopters take off during flight deck qualifications as Sailors watch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is currently underway acquiring certifications in preparation for their upcoming homeport shift to Sasebo, Japan where they are slated to relieve the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the 7th Fleet area of operations.
RMPTF1E0–Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather for a hot meal on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 15, 2017. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.
RMPTEW0A–Capt. Vanessa Lagrange, Medical Training OIC, shows the various prosthetics used during training in the medical treatment facility portion to with Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command, while touring the Sustainment Training Center at Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston, Iowa on July 19, 2017.
RMPTEN2B–Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, wait for a fire mission during a combined joint live-fire exercise involving U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and service members with the Australian Defence Forces on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 19, 2017. BLT 3/5, the Ground Combat Element for the 31st MEU, is exploring state-of-the-art concepts and technologies as the dedicated force for Sea Dragon 2025, a Marine Corps initiative to prepare for future batt
RMPTD3NK–Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. David Furness gives remarks to a crowd including Uganda People’s Defense Force leadership, staff, as well as students who graduated July 7, 2017, from a two-month engineering course in Jinja, Uganda. The Class 17.2 graduation was historic because it marked the conclusion of the first class where UPDF instructors both ran and taught the entire course, advised by U.S. Marine Corps partners from the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa. The course covered three subjects, including civil
RMPTE72C–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Ruiz, a mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, sits inside a 7-ton truck before small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 16, 2017. Ruiz, 20, is a native of Riverside, California and graduate of Bueno High School. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 provided essential support to the Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit while supporting Talisman Saber 17. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 wh
RMPTFDX0–A crew with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources works to remove an old dam along Silver Creek on July 13, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The removal of the old dam, built in 1952, is aimed at improving stream flow and habitat. The project is coordinated between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch.
RMPTDBJN–NORFOLK, Va. (July 10, 2017)—The expeditionary mobile base USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB 3) gets underway from Naval Station Norfolk to begin its first operational deployment, July 10. Puller is deploying to the U.S. Fifth Fleet’s area of operation in support of U.S. Navy and allied military efforts in the region.
RMPTENEG–OCEAN (July 18, 2017) - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Rear Adm. Sean Buck, right, and Peruvian frigate BAP Quinones Commanding Officer, Capt. Andaluz, left, discuss different aspects of the Quinones while on the bridge. The Quinones is deployed in support of UNITAS 2017. UNITAS is an annual exercise that focuses on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise throughout the exercise.
RMPTFGWJ–Oregon Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Brandon Bingham, (left) assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) and Canadian Armed Forces Private Eric Cito (right) discuss the install schedule for new aircraft hangar lighting with Senior Master Sgt. Keith Ashby (center-left) and Master Sgt. Ken Safe (center-right) at the 440th Squadron/Escadrille hangar, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, July 19, 2017. The Oregon CES members are deployed for two-weeks for training along with CAF members from Cold Lake, Alberta.
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