RMR4H2R4–South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Shenna Taylor, a heavy equipment operator with the 1782nd Engineer Company, assists with local road repairs in Ruby, South Carolina after Hurricane Florence Sept. 30, 2018. More than 800 Guardsmen remain on duty as local counties take over recovery efforts.
RMR4FD34–MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 2, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Lonnie Adkins, from Greenfield, Ohio, performs maintenance on a gas turbine motor aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) May 2, 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.
RMR4J5T8–Kathy Wright and Airman 1st Class Phai Phan, 60th Medical Support Squadron pose for a photo, Oct. 30, 2018, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center celebrated its 30th Anniversary with cake and testimonials from past and present patients. DGMC is the Air Force's flagship treatment facility, in the United States, providing a full spectrum of health care and patient-centered treatment to a prime service area throughout eight western states. Wright retired Oct. 29, 2018 after 32 years of civil service.
RMR4H87D–MA2(SW/AW) Justin Hastings, from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) re-enlisted today aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in front of members of his family and his command. His father, Lieutenant Commander Todd Hastings, from NORAD/US Northern Command, was the re-enlisting officer. The Wisconsin is one of four Iowa-Class Battleships, and she is moored permanently next to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum as a museum ship. The re-enlistment ceremony was hosted by the museum; which coordinates the use of the ship for military ceremonies free of charge for area commands. The museum is one of ten mus
RMR4GWD0–The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform an aerial demonstration during the “Wings over Solano Air Show at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 5, 2017. The two-day event featured performances by the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, flyovers, and static displays.
RMR4HTC2–U.S. Marines with 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct well deck operations aboard USS New York (LPD 21) in support of Exercise Trident Juncture 18, Oct. 3, 2018. Trident Juncture will provide the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit to train as a Marine Air Ground Task Force in unique environments in support of Allied and partner nations.
RMR4FD47–Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Tillery, a U.S. Army Reserve senior forensics officer assigned to the Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group (ARCOG), Western Cyber Protection Center out of Camp Parks, Ca., explains his mission to Col. Michael D. Smith, commander for the ARCOG out of Adelphi, Md., during Cyber Shield 17 at Camp Williams, Utah, May 2, 2017. Cyber Shield is a National Guard exercise, in cooperation with U.S. Army Reserve, that provides Soldiers, Airmen and civilians from over 44 states and territories the opportunity to test their skills in response to cyber-incidents in a multi-ser
RMR4H0HX–U.S. Army survey team member Sgt. Joseph A. Bercovic, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, cleans his breathing mask during a training exercise at Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, Sandy Hook, N.J., Sept. 25, 2018. The 21st WMD-CST support civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, as well as assess the consequences, advise on response measures, and assist in requesting follow-on forces. (New Jersey National Guard
RMR4H6TR–– Capt. Christopher Culp, NMCP’s commanding officer, talks to the graduates of the Hampton Roads Pastoral Care Residency Program, and congratulates them.
RMR4JMTC–Members of the Italian military board an U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a multinational cold-load exercise involving the United States, Italy and Spain as part of Exercise Trident Juncture 18, at Rena Airfield, Norway, Oct. 28, 2018. Trident Juncture 18 is a comprehensive exercise promoting interoperability and cohesion between the United States and its European Allies and partners to enhance readiness and ensure the continued peace and stability in the region.
RMR4KJ8R–U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Styskal, commanding officer, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division high fives Marines at the end of the Regiment's 2nd annual Bougainville Day run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018. Bougainville Day remembers and honors the Regiment’s history.
RMR4H7XN–PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 3, 2018) Airman Christian Neal, from Washington, repairs a corrosion cart fuel filter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).
RMR4J2PE–Aerial photo of Norway country side during exercise Trident Juncture 18, Oct. 27, 2018.
RMR4HWDG–NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 3, 2018) Hospital Corpsman Sheridan Lee, left, from Chicago, takes a blood pressure reading from Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Karina Justin, from Edmond, Oklahoma, during a blood drive aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is in port in Norfolk, Virginia conducting routine exercises to maintain carrier readiness.
RMR4JND6–The family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman poses with Air Commando Association plaques recognizing Chapman as an ACA Hall of Fame inductee during the ACA HOF Banquet on Oct. 27, 2018, at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The ACA inducted U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman as the sole honoree into the Hall of Fame. Chapman, the first Special Tactics operator to earn the Medal of Honor, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, in 2002.
RMR4FBF0–Members from 168th Force Support Air Medical Platoon Gulf Company, Army National Guard, airlift a simulated casualty during a medical evacuation drill at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard’s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., from Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, 2016. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and special operations forces training opportunities. These events are integrated into demanding hostile and asy
RMR4GXGB–“Wings over Solano” Air Show, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., May 5 & 6, 2017. The two-day event featured performances by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, flyovers, and static displays.
RMR4H5G6–NBA players from the Cleveland Cavaliers have lunch with Airmen from around the base during their base tour at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2018. During the tour the Cavaliers visited several locations across the base, before playing their annual Wine & Gold Scrimmage for the first time in front of base Airmen and personnel.
RMR4J2AA–Troopers from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment hold their battle position against the rotational forces in the first battle against the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during rotation 19-02 at the National Training Center/ Fort Irwin, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2018. This battle tests the ability of the rotational unit’s ability to fight a open area mounted battle against a near peer force.
RMR4GD3C–Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an elevating experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show also encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static aircraft displays, aerial performances and demonstrations, food and entertainment.
RMR4FTYY–U.S. Soldier with 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division fire on simulated enemy targets during night live-fire training at Fort Greely, Alaska, Oct. 25, 2016. The battalion spent much of Exercise Spartan Cerberus in subzero temperatures and emerged successfully training in Arctic, airborne and infantry tasks alike.
RMR4J64T–U.S. Air Force 502 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Kelly Field, TX, unload cargo from the back of a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Faithful Patriot at Lackland AFB, TX, October 30, 2018. The C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 aircrews provided strategic airlift to the 541st Engineering Company, 19th Engineering Battalion, FT Knox, who are deploying Soldiers, equipment and resources to assist the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border.
RMR4H3KB–Airman Olivia Simione, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Religous Affairs chaplain assistant, poses with the CMSAF Binnicker 9K Memorial Run finisher's medallion and a 50th Anniversary Air Force Enlisted Village commemorative coin at Miller Park in Fairchild Air Force, Washington, Sept. 22, 2018. The AFEV is a nonprofit organization whose core mission is to provide a safe and secure home for survivng spouses of retired enlisted Airmen.
RMR4E3DG–PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (May 1, 2017) Capt. Todd D. Vandegrift, commanding officer of the amphibious landing dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), left, and Florida Governor Rick Scott depart New York during the 27th annual Fleet Week Port Everglades. Fleet Week Port Everglades provides an opportunity for the citizens of South Florida to witness first-hand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services, and gain a better understanding of how the sea services support the national defense of the United States.
RMR4J1KB–Springfield, FL., Oct. 27, 2018—FEMA Corps team Gulf 4 is one of many Disaster Survivor Assistance teams that are working in areas of Florida affected by Hurricane Michael to help survivors register for assistance, identify and address immediate and emerging needs, and make referrals to other local, state and volunteer groups for additional support. FEMA/K.C. Wilsey
RMR4H3WE–U.S. Air Force military working dog, 96th Security Forces Squadron, poses for an official photo Sept. 28, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
RMR4GTPJ–Scenes from Sakhir Palace in Bahrain, as U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis attends a dinner with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, south of Manama, Bahrain, Oct. 27, 2018. (DOD
RMR4HT2F–U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Krista Guillotte, a boom operator with the 336th Air Refueling Squadron at March Field, California, operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio in the sky above the southeastern United States October 3, 2018. The Stratotanker refueled a C-5 Galaxy with the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
RMR4FET4–PACIFIC OCEAN, Calif.,-- A Marine oversees movement of a AH-1Z Viper on the flight deck of the USS San Diego (LPD-22) to test different configurations of aircraft to maximize the effectiveness of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's air capabilities during Composite Unit Training Exercise, May 1, 2017. COMPTUEX is the second at-sea training exercise that provides opportunities to sharpen their mission essential skill sets prior to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Certification Exercise. The Marines are with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (REIN) attached with the 15th MEU.
RMR4FCPT–Warrior Run fitness program participants run on track May 1, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The last Warrior Run yielded on average a 2.5 inch waistline reduction, 11 more pushups, 8 more sit-ups and a 2 minute decrease on the 1.5 mile run.
RMR4KJ67–Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bryan, 644 Combat Communications Squadron, finishes deploying a Land Radar System to allow long-range communication from the joint field office on Saipan supporting CNMI Civil Authorities, FEMA, and the U.S. Military with operations in the CNMI, Nov. 2, 2018. Service Members from Joint Region Marianas and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the CNMI’s civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery effort.
RMR4H5HG–Members of the Cleveland Cavaliers play their Wine & Gold Scrimmage inside a 445th Airlift Wing hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2018. This is the first time the scrimmage, which consisted of two 12-minute periods, was played on a military installation.
RMR4FXYY–Ukrainian soldiers of the 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade inspect their GP-25 grenade launchers before using them during training at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on May 3. CTC trainers, partnered with Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are teaching troops of the Ukrainian army's 1st Airmobile Battalion, 79th Air Assault Brigade how to employ the grenade launchers during defensive operations during the battalion's rotation at the CTC. The 45th IBCT is deployed as
RMR4J4TM–Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, load supplies onto a CH-53E while on a Foreign Humanitarian Assistance training mission during the Carrier Strike Group 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU's abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic scenarios.
RMR4H42B–Cassandra Stanfill, Air Force Research Laboratory, explains a wristband-device designed to give warfighters real-time access to reconnaissance images to Todd Praechter, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and 2nd Lt. Tyler Brewer, AFRL Directed Energy Directorate, prior to a Tech Warrior Exercise scenario at the National Center for Medical Readiness in Fairborn, Ohio. The annual exercise gives scientists and engineers the opportunity to test their new technologies under field conditions.
RMR4H186–A UH-1Y Huey hovers over the flight line as two AH-1Z Vipers provide close air support during the Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration at the 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This years air show honors '100 years of women in the Marine Corps' by featuring several performances and displays that highlight the accomplishments and milestones women have made since the first female enlistee, Olpha May Johnson, who joined the service in 1918.
RMR4HRYH–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeshua Harris builds a fire in jungle survival training during exercise KAMANDAG 2 in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Oct. 2, 2018. Harris a Indianapolis, Indiana native, is assigned to EOTG, 25 Echo Company.
RMR4FAFP–A U.S. Marine with 8th Engineer Support Battalion hurls a metal pike as part of a squad competition at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 24, 2016. Squad competitions happen among every unit throughout the Marine Corps to build camaraderie and Esprit de Corps.
RMR4FCF5–(FORT BENNING, Ga) – The Scout Squad representing 2-14 Cav, 25th Infantry Division approach an obstacle during the 2017 Gainey Cup Best Scout Squad Competition prior to conducting the Squad Stress Shoot on May 2, 2017, at Simpson Range on Main Post. The biennial Gainey Cup Competition is designed to identify the most competent and versatile Scout Squad in the US Armed Forces and partnering Allies through an extremely challenging contest centered on essential reconnaissance and security tasks and skills.
RMR4E35E–A U.S. Marine candidate maneuvers over an obstacle on the O-Course while training at the Officer Candidate School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 24, 2016. In a challenging and controlled environment, candidates are trained and educated to become Marine officers.
RMR4JP0Y–U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing offload equipment from the aviation logistic ship S.S. Wright (T-AVB-3) during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Orkanger Port, Norway, Oct. 29, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions.
RMR4JP0G–An F-22 from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team flies overhead during the Master Sgt. John A. Chapman Medal of Honor Celebration Oct. 27, 2018, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Hurlburt Field hosted a three-day celebration to commemorate the legacy of Chapman, a combat controller who was the 19th Airman to receive the Medal of Honor and the first Airman to be recognized with the decoration since the Vietnam War.
RMR4J13F–A crewmember aboard German mine hunter FGS Homburg monitors an underwater drone during night mine countermeasures operations October 26, 2018 as part of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2018. Trident Juncture 18 is designed to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to any threat from any direction. Trident Juncture 18 takes place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden. With around 50,000 participants from 31 nations Trident Juncture 2018 is one of NATO’s
RMR4F9K9–Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets with the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy supreme commander of UAE armed forces, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 24, 2016.
RMR4HX1A–UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, SOUTHWEST ASIA – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Marx, a C-130J Super Hercules crew master with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 Detachment A, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, communicates with the crew chief of a U.S. Navy MH-53 Sea Dragon with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 during an air-to-air refuel Sept. 26, 2018. VMGR-352 Det. A regularly conduct air-to-air refuels and supply drops throughout the area of operation to support a variety of missions.
RMR4HPW6–NORTH SEA (Oct. 2, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Peter Bonter signals the flight deck clear and ready for launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Harry S. Truman will continue to foster cooperation with regional allies and partners, strengthen regional stability, and remain vigilant, agile and dynamic.
RMR4FX86–GULF OF MEXICO (Oct. 24, 2016) Civilians from numerous organizations gather on the flight deck of pre-commissioning unit John Finn (DDG 113) during builder’s trials, Oct, 24. John Finn, built by Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, will conduct the final phase of trials, known as acceptance trials, in early November.
RMR4JPG2–Sgt. Ashley Crotwell receives the Army Commendation Medal fromBrig. Gen. Clint E. Walker, commanding officer of the 184th Sustainment Command. Crotwell was commended on her achievements and success during the Saber Strike 18 exercise held in Poland earlier this year. (Mississippi National Guard
RMR4H5FB–U.S. Marine candidates of the Officer Candidate School, Delta company, participate in the combat course at Quantico, Va., Sep 24, 2018. This training is conducted to prepare candidates for future mental and physical challenges.
RMR4FX72–U.S. Army Sgt. Alexi Hernandez, range safety Officer, looks the bullets holes of Spc. Gabriel Perez' during the 39th Signal Battalion M4 A1 carbine weapon qualification at the 25 meter indoor range, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 24, 2016.
RMR4FEP9–170504-N-QN175-041 NORFOLK, Va. (May 4, 2017) Sailors and civilian contractors work together to secure supplies for transportation on an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently pier side during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dartez Williams)
RMR4HRB4–BALTIMORE (Oct. 3, 2018) Rear Adm. Stephen Evans, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, view Fort McHenry from aboard the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during Maryland Fleet Week and Air Show Baltimore. MDFWASB is Baltimore’s celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of today’s maritime services.
RMR4HTYW–ARCTIC OCEAN – Carl Felton pulls a cable from a box while a team of scientists lay it on the Arctic ice Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, about 350 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska. The cable contains a series of sensors which attach to the bottom of a buoy that sits on top of the ice to measure wind speed and direction, air temperature, barometric pressure and other scientific measurements to study stratified ocean dynamics. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) is underway in the Arctic with about 100 crew members and 30 scientists to deploy sensors, buoys and semi-autonomous submarines to st
RMR4H6JF–The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron 'Thunderbirds' fly over Yosemite National Park returning to Nellis Air Force Base. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstration squadron.
RMR4JTNA–Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 help repair a generator with a local at the gas station on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 1, 2018. Businesses, government buildings, homes and schools were heavily damaged by Super Typhoon Yutu, which made a direct hit with devastating effect on Tinian Oct. 25 packing 170 MPH winds – it is the second strongest storm to ever hit U.S. soil and the strongest storm of 2018. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and CLB-31 arrived on Tinian Oct. 29-31 in the wake of Super Typhoon Yutu as part of the U.S. Defense Suppor
RMR4J4WP–His Swedish Majesty’s Ships NYKOPING and KARLSTAD sail through The Trondheim Fjord during Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE on October 26, 2018. With around 50,000 personnel participating in Trident Juncture 2018, it is one of the largest NATO exercises in recent years. Around 250 aircraft, 65 vessels and more than 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise in Norway.
RMR4H2A2–A Spanish soldier shows off Besmaya's medical capabilities to visiting British Assistant Chief of the General Staff, Maj. Gen Rupert T. Herbert Jones, during his visit to Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff, including those at Besmaya, have overseen the training of more than 150,000 Iraqi servicemen and women across all ranks, including 55,000 Iraqi Army members; nearly 25,000 police and around 72,000 security, border guard and counter-terror personnel.
RMR4GYBK–MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 26, 2018) Chief Operations Specialist Michael McMurry, right, aprehends Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 3rd Class Brandon Utter during a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as the ship participates in SMARTEX-181 Sept. 26, 2018. SMARTEX-181 is a multilateral exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability and training between participating countries. 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 pa
RMR4HR89–VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 3, 2018) Command Master Chief James Beadle, from Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic, delivers remarks during a retirement ceremony for Master Chief Avionics Technician Dena Yarbrough, from Cleveland, Georgia. Yarbrough retired after 30 years of service.
RMR4FXFH–U.S. Soldiers with the 39th Signal Battalion walk toward targets to see the results of zeroing with M4 carbines at the 25 meter range on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 24, 2016.
RMR4GG5J–Sean D. Tucker and Johnny De Gennaro perform ariel acrobatics during the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Sept. 28, San Diego, Calif. This year's air show honors '100 years of women in the Marine Corps' by featuring several performances and displays that highlight accomplishments and milestones women made since the first female enlistee, Opha May Johnson, who joined the service in 1918.
RMR4H9WG–Michelle Davis, an expectant mother, looks at information pamphlets during Bundles for Babies at Beale Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2018. Attendees received financial and budgeting advice for their new baby, as well as a $50 Army Air Force Exchange Service Gift Card provided by the Air Force Aid Society.
RMR4HXJ5–Raider Brigade Soldier from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division engage targets at a long range training exercise with his M4 rifle to remain Ready to execute during operations in Afghanistan, September 25, 2018.
RMR4HWJY–U.S. Marines participate in the Training and Education Command and Single Marine Program shooting competition at Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sep. 25, 2018. The competition was held to give Marines an opportunity to shoot competitively and inform them about the Marine Corps Shooting Team.
RMR4J2NH–Aerial photo of Norway country side during exercise Trident Juncture 18, Oct. 27, 2018.
RMR4FCND–Airman 1st Class Hunter Ogle, 23d Security Forces Squadron entry controller, attempts to complete an initial confidence course after being sprayed in the face with oleoresin capsicum spray, also known as pepper spray, May 2, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen must complete a class then pass a physical confidence course while experiencing the effects of oleoresin capsicum spray to be qualified to carry the less-than-lethal tool. (Air Force
RMR4GXFC–The family of U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Corliss are given flowers during the 144th Operations Support Flight Change of Command ceremony at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., May 7, 2017.
RMR4H4XG–JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2018) Capt. Matthew Case, Naval Hospital Jacksonville commanding officer, speaks at a pre-deployment briefing at the hospital. Twenty five U.S. military medicine personnel from the hospital and its five branch health clinics will deploy this fall with the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) to Central and South America.
RMR4HXWA–Unloading of German and Dutch vehicles from the Danish roll-on roll-off vessel Ark Germania by the port handling company of the German logistics battalion 161 in the port of Fredrikstad in Norway. NATO exercise Trident Juncture in Norway, Fredrikstad on 28.09.2018.
RMR4FDFA–FaceBook Memorial Day highlighted image Remembering the Fallen.
RMR4KJK3–Japanese and American trick-or-treaters line up for candy at a Team Kadena member’s house during Halloween on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2018. Each year, Team Kadena members host Halloween on Kadena for Okinawan and American children to trick-or-treat.
RMR4H1C3–Two AV-8B Harrier IIs follow a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 during 2018 the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 28. This year's air show honors '100 years of women in the Marine Corps' by featuring several performances and displays that highlight the accomplishments and milestones women have made since the first female enlistee, Opha May Johnson, who joined the service in 1918.
RMR4H26W–TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Sept. 21, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Osei Bonsu, from Bronx, N.Y., right, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bishop Sisemore, from Summers, Ark., participate in a mass casualty drill at a Comite Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) facility as part of a subject matter expert exchange with Honduran emergency response medical personnel during Southern Partnership Station 2018. COPECO is an organization supporting the Honduran National Risk Management System and focuses on areas such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Southern Partnership Station is a U.S.
RMR4FCP0–An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 14 from Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., taxis down the ramp at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prior to take-off May 3, 2017, in support of Exercise Northern Edge 2017. Northern Edge is Alaska’s largest and premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures, as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services—Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units—are involved.
RMR4H4DK–Naval Base Guam, Guam (Oct. 01, 2018) Lt. j.g. Morgan Robinson, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU-5), participates in a Mk 16 Mod 1 closed-circuit rebreather certification at Naval Base Guam. EODMU5 conducts counter IED operations, renders safe explosive hazards and disarms underwater explosives. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th Flee
RMR4FCP8–A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the runway at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 3 during Exercise Northern Edge 2017. The F-35 is heading to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex to practice joint interoperability. Northern Edge is Alaska’s largest and premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services—Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units—are
RMR4JW5F–U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Karsten Heckl visits Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Vaernes Air Base, Norway, Oct. 30, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. Heckl is the commanding general of 2nd MAW.
RMR4FXE8–Navy Seaman 2nd Class Lewis Lowell Wagoner, was 20 years old and was aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. For 75 years, Wagoner was missing in action. In 2016, he was brought home to Kansas and buried.
RMR4H8TW–The inside of the 100th Air Refueling Wing Headquarters, Building 239, at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 1, 2018. The 100th Air Refueling Wing is RAF Mildenhall’s current host wing and the only permanent U.S. air refueling win in the European theater, activated here on February 1, 1992. The wing provides the critical air refueling “bridge” that allows the Expeditionary Air Force to deploy around the globe on a moment’s notice.
RMR4GRHJ–U.S. Marines with Service Company, 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, run to an MV-22B Osprey as they execute an air casualty evacuation drill at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oct. 2, 2018. The drill was part of a field exercise the battalion executed providing the Marines realistic combat training.
RMR4H6R6–ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2018) Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) shoot M9 pistols while participating in a live-fire exercise during a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting to the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Oc
RMR4H50J–Tech. Sgt. Joshua Stevenson, right, was promoted on Sept. 28 during a ceremony at the Eastern Air Defense Sector. Lt. Col. Joe Roos, 224th Air Defense Squadron Commander, served as the promoting officer.
RMR4H6F0–The Governors' Interstate Indian Council 2018 general assembly was hosted at the Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer County, S.D., Sept. 26, 2018. Attendees discussed the importance of state and federal agenciemaintaining positive relationships with tribes in their respective states.
RMR4H1EN–Sgt. 1st Class Luis Ramirez, an operations NCO with 42nd Military Police Brigade, grades a competitor on hand release push-ups during the brigade's first quarter Soldier of the Quarter competition on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
RMR4H665–A Soldier with 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) poses for a photo with his family after a welcome home ceremony held in 1-32IN's honor after redeploying from Djibouti at Magrath Sports Complex, Fort Drum, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2018.
RMR4KJNM–U.S. Air Force Col. Tad Clark, a 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Kallax Air Base, Sweden, Nov. 1, 2018. This exercise takes place in Norway and the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden. With more than 50,000 participants, this is the largest NATO exercise since 2002.
RMR4GYRA–The POW/MIA ceremony is held to honor those who cannot join their brothers and sisters in arms at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Sept. 20, 2018. The vigil lasted for 24 hours to honor and support their courageous struggle against the 24-hour hardship they faced as a POW/MIA.
RMR4FWGN–Light armored vehicles (LAV-25s), with 1st Light Armored Reconaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, take up firing positions during a field exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2016. The exercise was held as part of a week-long Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. Marines undergo MCCREs to ensure combat readiness before deployments. The LAV-25 is an eight-wheeled vehicle made of light armor grade steel and mounted with a M242 Bushmaster, a 25-millimeter chain-driven weapon.
RMR4HW0E–ARCTIC OCEAN – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) is in the ice Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, in the Arctic. The Healy is in the Arctic with a team of about 30 scientists and engineers aboard deploying sensors and autonomous submarines to study stratified ocean dynamics and how environmental factors affect the water below the ice surface for the Office of Naval Research. The Healy, which is homeported in Seattle, is one of two ice breakers in U.S. service and is the only military ship dedicated to conducting research in the Arctic. (NyxoLyno Cangem
RMR4H415–U.S. Marine Col. Michael Oppenheim, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command’s Commanding Officer, briefs members of a congressional delegation during the delegation's visit to Camp Manion aboard Soto Cano Air Base, September 30. The SPMAGTF briefed the delegation on SPMAGTF-SC’s mission and operations while deployed in Central America. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC are conducting security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assista
RMR4H8HX–CAMP HUMPHREYS- Republic of Korea – Staff Sgt. Felix Rosa 35, St Croix, Virgin, Island native and pilot instructor, Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, sits at the left gunnery window waiting for targets to pop up at Biseung Range Sept. 26. Rosa enjoys being a mentor to the young aviators. Crew members assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conducted an aerial exercise to increase technical and tactical proficiency while improving overall operational re
RMR4J2FP–A participant of the 43rd Marine Corps Marathon 10K high fives a Marine as a she runs towards the finish line at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Va., Oct. 28, 2018. Also known as 'The People's Marathon,' the race drew roughly 30,000 participants to promote physical fitness, generate goodwill in the community, and showcase the organizational skills of the Marine Corps.
RMR4J5JY–A French Tiger helicopter secures the landing of infantrymen on the beach of Trondheim Fjord, in Norway, during exercise Trident Juncture 18. With around 50,000 personnel participating in Trident Juncture 2018, it is one of the largest NATO exercises in recent years. Around 250 aircraft, 65 vessels and more than 10,000 vehicles are involved in the exercise in Norway.
RMR4JT0K–The official party for the reactivation ceremony of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade salutes the flag during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem on Camp Zama, Japan, Oct. 31, 2018. The 38th ADA BDE was reactivated after 37 years of inactive service.
RMR4H6B8–Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks during the promotion ceremony of Lt. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, deputy commandant, Programs and Resources, at the Home of the Commandants, Marine Barracks Washington, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 2018. Thomas will transition into the billet of the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and will serve as the second highest ranking officer and the second-in-command to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
RMR4JTRN–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Olivia Robertson with Marines Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepares a tactical vehicle to carry cargo during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Orkanger, Norway, Oct. 29, 2018. Trident Juncture 18 demonstrates II Marine Expeditionary Force ability to deploy, employ, and redeploy the Marine Air-Ground Task Force while improving interoperability with NATO Allies and partner nations.
RMR4KJ80–U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division stretch before the Regiment's 2nd annual Bougainville Day run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018. Bougainville Day remembers and honors the Regiment’s history.
RMR4HXHF–Members from the 391st Fighter Squadron deploy to Southwest Asia during the month of October 2018, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Approximately 300 members deployed down range in support of real-world contingency operations.
RMR4J1R0–TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Oct. 28, 2018) — Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, Commander, Joint Region Marianas/Commander, Task Force West, greets a child upon visiting the island of Tinian following Super Typhoon Yutu Oct. 28. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the CNMI’s civil and local officials as part of the FEMA-supported Super Typhoon Yutu recovery effort.
RMR4E3J8–SASEBO, Japan (May 2, 2017) Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Noboa, from New York, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Andrew Atchison, Belton, Texas, both assistant command fitness leaders for the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), demonstrate a proper sit-up during a physical readiness test (PRT) in Nimitz Park. The PRT is a standard Navy fitness test and is conducted twice a year. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster.
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