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Artisans use DLA-procured parts to repair and upgrade crew capsules of Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected All Terrain Vehicles at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow in California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 13, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Khadijah Faison, Sea Special Programs Detailer, talks to a Sailor in the Fleet about a current restriction of movement update during the COVID-19 gl More

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Force Tracking Mission Management Center provides continuous force tracking data services to the combatant commands, services, U.S. agencies and coalition partner More

200409-N-BJ275-107 SUNRISE, Fl. (April 9, 2020) - Senior Chief Navy Career Counselor Tori Novo holds virtual training for Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Miami Sailors. NRD Miami as transitioned to 100% virtual More

An F-15E from the 391st Fighter Squadron takes off during a flight exercise, March 16, 2020, At Mountain Home Air Force Base. The gunfighters are maintaining their total force efforts in the midst of schedule c More

Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing and 7th Bomb Wing held a virtual exercise to discuss how to effectively respond to a simulated C-130J Super Hercules that is carrying a passenger who is suspected of showing C More

Maj. Jonathan Holliday, Kentucky National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officer and his wife, Jessica Nickell-Holliday attend the Marine Corps Ball, Nov. 2019, at Kimpinski Hotel in Djibouti City, Djibouti

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division conduct a base defense exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2020. The exercise was conducted to validate force protection procedures and increase security readi More

Members of NAS Whiting Field’s Navy Security Force participated in a recent exercise while evaluators look on and score their response to an exercise intruder on the installation. Participation and evaluation d More

PORT OF GWANG YANG, Republic of Korea— Soldiers with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division ground guide a 3rd Brigade tank onto a ship here February 29 More

An AH-64 Apache from A Company, 1-3rd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade lines up to engage targets downrange during aerial gunnery tables on Mar. 5, 2020. Crews are conducting indivi More

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Commander Col. Ross Poppenberger has emphasized that the safety and security of YPG personnel is the highest priority of the proving ground’s leadership, and that YPG’s vital More

EMS crew transport a Grand Princess passenger in her mid-70s from the Coast Guard Cutter Tern at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, March 7, 2020. The Cutter Tern was dispatched to transport a passenger with a More

Airmen continue to fly and train with the F-35A Lightning II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, despite the current Coronavirus crisis. (U.S. Air Force photos by Todd Cromar)

200313-N-QS318-156 MANAMA, Bahrain (Mar. 13, 2020) Capt. Scott Hattaway, right, commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), speaks to a US. Army air weapons te More

200317-N-VF045-1074 PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 17, 2020) Sailors assigned to the small craft attack team man an M2HB machine gun on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) More

200319-N-VF045-1008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 19, 2020) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antiet More

Tech. Sgt. David Taylor, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, fuels a KC-135R Stratotanker at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana March 20, 2020. The tanker along with three other tankers are preparing More

US Army, US Marines, and UAE Armed Forces conduct a bilateral live fire exercise utilizing American and Emirate High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers at Al Hamra Combat Training Center, Unite More

200322-N-FA868-2002 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 22, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (handling) Airman Taijonn Adkins, from Lancaster, California, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), sanitizes gym More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Green, 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, sprays disinfectant liquid on a rag to sanitize a U-2 Dragon Lady’s cockpit Mar. 23, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. The More

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2020) U.S. Navy Seaman Anjuli Wee Eng, from Long Beach, Calif., speaks over a headset aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) March 23, 2020. Russel More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Griffith, 86th Security Forces Squadron operations superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Andrey Shimko, 86th SFS patrolman, conduct a perimeter check using All Terrain Vehicle More

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 24, 2020) U.S. Sailors attach a cargo leg to an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the f More

200330-N-NO146-1001 MANAMA Bahrain (March 30, 2020) Every other work station within the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) Headquarters displays a sign to ensure service members practice social di More

EAST CHINA SEA (March 24, 2020) U.S. Navy Seaman Virgilio Figueroa, from San Jose, Calif., paints a bulkhead aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), March 24, 2020. Russell More

Combat Camera Soldiers practice social distancing during MOS cross-over training March 24, 2020 at Hohenfels Training Area.

200324-N-WI365-1010 EAST CHINA SEA (Mar. 24, 2020) – U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Isabela Ruiz, from Savannah, Ga., inspects a service vessel torpedo tube loader tray during a torpedo download More

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (March 25, 2020) -- The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a regularly-scheduled deployment. The submari More

EAST CHINA SEA (March 25, 2020) U.S. Navy Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Kevin Joseph, from Miami, presses coveralls aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) March 25, More

An F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron takes off from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 25, 2020. Luke AFB is home to the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force and trains the world More

F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron launch for a training sortie March 26, 2020 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, the 48th Fighter Wing More

Spanish Airmen prepare Eurofighter Typhoons for take-off, March 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The U.S Air Force and it’s Air Mobility Command welcome the opportunity to support our international More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 26, 2020 before a training mission to Chievres, Belgium. The C-1 More

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2020) U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Basilio Hernandez, from Stockton, Calif., signals pilots of an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Wolf Pack” of Helicopter Maritime Str More

Spanish Airmen prepare Eurofighter Typhoons for take-off, March 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The U.S Air Force and it’s Air Mobility Command welcome the opportunity to support our international More

A K-9 handler and his military working dog, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, check around a flatbed-truck for explosives during training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 26, More

Lt. Col. Ryan Lippert, 48th Fighter Wing Operations Support Squadron commander, conducts pre-flight checks of his aircraft prior to a training sortie March 27, 2020 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. Despi More

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville speaks with a news crew from CBS in the Javits New York Medical Station (JNYMS). During his visit, McConville toured the JNYMS and spoke with Soldiers from bo More

U.S. Army Specialist Cody McFall from U.S. Army Camp Walker, Republic of Korea, 188th Military Police Company, comforts one of his newborn twins while he sleeps, before an aeromedical evacuation mission, March More

Florida National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Eric Steen, with the 153rd Financial Management Services Unit, reenlist in the FLNG at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site in Palm Beach County, March 30, 2020. Steen i More

Arizona Air National Guard service members haul a trailer for a local food bank to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps in the local supply chain. The Arizona National Guard activate More

200331-N-WP865-1047 ANDAMAN SEA (Mar. 31, 2020) the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) sails in the Andaman Sea, March 31, 2020. Gabrielle Giffords, part of Destroyer Squa More

A C-17 Globemaster III flies overhead, March 31, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base Okla. Altus AFB trains more than 1,400 mobility Airmen annually and continues to accomplish this task while also mitigating the risk More

Col. John Gallemore, former 57th Adversary Tactics Group (ATG) commander receives the guidon from Brig. Gen. Robert G. Novotny, 57th Wing commander as he assumes command of the 57th Operations Group (OG) as Chi More

200409-N-WF272-1035 PHILADELPHIA (April 9, 2020) Chief Navy Counselor John MacPherson, from Parish, N.Y., Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia command trainer, conducts virtual leading petty officer (LPO) More

Senior Airman Jonathan Cogdell, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron client systems technician, troubleshoots a malfunctioning laptop April 1, 2020, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Client syste More

Navy Lodge North Island, Calif., associates clean and sanitize common areas and guest rooms to help stem the spread of COVID-19. The Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) six business lines have been industr More

200401-N-FC674-1154 BETHESDA, Maryland A field hospital of Rapid Response Shelters sit in front of the iconic tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) as part of the proof of concept exerc More

Cadets in GeNe and the physics and nuclear engineering department were able to take part in a downlink video stream with NASA astronaut Col. Drew Morgan, Class of 1998, who is currently at the International Spa More

200401-N-XT693-1001 BREMERTON, Wash. (April. 1, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jena Escobar poses for a photo in the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton’s Immunization Clinic. Esco More

A mariner is transferred by an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew to awaiting emergency medical services personnel at the Lake Charles Regional Airport after being medevaced approximately 55 m More

Staff Sgt. Mary Lux, boom operator, 133d Air Refueling Squadron, 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, works the phones at a N.H. Employment Security makeshift call center at the state fir More

Employees of DLA Distribution San Joaquin are doing their part in their critical mission in support to the warfighters and first responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The San Joaquin team is working with More

Class of 2023 Cadet Patrick Sherrod used his show and tell time to teach his classmates out the cattle farm his family owns in Illinois. They have 800-1,000 heads of beef cattle at any given time. (Photo courte More

Alexandria, VA., April 9, 2020 – Letter Carriers case mail while wearing face masks inside the Alexandria Post Office. Both are part of the 600,000 employees workforce that is processing, transporting, and deli More

Mission partners and base members extract a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenber More

200405-N-GR120-1212 ARABIAN GULF (April 5, 2020) – The amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) transits the Arabian Gulf, April 5, 2020. Oak Hill, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with emb More

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 6, 2020) Students and instructor attending Basic Engineering Common Core lab at Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes wear face coverings following recommendations set More

200406-N-KK394-1015 KEY WEST, Fla. (April 6, 2020) Engineman 1st Class Stephen Cox conducts pressure checks on a self-contained breathing apparatus cylinder in a repair locker aboard the Freedom-class littoral More

A launch crew is interdicted by Coast Guard law enforcement crews for engaging in illegal fishing in federal waters off the coast of southern Texas April 6, 2020. Coast Guard crews consisting of air support, a More

200406-N-RU810-1013 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 6, 2020) Cpl. Jonathon Miller, from Rockcastle, Kentucky, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), performs More

Soldiers of the 254th Transportation Battalion support the COVID-19 mission at CBTS Amelia Earhart. The FLNG is supporting federal, state and local authorities during the COVID-19 response. (US Army photo by Sg More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Dillard, the Division Artillery Brigade career counselor with 3rd Infantry Division, works on a reenlistment contract from his home in Ludowici, Georgia, April 7, 2020. Soldiers and More

A recruit with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion participates in the Bayonet Assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, April 7, 2020. The course helped recruits build a combat mindset More

A task force comprising 19 Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, work a makeshift call center in the basement of the state fire academy in Concord, April 7, 2020. Guardsmen More

Members of the West Virginia National Guard provide support to Workforce West Virginia April 6, 2020, at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia National Guard is surging capac More

Senior Airman Zachary Anderson and Staff Sgt. Michael Zitelli, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, perform a basic post-flight operations inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III while wearing COVID-19 More

A Paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conducts maintenance while observing appropriate social distancing practices to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 8, 2020. More

KEY WEST, Fla. (April 8, 2020) Sailors conduct maintenance on the tail of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 on the flight deck of the Freedom More

Spc. Nicholas Miller assigned to 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, conducts flight operations through a laptop based ground control station during the FTUAS capabilities assessment at Fort Riley, K More

A C-5M Super Galaxy is parked on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 8, 2020. The C-5M Super Galaxy is the largest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory, delivering cargo and personnel w More

Class of 2021 Cadet Christopher Bang, a Kinesiology major, executes a pull-up and abdominal workout from his home in Candler, N.C. Cadets all across the country have been taking innovative approaches to ensure More

Command Sgt. Maj. David Pakulak, the senior enlisted leader of the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepares to start virtual board proceedings at a b More

Army Reservist Pfc. Sekiou Tessilimi and National Guardsmen Pvt. Jaimy MejiaPolanco and Pvt. Edwin Barreto – all of Alpha Company, 244th Quartermaster Battalion – pose for pictures on the battalion athletic fie More

Cadet Carlos Sanchez, Auburn Mountainview High School, takes part in online JROTC staff meeting. (Photo by Lt. Col. (R) Jason Shrader)

Airman 1st Class John Vargas, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects an F-35A Lightning II before take-off April 8, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Luke AFB maintainers perform pre-flight inspe More

200409-N-EI808-0021 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2020) Cmdr. Edward Rosso, commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), looks through binoculars while the ship sails More

200409-N-NC885-1022 Naval Base San Diego (April 9, 2020) Cryptologic Technician 2nd Class Auri Blanchard, from Kansas City, Mo., checks and monitors radar signatures during a fleet synthetic training exercise o More

Pfc. Jacob McLaughlin, an analyst with 109th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, uses COVID-19 prevention measures during maintenance of a Humvee. 1 More

Lt. j.g. Cade Warlick lands a T-45C Goshawk, attached to Training Air Wing (TAW) 2, on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck marking the 2,000 trap on Ford's advanced arresting gear (AAG) April 8, 2020. For More

KEY WEST, Fla. (April 10, 2020) Sailors assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 review enlisted air warfare qualification study guides in the mess decks aboard the Freedom-class More

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Alexis Midence, 159th Fighter Wing crew chief preps a Louisiana Air National Guard F-15 aircraft prior to launch at NAS JRB New Orleans, April 10, 2020. Regardless of the current More

200411-N-BM202-1183 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 11, 2020) A recruit stages a flag for correct storage at Recruit Training Command. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy More

Class of 2022 Cadet Joseph Maddock uses a vritual machine to view a fuel assemply and determine the criticality of a nuclear reaction. (Photo courtesy of Class of 2022 Cadet Joseph Maddock)

Chaplain (Maj.) Robert Rand, garrison chaplain, livestreams an Easter-themed message April 12, 2020, from his office at Fort McCoy, Wis. Due to social-distancing precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, in More

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Thomas Brooks, command chaplain for U.S. Army Cadet Command and keynote speaker, preaches to the gatherers about the importance of Easter, including why Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resu More

200409-N-RB391-003 (April 9, 2020) Asheboro, N.C. - Navy Recruiting Station Asheboro hosted its first “virtual DEP meeting” with Future Sailors in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP). Fifteen people were present on More

Soldiers are socially distanced while participating in augmented standby force training with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department on April 13, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Twenty-four Fort McCoy More

Cmdr. Bryan Crittendon, the command chaplain at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, performs an Easter morning service using Facebook Live on April 12, 2020, from the NAS Pensacola Chapel. The chaplains have be More

Message to the Force graphic. (U.S. Navy Graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Van Nuys)

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Seaman Madisyn Rich is selected as the Honor Graduate for recruit company November 198 at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, April 15, 2020. Training Center Cape May serves the American More

Airmen stand outside waiting for the Red River Dining Facility to open for lunch at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 15, 2020. The DFAC offers a variety of meal options to go. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. More

U.S. Army Lt Col. Kent Cavallini, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade commander, passes the 149th MEB’s guidon to Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Owens, 149th MEB Command Sergeant Major, during a change of command cerem More

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (April 15, 2020) – Master-at-Arms 1st Class Will Finley, from Chicago, Illinois, assigned to Naval Submarine Support Center (NSSC) Pearl Harbor, was announced as the 2019 Commander, Submari More

KEY WEST, Fla. (April 16, 2020) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Brandy Givens conducts maintenance on an M8-8B Fire Scout assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 in th More

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, complete a 4-mile ruck while participating in the battalion's Ranger School preparation program. The Sol More

Florida National Guard Sgt. Daniel Ombasa, a financial analysts with the 153rd Financial Management Support Unit works on mission related projects for the day. Their current mission is to assist unit supply sec More

Senior Airman Alex Sharpe, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion technician, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III engine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April More

Soldiers at Orange County Convention Center Community Based Testing Site continue to support the citizens of Florida for COVID-19 testing during inclement weather. (U.S. Photo by Pvt. 1st Class Orion Oettel)