Star-lit Position
U.S. Army Spc. Collin Hall, assistant gunner, and Spc. Areg Safari, M240 gunner, assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, observe their assigned sector of fire from their defensive fighting position while they wait for the opposing force to attack their defensive positions at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2023, during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 rotation. JPMRC is the Army’s newest Combat Training Center (CTC) and generates readiness in the environments and conditions where our forces will most likely operate. JPMRC 24-01 includes over 5,300 training participants across the U.S. Joint Force, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Thailand. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Angelo Mejia) (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Angelo Mejia)
MARINES WITH THE SILENT DRILL PLATOON
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Corporal Blake A. Behrens, number two rifle inspector, Silent Drill Platoon, conducts a rifle inspection at the pre-race ceremony during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., May 28, 2022. Over the weekend NASCAR honored the service and sacrifice of U.S. service members and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Morales)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 11, 2023) Sailors heave on a line to tow a combatant rubber raiding craft with Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2023. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)
A firing party begins its rifle volley during a full-honors funeral demonstration at the Honor Guard graduation ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 27, 2023. The graduation demonstration includes flag detail, rifle volley, pallbearing and bugling for friends, family and leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)
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Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman participate in an Honor Guard ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 25, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)
United States Coast Guard
USCGC Myrtle Hazard supports communities in CNMI
The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) delivers the mayor of the Northern Mariana Islands and staff to Agrihan Island on Oct. 22, 2023. The crew completed a multifaceted patrol from Oct. 16 to Nov. 5, 2023, underscoring the U.S. Coast Guard's unwavering commitment to the community and partners in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). During this period, the cutter's crew achieved several key objectives, including delivering vital donations and supplies and facilitating critical wellness checks in the wake of Typhoon Bolaven. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)