The men and women of the United States armed forces serve their country every day around the world. Here’s a look at images from deployments and training exercises over the past week, captured by photographers serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
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Sailors prepare an EA-18G Growler attached to the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-141 for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), under way in the Philippine Sea, December 6, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Oswald Felix Jr./U.S. Navy
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Seven C-130s from the U.S. Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force take part in an elephant walk to signify the end of Operation Christmas Drop 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, December 10, 2022.Staff Sergeant Jerreht Harris/U.S. Air Force
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A Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-137 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 10, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist First Class Nathan Laird/U.S. Navy
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-94 launches off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 9, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Hannah Kantner/U.S. Navy
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F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-27 launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), under way in the Philippine Sea, December 9, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Eric Stanton/U.S. Navy
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Air Force Captain Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs an aerial maneuver during the team’s certification flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., December 9, 2022.Staff Sergeant Marcus M. Bullock/U.S. Air Force
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Soldiers assigned to Chaos Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Cavalry Regiment, Third Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Cavalry Division, operationally controlled by the First Infantry Division, prepare to engage simulated targets during a platoon live-fire exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, December 8, 2022.Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Foster/U.S. Army National Guard
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Marine Corps Sergent Micah Detwiler, a rifleman with Second Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, calls out commands during a regimental field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., December 8, 2022.Lance Corporal Emma Gray/U.S. Marine Corps
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Sailors fast rope onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 8, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Hannah Kantner/U.S. Navy
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A Super Puma helicopter delivers cargo on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clarke-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) in the Philippine Sea, December 8, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Oswald Felix Jr./U.S. Navy
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Marines with First Battalion, Second Marines, board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Stand-in Force Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, December 7, 2022.Sergeant Jennifer Andrade/U.S. Marine Corps
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Marines with India Battery, First Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, fire an M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzer during an indirect fire training exercise as part of Steel Knight 23 exercises at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., December 8, 2022.Lance Corporal Earik Barton/U.S. Marine Corps
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F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 receive fuel from a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., December 8, 2022.Lance Corporal Isaac Velascou/U.S. Marine Corps
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The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS California (SSN-781) prepares to moor pierside during a homecoming event at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., December 8, 2022.Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten/U.S. Navy
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron conducts a strafing run at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., December 7, 2022.Airman First Class Josey Blades/U.S. Air Force
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-41, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 7, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Han Puyu/U.S. Navy
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A C-130J Hercules from the 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., takes off for an Air Force Weapons School Integration mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., December 6, 2022.Senior Airman Rufus/U.S. Air Force
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Army paratroopers from Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for a mass tactical jump from a C-17 Globemaster III onto Salerno Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., December 7, 2022.Specialist Lilliana Magoon/U.S. Army
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Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation alongside Italian Army paratroopers with the Brigata Paracadutisti Folgore at Frida Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, December 7, 2022.Sergeant Mariah Gonzalez/U.S. Army
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Marine Corps Lance Corporal Luis DelacruzRios, a motor transport operator, and Corporal Samuel Llamas, a combat engineer, both with Third Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment Three, Third Marine Logistics Group, execute a simulated convoy ambush with an M240B medium machine gun during exercise Winter Workhorse at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, December 6, 2022.Lance Corporal Weston Brown/U.S. Marine Corps
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A Navy landing craft air cushion with Assault Craft Unit 4 transports a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during a training exercise with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Second Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., December 6, 2022.Corporal Timothy Fowler/U.S. Marine Corps
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Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Asani Mauridi verifies the weight of an EA-18G Growler attached to the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-141 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), under way in the Philippine Sea, December 6, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Oswald Felix Jr./U.S. Navy
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An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-364 takes off from the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA-7), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 6, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaleb Shultz/U.S. Navy
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Army Paratroopers assigned to Castle Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage a target using a M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, December 6, 2022.Paolo Bovo/U.S. Army
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Army Green Berets assigned to First Special Forces Group (Airborne) work together to engage long-range roving Marathon targets during a live-fire lane at the Menton’s Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., December 6, 2022.Staff Sergeant Sidney Sale/U.S. Army
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A Marine with Second Battalion, Second Marine Division, sights in on a target during a regimental field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., December 6, 2022.Lance Corporal Isabella R. Mancini/U.S. Marine Corps
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A Marine looks over an MV-22B Osprey with the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron VMM-165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, as it prepares to fly out to the Laguna Node during exercise Steel Knight 23 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., December 6, 2022.Corporal Sean Potter/U.S. Marine Corps
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Air Force Major Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, completes checks before a launch at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, December 6, 2022.Cynthia Griggs/U.S. Air Force
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Navy Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Terry Keyes directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-102 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), under way in the Philippine Sea, December 7, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Dallas A. Snider/U.S. Navy
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An Aerovel Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicle takes off from the Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC-1145) transiting the Arabian Gulf, December 7, 2022.U.S. Navy
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An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron returns to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, December 5, 2022. The 90th Fighter Squadron was forward-deployed to Poland in support of the NATO Air Shielding mission.Alejandro Peña/U.S. Air Force
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Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Third Class Julian Bibb directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-102, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), under way in the Philippine Sea, December 5, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Dallas A. Snider/U.S. Navy
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An AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to the “Gunfighters” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-369 lands aboard the America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA-7), under way in the Pacific Ocean, December 5, 2022.Mass Communication Specialist First Class Peter Burghart/U.S. Navy
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Marines with Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, disembark from an MV-22 Osprey with the “Knightriders” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, during an air assault as part of Steel Knight 23 exercises at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., December 5, 2022.Lance Corporal Earik Barton/U.S. Marine Corps
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Airmen assigned to the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participate in an evacuation exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., December 5, 2022.Airman First Class Joshua Hastings/U.S. Air Force
