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A soldier demonstrates parachute techniques.
Masters of the Sky!
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Masters of the Sky!
An Army helicopter flies over a forest.
An Office With a View
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An Office With a View
Army Ranger team leaders stress the importance of training with night optical devices.
Rangers Own the Night
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Rangers Own the Night
A barber shaves a new recruit's head with an electric razor as other recruits are seen in a mirror.
The Fort Jackson Fade
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The Fort Jackson Fade
Soliders crouch in the woods.
Troops, Tanks and Targets
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Troops, Tanks and Targets
Service members train in snowy conditions.
Deadly Beauty
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Deadly Beauty
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis at an air base in the Philippines.
Train Together, Fight Together
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Train Together, Fight Together
A military working dog wearing sunglasses is pictured.
Good Doggie!
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Good Doggie!

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A group of Marines standing at the top of a mountain, while two Marines in the center facing each other raise their right hands.
Peak Promotion
Peak Promotion
A fighter jet races past a sailor who is sitting and working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Blurry Fighter
Blurry Fighter
A Marine looks through a scope in the woods.
Woods Patrol
Woods Patrol
Eleven aircraft fly in formation as dozens of sailors watch from the bridge of an aircraft carrier.
Power Projection
Power Projection
A sailor leans in a forklift and adjusts the handbrake with his hands.
Forklift Fix
Forklift Fix
A sailor practices swimming drills while underwater.
Swimming Drills
Swimming Drills
A silhouette of a man as he walks along the wing of a plane at twilight.
Twilight Inspection
Twilight Inspection
An airman crouches next to a dog in a field.
Obstacle Course
Obstacle Course
A soldier walks across beams high above the ground.
Balanced Approach
Balanced Approach
The USS Arizona memorial is seen through the saluting hand of a Marine.
Memorial Salute
Memorial Salute
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