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A curving beam of light illuminates a dark blue sky as a rocket launches. - An Atlas V rocket carrying a Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite for an Air Force mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance

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A soldier shakes hands with a resident. - Texas National Guard soldiers assist residents dealing with flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. Army National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West

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Amanda Agana has made a name for herself as a runner, but as a midshipman 2nd class at the United States Naval Academy, she runs toward a greater purpose: serving in the military.
Midshipman Runs Toward Purpose
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Aerial refueling has more than one meaning for Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Smith. In addition to operating the boom that refuels Air Force jets, he makes the treats that refuel his on-board crew. Pizza is his specialty.
Refueling Crew Embraces 'Pie in the Sky' Idea
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His own country wanted him dead, so he left the only home he ever knew in 1994 for the United States. Years later, he gave back to the nation that saved his life by joining the U.S. Army.
Giving Back Through Service
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A tortoise walks along the desert next to branches and grass.
Protecting the Desert’s Little Tanks
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A service member speaks into a microphone from behind a radio station control board.
Goooooood Morning, Tokyo!
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Col. Kyle Clement wears the Air Force uniform, but he’s got a not-so-secret stash of uniforms he’s been collecting for years. Some date all the way back to the first World War.
Preserving a Uniform Past
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Three firefighters in silver protective gear hold a hose spraying water, which fills the frame.
Hose Pros
An aircraft performs aerial maneuvers.
Aerial Maneuvers
An archer pulls an arrow back in her bow and aims with one eye closed.
Aiming for Invictus
A landing craft, air cushion approaches splashes in water at night.
Night Ops
A Marine provides security for his team during Exercise Trident Juncture 18.
Taking Aim
Half-marathon participants run between lines of onlookers.
Half Marathon
A soldier climbs a wooden obstacle.
Obstacle Effort
A soldier looks through binoculars.
Surveilling Soldier
Service members aim rifles on an outdoor filing line.
Rifle Practice
Two Marines release air from a hose.
Air Escape
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