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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 child in a red lawn chair waves as an airman in a Humvee passes, followed by a pickup truck.
Parade Wave
Parade Wave
Students in swimsuits climb on top of one another toward the top of an obelisk.
Climb Time
Climb Time
A soldier attached to a parachute descends in front of a giant fortress.
Airborne Appreciation
Airborne Appreciation
An airman places a hand over the mask of another airman in a hazmat suit.
Hazmat Help
Hazmat Help
The American and Japanese flags fly in front of Mount Fuji.
Friendship Festival
Friendship Festival
A refueling probe descends toward an aircraft in midair at night.
Nighttime Refuel
Nighttime Refuel
A crouching soldier with his face in camouflage holds a winged drone aloft and checks its underside as other soldiers look on.
Ready Raven
Ready Raven
Marines speed across water on a boat with snow capped mountains in background.
Platinum Ren
Platinum Ren
A service member looks through binoculars while lying in tall grass in front of an armored vehicle as others look on and check a map.
Maple Resolve
Maple Resolve
Several Marines are shown around a helicopter on a drawbridge.
Hawaiian Cobra
Hawaiian Cobra
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