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A picture of a photographer with a set of images overlaying the background. - The men and women of the U.S. military who train and conduct operations around the world are also family members, friends and neighbors with a range of interests. Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military photographers for a chronicle of the year.

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DOD in Photos: 2018

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The Navy helped him get his start. Now, you’ll find James Collins on the sidelines, making sure the L.A. Chargers stay in game-day shape for the NFL.
From the Navy to the NFL
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Boxing is a long-standing requirement for new students at the U.S. Naval Academy. It is also a centuries-old naval tradition. It teaches individuals about who they are and how they will react to stressful situations. Leaders can't panic in stressful situations. They have to know how to take punches.
Punched in the Face
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Have you ever looked to the sky and wondered what it would be like to soar through the wind? Air Force Airman 1st Class Lydia Kamps used to, but now she experiences it! This avionics maintainer has a love for aviation and not only pursued her dreams, but strives to inspire others to pursue theirs.
Soaring Into Passion
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Airman cleans nose of an airplane
Washing Hercules
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A service member rock climbs.
Climbing to the Top
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Soldiers from I Corps, the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command and other U.S. Army units joined soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Northern Japan Army to mark the start of exercise Yama Sakura 75 with food, conversation and cultural activities at Camp Higashi Chitose in Hokkaido, Japan, Dec. 10, 2018. Yama Sakura, which means mountain cherry blossom, is a bilateral command post exercise in which U.S. and Japanese forces exchange ideas, techniques, military experience and exercise capabilities. The exercise highlights the strength of the close, long-standing relationship between the two nations.
Yama Sakura Cultural Exchange
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Mann is a military broadcast journalist. At least, that’s his day job. He spends his off duty time working on a very large and very heavy family heirloom. It's an old antique tractor handed down from his grandfather.
A Man and His Tractor
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An Airman greets a civilian.
Life on a Nigerien Air Base
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Observe: Top Photos

A plane ascends in the sky with a mountain in the background.
Fuji Flight
A sailor fires a big gun off the bow of a ship.
Porter Firepower
Two soldiers look at a map.
Navigation Team
Ships travel out to sea.
Cooperative Deployment
Marines conduct training with military working dogs.
Working Dogs
Sailors place lines into a stowage space.
Ship Stowage
A Marine fires a gun at a gun range.
Carbine Qualification
helicopters conduct aerial gunnery exercises.
Gunnery Exercises
Two airmen load a training weapon.
Loading Competition
Marines hold down a fake assailant.
Assailant Restraint
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