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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Diamonique Rockwell conducts maintenance on mooring lines aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 27, 2023.
Air Force Capt. Aimee “Rebel” Fiedler, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies during an air show in Florida, Nov. 11, 2023.
Marine Corps Sgt. Timothy Isom participates in jungle survival training during Kamandag 7 at Camp Cape Bojeador, Philippines, Nov. 18, 2023. Kamandag 7 is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and Philippine marines designed to improve multinational readiness, relationships and mutual capabilities.
Marine Corps Sgt. Jacqueline Peguero-Montes operates an unmanned aircraft system during a fire support team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 29, 2023.
Air Force Maj. Zach Overbey greets South Korean Lt. Col. Minji Kim at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 28, 2023, as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2023. The Defense Department's longest-running humanitarian airlift operation provides donated goods throughout the Pacific.
A Navy air-cushioned landing craft conducts amphibious operations in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 18, 2023.
Navy Cmdr. Gabriel Valerio examines a mass in a patient's eye at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, Solomon Islands, as part of Pacific Partnership, Nov. 27, 2023. The humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
A member of the Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, exits a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft above Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 19, 2023.
Army Sgt. Maj. Alexandr Burnett deadlifts 340 pounds during the Army Combat Fitness Test in Miesau, Germany, Nov. 7, 2023.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Arthur Smith conducts a thru-flight inspection in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 30, 2023.
U.S. and Indonesian marines conduct weapons handling training during Keris Marine Exercise 2023 in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 27, 2023.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Rush, commander of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, prepares to walk through the Gauntlet during halftime of a Chicago Bulls basketball game in Chicago, Nov. 8, 2023. The drill team's routine features complex weapon exchanges, precise maneuvers and spinning weapon sequences.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Nybakke performs an intake inspection of an F-16 Viper at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 16, 2023.
Coast Guardsmen aboard the Coast Guard cutter Frederick Hatch use translations on a tablet to ask boarding questions of Philippine crew members on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 23, 2023.
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Hill participates in a slip-and-slide kickball event in Kekaha, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2023.
A Navy Region Japan Fire and Emergency Services firefighter extinguishes a fire during a training exercise in Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 27, 2023.
The USS Russell fires a weapon during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20, 2023.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson visits with service members at the Pentagon, Nov. 15, 2023.
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a C-17 Globemaster III over the southeastern United States, Nov. 28, 2023.
An Arnold Air Force Base team member helps assemble a Christmas tree located inside the base’s main gate in Tennessee, Nov. 9, 2023.