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A soldier participates in a stress shoot at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 2, 2025. The training was designed to ensure soldiers can respond effectively to threats in any operational environment.

Soldiers train on the fast rope insertion/extraction system during the U.S. Army Reconnaissance Surveillance Leaders Course at Lawson Army Airfield at Fort Benning, Ga., July 3, 2025.

Marines set up a satellite during Atlantic Alliance at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 1, 2025. Atlantic Alliance is the premier naval integration exercise on the East Coast, featuring more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Commandos and spanning sites from North Carolina to Maine.

From front to back: the USS Normandy, the Dutch ship Johan de Witt, the USS New York, the USS Ross, the Canadian ship Montreal and the USS Gonzalez sail in formation during Atlantic Alliance in the Atlantic Ocean, July 5, 2025. The exercise showcased force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea exercise.

Navy Seaman Kurt Poblete checks a fuel sample for contaminants aboard the USS Cole during refueling operations in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 3, 2025.

Air Force B-2 Spirits, F-35A Lightning IIs and F-22 Raptors fly over the White House, July 4, 2025.

Marines conduct an amphibious landing during Atlantic Alliance at Joint Expeditionary Base-Fort Story, Va., June 30, 2025. The exercise showcased force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, naval strait transits, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea exercise.

Marines provide defense to the amphibious task force during a simulated strait transit aboard the USS Iwo Jima in support of a composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, June 29, 2025. The training is designed to refine tactics, techniques and procedures to execute warfighting functions that enhance operational readiness and lethality.

Dental personnel assigned to the USNS Comfort perform a procedure on a Panamanian civilian during Continuing Promise in Veracruz, Panama, June 30, 2025. The mission aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities and international organizations.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feuz, left, and Airman Nicholas Summerlin inspect a KC-135 Stratotanker before a flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 30, 2025.

A Falcon 9 rocket launches for a mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., July 2, 2025. The mission added another 27 satellites to the constellation of more than 7,000 satellites currently in low Earth orbit.

The USS George Washington sails toward the tanker Allied Pacific before a fueling in the Philippine Sea, June 28, 2025.

Marines watch a BMX performance on the flight line during an Ultimate Fighting Championship watch party at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 28, 2025. Marine Corps Community Services co-hosted the watch party to build unit cohesion.

Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Izzel Sanchez pilots a small unmanned aircraft system during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Atlantic Alliance at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story, Va., June 30, 2025. The exercise focused on unique amphibious capabilities.

U.S. Marines provide fire support to Dutch troops during Atlantic Alliance 25 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., June 30, 2025. The premier naval integration exercise on the U.S. East Coast featured more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Navy commandos, spanning sites from North Carolina to Maine.

Coast Guard crews enforce a security zone for Jet Ski Invasion 2025 in New York, June 28, 2025. The event involved hundreds of personal watercraft traveling from the East River, around the Statue of Liberty and up the Hudson River.

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment, 197th Infantry Brigade, conduct combat lifesaving training at Fort Benning, Ga., June 27, 2025.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Alicia Wilder secures a training missile during the 18th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. The competition was designed to enhance mission readiness and strengthen global strike capabilities.

A U.S. Marine prepares for an amphibious landing as part of Atlantic Alliance 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 26, 2025. The premier naval integration exercise on the U.S. East Coast featured more than 25 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units alongside Dutch naval forces and British Royal Navy commandos.

Sailors aboard the USS George H.W. Bush replenish a helicopter during Atlantic Alliance 25 in the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 2025. The exercise showcased force integration, air assault operations, bilateral reconnaissance, amphibious assault training and a simulated war-at-sea event involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units, Dutch naval forces and British Royal Navy commandos.