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Marine Corps recruits participate in the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 2, 2023.

Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs participating in a hot defuel and refuel exercise fly over Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., Jan. 5, 2023. Hot defueling is conducted when fuel is offloaded from an aircraft while the engines are running. The fuel was used to refuel an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter.

Soldiers board an Air Force C-130 Hercules alongside Italian troops at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 26, 2023.

A Coast Guardsman remotely operates a Skydio X2, a short-range unmanned aircraft system, over shallow waters during training on Mercer Island, Wash., Jan. 31., 2023.

Sailors move supplies on the flight deck of the USS Leyte Gulf during a replenishment in the Ionian Sea, Jan. 28, 2023.

Navy Ensign Young Kim checks bearing using an alidade aboard the USS Rafael Peralta in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 23, 2023.

Sailors participate in a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, Feb. 2, 2023.

A soldier learns to operate a night vision device at Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 20, 2023.

The USS Chung-Hoon prepares to pull alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn in the South China Sea, Jan. 29, 2023.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Emily Zamudio holds a snake during a snake handling demonstration by Sri Lankan marines in Mullikulam, Sri Lanka, Jan. 23, 2023. The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine exercise strengthens partnerships between the two nations.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John W. Havlicek secures the blades of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Jan. 27, 2023.

Sailors prepare to transport ammunition with forklifts during an ammo transfer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 20, 2023.

Bradley fighting vehicles are loaded onto an ARC Integrity vehicle carrier at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, S.C., Jan. 25, 2023. More than 60 Bradleys were shipped by U.S. Transportation Command as part of the U.S. military aid package to Ukraine.

Air Force Senior Airman Davonte Martinez, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operation specialist, loads cargo during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Jan. 20, 2023. The Defense Department is providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russian aggression.

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Bull Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division use M109A7 Paladin howitzers during a live-fire exercise in Toruń, Poland, Jan. 17, 2023. The 1st Infantry Division is working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

An Army advisor assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade participates in a validation exercise at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 1, 2023. The validation exercise certifies the advisors’ ability to support foreign military partners in conflict.

Idahoans welcome sailors assigned to the pre-commissioned nuclear powered attack submarine USS Idaho during a parade at the winter carnival in McCall, Idaho, Jan. 28, 2023. The sailors are on a weeklong tour of the state aimed at familiarizing them with 'all things Idaho.' The USS Idaho will be the fifth Navy ship to be named for the state.

Army Staff Sgt. Courtney Stoutmire reenlists during a mass reenlistment ceremony in Columbia, S.C., Jan. 21, 2023. More than 20 soldiers participated in the ceremony.

Marines and sailors prepare for a beach landing by an air-cushioned landing craft during an amphibious exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Feb. 1, 2023.

Army Staff Sgt. Nicolas Brown receives the Army Commendation Medal during the 16th Military Police Brigade best squad competition at Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 26, 2023. Brown was named the best non-commissioned officer of the brigade's best squad competition.