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Sailors conduct an anti-submarine warfare exercise aboard the USS John Finn at sea, Sept. 28, 2023.

Marine Corps recruits participate in a swim qualification at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sep. 25, 2023.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Whitehead signals to an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the USS Bataan in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 25, 2023.

Soldiers exit a live fire training area as the sun begins to set near Fort Drum, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2023.

An airman is welcomed home at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 3, 2023, after a deployment to Qatar.

Soldiers in the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy's Basic Leadership Course participate in their graduation ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 29, 2023. The course trains and develops future leaders.

Paratroopers and airmen react to contact during readiness training at Fort Johnson, La., Sept. 27, 2023.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea speaks to sailors at the USS Chief Firefighting Training Unit at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., Sept 28, 2023. The unit teaches recruits the essentials of working as a team to overcome a fire while serving aboard Navy ships.

An airman climbs up the balcony of a building during search and rescue training in California, Sept. 17, 2023.

Air Force's Alec Mock tries to block a throw from San Diego State University's Keynan Higgins during a football game at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 30, 2023. Air Force defeated San Diego State University 49-10.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy and Norwegian coast guard Svalbard sail in formation before conducting joint exercises in the Barents Sea, Sept. 27, 2023.

Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Daisy La Rosa learns how to put a muzzle on Laska, a military working dog, from Army Cpl. Dulce Turrubiartes during training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 22, 2023.

Soldiers participate in the 2023 Medical Readiness Command West Best Medic Competition at Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 26, 2023.

Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Moreno reads to second graders during a National Hispanic Heritage Month read aloud event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2023.

A soldier rappels down a tower during an air assault course graduation ceremony at Fort Drum, NY., Sept. 22, 2023.

A soldier assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” participates in an organizational day at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 22, 2023.

A competitor in the 2023 U.S. Army Special Operations Command Best Dive Team Competition treads water while keeping a 15-pound weight above his head at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Sept. 26, 2023.

Marines cross a construction site at Kirishima Training Area, Japan, Sept. 24, 2023. Marines and sailors traveled there to meet the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and prepare the local airfield for damage repair training.

A soldier fires an anti-tank missile during live-fire training at the Udairi Range Complex near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 27, 2023.

Members of the Golden Knights, the Army’s parachute team, jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, Calif., Sept. 29, 2023.