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Marine Corps Sgt. Ceasar Luna fires an M4 carbine during an unknown-distance combat marksmanship range event as part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin 25.3 at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, July 2, 2025. The annual six-month rotational deployment was designed to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defense Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific.

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the USS Nimitz during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 7, 2025.

Sailors assigned to the USS America conduct small boat operations in the Coral Sea, July 2, 2025.

An airman reunites with family at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, July 8, 2025, following a three-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Sailors participate in firefighting training aboard the USS Kearsarge in Norfolk, Va., July 5, 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.

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.