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A picture of a photographer with a set of images overlaying the background. - The men and women of the U.S. military who train and conduct operations around the world are also family members, friends and neighbors with a range of interests. Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military photographers for a chronicle of the year.

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DOD in Photos: 2018

A group of service members march in a parade. - America's Parade

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Boxing is a long-standing requirement for new students at the U.S. Naval Academy. It is also a centuries-old naval tradition. It teaches individuals about who they are and how they will react to stressful situations. Leaders can't panic in stressful situations. They have to know how to take punches.
Punched in the Face
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Airman cleans nose of an airplane
Washing Hercules
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A service member rock climbs.
Climbing to the Top
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Soldiers from I Corps, the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command and other U.S. Army units joined soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Northern Japan Army to mark the start of exercise Yama Sakura 75 with food, conversation and cultural activities at Camp Higashi Chitose in Hokkaido, Japan, Dec. 10, 2018. Yama Sakura, which means mountain cherry blossom, is a bilateral command post exercise in which U.S. and Japanese forces exchange ideas, techniques, military experience and exercise capabilities. The exercise highlights the strength of the close, long-standing relationship between the two nations.
Yama Sakura Cultural Exchange
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Mann is a military broadcast journalist. At least, that’s his day job. He spends his off duty time working on a very large and very heavy family heirloom. It's an old antique tractor handed down from his grandfather.
A Man and His Tractor
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An Airman greets a civilian.
Life on a Nigerien Air Base
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Navy Ensign Paden Smith holds a dog in his arms.
Diagnosing Success
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A helicopter sits aboard a ship.
Super Stallion
An Army combat medic simulates providing security in a training scenario.
Medical Training
Marines stand in formation during a ceremony.
In Formation
A sailor tightens a nozzle on a fire hose.
Nozzle Nudge
An airman stands with a dog.
Dog Patrol
A service member stands aboard a ship.
Standing By
Soldiers march on a field.
Re-enlistment Ceremony
A woman speaks into a telephone.
Navy Communication
Airmen learn about an aircraft while standing under one of its wings.
Aircraft Mission
A Marine carries another Marine during martial arts training.
Corps Carry
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