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An Army helicopter flies over a forest.
An Office With a View
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An Office With a View
Army Ranger team leaders stress the importance of training with night optical devices.
Rangers Own the Night
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Rangers Own the Night
A barber shaves a new recruit's head with an electric razor as other recruits are seen in a mirror.
The Fort Jackson Fade
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The Fort Jackson Fade
Soliders crouch in the woods.
Troops, Tanks and Targets
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Troops, Tanks and Targets
Service members train in snowy conditions.
Deadly Beauty
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Deadly Beauty
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis at an air base in the Philippines.
Train Together, Fight Together
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Train Together, Fight Together
Marines carry a raft into the ocean for an exercise.
Better Together
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Better Together
A military working dog wearing sunglasses is pictured.
Good Doggie!
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Good Doggie!

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A Marine guides the driver of a vehicle.
Beach Guide
Beach Guide
Sailors configure a device.
Device Details
Device Details
A soldier walks through yellow smoke.
Smoky Drill
Smoky Drill
Five people parachute to the ground after jumping from an airplane.
Parachute Practice
Parachute Practice
Two Marines perform a demonstration with a dog.
Dog Demo
Dog Demo
Two ships conduct a replenishment at sea.
Atlantic Abe
Atlantic Abe
A member of the Air Force relinquishes command of an operations wing in a ceremony on an aircraft.
Air Ceremony
Air Ceremony
Soldiers sprint to the finish line in a race.
Soldier Sprint
Soldier Sprint
A girl holds a rose and smiles as she greets a sailor returning home.
Homecoming Rose
Homecoming Rose
A female sailor in yellow and a line of sailors beside her fire pistols from a ship as instructors look on.
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Firearm Focus
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