Soldiers dismount from a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter during a mission to clear the area of enemy in the mountainous wooded border region near Lielvarde, Latvia. Photo By: Army Capt. Billy Lacroix.
AFT:. Full Throttle A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Oct. 11 for a Bomber Task Force mission in which it integrated with allied joint terminal attack controllers for weapons training in the Baltic Sea region. (Senior Airman Colin Hollowell/Air Force)
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AFT: Training Trio U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, discuss plans before moving to an objective Oct. 18 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. (Spc. Rachel Christensen/Army)
Who needs the US Navy when you have your own underwater robot. In the past, Marine divers had to swim long distances at limited depths, as they searched
Chinese concerns are valid. AUKUS seeks to better deter, and if need be, defend against revisionist powers in this region. If that describes Chinese behavior, then it is a target.
AFT: Tranquil Watch Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jasmine Munoz stands watch aboard the littoral combat ship Charleston during operations in Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 17. (MC2 Ryan M. Breeden/Navy)
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Multiple aircraft fly in formation over the USS Ronald Reagan, a US Navy aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. Photo: Kaila V Peters / US Navy
AFT: Oxygen for a Greyhound Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Samira Alvarez, assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, installs oxygen equipment on a C-2A Greyhound on the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman Oct. 19 in the Atlantic Ocean. (MCSNA Hunter Day/Navy)
AFT: Victory Eagle An artillery crew with 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment (1-5), 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, fires an M109 Paladin during a night live-fire exercise as part of Victory Eagle at Studnica Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Oct. 19. (Cpl. Max Elliott/Army)
AFT: Making Introductions Drill instructors with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, introduce themselves to their new platoon on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 16. (Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali/Marine Corps)
AFT: In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an Israeli Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer over Israel as part of a deterrence flight Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Jerreht Harris via AP)