18 of the best photos from around the US military
Below, you can see photos of the missions and duties that have taken those men and women away from home
Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Lucas Mclean, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, displays his patriotic body art aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 30, 2017.
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead/Released
Sailors man a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship transits the Norwegian Sea, June 29, 2017.
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released
An F-15E Strike Eagle fires flares during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, June 21, 2017.
US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward-deployed in Cold Bay, Alaska, surveys the area around a fishing vessel prior to hoisting three people off near Akutan Harbor, Alaska, February 13, 2017.
US Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, March 24, 2017.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Zachery Laning
A tactical air-control party member from the 116th Air Support Special Operations Squadron, jumps out of a CH-47 Chinook for a training mission during Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, June 7, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Labbe
Soldiers return fire while conducting a town-defense scenario during Saber Junction 17 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 15, 2017.
US Army photo by Spc. Gage Hull
A US Marine with 1st Marine Logistics group participates in the water survival advanced course on Camp Pendleton, California, June 14, 2017.
Photo By: Sgt. Rodion Zabolotniy
A soldier demonstrates hand-to-hand combat on a "volunteer" from the crowd during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion's open-house event, April 29, 2017, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
US Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon, June 30, 2017.
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob M. Milham/Released
US Army Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade descend onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, June 8, 2017, after exiting a US Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the US Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of operating anywhere in the US European, Africa, or Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours.US Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Davide Dalla Massara
Special Operations soldiers fire on an enemy vehicle during a capabilities exercise hosted by US Army Special Operations Command, June 6, 2017, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Airmen from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit push an HH-60G Pave Hawk into a C-17 Globemaster III, May 15, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
Loading the helicopter for transport was the first step in a rapid-rescue exercise conducted at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, which was designed to test the maintainer’s and aircrew’s ability to quickly set up and conduct rescue operations away from their home station.US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan
Sgt. Antuan D. Martin, lead instructor of Raider Reconnaissance Operator Course, instructs Marines on amphibious operations during an exercise aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, June 15, 2017.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts through Antarctic ice in the Ross Sea near a large group of seals as the ship’s crew creates a navigation channel for supply ships, January 16, 2017.
The resupply channel is an essential part of the yearly delivery of essential supplies to the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station.
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