![Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic region [Image 3 of 3]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2109/6832098/360x225_q95.jpg "Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic region [Image 3 of 3]")
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 17 | 08.30.2021
During a routine maritime patrol in the Bering Sea and Arctic region, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf spotted and established radio contact with Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) task force in international waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, Aug. 30, 2021. All interactions between the U.S. Coast Guard and PLAN were in accordance with international laws and norms. At......
![Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea [Image 2 of 2]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2109/6855254/360x225_q95.jpg "Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea [Image 2 of 2]")
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Askia Collins | Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5 | 09.24.2021
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 24, 2021) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams through international waters. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy......
![First female with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) rejects failure, graduates U.S. Army Ranger School [Image 3 of 3]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2109/6835727/360x225_q95.jpg "First female with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) rejects failure, graduates U.S. Army Ranger School [Image 3 of 3]")
Courtesy Photo | 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 08.27.2021
JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. – A U.S. Army captain assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) poses in front of the U.S. Army Ranger School welcome sign after becoming the first female in 1st SFG (A) to graduate Ranger school while serving in the unit on August 27, 2021. During the course, students rise above mental and physical exhaustion in order to properly lead Soldiers in......
![Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic region [Image 3 of 3]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2109/6832099/360x225_q95.jpg "Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic region [Image 3 of 3]")
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 17 | 08.24.2021
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported in Alameda, California, operates in the Bering Sea, Aug. 24, 2021. The Bering Sea produces more than 50 percent of the nation’s fish and shellfish harvest – worth more than $5 billion annually – and is the gateway to the Arctic, which encompasses 900,000 square miles of U.S. exclusive economic zone off the Alaskan coast. U.S. Coast Guard photo......
![Coast Guard conducts Hurricane Ida post-storm overflights along the Gulf Coast [Image 4 of 4]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2108/6809812/360x225_q95.jpg "Coast Guard conducts Hurricane Ida post-storm overflights along the Gulf Coast [Image 4 of 4]")
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Galarza | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 08.30.2021
The Coast Guard conducts Hurricane Ida post-storm overflights along the Gulf Coast on August 30, 2020. Aircrews conducted overflights near Galliano, LA to assess damage and identify hazards. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)...
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Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Galarza | U.S. Coast Guard District 8 | 08.30.2021
The Coast Guard conducts Hurricane Ida post-storm overflights along the Gulf Coast on August 30, 2020. Aircrews conducted overflights near Galliano, LA to assess damage and identify hazards. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)...
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Photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 09.09.2021
Recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, begin the first day of their Crucible on Page Field aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. September 9, 2021. The Crucible is the culminating event of recruit training and tests the intestinal fortitude, physical stamina, and teamwork of every recruit before they earn their Eagle, Globe and Anchor and the title United......
![Recruits with Bravo Company complete the Crucible [Image 8 of 8]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/2109/6854346/360x225_q95.jpg "Recruits with Bravo Company complete the Crucible [Image 8 of 8]")
Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 09.23.2021
Rct. Noah Wilson, a recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, completes martial arts drills during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 23. The Crucible is a 54-hour culmination event that ends with recruits earning their Eagle, Globe and Anchor and the title U.S. Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Bobby J. Yarbrough)...
