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Photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 08.06.2020
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Waite with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, hands a round off to the assistant gunner of an 81mm mortar maintaining a low profile during a direct alignment firing drill at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 6, 2020. The training provided Marines a unique opportunity to develop new techniques and procedures to integrate......
Hometown: Waldorf, MD
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 08.05.2020
200804-N-ML137-1031 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2020) Retail Specialist 2nd Class Juan Miguel Soriano, from Centreville, Virginia, cuts a Sailor’s hair in the barbershop of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests......
Hometown: Centreville, VA
Story by Lt. Col. Jess Traver | 107th Attack Wing Public Affairs | 08.03.2020
With the recent success of NASA and Crew Dragon return to Earth we reflect on the past and the tradition of our service and achievements in space. A unique connection with the past inside the 107th Attack Wing through our Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and the great-grandson of the man who was architect of Air Force's missile program in the 50s and 60s....
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Photo by Anne Owens | Chief of Naval Air Training | 08.01.2020
KINGSVILLE, Texas (July 31, 2020) Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle receives her naval aviator Wings of Gold during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville. Swegle is the U.S. Navy's first Black female tactical jet pilot and will proceed to graduate-level flight training with the "Vikings" of Electronic Attack Squadron 129 at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, where she wil fly the EA-18G Growler.......
Hometown: Burke, VA
Story by Lt. Michelle Tucker | Chief of Naval Air Training | 07.31.2020
The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation....
Hometown: Burke, VA
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marquis Whitehead | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 07.31.2020
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Recipients of Camp Lemonnier’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter, Junior Sailor of the Quarter and Sailor of the Quarter, third quarter, fiscal year 2020, active and reserve, pose for a group photo during an award ceremony at the base multipurpose facility, July 31, 2020. Camp Lemonnier is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to......
Hometown: Washington, DC
Story by Tech. Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham | 192nd Wing | 07.30.2020
“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. In fact, I remember being out there [in Richmond] and multiple people in my chain of command, all the way up to our squadron commander, walked by me and asked ‘Are you okay? Are you feeling nervous?’ But I think that’s one of the cool things about being in the armed forces—having the people around you to look out for you. I don’t......
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham | 192nd Wing | 07.30.2020
Airman Drake Gillespie, 192nd Security Forces apprentice, poses for a photo July 28, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Upon receiving new radios for the unit, Gillespie was one of the firsts to volunteer for training on the equipment and ultimately became the expert for communications when the Virginia National Guard was activated amid civil unrest in Richmond, Virginia. (U.S. Air......
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Video by Amber Osei | US Army Recruiting Battalion - Oklahoma City | 07.28.2020
1st Sgt. Danielle Balson, US Army Recruiting Battalion - Oklahoma City, Army Recruiting Company Tulsa, Oklahoma, shares her experiences surrounding her enlistment into the US Army....
Hometown: North Fork, VA
Video by Amber Osei | US Army Recruiting Battalion - Oklahoma City | 07.28.2020
1st Sgt. Danielle Balson, US Army Recruiting Battalion - Oklahoma City, Army Recruiting Company Tulsa, Oklahoma, shares her experiences surrounding her enlistment into the US Army....
Hometown: North Fork, VA
