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U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)
CORAL SEA (July 1, 2025) Three U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Coral Sea, July 1. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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FORT BLISS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES 06.28.2025, Photo by David Poe Fort Bliss Public Affairs OfficeFireworks light the night over Fort Bliss, Texas, during the FMWR Pop Goes the Fort Independence Day celebration, June 28, 2025. The annual event, hosted by Team Bliss and Fort Bliss Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, featured performances by pop icon Sugar Ray and offered a spectacular close to the festivities for service members and their families.
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Two divers utilize a dual frame Seacraft diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) during operations at sea. The DPV can be used as a linear tow or can quickly be decoupled to transform into a vehicle for each of these divers based on mission requirements. (courtesy photo)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (29, May 2025): For the military diver, the unforgiving depths can be a perilous arena. Since August 1, 1882, U.S. Navy sailors have executed essential underwater operations around the globe, from special operations and reconnaissance to ship repair and force protection. Yet these military divers are also at the forefront of subsea and seabed warfare, wielding cutting-edge technology to enhance their safety and expand their capabilities. And for more than 75 years—with May being the Month of the Military Diver—one place has been synonymous with this mission: Panama City, Fla. – the Home of Military Diving.
Read more: BENEATH THE SURFACE: HOW PANAMA CITY KEEPS MILITARY DIVERS ON THE CUTTING EDGE
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U.S., Swiss and Italian tankers participate in the opening ceremony of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 11, 2025. The challenge was designed to build tactical skills and enhance esprit de corps. Photo by Army Spc. Adrian Greenwood
PENTAGON, (Feb. 18, 2025): A four-man Army tank crew from the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, defeated teams from four other countries over the past week to achieve the first American victory in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge.
Taking place in Grafenwoehr, Germany, the competition — which first ran from 2016 to 2018 before being paused due to other competitions and the COVID-19 pandemic — comprises 10 graded events designed to measure a tank crew's physical fitness, marksmanship and mental acuity.
Read more: U.S. ARMY TANK CREW WINS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR FIRST TIME
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Army 2nd Lt. Audie L. Murphy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Photo by Army
Pentagon, (Jan. 27, 2025): Army Maj. Audie Leon Murphy is a World War II legend whose name is still easily recognizable today. Murphy was a movie actor, a country-western songwriter and a poet, but it was his wartime heroics and the Medal of Honor he received for them that first made him a household name.
Murphy was born June 20, 1924, on a sharecropper farm near Kingston, Texas. He was one of 12 children born to Emmett and Josie Murphy. His father floated in and out of his life until he eventually abandoned the family when Murphy was still young. After only five years of schooling, Murphy left school to chop cotton for $1 a day to support his family. His mother died when he was 16, leaving him and his siblings orphaned.