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Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025): Talk about one of the few and the brave! In this photo by Lance Corporal Abigail Hutcheson, Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient, reenlists in a ceremony held at the Pentagon. Sergeant Meyer is the only Medal of Honor recipient currently serving in the Marine Corps.
He received the nation’s highest honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Meyer is the second-youngest living Medal of Honor recipient and the third living recipient for either the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan.
Meyer deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2007 as a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. On September 8, 2009, near the village of Ganjgal, Meyer was told that three Marines and a Navy Corpsman, who were members of Meyer's squad, were missing after being ambushed by a group of insurgents.
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Syracuse, Utah. (April 11, 2025) You do not have to tell Brad Chapple how difficult life can be for a military child; he’s lived it. Now all grown up and Principal of Syracuse Junior High School, he does everything he can to make them feel welcome. In this photo by the Air Force’s Todd Cromar, Captain Aaron Peters greets students during a military parade to celebrate the Month of the Military Child, a series of events acknowledging the resilience, strength, and adaptability of military children.
Principal Chapple was raised in a military family and his father retired here. Chapple and his family have retained close ties with the local military community. That is why he invited Airmen from Hill Air Force Base along with community veterans, students, and faculty for discussions on the impact of military life on children, including frequent moves and the potential for a spouse (or both) being deployed. Many positive aspects of being a “military brat” were explored including the chance to travel and meet new people and experience diverse cultures.
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Kakinada Beach, India. (April 11, 2025): In this photo by Air Force Staff Sergeant Aaron Irvin, Indian soldiers simulate securing a beach as a U.S. Navy air-cushioned landing craft arrive during a large-scale amphibious landing drill. The maneuvers were part of Exercise Tiger Triumph, a joint exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response readiness involving U.S. and Indian troops.
The exercise aims to enhance interoperability between American and Indian military equipment and tactics and to improve mutual understanding. In particular, both countries exercised their ability to cooperate in humanitarian emergencies. The amphibious landing drill on the beaches of Kakinada last Friday was to simulate moving humanitarian relief forces from ships to shore. Marine Corps LAV-25s and Indian Army BMP-2s practiced securing the beachhead while U.S. Air Force C-130s practiced supply drops. Meanwhile, ground elements prepared a field hospital and supply point for the humanitarian efforts.
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Pacific Ocean. (April 2, 2025): It is not just a fashion statement, there is a reason why some Sailors wear green every day. In this photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hannah Kantner, Sailors decked out in green remove a bolt during maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. The Navy uses a color-coding system to identify crewmembers and their roles on the busy decks of its aircraft carriers.
Green shirts are typically worn by catapult and arresting gear personnel, air wing maintenance personnel, and other maintenance-related roles. They are also involved in ground support including jobs like helicopter landing signaler.
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Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California. (April 3, 2025): It is seven weeks of the most demanding flying, and classroom work, in Marine Corps aviation. In the photo above, Marines conduct a close air support exercise as part of the Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTIC). Hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One stationed at Yuma, Arizona, the WTIC prepares instructors to be subject matter experts in aircraft and weapons, knowledge they will bring back to their operational squadrons.
The course focuses on integrating the six functions of Marine aviation, including air command and control, air assault, anti-air warfare, naval gunfire support, tactical support, and rotary wing aviation, in a simulated environment. Aviators are put through a series of increasingly complex combat scenarios in which they must plan and implement advanced air and ground tactics. If successful, graduates will become certified Weapons and Tactics Instructors.
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Fort Benning, Georgia. (April 9, 2024): Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment dominated the recent 2025 International Best Mortar Competition, and it wasn’t close. They beat out several other American military units as well as teams from Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In this photo by Captain Stephanie Snyder, Soldiers fire a 120 mm M120A1 towed mortar system during the four-day competition to determine the best indirect fire infantry in the world.
The shoot off was designed to highlight the capabilities of mortar crews while giving civilian spectators an inside look at Army combat operations. The competition was created to evaluate the physical, tactical, and technical capabilities of mortar teams from the U.S. and allied armies.