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ROMANIA, December 19, 2022 - 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) - U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. Cooper Tackett (left) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Romanian Army Brig. Gen. Bixi Mocanu, the Romanian Land Forces Chief of Resources (right), pose for a photo after opening the first gift of the season during a gift opening ceremony from their host nation allies at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 19, 2022.
Tackett opened the gift to find several types of meats and deserts common for Romanians to eat during the holiday season. Photo by Spc. Alexander Chatoff.
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ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, KUWAIT, December 14, 2022—Several of the volunteers and musical members from the 386 Air Expeditionary Wing Christmas Concert event celebrate with wing leadership after the show at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.
More than 200 members from the U.S. and coalition forces attended the concert. Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Salanitr.
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BETHESDA, MD December 19, 2022—Rabbi Randy Brown, of the Department of Pastoral Care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), and Navy Chaplain (Cmdr.) Joseph Blair Sr., clinical chaplain at WRNMMC, hosted a special ceremony marking the first day of Hanukkah at WRNMMC Dec. 19.
This year Hanukkah is Dec. 18 through Dec. 26. During the observance at WRNMMC, Brown and Blair explained the origins of Hanukkah, also known as the “Festival of Lights” commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Greek Empire in the second century BCE.
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UNITED STATES, December 13, 2022—Zoe Merritts, standing left, director of the Presidio of Monterey New Parent Support Program, meets with families during the program's special playgroup Holiday Cookie Decorating event at PoM Army Community Service, Ord Military Community, Dec. 13. Photo by Winifred Brown
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Ljubljana, Slovenia. (December 8, 2022): In this photo by Sergeant Scott Jenkins, U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Expeditionary Force board the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton. Based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, these Marines will embark on the Trenton as they practice rapidly deploying from aboard Navy ships.
Ljubljana, Slovenia. (December 8, 2022): If you think your daily commute is challenging, imagine what it takes to “get Marines ashore” these days. The finest seaborne infantry in the world, the Marines are of no use aboard ships so getting them there, fast, takes skill and coordination by the crews of America’s fast transport ships.
In the above photo, Marines assigned to the 2nd Expeditionary force begin their daily commute by boarding the USNS Trenton, a fast transport vessel designed to ferry Marines to the battle zone. Ships like the Trenton provide high speed, shallow draft transport for medium-sized cargoes and can reach speeds up to 50 mph. These vessels allow the rapid transport of conventional or special forces and their equipment mid-theater (between large ships and landing craft) and the Trenton has the added advantage of a flight deck.
Based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is comprised of over 2,200 Marines and Sailors capable of rapidly deploying to meet a variety of possible contingencies. Commanded by a colonel, a Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed from amphibious ships and supported by escort warships and submarines that represent the “tip of the spear” of America’s defense.