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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, tour MV-22B Ospreys at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 25, 2019. The tour informs entry-level Marines about tactical transportation operations and the capabilities of the Osprey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo released/ taken by Lance Cpl. Nicolas Atehortua)

MV-22B Osprey Tour

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U.S. Air Force F-15C Pilots, Capt. Aaron Eshkenazi and Maj. Jonah Brown and F-16 Pilots, Lt. Col. Matthew Russell and Maj. Robert Glenn, from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. prepare to fly over the Miami Dolphins' stadium on November 17, 2019. The flyover was part of the NFL's Salute to Service events. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray).

85th TES flies over the Miami Dolphins’ stadium

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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 25, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dwayne Dixson, a surgical technologist assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) main operating room, readies tools and assists surgeons during a laparoscopic surgery that utilized a robotic surgical system Nov. 25. Robotic surgical systems, like those used at NMCSD, allow surgeons to perform minimally-invasive procedures. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training, and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jake Greenberg)

Hospital Corpsman Readies Tools in OR

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A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command aims his rifle in support of a vehicle interdiction exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at K9 Village in Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

Marine Raiders conduct vehicle interdiction exercise during WTI 1-20

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U.S. Soldiers in the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, demonstrate their own and the M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles’ capabilities for the press eastern Syria Nov. 11, 2019. These mechanized infantry troops support Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve and partner with Syrian Democratic Forces to defeat ISIS remnants and protect critical infrastructure in eastern Syria. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Devin Lewis)

M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

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M1A2 Abrams Tank

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A KC-46 Pegasus sits on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Nov. 22, 2019. The KC-46 is an aerial refueling and transport aircraft designed to replace the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)

KC-46 Pegasus

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tishae Chappelle, an aircrew flight equipment apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, helps U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Pachucki, an AFE journeyman with the 1st SOSS, put on an anti-exposure suit at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 20, 2019. Anti-exposure suits fit closely to a wearer's wrists, neck and ankles to keep outside elements off their body. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hailey M. Ziegler)

Aircrew Flight Equipment

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191127-N-PG340-1012 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 27, 2019) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Samuel Ryan (right) guides Equipment Operator Constructionman Brandon Blevins, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, in an asphalt roller over as he compacts freshly laid asphalt at the K-Span Warehouse construction project on board Camp Shields, Okinawa. U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with NMCB-5 are installing a ramp wing to improve operational logistics efficiency on board Camp Shields. NMCB-5 is deployed across the Indo-Pacific region conducting high-quality construction to support U.S. and partner nations to strengthen partnerships, deter aggression, and enable expeditionary logistics and naval power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)

U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 place concrete at Camp Shields

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Division listen to a speech about the beach landing on Iwo Jima during a professional education trip on Iwo Jima, Japan, Nov. 26, 2019. The purpose of this trip is to educate participating Marines about the battle of Iwo Jima and provide an opportunity to strengthen core values and foster esprit de corps. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Esgar Rojas)

3rd Marine Division visits Iwo Jima

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