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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 lands at Al Udeid Air Base

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Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visit with Soldiers at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar on Nov. 29, 2019. The leaders spoke with Soldiers about the National Guard’s role in supporting the national defense strategy now and in the future. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)

National Guard leadership visits Camp As Sayliyah

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, under the Unit Deployment Program, and Soldiers with 8th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct combat lifesaver drills during Forest Light Middle Army in Aibano Training Area, Shiga, Japan, Dec. 2, 2019. Forest Light Middle Army is an annual training exercise that is designed to enhance the collective defense capabilities of the United States and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez)

Combat Lifesaver

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ASAN, Guam (Nov. 27, 2019) - Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) move a couch donated to the Safe Haven Pregnancy Center during a community relations event, Nov. 27. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather C. Wamsley/Released)

Frank Cable Sailors volunteer at community relations event

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A participant engages targets during the 2019 Fort Benning Multi-gun Challenge on October 17, 2019. The annual event was facilitated by the United States Army Marksmanship Unit and co-hosted by the Fort Benning Directorate of Morale, Welfare and Recreation and the Maneuver Center of Excellence. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class JaJuan S. Broadnax.

Hundreds Compete in 2019 Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge

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191122-N-QR336-1007 NARRA, Palawan (Nov. 22, 2019) U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Palawan use excess concrete from the concrete placement to build the base of a gazebo for Malatgao Elementary School. 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 Steelworker 3rd Class Taylor Myers/Released)

U.S. Navy Seabees deployed with NMCB-5’s Detail Palawan continue construction on Malatgao Elementary School

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191201-N-BD352-0034 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2019) An MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 1, 2019. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. The Harry S. Truman CSG last operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in 2018, demonstrating its ability to operate from the High North to the East Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaac Esposito/Released)

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) – Atlantic Ocean Training

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191119-N-HK234-5012 ATSUGI, Japan (Nov. 19, 2019) ) Construction Electrician 2nd Class Jeslynjoy Deguzman, deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Detail Atsugi, excavates and loads shrub onto a loading truck bed in preparation of constructing a loading dock at the Navy Exchange, Naval Air Facility Atsugi. 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 Builder 2nd Class Stephanie Gaitan/ Released)

Naval Mobile Construction Batallion prepare to build a loading dock

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Future Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, National Guard and Marines, recite the oath of enlistment during a mass enlistment ceremony, Dec. 1, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. The ceremony took place shortly before a National Football League game between the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams. (Photo by Alun Thomas, USAREC Public Affairs)

Mass Enlistment Ceremony at State Farm Stadium

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), left, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 27, 2019. Pinckney is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons)

USS Pinckney (DDG 91) – Training in Eastern Pacific Ocean

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