Top 10 military photos of the week

Jessica Evans
Jul 22, 2022 6:52 AM PDT
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Each week, we bring you the best examples of what our military has been up to! From … to …,…

Each week, we bring you the best examples of what our military has been up to! From ... to ..., here's a snapsot showing what a day in the life of our service members is really like.

8th Engineer Support Battalion Prepares During Summer Pioneer 22

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, 07.16.2022
Photo by Lance Cpl. Meshaq Hylton, 2nd Marine Logistics Group  
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Layton Garner, a heavy equipment mechanic with Engineer Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, poses for a portrait photo during Summer Pioneer 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 16, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB) and Maritime Domain Awareness.

 
HALE'IWA, HI, 07.15.2022
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Hamlin, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet 
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Sailors freefall jump during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.

USS Stockdale Returns to Homeport

UNITED STATES, 07.15.2022
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kelby Sanders, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet  
Sailors from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) reunite with their families after the ship returns from deployment.

III Armored Corps Change-of-Command Ceremony

FORT HOOD, TX, 07.15.2022
Photo by Pfc. Myenn LaMotta, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment  
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert P. White, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Ronald R. Ragin, during a change-of-command ceremony on Fort Hood, Texas. Ragin is the outgoing commander of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the medal is a show of appreciation for his hard work over the years.

SECDEF Austin and Italian MOD Bilateral Exchange

ARLINGTON, VA, 07.14.2022
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza, Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs  
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Italy Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 14, 2021.

54th ARS Seizes ‘Golden State’ Opportunity to Refuel F-16s

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, OK, 07.15.2022
Photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs  
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 310th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, flies away from a KC-135 Stratotanker, July 15, 2022.

Oklahoma National Guard Helps Fight 702 Fire

OK, 07.16.2022
Photo by Sgt. Anthony Jones, 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment  
An Oklahoma Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk flies over the 702 Fire in Blaine County, Oklahoma after dropping more than 600 gallons of water on the fire.

MWSS-473 Marines Refuel U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, 07.18.2022
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Teutsch, Marine Forces Reserve  
U.S. Air Force Capt. Luke Rockwell, an A-10 Warthog fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing, poses for a photo in front of an A-10 Warthog at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Continuing a Legacy of Service and Integrity  

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, KUWAIT, 07.14.2022
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs  
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Graves Jr., 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, poses for a photo at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 14, 2022.

PA Army National Guard, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade Prepares for a Flight

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA, 07.17.2022
Photo by Spc. John Trapani, 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment  
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Sterner, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, secures items down on a UH-60 Black Hawk before a flight training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pa.

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