Wondering what your fellow green-suiters are up to each week? Or trying to get a handle of what really happens on the daily for our service members and their families? Check out this weekly post, where we bring you the best of our military in action.
1. Spur Ride
Photo by Georgios Moumoulidis, Training Support Activity Europe
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade conduct a Spur Ride at Oberdachstetten Training Area, Ansbach, Germany, April 07, 2022
2. 30th Troop Command Individual Weapons Qualification
Photo by Spc. Kalina Hyche, 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Soldiers assigned to the Tennessee National Guard’s 30th Troop Command, conduct individual weapons qualification at the zeroing range, April 9, at Tullahoma’s Volunteer Training Site. Zeroing the individual weapons ensure precision before the soldiers proceed to qualification.
3. Titans of Flight: JB Charleston Air Expo 2022-Day
Photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff, 1st Combat Camera Squadron
U.S. Air Force Capt. Aimee Fiedler disembarks from her jet after an aerial demonstration at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.
4. Month of the Military Child
Photo by Joshua Seybert, 911th Airlift Wing
An Airman assigned to the 911th Security Forces Squadron poses for a photo with his daughter at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 9, 2022. April is designated as the Month of the Military Child by the Department of Defense Education Activity and was established to underscore the important role children play in the Armed Forces community.
5. JBPHH MWDs Chewy and Zeus Celebrate Retirement
Photo by Senior Airman Jacob Thompson, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Chewy, 647th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, receives his retirement certificate April 8, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Chewy’s record includes responding to 75 security dispatches involving potential drugs.
6. 4-319th AFAR, 173rd AB Heavy Weapons Range
Photo by Gertrud Zach, Training Support Activity Europe
U.S. Army paratroopers with 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade apply CLP oil to a Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 12, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands’ areas of responsibility.
7. U.S. Marines with 3/3 Conduct Bougainville III
Photo by Cpl. Patrick King, 3rd Marine Division
A U.S. Marine with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines takes cover during Bougainville III at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. Bougainville III is a pre-deployment training exercise that enhances the unit’s proficiency, cohesion and combat readiness.
8. Titans of Flight: JB Charleston Air Expo 2022
Photo by Senior Airman Bailee Darbasie, Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs
The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, Blue Angels, fly by a C-5 Galaxy static display at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 9, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.
9. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group
Photo by Seaman Apprentice Tate Cardinal, USS Harry S Truman
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jake Nowell, from Guam, poses for a photo on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 8, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.
10. BG Budraitis visits USAACE Pilots and Rangers
Photo by Sgt. Rydell Tomas, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence
U.S. Army Soldiers prepare to board UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters April 7, 2022 at Camp Rudder, Eglin Air Force Base. Camp Rudder hosts the final phase of the United States Army Ranger Course, and the Black Hawk helicopters are provided by the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama.
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