Artic Aim

 

A Marine breaks ice on a demolition range during arctic cold-weather and mountain-warfare training in Setermoen, Norway, Feb. 18, 2021.

Night Vision Aim

 

Soldiers cover the high ground during training at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 16, 2021.

COVID-19 Vaccine

 

A Marine receives the COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa at Camp Foster in Japan, Feb. 18, 2020. As thousands of service members receive the vaccine, they are given an "I got my COVID-19 vaccine because…" sticker.

New Officials Sworn-in at the Department of Defense

 Feb. 22, 2021

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The following individuals have been sworn-in virtually or in-person from Feb. 17, 2021, through today, Feb. 22, 2021. 

• Elizabeth Stockton, Advance Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Farooq Mitha, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Small Business Programs
• Daniel Parnes, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
• Jamal Brown, Deputy Press Secretary, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
• Won Palisoul, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Spencer Boyer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy
• Milancy Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combatting Terrorism

For the lists of personnel sworn-in previously, please see the releases on Jan. 20, 2021, Feb. 9, 2021 and Feb 16, 2021.

Giving Instructions

 

Army Spc. Nzuegang Youmbi, an petroleum supply specialist assigned to the 729th Quartermaster Company, Maryland National Guard, provides instructions to civilians on how to administer the COVID-19 self-test at the Wheaton Recreation Center in Wheaton, Md., Feb. 3, 2021. Guardsmen are supporting county health departments to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination and testing efforts.

COVID-19 Test

 

Members of the Title 10 Vaccination Support Team take a 15-minute COVID-19 test at a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing at the New Jersey Air National Guard Training Center in support of COVID-19 vaccine operations in Sea Girt, N.J., Feb.13, 2021. FEMA is working with state, local, tribal and territorial governments to open vaccination centers in underserved communities.

Live Fire

 

Marine Corps Sgt. Ross Roby fires a machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom during Operation Octave Quartz in Somalia, Dec. 22, 2020. The operation relocates U.S. forces in Somalia to other East Africa operating locations while supporting partner forces and maintaining pressure on violent extremist groups.

Chromite Watchfire

 

Marines fire a high mobility artillery rocket system during Exercise Chromite Watchfire at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021. The training exercise focuses on Navy and Marine Corps integration and combat readiness.

Careful Clean

 

Air Force Senior Airman Molly Phillips cleans an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet before a mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2021.

Beach Landings

 

Air Force UH-1N helicopters conduct landing maneuvers at Numazu Beach, Japan, Feb. 18, 2021.

Smoky Mission

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Poteet and a military working dog participate in a training exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 11, 2021.

 

Eagle Ace

 

U.S. and Italian troops conduct an airborne operation from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Eagle Ace II at Rivolto Italian Air Force Base, Italy, Feb. 18, 2021.

Strike Sortie

 

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles return from a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 19, 2021.

Deployment Processing

 

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Spain, assigned to the 81st Force Support Squadron, helps to process deploying airmen inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Feb. 16, 2021. More than 150 airmen assigned to the 81st Medical Group were preparing to deploy to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Vaccine Preparation

 

Army Pfc. Shaniah Edwards, assigned to the Virgin Islands Army National Guard's medical detachment, prepares to administer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to soldiers and airmen at the Joint Force Headquarters in Kingshill, Virgin Islands, Feb. 12, 2021.