Spur Ride

 

Virginia National Guardsmen participate in a spur ride at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug. 11, 2021.

Jungle Ops

 

Army Cpt. Thelma Teal participates in jungle operations training at East Range, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2021. Soldiers take the course to become familiar with jungle operation tactics, techniques and procedures required to fight, win and survive any tropical jungle environment.

Immediate Response

 

Soldiers assigned to the Immediate Response Force mobilize at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., August 14, 2021.

Safe Slumber

 

An Afghan child sleeps aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, kept warm by the uniform of the C-17 loadmaster, during an evacuation flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. Service members helped facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients and vulnerable Afghan populations from Afghanistan.

Commander’s Arrival

 

Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, arrives at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021.

Vaccine Ready

 

Army Spc. Dorien Lewis, a combat medic with Division Sustainment Troops Battalion MEDOPS, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to an Army soldier at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 17, 2021. Medics across Camp Arifjan held a COVID-19 vaccine drive for personnel that are not fully vaccinated.

Moderna Vaccines

 

U.S. Army combat medics across Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, administered the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to soldiers and civilian contractors at Camp Arifjan, Aug. 16-17, 2021. A COVID-19 vaccination drive was held for personnel to have the opportunity to get vaccinated.

Supply Drop

 

Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge receive supplies from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 9, 2021.

City Lights

 

An F-16C Falcon fighter jet prepares for takeoff during Exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug 4, 2021.

Smiling Soldier

 

A soldier smiles through a yellow smoke grenade during Exercise Garuda Shield at the Baturaja Training Area, Indonesia, Aug. 12, 2021. Garuda Shield brings together U.S. and Indonesian armies to train on jungle warfare.