U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 555th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadrons prepare and operate F-16 Fighting Falcons to practice integrated air missile defense during Combat Archer U.K. at RAF Lakenheath, England, April 9, 2025. Combat Archer U.K. provided live-fire air-to-air experience against threat-representative unmanned systems. By hosting Combat Archer U.K. in Europe, U.S. Air Forces Europe saved millions of dollars, allowing them to enhance the mission while staying on the right side of the cost curve. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel)

Sports Day 2025 is being held on Wednesday 18 June from 0800 to 1600 at Los Angeles Air Force Base and Da Vinci School.

State Partnership Program Adjutants General Conference attendees get together as part of Africa Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) in Nairobi, Kenya, May 27, 2025. The 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD25) brings together Chiefs of Defense from 37 African countries, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, and U.S. Army Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. ACHOD25 provides an opportunity for senior military officials from across Africa to discuss topics such as countering transnational threats, strengthening U.S. and African partnerships, as well as fostering expertise-sharing and alliances. ACHOD25 advances regional stability and collective defense, supporting U.S. national security by promoting cost-effective, African-led solutions that minimize direct U.S. military involvement while enhancing global stability. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command conducts a walkthrough with Kenyan Gen. Charles Kahariri, Chief of Defence Forces, Kenya Defence Forces at the African Chiefs of Defense Conference 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya May 27, 2025. The 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD25) brings together Chiefs of Defense from 37 African countries, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, and U.S. Army Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. ACHOD25 provides an opportunity for senior military officials from across Africa to discuss topics such as countering transnational threats, strengthening U.S. and African partnerships, as well as fostering expertise-sharing and alliances. ACHOD25 advances regional stability and collective defense, supporting U.S. national security by promoting cost-effective, African-led solutions that minimize direct U.S. military involvement while enhancing global stability. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

All Hands Morning Quarters Podcast for May 27th, 2025.

U.S. Soldiers participate in the opening ceremony for exercise Balkan Sentinel alongside Italian, Romanian, and Bulgarian forces at Korent Training Area, Bulgaria, May 27, 2025. The Bulgarian national exercise, Balkan Sentinel, will be linked to Immediate Response 25 and consists of a battalion from U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, one Forward Land Forces (FLF) multinational battlegroup and the Bulgarian Land Force Command conducting a battalion-level live-fire exercise at Novo Selo TA and Koren TA. The FLF is one of eight battlegroups contributing to NATO’s forward presence and is hosted by Bulgaria, with Italy being the framework nation. (U.S. Army Video by Spc. Rayonne Bissant)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York 2025 attend the Leonard H. Hawkins American Legion Post 156 Memorial Day Parade in City Island, New York, as part of Fleet Week New York 2025, May 26, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Matthew McDonnell)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York 2025 attend the Leonard H. Hawkins American Legion Post 156 Memorial Day Parade in City Island, New York, as part of Fleet Week New York 2025, May 26, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and New York City residents attend a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony during Fleet Week New York 2025 in New York City, May 26, 2025. America’s warfighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Yvonne Iwae)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York 2025 attend the Leonard H. Hawkins American Legion Post 156 Memorial Day Parade in City Island, New York, as part of Fleet Week New York 2025, May 26, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen support the Crown Hill Memorial Service in Indianapolis, May 26, 2025. The Indiana National Guard provided a color guard, a howitzer salute, a bugler and more for the ceremony. (Indiana National Guard video by Spc Brad Autry)

Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen support the Crown Hill Memorial Service in Indianapolis, May 26, 2025. The Indiana National Guard provided a color guard, a howitzer salute, a bugler and more for the ceremony. (Indiana National Guard video by Spc Brad Autry)

The 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD25) brings together Chiefs of Defense from 37 African countries, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, and U.S. Army Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. ACHOD25 provides an opportunity for senior military officials from across Africa to discuss topics such as countering transnational threats, strengthening U.S. and African partnerships, as well as fostering expertise-sharing and alliances. ACHOD25 advances regional stability and collective defense, supporting U.S. national security by promoting cost-effective, African-led solutions that minimize direct U.S. military involvement while enhancing global stability. (U.S. Africa Command video by Jason Johnston, AFRICOM Public Affairs)

RDML (S) Benjamin A. Snell speaks during the State Partnership Program Adjutants General Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya. The SPP Adjutant General Conference united National Guard Bureau leaders and Adjutant Generals from AFRICOM partner states to align state-level partnerships with combatant command strategies and exchange solutions to shared challenges across Africa, underscoring the State Partnership Program’s role in advancing defense objectives and promoting broader military-to-military cooperation. The 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD25) brings together Chiefs of Defense from 37 African countries, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Special Operations Command Africa, U.S. Air Forces Africa, and U.S. Army Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. ACHOD25 provides an opportunity for senior military officials from across Africa to discuss topics such as countering transnational threats, strengthening U.S. and African partnerships, as well as fostering expertise-sharing and alliances. ACHOD25 advances regional stability and collective defense, supporting U.S. national security by promoting cost-effective, African-led solutions that minimize direct U.S. military involvement while enhancing global stability. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Jason Johnston, AFRICOM Public Affairs)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, perform maintenance on MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to VMM-364, during KAMANDAG 9 at Clark Air Base, Angeles, Philippines, May 26, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Nan Yang)

U.S. service members and New York citizens attend the 106th Staten Island Memorial Day Parade during Fleet Week New York 2025 in Staten Island, New York May 26, 2025. America’s warfighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 26, 2025) Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), fire the Mark 38 weapon system and M240 rifles during a live-fire exercise. Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway executing ARGMEUEX which prepares integrated naval task forces for sustained, high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and the Commander-in-Chief highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph T. Miller)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York 2025 attend the College Point Citizens Memorial Day Parade and a military appreciation luncheon hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #885, in College Point, New York, as part of Fleet Week New York 2025, May 25, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wesner Aristilde, an artillery systems technician with Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and a native of Brooklyn, New York, speaks about his experience during Fleet Week New York 2025 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #885, in College Point, New York, May 25, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York 2025 attend the College Point Citizens Memorial Day Parade and a military appreciation luncheon hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #885, in College Point, New York, as part of Fleet Week New York 2025, May 25, 2025. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. James Stanfield)

U.S. service members of Fleet Week New York pose for a video during Fleet Week 2025 in New York City, May 25, 2025. America’s warfighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Yvonne Iwae)

Hawai‘i Army National Guard CH-47 performs fly over Governor’s Memorial Day Ceremony on May 29, 2025, at the Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi. Governor Josh Green provided the Memorial Day Address and spoke about three local veterans and how their service and sacrifice should always be remembered. The State Office of Veterans’ Services hosted the Governor’s Memorial Day Ceremony on May 29, 2025, at the Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi. Governor Josh Green provided the Memorial Day Address and spoke about three local veterans and how their service and sacrifice should always be remembered.   “As we reflect on the lives of the veterans we honored today, their courage, their sacrifice, their aloha, we are reminded that remembrance is not a single day, but a lifelong commitment,” Green said. “Let us carry forward their memories with purpose. Let us remember always — not only with solemnity, but with gratitude, action, and love.   The Ceremony included an opening Oli (prayer) by Pauleilani-Paiea Kamahoahoa a Parade of Veterans Service organizations escorted by the Nā Kula Alaka‘i (Youth Challenge Academy), musical Performances by the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard’s 111th Army Band and Jeane Oliveira, the Colors were provided by Joint Service Color Guard from  U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Hawai‘i Air National Guard’s Royal Guard, there was a CH-47 flyover from the Hawai‘i Army National Guard, the laying of State and Military Wreaths and a tribute to veteran Dr. John Henry Felix who had recently passed. Felix donated all of the land that the  Hawai‘i State Veterans Cemetery now sits.

U.S. service members and New York citizens attend the “Military Competitions” during Fleet Week New York 2025 in Manhattan, New York, May 25, 2025. America’s warfighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez)

On this day, visitors were given the opportunity to cross the plaza and place a flower in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This event pays homage to the first official Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, which originally took place at ANC in 1868 to honor the sacrifices of those who fought and died in the Civil War. (U.S. Army Video by Daryl Vaca / Arlington National Cemetery)

Service members of the U.S. armed forces, march in formation to participate in the Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremonies, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, May 25, 2025. The Indiana National Guard participates in many public events leading up to Memorial Day to engage with Hoosiers in local communities.

Service members of the U.S. armed forces, gather in the turn four infield in anticipation of the Indianapolis 500 opening ceremonies, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis, May 25, 2025. The Indiana National Guard participates in many public events leading up to Memorial Day to engage with Hoosiers in local communities. (Indiana National Guard video by Spc Brad Autry)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, insert the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System via a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 into the Batanes Island chain during the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operation as a part of Exercise KAMANDAG 9 in the Philippines, May 25, 2025. The MKTSO involved elements of 3d MLR, U.S. Soldiers with 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, and Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 10 inserting via air and sea into various islands in the Batanes and Babuyan Island chains in order to rehearse securing and defending key maritime terrain with the NMESIS, Marine Air Defense Integrated System, and High Mobility Rocket Artillery System. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Malia Sparks)

RADM Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, gives closing remarks at the Village of Hasting Memorial Parade during Fleet Week New York, May 25, 2025. America’s war-fighting Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of protecting American prosperity and freedom. Fleet Week New York 2025 honors the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard’s enduring role on, under, and above the seas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel Fields)

U.S. service members host military displays and equipment demonstrations at the Fleet Week Expo in San Pedro, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 25, 2025. Los Angeles Fleet Week, now in its eighth iteration, is a sea service celebration that allows citizens of Greater Los Angeles to witness today’s maritime capabilities firsthand. Nearly 1,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen will showcase their capabilities and equipment, participate in various community service events, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles during the event. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Bruin Largent)