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)

Interview with Air National Guard Assistant to U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, Brig Gen Troy Havener, May 24, 2025. 5,076 U.S. service members are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery alongside General George Patton. (U.S. Navy video Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jack Hoppe)

Memorial Day 2025 coverage at the Luxembourg American Cemetery in Luxembourg. 5,076 U.S. service members are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery alongside General George Patton. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Rebekah Wall)

BROLL: Memorial Day 2025 coverage at the Luxembourg American Cemetery in Luxembourg. 5,076 U.S. service members are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery alongside General George Patton. (U.S. Navy video Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jack Hoppe)

The Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer with the Indiana National Guard, gratefully memorialize those who made the ultimate sacrifice to this country, during the 500 Festival Memorial Service, at the Indiana War Memorial, in Indianapolis, May 23, 2025. The 500 Festival Memorial Service is an annual tradition which honors fallen service members and their gold star families. (Indiana National Guard video by Spc. Brad Autry)

Ken Segraves, deputy to the commander and senior civilian advisor, 781st MI Battalion (Cyber), Vanguard, and a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major who served in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Iraq, and other contingency areas, was another of the many Army Civilians to contribute their personal memorabilia to create an Army 250 Exhibit. Segraves comes from a long line of veterans going back to the Revolutionary War and all wars since. He brought in his 50th anniversary book of the 10th SFG; his Desert Camouflage Uniform Boonie hat; a certificate of achievement from Saddam Hussein; and a memorial bracelet of a Soldier he lost in Afghanistan.

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Members of the 781st Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber), Vanguard, have contributed their personal memorabilia to create an Army 250 Exhibit that spans back to the Revolutionary War to showcase their service – and their Families' service – in defending our country.

B-Roll of Oregon Army National Guard Physician Assistant Major Tommy Vu set a new world record for the most hand-release push-ups completed in one hour, achieving 1,422 repetitions at West Coast Strength gym in West Salem on May 23, 2025. The achievement marks Vu's seventh world record and required a minimum of 1,250 repetitions to qualify for official Guinness World Record verification. Following his tradition of charitable giving, Vu will donate $1,422 to cancer research, representing $1 for each repetition completed during the hour-long challenge.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a physical training event on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 23, 2025. The training included a grappling session in order to improve close-quarters combat skills as well as promote unit cohesion and encourage friendly competition between different companies within BLT 1/7. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, and 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct beach rehearsals with the the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and the Marine Air Defense Integrated System in preparation for Exercise KAMANDAG 9 at Aparri, Philippines, May 23, 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 Cpl. Malia Sparks)

Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio meets with Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani at the Department of State.

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frederick (Fred) Robbins is an Army Civilian assigned to the 781st MI Battalion and traces his family’s lineage of service back to the Civil War. According to Robbins, his Family has answered the call and fought for the ideas that the flag represents from Hamilton, North Carolina; Berlin, Maryland; New Haven, Connecticut; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and while scores of his Family has served, he wanted to take this opportunity to honor a few specific members of his family. Robbins’ father, Spec. 5 (SPC5) Frederick A. Robbins Sr., served during the Vietnam conflict; Robbins senior’s older brother, Cpl. Albert Robbins, served as a combat medic during the Korean conflict; three of his great-uncles, left home to serve during WWII; Technical Sgt. (TSgt) Eugene Outterbridge, served as a tank commander, fighting under General George S. Patton’s 761st and 619th Tank Destroyer Battalions; Outterbridge brother, 2nd Lt. Kempton Outterbridge, served as a Tuskegee Airman; their younger brother, Spc. 4 (SPC4) Tamlin Outterbridge played with the U.S. Army Band in Europe; while their cousin, 1st Lt. Edith Outerbridge, served as a nurse in the Women’s Army Corps; and Fred Robbins’ grandfather, Pfc. William Robbins, served as an infantryman in the 367th Infantry Regiment, 92d Division during WWI.

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frederick (Fred) Robbins is an Army Civilian assigned to the 781st MI Battalion and traces his family’s lineage of service back to the Civil War. According to Robbins, his Family has answered the call and fought for the ideas that the flag represents from Hamilton, North Carolina; Berlin, Maryland; New Haven, Connecticut; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and while scores of his Family has served, he wanted to take this opportunity to honor a few specific members of his family. Robbins’ father, Spec. 5 (SPC5) Frederick A. Robbins Sr., served during the Vietnam conflict; Robbins senior’s older brother, Cpl. Albert Robbins, served as a combat medic during the Korean conflict; three of his great-uncles, left home to serve during WWII; Technical Sgt. (TSgt) Eugene Outterbridge, served as a tank commander, fighting under General George S. Patton’s 761st and 619th Tank Destroyer Battalions; Outterbridge brother, 2nd Lt. Kempton Outterbridge, served as a Tuskegee Airman; their younger brother, Spc. 4 (SPC4) Tamlin Outterbridge played with the U.S. Army Band in Europe; while their cousin, 1st Lt. Edith Outerbridge, served as a nurse in the Women’s Army Corps; and Fred Robbins’ grandfather, Pfc. William Robbins, served as an infantryman in the 367th Infantry Regiment, 92d Division during WWI.

Retired Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frederick (Fred) Robbins is an Army Civilian assigned to the 781st MI Battalion and traces his family’s lineage of service back to the Civil War. According to Robbins, his Family has answered the call and fought for the ideas that the flag represents from Hamilton, North Carolina; Berlin, Maryland; New Haven, Connecticut; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and while scores of his Family has served, he wanted to take this opportunity to honor a few specific members of his family. Robbins’ father, Spec. 5 (SPC5) Frederick A. Robbins Sr., served during the Vietnam conflict; Robbins senior’s older brother, Cpl. Albert Robbins, served as a combat medic during the Korean conflict; three of his great-uncles, left home to serve during WWII; Technical Sgt. (TSgt) Eugene Outterbridge, served as a tank commander, fighting under General George S. Patton’s 761st and 619th Tank Destroyer Battalions; Outterbridge brother, 2nd Lt. Kempton Outterbridge, served as a Tuskegee Airman; their younger brother, Spc. 4 (SPC4) Tamlin Outterbridge played with the U.S. Army Band in Europe; while their cousin, 1st Lt. Edith Outerbridge, served as a nurse in the Women’s Army Corps; and Fred Robbins’ grandfather, Pfc. William Robbins, served as an infantryman in the 367th Infantry Regiment, 92d Division during WWI.

U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors visit The Grove in Los Angeles during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 23, 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 photo by Cpl. Bruin Largent)

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels aerial demonstration team conducted media orientation flights over Bollen Air-to-Ground Range at Fort Indiantown Gap May 23, 2025 ahead of the team’s scheduled performance at the Central PA Air Show. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Manuel Gonzalez)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in the division change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 22, 2025. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. David L. Odom relinquished command of 2d MARDIV to Maj. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, a transition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under his charge. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in the division change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 22, 2025. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. David L. Odom relinquished command of 2d MARDIV to Maj. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, a transition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under his charge. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)

U.S. Marines with 2d Marine Division participate in the division change of command ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 22, 2025. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. David L. Odom relinquished command of 2d MARDIV to Maj. Gen. Farrell J. Sullivan, a transition symbolizing the transfer of authority, responsibility and accountability of the Marines and Sailors under his charge. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Cassidy Shepherd)

EM2 Katherine Morris answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

Seaman Sean Cruz-Gutierrez answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

CTT3 Ja'Don Williams answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

QM2 Beau Schmitt answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

BM2 Fabbeion Moore answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

U.S. Marine Colonel William V. Gorsuch, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force New York, speaks about the significance of Fleet Week New York in lower Manhattan, New York City, May 21, 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 John Martinez).

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York and U.S. Sailors from the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LDP 21), participate in the Freedom Run during Fleet Week New York 2025 in Lower Manhattan, New York, May 22, 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 John Martinez)

MM2 Daniel Burns answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

EN2 Milton Portilla answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.

ABH1 Jonathan Lee answers interview questions about USS New York (LPD 21), Fleet Week New York, Memorial Day and the Navy's 250th birthday.