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)

Soldiers assigned to the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion perform a flyover before the Nashville Soccer Club game in Nashville, Tenn., May 31, 2025. The Tennessee National Guard was recognized multiple times throughout the event. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Kalina Hyche)

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), headquartered in the Vermont Army National Guard, participate in air assault training with UH-60 and CH-47 Chinook helicopters During Immediate Response exercise at Petrochori Army Base, Greece. Air assault it the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The transportation tactic may used to support the seizure of key terrain that is not fully secured. As part of DEFENDER 25 U.S. troops join NATO Allied and partner nations to build readiness, strengthen deterrence, and demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy combat power across Europe. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict. (U.S. Army b-roll by Staff Sgt. Barbara Pendl)

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), headquartered in the Vermont Army National Guard, participate in air assault training with UH-60 and CH-47 Chinook helicopters during Immediate Response 25 May 30, 2025 at Petrochori Army Base, Greece. Air assault it the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The transportation tactic may used to support the seizure of key terrain that is not fully secured. As part of DEFENDER 25 U.S. troops join NATO Allied and partner nations to build readiness, strengthen deterrence, and demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy combat power across Europe. (U.S. Army b-roll by Staff Sgt. Barbara Pendl)

Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, were transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard, May 30, 2025.

Families cheet as the aircraft assigned to the “Seahawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 line up in front of their hangar on Naval Station (NS) Norfolk during the squadron’s homecoming, May 30, 2025. VAW-126, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to NS Norfolk following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy video by Air Traffic Control Specialist 1st Class Amber Gibson)

U.S. Marine Capt. Robert Hopman, company commander of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts an on-camera interview prior to an open-water transit on a landing craft, air cushion attached to Assault Craft Unit 5 to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 30, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Dylan Chagnon and Sgt. Patrick Katz)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, and Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade, conduct a simulated airfield seizure during KAMANDAG 9 at Berong Airstrip, Palawan, Philippines, May 30, 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 ex 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 Staff Sgt. Luc Boatman and Lance Cpl. Nan Yang with courtesy video from U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Taylor Bussick)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Aircraft Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a forward arming and refueling point utilizing a tactical air ground refueling system at Berong, Palawan, Philippines, during KAMANDAG 9, May 30, 2025. The TAGRS includes all of the refueling components in one compact system allowing for rapid setup and breakdown, making it essential for expeditionary operations in austere environments. 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)

Soldiers of the 186th Brigade support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, participate in sling load training with UH-60 Black Hawk at Petrochori Army Base, Greece. As part of #DefenderEurope, U.S. troops join @NATO Allied and partner nations to build readiness. strengthen deterrence, and demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy combat power across Europe. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict. (U.S. Army b-roll by Staff Sgt. Barbara Pendl)

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a Victory with Honors Ceremony at Fort Riley, Kansas, May 30, 2025. The ceremony gives farewell to U.S. Army Brigadier General Terry R. Tillis as he will depart Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division.

Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participate in a change of command ceremony at the 101st Division Parade Field at Fort Campbell, Ky. on May 30, 2025. The ceremony marks the transfer of command, from outgoing Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia to incoming Maj. Gen. David Gardner as the commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell. Soundbites from: Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia Outgoing Commanding General of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell Maj. Gen. David Gardner Incoming Commanding General of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell

U.S. Soldiers participate in the exercise Balkan Sentinel alongside Bulgarian forces at Koren Training Area, Bulgaria, May 30, 2025. The Bulgarian national exercise, Balkan Sentinel, is linked to Immediate Response 25 and consists of a company 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. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Eric Galcik, a platoon sergeant assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts an on-camera interview after amphibious combat vehicle qualifications aboard the amphibious landing dock ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) as part of Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 29, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Marine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

United States Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Division Soldiers, composed primarily of units from the Pacific Northwest, receive training on understanding, detecting and disarming unmanned aerial systems in preparation for deployment operations during C-UAS training at McGregor Range, New Mexico May 24-June 1.

U.S. Army Capt. Mark Fischer, commander of Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and 2nd Lt. Robert Forbes, a British Army officer with 30 Battery, 16 Regiment Royal Artillery, discuss Exercise Formidable Shield 25 May 14, 2025, in the Hebrides, United Kingdom.Formidable Shield 25 is the largest at-sea live fire exercise in the European theatre bringing together naval, air and ground forces from 10 NATO allies and partners. The 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery is supporting the exercise with short-range air defense capabilities (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Yesenia Cadavid).

USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) crew members offload more than 28,500 pounds of seized drugs worth more than $211 million at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 29, 2025. The crew seized the illicit drugs in four separate interdictions during a patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)

Lt. Col. Simeon Smith, U.S. Army Medical Command Public Health nurse consultant, talks about how to prevent, treat and quarantine cases of Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease during an interview with Senior Airman Christian Conrad, American Forces Network Europe broadcaster, May 15, 2025, on Sembach Kaserne, Germany. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

The 23rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight ensure aircraft stay mission ready at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, May 29, 2025. The flight maintains around the clock operation servicing all aircraft stationed at and visiting Moody AFB. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine)

The 31st Force Support Squadron, Information, Tickets and Travel Office hosted a trip to the Amalfi Coast, Italy, May 23-26, 2025. ITT provides transportation, guidance and information about the local area for military service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Brooke Sorensen)

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct a ceremony for Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231's final AV-8B Harrier II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 29, 2025. VMA-231 conducted a ceremony for its last Harrier flight before its deactivation in September. In 2026 the squadron will reactivate as Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 231 and will prepare to operate the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio meets with North Macedonia Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski at the Department of State.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., conduct maintenance on the USAF B-52H Stratofortress and its equipment, May 29, 2025, in preparation for a flight during a Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The B-52H can fly at high, subsonic speeds at altitudes reaching 50,000 feet, with an unrefueled combat range in excess of 8,800 miles, and can carry precision-guided ordnance with worldwide precision navigation. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 29, 2025) U.S. Marines, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations Capable (MEU[SOC]), load on to a landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, during debarkation operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd MEU[SOC] are conducting 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 Seaman Andrew Eggert)

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles attached to Alpha Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,1st Marine Division, prepare to conduct an open-water transit and board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 28, 2025. QUART is a joint training exercise designed to develop and sustain essential amphibious readiness skills for effective operations in maritime environments while reinforcing the Navy-Maine Corps partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Patrick Katz)

A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew rescues 3 boaters after their 26-foot vessel lost propulsion and was drifting toward a reef near Gilligans Island, Guánica, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2025. No injuries were reported and their vessel was transported back to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Borinquen)

CB Defense Today is an interview program where experts discuss innovations, technologies, and partnerships pertinent to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and the chemical and biological defense community. In this episode, public affairs specialist Jack Bunja interviews Dr. Cory Bernhards, a research biologist at DEVCOM CBC, about how the Center's work in DNA and RNA sequencing contributes to the lethality and readiness of warfighters. Dr. Bernhards explains that DEVCOM CBC researchers are developing the capability for DNA and RNA sequencing in forward operating environments for Soldiers. They are also ensuring that all Soldiers can utilize this equipment, regardless of their background or training. Such capabilities enable our warfighters to easily maintain their readiness.

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), conduct a non-combatant evacuation operation training scenario during Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise, aboard the San Antonio while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 28, 2025. During ARGMEUEX, the 22nd MEU, aboard IWOARG shipping, conducts training in support of various mission essential tasks that enhance operational readiness and lethality as a unified IWOARG/22 MEU team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)