150902-N-KB563-061 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2015) Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDS) candidates cover themselves in sand during surf passage on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf passage is one of the many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Russell/Released)
Members of the Oregon National Guard wildfire cleanup teams use a variety of tools to put out hot spots at the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire near Elgin, Oregon, Sept. 3, 2015. Approximately 375 Soldiers and Airmen were split into three separate teams and deployed to different fire camps throughout the state to support firefighting efforts. The Oregon National Guard has an ongoing agreement with the Oregon Department of Forestry known as Operation Plan Smokey, which stipulates the details of how Oregon National Guard members will be utilized to assist in firefighting efforts. This agreement is reviewed by both agencies annually to remain up-to-date for each fire season. (Photo by Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
150903-N-WK391-036 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2015) Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade push off from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB-15). DB-15 is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in operations expected of an amphibious task force while also building U.S. and coalition operational interoperability. The exercise will test staffs in the planning and execution of amphibious operations in a series of live training events at sea and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Cyr/Released)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment provide security on the beach following an amphibious landing as part of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational, amphibious training exercise designed to hone the amphibious landing skills of I Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Expeditionary Strike Group Three and allies of the United States.
Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Anthony Childs, of Company C, 1st Bn., 518th Inf. Reg., 98th Training Div. (IET), shows a Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet the proper way to salute during a drill and ceremony lab held by drill sergeants of the division on Clemson’s Bowman Field, Sept. 3, 2105. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)
The first two operational F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. The jets were piloted by Col. David Lyons, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Yosef Morris, 34th Fighter Squadron director of operations. Hill will receive up to 70 additional combat-coded F-35s on a staggered basis through 2019. The jets will be flown and maintained by Hill Airmen assigned to the active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and its Reserve component 419th Fighter Wing.
Coast Guard Sector San Diego aviation survival technicians run sector’s pilots and aviation crews through Shallow Water Egress Training at Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 1, 2015. The SWET training is conducted in a controlled environment and it prepares flight crews on how to safely exit an overturned helicopter in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson)
150902-N-MQ094-322 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2015) Sailors prepare an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, for launch on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Strike Group is underway participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan T. Miller/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Phillips and Cpl. Michael Stitch, intelligence specialists with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, prepare to fly an RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicle Aug. 26 during Exercise Crocodile Strike at the Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines with MRF-D participated in bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force for two weeks, including dry and live-fire exercises with air and ground combat elements. The six-month rotational deployment of U.S. Marines affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with our Australian allies and improves interoperability between our forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/Released)
U.S. service members participate in the prisoners of war, missing in action run at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2015. For 24 straight hours, BAF Service members kept the POW/MIA flag in constant motion in honor of American prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
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