Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery
May 24th, 2012 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
Sgt. Craig Green (left) and Sgt. Cody Donaldson of Delta Company of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags during the annual “Flags In” ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery on May 24, 2012. Approximately 220,000 flags will be placed on grave markers in the Annual event that occurs the week prior to Memorial Day. (James J. Lee/Army Times)
Welcome Home for Strike Fighter Squadron 81
May 23rd, 2012 | Photography The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Deputy Wing Commander Captain Jeffrey Winter, center, is mobbed by two of his children, Julia, 11, and Jackson, 13, behind him, upon the return of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 to Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va., on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The F/A -18E Super Hornet squadron returned Wednesday after a six-month deployment in the Middle East with the USS Carl Vinson, a West Coast-based aircraft carrier. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Vicki Cronis-Nohe)
Air Force Sniper
May 22nd, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alyssa Gomez, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, peers down the scope of her M24 Sniper Weapon System May 11, 2012, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Gomez graduated a 19-day sniper course at Fort Bliss, TX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)
US Naval Academy Sea Trials
May 21st, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 15, 2012) A first-year midshipman, or plebe, is splashed with mud while participating in the annual Sea Trials at the U.S. Naval Academy. Sea Trials is modeled after the Marine Corps Crucible and the Navy’s Battle Stations recruit programs. It is a capstone event for the fourth class midshipmen and serves as a leadership challenge for the upper class midshipmen who lead each event during the exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)
KC-10 Extender
May 14th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A KC-10 Extender refuels another KC-10 during a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean on May 3, 2012. The two aircraft were conducting aerial refueling operations to maintain proficiency for worldwide duties. Both aircraft are from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres/Air Force)
Mud Run
May 14th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Col. John Keenan, deputy garrison commander, trudges through waist-deep mud during the Military Sprint Spartan Race on May, 6, 2012. (Wayne Barnett/Fort Carson)
Fast Rope
May 8th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast ropes from the back of a helicopter onto the aircraft elevator of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island with embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel J. Walls)
Hover Spray
May 7th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
Navy hovercraft with Assault Craft Unit 5 depart USS Makin Island carrying 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit vehicles and personnel here May 1. The units are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Lance Cpl. Claudia Palacios/USMC)
Friendly Visit
May 6th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
Sgt. Joshua Smith, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, chats with an Afghan boy during an Afghan-led clearing operation April 28, 2012, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldier studied the Pashtun language prior to his deployment to southern Ghazni. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Push to the Finish in Warrior Games
May 5th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 1, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Angelo Anderson lends a helping hand to retired Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Oswald Gould during the cycling event at the 2012 Warrior Games. More than 200 wounded, ill or injured service members from the U.S. and British armed forces are scheduled to compete in the Paralympics-style competition, May 1-5. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals/Released)