A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade fires an M4 rifle during a company live-fire part of exercise Eagle Strike at Grafenwoehr, Germany.(Staff Sgt. Alexander C. Henninger/Army) 
U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, depart the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) to conduct an amphibious assault on Red Beach, Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise Dawn Blitz. (Cpl. Austin Mealy/Marine Corps) 
A student of the Recon Team Leaders Course (RTLC) jumps out of the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a helocasting exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen/Marine Corps) 
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) simulates a strait transit as part of Dawn Blitz 2017. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Irwin Sampaga/Navy) 
An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system navigator assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, preloads flight plans. (Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Air Force)
