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JOINING THE SILENT DRILL PLATOON Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2025): Due to their discipline and precision, the Silent Drill Platoon is the personification of Marine Corps excellence. The Platoon is a twenty-four-person drill team that conducts dazzling performances for audiences around the country. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gx6Ry5cu DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

MARINES PREPOSITION FOR WAR Norway. (February 1, 2025): The key to winning a war against Russia may lie in a series of caves that “preposition” vital military hardware on its border. In this photo by Corporal Nicholas Martinez, a Marine ground electronics transmission system maintainer with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, inspects a radio set inside an up-armored Humvee at Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway (MCPP-N). READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gNestFXQ DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

THE UNPRETENTIOUS BALLOON Pacific Ocean. (January 23, 2025): In today’s world of highly advanced aircraft, the U.S. Navy is clinging to an old and reliable tool… the unpretentious balloon. In this photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo, Sailors launch a radar sphere on the flight deck aboard the USS Howard. Surprisingly, the humble balloon continues to be a vital tool for early warning and weather data collection aboard American warships. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gJ2U47p7 DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

ST. ELMO’S FIRE: A GOOD OR EVIL OMEN? Atlantic Ocean. (February 6, 2025): Ancient mariners were both terrified and reassured by this strange light that seemed to envelope their ships during lightning storms. In this photo by Staff Sergeant Jackson Manske, Captain Russell Ellis flies a routine tanker mission as St. Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon, flashes across the window. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/ed6nyp3q DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

TORTURE OR THE BEST WORKOUT EVER? Okinawa. Japan. (February 4, 2025): For military recruits, it is hard to tell if an exercise is meant for pure torture or the best workout routine on the planet. In this photo by Lance Corporal Sav Ford, Marines assigned to Air Support Squadron 2 flip tires during a field meet to commemorate the squadron's 82nd anniversary. While it may seem pointless, tire flipping has some serious science behind it. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gS9gt57r DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

DON’T FLIP OUT… MARINES PRACTICE RECOVERING ZODIACS Okinawa, Japan. (January 23, 2025): If you have ever fallen out of a canoe, you can identify with these Marines as they practice flipping a raiding craft during small boat training (photo credit by Corporal Noah Masog). When it happens to civilians, it can be embarrassing. For Marines conducting a raid, getting a raft flipped back over quickly could mean the difference between life or death. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gP6aA7Cd DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

GROWLER NOT LOOKING FOR A DOGFIGHT Philippine Sea. (January 6, 2025): With its minimal armament and heavy electronics payload, the Navy’s EA-18G Growler isn’t looking for a dogfight. In this photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl, Seamen Joslyn Ortega, left, and Demary Rivera perform preventative maintenance on this unique airplane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gGNFNiNM DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

STINGER KEEPS STINGING RUSSIANS Babadag Training Area, Romania. (December 27, 2024): It is a weapon that terrorized Russians forces in Afghanistan and is knocking their planes out of the skies over Ukraine today. The weapon is the Stinger, a shoulder-launched heat-seeking antiaircraft missile that continues to devastate Russian armor today. In this photo by Sergeant Austin Steinborn, Specialist Alexis Ortega (left) and Sergeant Blaise Harvilla (right) use a Stinger Field Handling Trainer to track a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air defense training. These trainers help gunners learn essential weapon handling skills, sighting and ranging, and how to visually track live aircraft. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gz5G4Uih DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

WHERE HUMANS BECOME AIRPLANES Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. (January 5, 2025): It is a place where Special Forces learn to turn themselves into human airplanes, leaping into space and flying themselves to pinpoint locations on the ground. In this photo by Sergeant Nathan Mitchell, a Marine prepares to conduct a high-altitude high-opening jump during military free-fall sustainment training. Learning how to do combat insertions by parachute is the specialty of the Army’s Military Freefall School, a part of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gACRsVyP DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce

AMERICANS EXPERIENCE JAPANESE CULTURE Iwakuni, Japan. (January 2, 2025): In the hopes of bringing good fortune, U.S. forces joined Japanese troops in a cultural practice that dates back centuries. In this photo by Lance Corporal David Getz, Marine Corps Colonel Richard Rusnok, center, and Japanese Rear Admiral Ichiro Ishikawa, right, hammer rice during a traditional Mochitsuki mochi pounding, an ancient New Year’s tradition. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gMkGggCZ DONATE: https://lnkd.in/gWRB8NyR #supportourtroops #nonprofit #charity #military #activeduty #soldier #navy #Marines #Army #airforce