Sgt. Chad B. Koss, drill instructor, Receiving Company, instructs a recruit to respond louder during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 11, 2017. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate Dec. 8. (Cpl. Angelica Annasatas/Marine Corps)
Brig. Gen. Philip Garrant meets WWII veteran Henry Ochsner, who landed on D-Day with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Garrant, vice commander of Space and Missile Systems Center, attended and spoke at the National Order of the Legion of Honor, held at the (Veterans) Los Angeles National Cemetery. The presenter, French Consul General in Los Angeles, Christophe Lemoine, recognized 10 World War II American veterans from the Army, U.S. Army Air Corps, and Navy for their contributions in the liberation of France. The award is France’s highest award for distinguished service in France during WWII. (Joseph M. Juarez Sr./Air Force)
Crewmembers with the 36th Airlift Squadron perform a post-flight inspection after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2017. This is the fifth C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Yasuo Osakabe/Air Force)
M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crews assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division engage targets at the conclusion of the culminating joint live-fire exercise of Exercise Bright Star 2017 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sept. 20, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Leah R. Kilpatrick/Army)
Navy Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Logan Parkinson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), prepares a patient's family for evacuation during relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 21, 2017. (MC3 Levingston Lewis/Navy)
Chief Ship's Serviceman Joann Maldonado, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), celebrates her advancement with a junior sailor on Sept. 16, 2017, during a chief pinning ceremony held at Naval Operations Support Center in Portland, Ore. (MC3 Alana Langdon/Navy)
A B-52 Stratofortress, from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., sits on the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 18, 2017, after a mission in support of bomber assurance and deterrence operations. (Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia/Air Force)
Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a re-enlistment ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 20, 2017. Hosted by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, 30 soldiers from The Old Guard took the Oath of Enlistment to continue to serve in the Army. (Sgt. George Huley/Army)
Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, wait for ammunition during Table 2 practice at Hue City on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 14, 2017. Table 2 qualification with the M16 rifle teaches recruits to understand the weapon system in order to keep with the concept "Every Marine a rifleman". (Lance Cpl. Sarah Stegall/Marine Corps)
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Shaneka Goode interacts with students during a community engagement event on Sept. 20, 2017, at Lumut Naval Base in Lumut, Malaysia, as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia. (MC2 Joshua Fulton/Navy)
