U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Republic of Korea Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division, conduct a simulated rope river crossing during advanced mountain warfare training led by Republic of Korea Marines at ROK Marine Corps Base Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 13, 2024.

ROK Marines, 15th MEU Conduct Advanced Mountain Warfare Training
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber arrives for a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, August 16, 2024.

B-2 Spirit stealth bomber lands at Amberley
An M2 Bradley assigned to 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division and a Korean K200A1 armored infantry vehicle wait for their turn at gunnery qualification tables at Nightmare Range, near Pocheon, Republic of Korea, Aug. 14, 2024.

CALFEX (Pacific Fortitude)
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the USS Frank J. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) transit the Singapore Strait.

Carrier Strike Group Three sails through Singapore Strait
A sailor signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, during flight operations on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

Flight Operations Are Conducted Aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
U.S. Army Soldiers Pvt. Michael Ducayne, Pfc. Gabriel Torres, and Pvt. Julius Cunningham, assigned to 4th Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conduct mortar fire gunnery using an M1064 120mm Mortar Carrier during gunnery qualification tables at Nightmare Range, near Pochean, South Korea, August 13, 2024.

Mortar Gunnery Qualification Tables
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fire the M242 Bushmaster chain gun of an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle during a live-fire range as a part of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 28, 2024.

1st LAR Bn. participates in LFX during Exercise Predator’s Run 24
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, climb ropes during training at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 14, 2024.

MWHS-1 NCOs navigate the obstacle course
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Moreno, a network administrator with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, and a native of West Chicago, Illinois, participates in a live fire range during a combat marksmanship program range as part of exercise Koa Moana 24 at Palikir, Pohnpei, the Federated States of Micronesia, July 25, 2024.

Koa Moana 24: Pohnpei State Firing Range
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, dispenses flares while conducting counter threats tactics training over the Pacific Ocean Aug. 1, 2024.

AH-1Z Viper Conducts Threat Counter Tactics Training
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