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Military Aircraft Silhouettes

Silhouetted military aircraft at sunrise and sunset during operations, capturing the mood of aviation in a military context.

Silhouette of a pilot standing on a fighter plane, F-15E Strike Eagle, US Air Force

Marines assigned to 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait out their turn to participate in a night fire during the Clear, Build, Hold Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), maneuver through a range while participating in buddy-team live-fire event at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, June 21, 2022. Combat Camera soldiers regularly train at night to maintain high levels of technical and tactical readiness in order to support missions worldwide.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load pallets of ammunition on a 60K Tunner to be transferred to a C-130 Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 7, 2022. Air Mobility Command's global air mobility support system is critical to the Department of Defenses ability to rapidly fulfill Ukraines priority security assistance requests.

The sun sets over the harbor. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

F-15 Eagle

DF-ST-89-01156. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030918-F-1663P-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade provide fire support for U.S. Army paratroopers with 173rd Airborne Brigade during a night iteration of a combined arms live fire exercise on a maneuver range at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 22, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

During the night Marines from Delta Company, 3rd Platoon fire their M-220 E/4 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW 2) from their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) during the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Re-qualification (LAR-REQUALEX) '98. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arabian Sea, August 27, 2012 - Sailors exercise in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

A Star Mini Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) hits a net during recovery operations. The RPV was in flight for 13 minutes. Base: Nptr, El Centro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220426-N-EE352-1230 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 26, 2022) Sailors perform pre-flight checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 26. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in the Pacific Ocean.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load their gear onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21) at Morehead Port, North Carolina on June 28, 2023, before going underway to participate in Exercise UNITAS LXIV. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle fires down range during the table VI night fire portion of Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 4, 2022. The competition highlights the importance of mastering the fundamentals that we must preserve as a fighting force to maintain a lethal edge over our potential adversaries, using both tanks, and for the first time, Bradleys.

030704-F-6340W-042. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11 Wing

DN-SN-90-01193. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force service members from the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) mark and inspect simulated damage during rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 7, 2023. The 8th CES RADR teams assessed simulated airfield craters, made repairs and proved their ability to ensure flightline operability.

050225-F-5040D-129. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040813-A-6748E-006. Base: Forward Operating Base Omaha State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050305-N-7405P-054. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Persian Gulf

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division occupy enemy town during Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) on Fort Polk, Louisiana., Nov. 9, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

110811-N-GC412-224PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2011) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Equipment) Airman Jeanette Nunn, from Middle Creek, Mich., sets weights for catapult one at center deck during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf.

The Mayor of Arkalyk, right, waits to board a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter for take off in support of the Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft landing with Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum, and Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa in Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. NASA Astronaut Fossum, Russian Cosmonaut Volkov and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Astronaut Furukawa are returning from more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 28 and 29 crews.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

220607-N-YS933-1053 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 07, 2022) A jet makes an arrested gear landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd fleet area of operations.

DF-ST-87-09658. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires at targets as part of exercise Eager Centaur in an undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, Feb. 1, 2016. Eager Centaur is conducted to complete initial joint terminal attack controller training and exercise the MAGTF Fire Support Coordination Center, to include combined arms live fire tactics, techniques and procedures.

375th Air Mobility Wing Airmen walk out of a C-17 Globemaster lll during Ballistic Badger 2022, Oct. 20, 2022, on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. The airmen took the aircraft to Volk Field from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, for BB22, a training opportunity for Airmen at the Showcase Wing to rehearse the ability to execute rapid global mobility.

The Vermont National Guard hosted an open house at the Vermont Air National Guard base, in South Burlington, Vermont, Sep 11, 2022. The event was open to all public and highlighted a slew of careers, equipment, and vehicles utilized by both Air and Army Vermont Guardsmen. The event culminated with a memorial to honor the memory of the events that happened on and since 9/11/2001.

220417-N-UD000-1043 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 17, 2022) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), stand by during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo ship USNS William Mclean (T-AKE 12), April 17, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability through the carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

France, Etretat, Airshow of Alpha Jet aircrafts of Patrouille de France(French Acrobatic Patrol)

220630-N-XN177-2064 EAST CHINA SEA (June 30, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 launches from the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 30, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Roberts, a Springfield, Virginia, native and a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, conducts maintenance on a RQ-20B Puma during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 12, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Army indirect-fire infantrymen assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, of the New York Army National Guard, operate a 60mm mortar system during a company live-fire exercise at Fort Drum, Jul. 4. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment are conducting pre-mobilization training in preparation of an upcoming deployment to Africa.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five participate in pier sweep training during Valiant Shield 2022 at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. During pier sweep training, Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills, enabled freedom of movement and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

Helicopter Gunships Attacking a Ground Target During Live Fire Close Air Support Training

The sun sets over South Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 18, 2017) Sailors heave line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) while underway in Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 18, 2017. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fourth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners, and U.S. national security interests in Europe.

U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is participating in fire fighting efforts under the direction of the U.S. Forest Service. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

East German guards watch as a crane prepares to remove a section of the Berlin Wall beside the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

060217-N-4772B-268. Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

152nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Airmen participate in a shoot house training event utilizing simulation paint rounds while practicing room clearing techniques during a week-long training event at the U.S. Army Freedom Ranges, Hawthorne, Nevada, June 19, 2022. 152 SFS members participated in a five-day training exercise consisting of various events to improve weapon and technique proficiency.

220923-N-GF955-1256BALTIC SEA (Sept. 23, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fire flares during training, Sept. 23, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, secure rebar before concrete pour on the Special Olympics Training Facility construction grounds, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 3, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

An aerial image overlooking the delivery zone in Mirebalais, Hait where a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivered pallets of water and food for humanitarian aid Jan 21, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010.

040618-F-6335P-163. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) members from the 820th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers) Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), gather food stored in coolers at Camp Stephenson, Timerhri, Guyana (GUY), during Exercise NEW HORIZONS 2004-Guyana. NEW HORIZONS 2004-Guyana is a joint service training exercise held in Guyana, South America co-sponsored by both the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) in Miami, Florida (FL), and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). During this four-month exercise, a combined team of GDF and US military personnel will be engaged in construction projects and medical training activities that directly benefit the local community. The exercise will include up to three construction projects and two Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETE). Base: Camp Stephenson, Timehri Country: French Guiana (GUF)

A group of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft land during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110407-N-SB672-017PACIFIC OCEAN (April 7, 2011) Sailors place a rubber weather strip on a catapult following flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is operating in the Pacific Ocean.

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

EAST CHINA SEA (June 21, 2013) An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter is seen from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) as the ship transits the East China Sea. Germantown is conducting a patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 prepare to land an MV-22 Osprey during a 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division training event at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Jan. 18, 2023. Marines with 1/12 completed a navigation and patrolling confidence lane to maintain lethality at the squad level.

070127-N-3659B-002. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)

DA-ST-85-13061. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

220925-N-VI910-1329 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Kodi Valore, from Ocean Springs, Miss., signals the bow bubble as it lowers under the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Not be to confused with the federal penitentiary named Leavenworth located a few miles away, the military's correctional facility sits in the far corner of the Army's Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Published in AIRMAN Magazine, May 1994. Base: Fort Leavenworth State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The sun sets Sept. 10, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division scans the desert while on guard duty. The soldier and his unit are serving as peacekeepers in the Sinai desert with the Multinational Force and Observers. Base: Ras Nasrani Country: Egypt (EGY)

House fire at Point Independence, Onset, Mass. , Fires, Houses, Fire fighters, Fire fighting. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

An Airman assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing participates in a 5K run during National Police Week May 16, 2022, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Every year, MacDill Airmen come together to celebrate National Police Week by honoring security forces members who currently serve, have served and who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty. National Police Week (May 15 - 21) is held annually to honor police officers, both military and civilians, who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Battle of Maxen

154th Force Support Squadron Airmen assemble for a uniform inspection as a full moon descends behind the formation Sept. 10, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The full moon in September is traditionally called the harvest moon because it occurs close to the fall equinox.

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (August 20, 2022) Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi held the first open base Bon Odori festival since 2019 due to COVID-19. Following an evening of traditional Japanese Bon dancing, the event concluded with a fireworks finale.

Delegation leaders observe a capabilities demonstration during the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 16, 2022. This iteration of PALS brought senior leaders of allied and partnered militaries together to discuss amphibious force readiness, expeditionary advanced base operations, intermediate force capabilities, and ways to improve interoperability between partners within the Indo-Pacific region. A total of 18 participating delegations from Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America participated in the symposium.

Spain, Madrid, Police helicopters flying above city

971205-M-0000W-001. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060704-N-2716P-004. Base: Cfa, Naval Base, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

After a mostly rainy day, a beautiful sunset is shown over Fort McCoy, Wis., on June 15, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on South Post. And adding to the scene is a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the U.S. Air Force's airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations. (Photo by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

Demilitarisierte Zone, welche Sued- und Nordkorea trennt in Panmunjeom, 15.04.2023

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and other officials for tours, reception at the Arlington House-Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington, Virginia

An aircrew prepares a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft for take-off July 13, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. In a rare training event at Fort McCoy, aircrew with the Marine Corps Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., flew a pair of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft July 12-14 at the installation for aerial gunnery training at the impact area on North Post.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-156. Hurricane Katrina

070116-N-3729H-004. Base: Naval Base, Kitsap (BANGOR) State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120628-N-WI365-100 BOSTON (June 28, 2012) Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) stand at attention while manning the rails prior to the ship's arrival to Boston for the annual celebration of Fleet Week. The eight-day event coincides with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and will host more than 6,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team in addition to coalition ships from around the world.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, operate combat rubber raiding crafts at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2022. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group Amphibious Raids Branch designed a littoral maneuver training package for 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, to prepare for future operations in littoral environments. 1st Bn., 2nd Marines, is forward deployed to III MEF under the unit deployment program.

Aerial view of a winter fishing festival at a beautiful lake, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

Up on the rooftop five Marines pause, with their M249 SAWs.

Spouses of Soldiers assigned to the 1108th Aviation Group and the Mississippi Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Gulfport, Miss, May 16, 2022. The Army National Guard Spouse Orientation Flight program is aimed to give Spouses a better understanding of the critical role their Soldier plays in the U.S. Army. The program is managed by the National Guard Bureau and is only available to spouses of Soldiers currently serving in an qualifying aviation unit.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark

DN-SC-86-05312. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

January 31, 2007 - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) students perform Log PT during hell week at the Naval Special Warfare Center, where students participate in five and a half days of continuous Navy SEAL training, with only four hours of sleep. During hell week, the bell is ever present, even on the beach, should a student decide he no longer wishes to continue with the training. BUD/S students must endure 27 weeks of intense training in order to graduate from the program, followed by s

The U.S. flag is shown in front of garrison headquarters Dec. 9, 2022, during daily operations in a snow storm at Fort McCoy, Wis. The installation received several inches of snow Dec. 9, causing a winter weather advisory to be placed for the post. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.”

Troops based at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, brought in the holiday season with a festive palm tree lighting ceremony Dec. 5.

060305-M-0374B-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40580

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