Lethality

EAST CHINA SEA (July 21, 2020) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Mesler, from Chicago, removes rust from a weather deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of Amphibio More

A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II ascends the skies April 9, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 25th FS follows the United States Forces-Korea’s health More

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An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet assigned to the 6th Weapons Squadron flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Dec. 11, 2019. U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduates approximately 100 weapons officers an More

The Mine Warfare (MIW) Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) patch is one of four warfare area WTI patches worn by the top-talented Surface Warfare Officers who have qualified as warfighting experts in MIW, Amphibio More

The Marine Corps released a request for information for a suite of hearing enhancement devices to help Marines communicate better and increase their lethality on the battlefield. Marine Corps Systems Command wi More

EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 6, 2020) Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) pilot a covered rigid-hull inflatable boat in the East China Sea. Germantown, part of America Expeditio More

U.S. Army Cpl. Cory Oliver with the Army Reserve 318th Chemical Company from Birmingham, Ala., monitors his sector of fire during a simulated chemical attack as part of Warrior Exercise 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, More

Paratroopers past, present and Family members visit static displays of current military equipment as part of the Lethality Demonstration and Airborne Review for All American Week 100, at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort More

Paratroopers past, present and Family members visit static displays of military equipment May 25, 2017 as a part of the Airborne Review at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, N.C. On display were weapons systems, uni More

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division conduct “buddy rigs,” in preparation for a jump as part of the Lethality Demonstration and Airborne Review for All American Week 100, at Green Ramp, Fort Brag More

Spc. Charles Cherry, U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 79th Sustainment Support Command, of Long Beach, California, and Sgt. Andrew Paredes, a U.S. Army Reserve wheeled vehicle mechanic Soldier with the 841st More

Spc. Charles Cherry, U.S. Army Reserve paralegal Soldier with the 79th Sustainment Support Command, of Long Beach, California, participates in a promotional photo shoot for Army Reserve recruiting at Joint Base More

Sgt. Ian Rivera-Aponte, a U.S. Army Reserve sniper and infantryman with the 100th Infantry Battalion, Honolulu, Hawaii, participates in a promotional photo shoot for Army Reserve recruiting at Joint Base McGuir More

Sgt. Ian Rivera-Aponte, a U.S. Army Reserve sniper and infantryman with the 100th Infantry Battalion, Honolulu, Hawaii, participates in a promotional photo shoot for Army Reserve recruiting at Joint Base McGuir More

Sgt. Andrew Paredes, a U.S. Army Reserve wheeled vehicle mechanic Soldier with the 841st Engineer Battalion, of North Miami Beach, Florida, participates in a fitness photo shoot to promote the Army Reserve at J More

Sgt. Ian Rivera-Aponte, a U.S. Army Reserve sniper and infantryman with the 100th Infantry Battalion, Honolulu, Hawaii, poses for a promotional photo shoot for Army Reserve recruiting at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- More

Cpl. Felicia Weinsinger, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 341st Engineer Companay, of Barling, Arizona, inspects a Model 326 Intermittent Aspirator at a medical inspection station at a warehouse as part of More

Sgt. Ian Rivera, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier from Waianae, Hawaii, navigates an obstacle course during a promotional photo shoot for Army Reserve marketing and recruiting purposes at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lake More

180712-N-LR347-1031 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Alejandro Vega, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, operates an Advanced Laser Min More

180712-N-LR347-0020 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2018) Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) operates in a minesweeping exercise off the coast of San Diego as part of Co More

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (July 6, 2018) U.S. Coast Guard deployable specialized forces (DSF) assigned to Maritime Security Response Team - West (MSRT-W) and Royal Canadian Navy explosive ordnance di More

SAN DIEGO (July 2, 2018) Commander, Task Force (CTF) 177 Rear Adm. Dave Welch, center right, meets with CTF 177 leadership during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise Southern California pre-sail brief onboar More

Simulated aircraft sit on the Airfield Management virtual reality system flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 19, 2020. This flight line gives Airfield Management Airmen a chance to addres More

Senior Master Sgt. Marcus Hawkins, 138th Communications Flight, Cyber Operations, 138th Fighter Wing, studies the history of Boley, Oklahoma during an event at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Okla., highli More

Andrew "Gunner" Jolly, Pilot For A Day, receives a key to the base from Lt. Colonel Michael Scorsone, Operations Support Squadron, 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Feb 27, 2018. Th More

VICENZA, Italy -- U.S. Army Paratrooper Spc. Duggy Watts, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, moves tacti More

Maj. Gen. Michael Thompson, Adjutant General of Oklahoma, is greeted by Master Sgt. Timothy Eraker, 1st Sgt., 138th Fighter Wing, Mar. 5, 2018 during a visit to Tulsa Air National Guard Base. This is Thompson’s More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. Army Paratrooper Ssg. Frethem, of 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, opens ammunition for a M20A1 Howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Spend casings from Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fired from a M20A1 Howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 18. Dynamic Fro More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Artillery rounds to be fired by Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, are prepped for a M20A1 Howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Fro More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. Army Paratrooper Spc. Derek Dawson, an artillery crew member assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, clears a M20A1 More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- U.S. Army Paratrooper Cpt. Brian Marek, alpha battery commander assigned to Alpha (Assassin) Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (AFAR), 173rd Airborne Brigad More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Gun line of Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, are M20A1 Howitzers during Exercise Dynamic Front 18. Dynamic Front 18 is a U.S More

POSTOJNA, Slovenia -- U.S. Army Paratrooper Spc. Joshua Tucker, a generator mechanic assigned to B Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses for a portrait following a base defense More

PRESTRANEK, Slovenia -- U.S. Army Paratrooper Pfc. Sarah Vroman, a parachute rigger assigned to 601st Quartermaster Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses for a portrait celebra More

Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 14, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

Marksmanship instructors with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Instructor Training Group work with 4th Infantry Division Soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado on marksmanship techniques. The week-long training cov More

Rear Adm. John Wade, commander of Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) writes remarks on an inspiration board on the first day of the SMWDC sponsored Surface Training and Readiness (STA More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - U.S. Army Paratrooper Spc. Johnny "Bobby" Bonilla, an ammo team chief assigned to Charley Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pulls se More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - U.S. Army Paratrooper Pfc. Josselyn Fuentes, a public affairs specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, after More

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1 launch an RQ-21 Blackjack in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Ariz., March 22. WTI is More

An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis out to the runway for a Red Flag 21-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 28, 2021. The F-35A More

An experienced female paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to exit an Air Force C-130 while participating in an airborne assault in Northern Italy

An all-female jumpmaster team prepares to deploy a number of paratroopers to execute an airborne assault in Northern Italy.

Staff Sgt. Marcus Morgan, a Los Banos, California native who is a shooter/instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Instructor Training Group, provides Soldiers details on quick and efficient magazine c More

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Crody, a Cotopaxi, Colorado native who is a shooter/instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Instructor Training Group works with a drill sergeant of 2nd Squadron, 15th Cavalry Re More

The 138th Fighter Wing, Emergency Management Flight, hosted the 63rd Civil Support and Weapons of Mass Destruction teams at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla., Apr. 4, 2018. This type of annual training helps More

A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 F/A-18 Hornet conducts an aerial refuel utilizing a KC-130J in coorlation with Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course in Yuma, Ariz., April 10. WTI is a seven-week training e More

MV-22B Ospreys attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One prepare to conduct an aerial refuel during a Long Range Raid simulation in conjunction with Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 More

1st. Lt. Michael Austin, platoon leader for Attack Co., 1-503rd Inf. Regt., 173rd Airborne Brigade, uses the End User Device to report information to his company commander through the Integrated Tactical Networ More

U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade move through the forest during a night exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germa More

San Diego (May 3, 2018) Rear Adm. Yvette Davids, Senior Military Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and career surface warfare officer, poses for a photograph with eleven More

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018) Vice Adm. Richard Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development C More

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018) Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony where he More

Soldiers assigned to Cobra Compnay, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, conduct an air assault infiltration and movement –to- contact mission at range 63, with the help of 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regim More

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (May 14, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the firs More

VICENZA, Italy -- U.S. Army Paratrooper 1st Lt. Natalie Bader, executive officer for Alpha Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, on May 18th, 2018. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the More

VICENZA, Italy -- U.S. Army Paratrooper 1st Lt. Natalie Bader, executive officer for Alpha Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, on May 18th, 2018. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the More

The Villarama family has been serving in the United States military since 1955. From left to right: Navy Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Victor V. Villarama, Army Col. (Retired) Henry F. Villarama, and Army Spc. More

190523-N-JK118-1003 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 23, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), observe the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage celebration o More

SAN DIEGO (May 22, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), far right, poses for a photo with Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfa More

VICENZA, Italy -- Sky Soldiers with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Infantry Regiment "The Rock," hosted the 2nd annual "Skirmish for the Skull." Paratroopers competed against one another in seven More

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Sky Soldiers from Texas-based 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Germany and immediately went to work with M2 .50 Cals. at Grafenwoehr Training Area More

Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel A. Dailey preforms a circuit for morning physical training with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade during his visit to Caserma Ederle in Vicenza.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Sky Soldiers from our Texas-based 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Germany and conducted a live fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area. The tr More

SAN DIEGO (June 16, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch responds to a question during an in studio interview on KUSI News' Good Morning San Diego. More

Jump Masters from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment rig up a door bundle before lifting it and carrying it with them in a one mile race.

180621-N-SZ865-0011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 21, 2018) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) transits the Atlantic Ocean ahead of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kea More

180622-N-WH681-0141 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 22, 2018) Lt. Kelly Denimarck, an Anti-Submarine/Surface Warfare - Warfare Tactics Instructor, conducts a Surface Warfare Advance Tactical Training (SWATT) briefing aboa More

180623-N-KW492-0021 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 23, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alex Blanco scans for surface contacts during an integrated live-fire weapons exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault More

180623-N-HG389-069 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) hits a floating target with rounds from a Mk. 46 30mm gun weapon system. Kearsarge Amphibious Read More

180624-N-AO674-1010 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2018) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) steams behind the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) dur More

180625-N-GG458-022 (ATLANTIC OCEAN) Lt. Emily Frost, an Anti-Submarine Warfare/Surface Warfare (ASW/SUW) Warfare Tactics Instructor from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) briefs the More

180625-N-MC499-0049 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 25, 2018) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Alexander Paulson operates a winch to extend the fiber optic towing cable of the SLQ-25A NIXIE aboard the Wasp-cl More

SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2018) Capt. Jeff Heames, director of operations and training at Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), smiles as his sons affix captain's shoulder boards to his unifo More

SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, left, shakes hands with USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Commanding Officer Capt. Scott Tait during More

180717-N-LR347-1023 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 17, 2018) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Task Force (CTF) 177, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), left, Rim of More

180717-N-LR347-001 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 17, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy sailors assigned to HMNZS Matatua perform a welcome haka at Naval Base Point Loma, July 17, during the Rim of the Pacific More

180717-N-LR347-1022 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, California (July 17, 2018) Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commodore Tony Millar, maritime component commander and representative of the Chief of Navy (New Zealand), ri More

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA (July 18, 2018) Commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) Rear Adm. Dave Welch speaks to military and civilian members and guests of the San Diego Military A More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment engage simulated enemy fighters during a notional raid at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field in Atlantic, N.C., July 19, 2018. The raid was part of the unit More

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (July 23, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) leads a discussion with Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) candidates on the fir More

180726-N-IA905-1011 SAN DIEGO (July 26, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), briefs the Wardroom of littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2 More

Col. Michelle M.T. Letcher, commander, Joint Munitions Command, examines pneumatic rivet removal, used to demate a Multiple Launch Rocket System warhead from the rocket motor, during her tour of Letterkenny Mun More

President Donald J. Trump speaks to 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldiers before signing the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 on 13 August 2018 at Fort Drum, N.Y. The act authorizes a budget that suppo More

President Donald J. Trump and Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, commander of the 10th Mountain Division (LI), view an air assault and gun raid demonstration at Fort Drum, New York, on August 13. The demonstration was More

President Donald J. Trump greets Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, commander of the 10th Mountain Division (LI), after disembarking Air Force One during a trip to Fort Drum, New York, on August 13. President Trump was More

President Donald Trump arrives at Fort Drum, New York to sign the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Aug. 13, 2018. 10th Mountain Division Soldiers along with their commander Maj. Gen. Walter Piat More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 18, 2018) Lt. Matt Clark, center, and Lt. Caleb Bekemeier, right, Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) sit for an interview with b More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2018) Rear Adm. Jesse A. Wilson Jr., commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, left, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center ( More

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2018) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, right, listens in during a brief by Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) durin More

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Aug. 23, 2018) Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, delivers remarks at the Surface Navy Association's 20th West Coast Symposium. The symposium's theme was "A Running More

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, VA (Aug. 24, 2018) Rear Adm. Erik Ross, President, Board of Inspection and Survey, left, shakes hands with the Lt. Cmdr. Ryan McBride, Honor Graduate for Naval More

Maj. Gen. David Coffman, director, Expeditionary Warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N95), left, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting D More

SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 29, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), far left, speaks to junior officers assigned to Commander Task Force 76 onboard Comm More

Naval Amphibious Base Coronado (Aug. 30, 2018) Newly-promoted Cmdr. Jake Catalogna from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), left, reaffirms his oath to support and defend the Constitu More

A conversation with past and present 138th Fighter Wing generals and the pride they share for the Oklahoma Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard story by TSgt. Phillip Cowen)

138th Fighter Wing JAG office for achieving the 2018 ACC ANG Legal Office of the Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. C.T. Michael)

Marine Corps VMFA-312, F/A-18C Hornets and 125th Fighter Squadron battle head-to-head in a Joint Air Combat Training exercise June 14, 2019, at Tulsa Air National Guard Base, Okla. (U.S. Air National Guard phot More