Why be average when you can make bigger plans for yourself? Grow as a person and take hold of your future by joining the Guard. We know you've got what it takes. Start now: bit.ly/3GJgc6V

⚓USS Chosin Hosts U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen #WarshipOfTheDay🌊 The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) hosts midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy for a day underway during Professional Training for Midshipmen (PROTRAMID), Aug. 6.

Today, we celebrate #NavajoCodeTalkersDay—a day to recognize the incredible courage and ingenuity of the Navajo code talkers, whose unbreakable code helped secure Allied victories in World War II.

Stay Fit. Stay Ready. Competitors in US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence's 2025 Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition push their limits in the demanding fitness challenge. 🎥 The Maneuver Center of Excellence

Army Sustainment Command-Army Reserve Element welcomed both a new commander and a new command sergeant major during a ceremony at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, last month. ⤵️ spr.ly/6007fYkuW

Gen. Langley will soon retire after more than 40 years of service. Gen. Anderson brings extensive experience in special operations and joint force development to AFRICOM.

After a 16-mile ruck, it's best to cross the finish line with a buddy. Tag your ruck buddy!

⚓📰 #USNAVY UPDATE: Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from 9-month Deployment The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of San Diego on Aug. 14, following a nine-month deployment to

Innovative border security operations! The 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, deployed in support of JTF-SB, has implemented Multi-Purpose Companies (MPCs) to enhance detection and monitoring operations across the southern border. Integrating advanced

#Marines with 31stMEU take part in a low-altitude air defense training in the Philippine Sea. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, and

#ICYMI Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima (IWO) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) departed for a regularly scheduled deployment, Thursday.

Day or night, sunshine or storm, the AH-64 Apache helicopter can handle whatever is thrown its way. Just like the Soldiers who make sure our Apaches are always ready. Sound like you? Join a crew: bit.ly/4mzm1n4

#MarineCorps Drill Instrutors with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, lead their platoons in close order drill Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C.. Recruits learn close order drill as a means of instilling discipline, teamwork, and spatial awareness. Drill also serves as a base from which

As a part of the sniper training program, National Guard Soldiers strengthened readiness by constructing ghillie suits, crawling with rifles fully camouflaged to avoid detection and working on concealment techniques to hide from drones overhead. 📸flic.kr/s/aHsjqABBSz

The U.S. Secret Service has upgraded the targets used by its sharpshooters in a big way. Gone are the paper bullseyes of the past, replaced by Autonomous Robotic Targets. These programmable mannequins are designed to mimic human movement and provide immediate feedback... 📖

U.S. Army Capt. Jack Labonte, 372nd Military Police Battalion, discusses the crucial role Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen play in supplementing the efforts of District and federal partners. #AlwaysReadyAlwaysThere National Guard U.S. Army

Please help me honor Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Collin T. Thomas, who was KIA on August 18, 2010. Rest easy Hero 🇺🇸

Honored to welcome back my Royal Thai Air Force counterpart, ACM Punpakdee Pattanakul, and present him a Legion of Merit for his notable contributions to U.S.-Thai defense cooperation. Thailand is a key ally and the U.S. Air Force deeply values our enduring partnership. 🇺🇸🇹🇭PACAF

#USNavyPhotosoftheDay 1️⃣ Sailors conduct preventative maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). 2️⃣ The U.S Navy Blue Angels

Marines with 2/23 and ROK Marines conduct patrols, communications, and mortar fire missions during KMEP 25.2 in Pohang, South Korea, Aug. 5, strengthening combined tactics. #USMC #KMEP #UDP #IndoPacific #Marines