U.S. soldiers with the Virginia National Guard listen to a squad leader briefing after arriving near the Capitol in Washington on, Jan. 13, 2021. (Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Air National Guard)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Sawyer conducts route reconnaissance during the 3d Marine Division Rifle Squad Competition at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon/Marine Corps)
U.S. Army and Italian Army paratroopers conduct airborne operations after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 10, 2020. (Paolo Bovo/Army)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during an n-air refueling mission supporting Operation Octave Quartz with armed over-watch in Africa, Jan. 9, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison/Air Force)
An MV-22 Osprey stages during a night during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020. (Sgt. Jennessa Davey/Marine Corps)
Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Jorge Monarez Jr. speaks to a recruit division Jan. 7, 2020, during an applied training exercise inside the USS Marlinspike Seamanship Trainer at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill. (Seaman Apprentice Michael Cintron/Navy)
Pvt. 1st Class Pablo Aguirre secures an M1101 trailer to the back of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle on Dec. 22, 2020, in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. (Sgt. Dustin D. Biven/Army)
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Miller prepares COVID-19 vaccines at the Naval Base San Diego fitness center on Jan. 8, 2020, as part of Operation Warp Speed. (MC1 Julio Rivera/Navy)
An F-35B Lightning II lands on the flight deck o the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Jan. 9, 2020, in the Philippine Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile/Navy)
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2021. (MC3 Jason Waite/Navy)
