Week In Pictures: Nov 23 – 29
A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) transports Marines and equipment with SPMAGTF – Peru (Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force) in order to demonstrate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief during a joint exercise off of the coast of Chorrillos Beach near Lima, Peru, together with U.S. Marines and sailors aboard the Somerset and Peruvian naval forces. Nov. 24, 2018, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Bak) 
A U.S. Marine with SPMAGTF-CR-AF (Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa) posts security during the multinational amphibious exercise GRUFLEX, led by the Spanish navy. GRUFLEX aims to enhance multilateral tactics and to build partner relations through shared training events. Sierra De Retin, Spain, Nov. 23, 2018, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter) 
A U.S. Soldier with the GUARNG (Guam Army National Guard) releases tie straps from a military tactical vehicle for commercial heavy equipment operators in order to grab roofing tin off the truck bed, at recycling center in Lower Base, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 25, 2018, (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Kennedy Benjamin) 
A U.S. Navy Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the ‘Rawhides’ of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 40, lands on the board of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which is currently operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations. The Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 25, 2018, (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maxwell Higgins) 
A U.S. Marine, the Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, low-crawls during the 54-hour culminating event Crucible, which requires recruits to work as a team and overcome challenges in order to earn the title United States Marine (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Manson) 
A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot, the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and a crew chief, the 149 FW, share a laugh before takeoff at Natal Air Force Base in Brazil during CRUZEX 2018. Nov. 20, 2018, (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt Mindy Bloem) 
U.S. Marine Corps, left, and, psychological operations specialists, right, simulate the detention of a chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear defense specialist, the Command Element, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, center, after being sprayed by Oleoresin Capsicum Spray, on the board of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex, deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, supporting naval operations which ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke pointsthe Arabian Gulf, Nov. 23, 2018, (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg) 
U.S. Air Force, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, shows the F-16 Fighting Falcon to various military representatives from the U.S. during the joint air exercise CRUZEX 2018, hosted by the Brazilian Air Force. CRUZEX 2018 provides training in combined operations with allied and partner nations in an integrated and cooperative way. Natal Air Force Base, in Brazil Nov. 25. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mindy Bloem) 
U.S. Marine Corps with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa sprint to a security position after disembarking a Landing Craft Utility boat during the multinational amphibious exercise GRUFLEX, led by the Spanish Navy in order to be enhanced the multilateral tactics and building partner relations through shared training events. Sierra De Retin, Spain, Nov. 23, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter) 
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, with Strike Fighter Squadron 41, flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, which is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of operations. South China Sea, Nov. 22, 2018, (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mitchell Banks)