Week In Pictures: Feb 22 – 28
Paratroopers of the U.S. Army, the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Airborne Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Airborne Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, huddle in order to protect a mock casualty from the rotor-wash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that lands. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 20, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alex Skripnichuk) 
U.S. Marine Corps recruits, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, complete obstacles, part of the 54-hour culminating event Crucible that requires the recruits to work together and to overcome challenges in order to earn the title of U.S. Marine. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Feb. 21, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Warrant Officer Bobby J. Yarbrough) 
Royal Australian Air Force aircraft fly in formation above Avalon Airport at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Feb. 25, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa) 
A man pulled toward a boat, during a rescue operation carried out by U.S. Coast Guardsmen, a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium based at Coast Guard Station Islamorada. The rescue took place near Key Largo, Florida, Feb. 21, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Shortes) 
A M1A1 Abrams tank fired by U.S. Marines, Charlie Company, 4th Tank Battalion, part of the large theater security cooperation exercise Cobra Gold 19 held at Sukhothai, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 21, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot) 
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the U.S. Air Force, which is deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, is staged on the flightline. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 30, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley) 
An infantryman of the U.S. Army, the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division carries out defensive operations par of an Advanced Infantry Marine Course field leadership evaluation that is designed to enhance and test the Marine’s skills and leadership abilities as squad leaders in a rifle platoon. the Kahuku Training Area, Feb. 21, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Custer) 
A SpaceX Falcon 9 PSN VI rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 to provide communication and internet services for Indonesia and South East Asia. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 21, 2019. The satellite will. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran) 
A Coast Guard boat of the U.S. army, parked in position to be loaded onto the large military transport aircraft of the Air Force C-17 Globemaster, as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk prepares for landing during the joint-service Exercise Patriot Sands. Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida, Feb. 22, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.) 
A Hull Maintenance Technician of the U.S. Navy, on the board of the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook , uses a plasma cutter in the Black Sea Feb. 20, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams)