Aircraft assigned to the 557th Flying Training Squadron participate in an Elephant Walk at Davis Airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2026.
Mechanics assigned to the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove the variable exhaust nozzle and oil pumps on a T-7A Red Hawk engine during hands-on propulsion systems training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, May 11, 2026.
Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026. [5859x3906]
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, with its coyote launcher visible between the CIWS and Mk. 32 torpedo tubes, May 16, 2026. [5972x2814]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), returns to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. [6000x4000]
A local “black ship”-themed scenic tour boat transits as U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, arrives at Shimoda, Japan, for the 87th annual Black Ship Festival on May 14, 2026. [8110x5407]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 326 day deployment that included combat operations in both Venezuela and Iran. [3598x5037]
The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, PCU Ted Stevens (DDG 128), arrives in its future homeport of Naval Station Norfolk on May 15, 2026. [5906x3937]
Soldiers assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Brigade conduct a live-fire exercise with a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) fired from an M270A2 on May 12. [1218x1054]
The 7th Army Training Command conducts Exercise Combined Resolve 26-07 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany on May 10, 2026.