An E/A-18G Growler assigned to the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 is inspected prior to launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on July 31. (MC2 Zackary Alan Landers/Navy)
Lt. Gen Kenneth Tovo, commanding general of U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), participates in a simulated hot extraction by Special Boat Team 22 from Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Group 4, at the John C. Stennis Space Center on July 25. (Leah Tolbert/Navy)
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, is joined by Republic of Korea air force F-15s, during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. (Via DoD)
A recruit from India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, jumps over an obstacle during Bayonet Assault Course I at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 2. Recruits learn to move quickly during the course to get cover behind the different obstacles. (Cpl. Angelica Annastas/Marine Corps)
U.S. Army Spc. Andres Diaz checks targets through a spotting scope during the Squad Designated Marksman Course instructed by the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 254th Regiment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, July 20, 2017. (Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Air National Guard)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Kevin Eskins, a combat engineer with 4th Combat Engineers Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, demonstrates a horizontal hammer fist during a Marine Corps Martial Art Program course at Camp Grayling, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. (Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Marine Corps)
U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Guardsmen escort the remains of retired Col. Bruce Olmstead during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 27, 2017. Olmstead served from 1957 to 1983, receiving multiple decorations including the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart for his actions as a prisoner of war. (Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Air Force)
Richard V. Spencer is sworn in as the 76th Secretary of the Navy on Aug. 3 by William O'Donnell, Department of the Navy administrative assistant. Spencer, a Connecticut native, graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Upon Graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps and served as an H-46 pilot until 1981 before departing active duty to enter the private finance sector. (MC2 Jonathan B. Trejo/Navy)
As seen through a night-vision device, Army Spc. Derek Opthof winds up to throw an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle during exercise Panther Storm at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee/Air Force)
