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![U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jarom Hofmann and Jonathan Steed take a break from training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/HbEu1nL9bxBVnWxUKLFWXJPD-34=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/YS5FGGCELZHAVGJ6VNWWVAQC3A.jpg)
![Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Esau Arellano, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), engages in physical fitness while underway on Aug. 4, 2020, in the Arabian Gulf.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/zAYbXxbyUaSyDoMeCMQj5nc3SoM=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/2FWO5IWK6REV3MOMNNN62SQWXY.jpg)
![U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2024 basic cadets complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 14, 2020.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/hoRZI9zmOGrfXz4vMFXuq8_uw6Q=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EWS4GFBILRH6HCOU5AKEATJXRE.jpg)
![The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it flies near Fort Hood, Texas.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/3443j_Tn3fIWnyp4YsVgdr9i8bM=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FZOH5WE3P5E3PJFQ53CS73EJLQ.jpg)
![A Marine fires a 203 grenade launcher during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2020.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/btkOzNhJV1rlsE-0KgO3kBr3XrA=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DTHVJB6EHBCSPITID2YNEBSWFA.jpg)
![Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2024 complete swim training on Aug. 5, 2020, during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/Sxu23MLZYKToc4z7rbl1BHnZrQk=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/7L6Q4IAOSVAFZAT4AZIUGZZKKQ.jpg)
![Army Spc. Christian Flores applies face paint prior to mission during the U.S. Army Europe European Best Warrior Competition at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, July 29, 2020.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/OoESBjQnVyUseuSsKiYskGHqQ2w=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/LKJXUF6A6BFGHEJTTKCO7GK7YA.jpg)
![Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Brandee Robinson conducts final checks on an E-2D Hawkeye as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Aug. 2, 2020, in the Pacific Ocean.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/lcZNPv6CuNQoafOEGCUl-x2N4QQ=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/43TLFNBHJFHVPMJP53VXC4NCKU.jpg)
![Capt. Edmond Duvall, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to aerial refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from a KC-46 Pegasus from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., over Washington state, Aug. 5, 2020.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/Wmlj6Zkj1GQO0jJbWDi4bk6c000=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SYOXNULH6NBSHBJWRUGWJVFE2Q.jpg)
![Cpl. William Butler uses a chainsaw to clear debris on a training area road at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 4, 2020, after Hurricane Isaias in order to resume normal operations.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/_u4iXpfIKyr7lg9W_sQdJf3UGzo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DEV42YEBHRDZTLO3WFDR3ZWTLQ.jpg)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jarom Hofmann and Jonathan Steed take a break from training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020. (Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani/Marine Corps)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jarom Hofmann and Jonathan Steed take a break from training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020. (Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani/Marine Corps)