Sailors assigned to the “Shadow Det” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, Detachment 7, remove chocks and chains from an unmanned aerial vehicle prior to takeoff from the flight deck of the littoral combat ship Billings, Jan. 7, 2022. (MCS3 Aaron Lau/Navy)
Army Cadet John Shustack crawls under an obstacle at the Army ROTC Ranger Challenge in Fort Benning, Ga., Jan. 14, 2022. (Capt. Stephanie Snyder/Army)
Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Scott participates in a camouflage class during training in Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 26, 2022. (Lance Cpl. Brian Bolin Jr./Marine Corps)
Pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron prepare for static line jump training at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Jan. 12, 2022. The 57th Rescue Squadron perform a variety of jumps over different terrains to ensure they stay mission ready. (Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority/Air Force)
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wei Chen shifts colors aboard the littoral combat ship Charleston during a routine port visit at Subic Bay, Philippines, Jan. 21, 2022. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Breeden/Navy)
A soldier assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts a helocast water insertion jump during training at Bellows Beach, Hawaii, on Jan. 25, 2022. (Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus/Army)
A Marine with 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, reloads a .50-caliber machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 18, 2022, during Iron Fist, a joint amphibious exercise with Japan. (Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert/Marine Corps)
Airmen perform static line jumps during training over Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 12, 2022. (Senior Airman Thomas S. Keisler IV/Air Force)
U.S. and Norwegian sailors fast-rope from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during Neptune Strike 2022 in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 25, 2022. The exercise highlights NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime warfare capabilities of a carrier strike group to support the defense of the alliance. (Marius Vågenes Villanger/Norwegian Armed Forces)
A Connecticut National Guardsman prepares to hug his son after returning home from a nearly year long deployment in the Horn of Africa at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks, Conn., Jan. 22, 2022. (Timothy Koster/Connecticut National Guard)