In honor of of the Marine Corps' 246th anniversary, members of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit carry the USMC colors 246 miles from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, 2021, including here at Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 9. (Lance Cpl. Zachary Zephir/Marine Corps)
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s, left, and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, right, fly beside U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers above the Red Sea in U.S. Central Command Nov. 11, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Air Force)
Damage Controlman 3rd Class Diana Taber tests the showers at a decontamination station aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush as it prepares for an inspection Nov. 9, 2021. (MC2 Hillary Becke/Navy)
Army Lt. Col. Michael Dillon descends Mount Ljuboten during the KFOR 29 Best Warrior Competition in Kosovo. U.S., Latvian, Polish and Turkish soldiers participated in a Best Mountain Warrior Competition Nov. 1 to 3, 2021. (Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez/Army)
An F-16C Fighting Falcon with the 187th Fighter Wing stages in Mobile, Ala., Nov. 3, 2021, during Southern Lightning Strike, an agile combat employment exercise throughout the southeastern U.S.. (Tech. Sgt. William Blankenship/Air Force)
A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 sits on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Essex in the Gulf of Oman Nov. 3. (MC2 John McGovern/Navy)
Cadet Robbie Pinto of the University of Louisville maneuvers across a creek during the 7th Brigade Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Nov. 6, 2021. Cadet teams from 38 different schools met at Fort Knox, Ky., Nov. 5-7. (Sarah Windmueller/U.S. Army Cadet Command)
Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Chase Fritzie fires a .50 cal machine gun at target flares from the littoral combat ship Jackson on the Java Sea Nov. 8, 2021, during a joint weapons live-fire exercise with Indonesian troops. (MC3 Andrew Langholf/Navy)
Participants march with The Ground Zero Flag during the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade. The parade is the largest of its kind in the nation and has been held every year since 1919. (MCSN Roan Smith/Navy)
Marine Staff Sgt. Tom Evans, a World War II veteran, speaks with a member of the 1st Marine Division color guard during the 246th Marine Corps Birthday Ball in Carlsbad, Calif., Nov. 6. WWII veterans opened a bottle of cognac they had saved since the war that was intended to be opened by the last survivor of the Battle of Guadalcanal, but due to their declining numbers it was shared with Marines attending the ball. (Sgt. Hannah Hall/Marine Corps)
