Best pics of the week: Aug. 2, 2020

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  • A family member waives American flags as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) arrives at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on July 28, 2020.
    A family member waives American flags as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) arrives at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on July 28, 2020. (MC1 Brian G. Reynolds/Navy)
  • U.S. Army paratroopers move up on a berm to provide security for the assaulting element on July 29, 2020, during a company live fire exercise as part of the 173rd Brigade Field Training Exercise in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany from July 17 to Aug. 5, 2020.
    U.S. Army paratroopers move up on a berm to provide security for the assaulting element on July 29, 2020, during a company live fire exercise as part of the 173rd Brigade Field Training Exercise in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany from July 17 to Aug. 5, 2020. (Sgt. John Yountz/Army)
  • Lance Cpl. Deshawn Davidson ranges a target during exercise Summer Fury 20 in Yuma, Ariz., July 14, 2020.
    Lance Cpl. Deshawn Davidson ranges a target during exercise Summer Fury 20 in Yuma, Ariz., July 14, 2020. (Cpl. Jennessa Davey/Marine Corps)
  • Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle sails with the Mayflower II through Block Island Sound, July 30, 2020.
    Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle sails with the Mayflower II through Block Island Sound, July 30, 2020. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme/Coast Guard)
  • An F-15C Eagle prepares to taxi to the runway during Exercise Point Blank 20-3 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, July 16, 2020.
    An F-15C Eagle prepares to taxi to the runway during Exercise Point Blank 20-3 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, July 16, 2020. (Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte/Air Force)
  • An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Sea on July 27, 2020.
    An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Arabian Sea on July 27, 2020. (MC3 Dalton Reidhead/Navy)
  • The sun sets behind an airfield at the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade's mobilization station at Fort Hood, Texas.
    The sun sets behind an airfield at the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s mobilization station at Fort Hood, Texas. (Staff Sgt. Breanna Chase/Army)
  • Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the Naval Academy Class of 2024 complete the endurance course on July 31, 2020, at Annapolis, Md., during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life.
    Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the Naval Academy Class of 2024 complete the endurance course on July 31, 2020, at Annapolis, Md., during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. (MC2 Nathan Burke/Navy)
  • Marines with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, work to conceal themselves during an exercise in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 27, 2020.
    Marines with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – West, work to conceal themselves during an exercise in the Romeo Training Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 27, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels/Marine Corps)
  • Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs release countermeasure flares over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2020.
    Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs release countermeasure flares over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 23, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Justin Parsons/Air Force)