{"id":5974,"date":"2021-01-24T20:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/24\/best-pics-of-the-week-jan-24-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:47:29","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-jan-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/frontline-photos\/2021\/01\/24\/best-pics-of-the-week-jan-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Jan. 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Tech. Sgt. Brook A. Hamilton, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of explosive ordnance disposal training, places an XRS-150 X-ray in front of a simulated downed unmanned aerial system during an exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 20, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6315\" data-id=\"6315\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201211-Z-AP992-9014.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tech. Sgt. Brook A. Hamilton, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of explosive ordnance disposal training, places an XRS-150 X-ray in front of a simulated downed unmanned aerial system during an exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 20, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"846\" alt=\"A sailor directs an F\/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations on Jan. 17, 2021, in the Arabian Sea.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6330\" data-id=\"6330\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,317 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,423 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50851746233_666d53dbb5_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,635 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A sailor directs an F\/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations on Jan. 17, 2021, in the Arabian Sea. (MC3Charles DeParlier\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Army Medicine sergeants major low crawl during an obstacle course validation exercise on Fort Gordon, Ga., Jan. 21, 2021, ahead of the Army Best Medic Competition (ABMC). The ABMC will take place from Jan. 25-28 at Fort Gordon.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6338\" data-id=\"6338\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210121-A-GM448-1049C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Medicine sergeants major low crawl during an obstacle course validation exercise on Fort Gordon, Ga., Jan. 21, 2021, ahead of the Army Best Medic Competition (ABMC). The ABMC will take place from Jan. 25-28 at Fort Gordon. (Spc. Adrian Pacheco\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Marines static line jump from a KC-130J Hercules over Drop Zone Basilone during a parachute operation on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6352\" data-id=\"6352\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201210-M-BH464-1126.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines static line jump from a KC-130J Hercules over Drop Zone Basilone during a parachute operation on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Soldiers in the Maryland Army National Guard use the back of the soldiers in front of them to fill out their medical paperwork to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington on Jan. 14, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6362\" data-id=\"6362\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-Z-OV020-2031.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers in the Maryland Army National Guard use the back of the soldier in front of them to fill out their medical paperwork to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the U.S. Capitol Complex in Washington on Jan. 14, 2021. (Sgt. Chazz Kibler\/National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" alt=\"Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard ride a Metro train that will get them to the station they will guard for the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6367\" data-id=\"6367\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50857085883_c5a67f0369_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard ride a Metro train that will get them to the station they will guard for the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. (Sgt. Abraham Morlu\/Army National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Senior Airman Alexis Williams, 911th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, stands guard in front of a C-17 Globemaster III during a routine training exercise at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Jan. 19, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6374\" data-id=\"6374\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-F-UJ876-2076C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Senior Airman Alexis Williams, 911th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, stands guard in front of a C-17 Globemaster III during a routine training exercise at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Jan. 19, 2021. (Joshua J. Seybert\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"A formation of MC-130J Command IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6385\" data-id=\"6385\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210106-F-YW122-0111C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A formation of MC-130J Command IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Capt. Renee Douglas\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The crew of the USS Mount Whitney stands in formation during the ship\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration in Gaeta, Italy, Jan. 14, 2021.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6390\" data-id=\"6390\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210114-N-NO901-0054C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The crew of the USS Mount Whitney stands in formation during the ship\u2019s 50th anniversary celebration in Gaeta, Italy, Jan. 14, 2021. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Kercell\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Marine Corps Sgt. William Easter, right, and Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Hinkle remove an engine from an Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) on Jan. 19, 2021, in the Indian Ocean.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6397\" data-id=\"6397\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/210119-N-GA608-1072C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Corps Sgt. William Easter, right, and Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Hinkle remove an engine from an Osprey aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) on Jan. 19, 2021, in the Indian Ocean. (MC3 Aaron Sperle\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Guard troops in Washington for the inauguration, USS Mount Whitney&#8217;s 50th anniversary, the upcoming Army Best Medic Competition and more in this week&#8217;s Frontline Photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-gallery","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":83,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,83,26,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1859],"class_list":["post-5974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-frontline-photos","category-newsletters","category-photo-galleries","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"NRE5TU3RDRBIZPL2G4IFNEJXDI","arc_canonical_url":"\/photo-galleries\/frontline-photos\/2021\/01\/24\/best-pics-of-the-week-jan-24-2021\/","remove_feature_photo":true,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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