{"id":6739,"date":"2020-05-31T17:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T17:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/31\/best-pics-of-the-week-may-31-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:49:39","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-may-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/05\/31\/best-pics-of-the-week-may-31-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: May 31, 2020"},"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=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"U.S. Marines patrol through water during a Marine Corps Combat Diving Supervisors Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10198\" data-id=\"10198\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946235677_a16ccd528d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines patrol through water during a Marine Corps Combat Diving Supervisors Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2020. (Cpl. Savannah Mesimer\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1751\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10202\" data-id=\"10202\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg 1751w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,632 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49941705821_d976155c52_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,947 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1751px) 100vw, 1751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aviation Boatswain\u2019s Mate (Handling) Airman Thomas McLaughlin directs an F\/A-18E Super Hornet on May 26, 2020, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea. (MC3 Erica Bechard\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"A crew chief from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., prepares to taxi a B-1B Lancer before an approximately 29-hour long-range, long-duration, strategic bomber mission to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, May 28, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10209\" data-id=\"10209\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225139.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A crew chief from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., prepares to taxi a B-1B Lancer before an approximately 29-hour long-range, long-duration, strategic bomber mission to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, May 28, 2020. (Senior Airman Nicolas Z. Erwin\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" alt=\"Soldiers treat a mock casualty during a physical training session at Medicine Bluffs on Fort Sill, Okla., May 29, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10214\" data-id=\"10214\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6226120.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers treat a mock casualty during a physical training session at Medicine Bluffs on Fort Sill, Okla., May 29, 2020. All soldiers had to wear a face covering to abide by COVID-19 guidance and to ask a challenging element to the session. (Sgt. Amanda Hunt\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Facility Newport arrives on scene during the rescue of seven people trapped on the cliffs near Yaquina Head, Ore., May 29, 2020. Two Station Yaquina Bay boatcrews aboard 47-foot Motor Lifeboats were positioned offshore as a contingency.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10222\" data-id=\"10222\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6225917.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Facility Newport arrives on scene during the rescue of seven people trapped on the cliffs near Yaquina Head, Ore., May 29, 2020. Two Station Yaquina Bay boatcrews aboard 47-foot Motor Lifeboats were positioned offshore as a contingency. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Martini\/Coast Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" alt=\"Sailors heave a mooring line on the fantail of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in preparation to get the ship underway on May 21, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10225\" data-id=\"10225\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49919788868_e5942fef25_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors heave a mooring line on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in preparation to get the ship underway on May 21, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. (MC3 Erica Bechard\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions take-off during a mass air-training mission on May 19, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10231\" data-id=\"10231\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49920602427_d302fe43f0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions take-off during a mass air-training mission on May 19, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" alt=\"Paratroopers react to simulated enemy contact while clearing buildings May 20, 2020, during squad training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10246\" data-id=\"10246\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49924114187_2aa7a37091_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Paratroopers react to simulated enemy contact while clearing buildings May 20, 2020, during squad training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Alejandro Pe\u00f1a\/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=\"Cpl. Geoffrey Daily, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, provides security during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10255\" data-id=\"10255\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6216793.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cpl. Geoffrey Daily, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force &#8211; Southern Command, provides security during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6, 2020. (Sgt. Andy O. Martinez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1463\" alt=\"Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jake Shelton observes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean on May 27, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10260\" data-id=\"10260\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49948037413_134cb1c2c7_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jake Shelton observes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean on May 27, 2020. 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