{"id":7847,"date":"2020-03-08T20:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T20:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/08\/best-pics-of-the-week-march-8-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:46:28","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-march-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/03\/08\/best-pics-of-the-week-march-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: March 8, 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=\"1463\" alt=\"aircraft carrier Nimitz (CVN 68)\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15590\" data-id=\"15590\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588132851_a5a798ba17_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The aircraft carrier Nimitz (CVN 68) passes Mount Rainier while transiting Puget Sound on Feb. 21, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Olivia Banmally Nichols\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1665\" alt=\"Cobra Gold 20: US, Royal Thai Marines conduct urban operations training\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15603\" data-id=\"15603\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49615188172_57054b1e4e_o.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1364 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Royal Thai Marines practice detaining a simulated enemy while participating in urban operations training during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 3, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1065\" alt=\"F-22 Demonstration Team\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15617\" data-id=\"15617\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg 1598w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200211-F-VA182-9101.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Maj. Josh Gunderson, F-22 Demonstration Team pilot, performs during an aerial demonstration at the Singapore Airshow 2020 near the Changi Exhibition Center, Feb. 11, 2020. (2nd Lt. Sam Eckholm\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Arctic Eagle 2020\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15632\" data-id=\"15632\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49622685281_f4c539a328_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Sgt. Lucas Bartel exits the flightline after the completion of a tail-to-tail exchange of cargo and personnel from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and an HC-130J Combat King II near Deadhorse, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Eagle 2020, Feb. 28. (Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"EODMU 8, Rota, Spain\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15640\" data-id=\"15640\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49583983212_9196c32162_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An explosive ordnance technician rappels down a tower at Rota, Spain, as part of helicopter rope suspension technique cast master renewal training and initial training for support personnel on Feb. 20, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katie Cox\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1932\" alt=\"Arctic Edge 2020\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15646\" data-id=\"15646\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,594 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,791 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581877_3574652002_o.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1583 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Andrew Z. Munoz, right, a motor vehicle operator with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistic Group, provides security at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2020, in preparation for exercise Arctic Edge 2020. (Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3064\" height=\"2189\" alt=\"Blue Angels, El Centro\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15653\" data-id=\"15653\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg 3064w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49618210977_a915bde671_3k.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3064px) 100vw, 3064px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, take part in a training flight at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2020. (MC2 Cody Hendrix\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"C-17 Globemaster III\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15664\" data-id=\"15664\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200302-F-UJ876-9107.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Airmen assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a pre-flight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., March 3, 2020. (Joshua J. Seybert\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3949\" height=\"2633\" alt=\"F\/A-18E Super Hornet, Ike\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15674\" data-id=\"15674\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg 3949w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617433428_c70ce989ee_4k.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3949px) 100vw, 3949px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An F\/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on March 2, 2020, in the Mediterranean Sea. (MC3 Brianna Thompson\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"30th Armored Brigade Combat Team\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15686\" data-id=\"15686\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49617755693_e833c5f8fd_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. soldiers in the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team return to base after conducting a live-fire training event as part of the Hickory Cup in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 4, 2020. 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