Best pics of the week: Feb. 21, 2021

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  • Air Force Capt. Ryan Heil and a maintainer assigned stand on an F-15E Strike Eagle shortly after landing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb 13, 2021.
    Air Force Capt. Ryan Heil and a maintainer assigned stand on an F-15E Strike Eagle shortly after landing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb 13, 2021. (Senior Airman Aaron Larue Guerrisky/Air Force)
  • Soldiers conduct a simulated air assault from an Army CH-47 Chinook during training at Monte Romano Training Area, Italy, Jan. 27, 2021.
    Soldiers conduct a simulated air assault from an Army CH-47 Chinook during training at Monte Romano Training Area, Italy, Jan. 27, 2021. (Elena Baladelli/Army)
  • Mount Etna lets off some steam in the background of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft Feb. 16, 2021, at Sigonella, Italy.
    Mount Etna lets off some steam in the background of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft Feb. 16, 2021, at Sigonella, Italy. (MC2 Austin Ingram/Navy)
  • A 125th Special Tactics Squadron operator works on a new form of communication during a full mission profile in Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 4, 2021.
    A 125th Special Tactics Squadron operator works on a new form of communication during a full mission profile in Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 4, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Emily Moon/Air Force)
  • A U.S. Marine jumps during airborne operations Feb. 9, 2021, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii.
    A U.S. Marine jumps during airborne operations Feb. 9, 2021, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii. (Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez/Marine Corps)
  • An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while conducting dual-carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Feb. 9, 2021.
    An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while conducting dual-carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea on Feb. 9, 2021. (MC2 Zachary Wheeler/Navy)
  • An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Cope North 21 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 18, 2021.
    An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Cope North 21 near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 18, 2021. (Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan/Air Force)
  • Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Neil Rioja participates in live-fire M240B machine gun range training Feb. 9, 2021, during Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.4 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan.
    Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Neil Rioja participates in live-fire M240B machine gun range training Feb. 9, 2021, during Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.4 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan. (Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon/Marine Corps)
  • A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point aircrew unloads a MH-65E Dolphin helicopter from a HC-130 Hercules airplane on Oahu, Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2021.
    A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point aircrew unloads a MH-65E Dolphin helicopter from a HC-130 Hercules airplane on Oahu, Hawaii, Jan. 28, 2021. The helicopter is a new “echo” model with improvements ranging from enhanced digital weather/surface radar to modernization of the avionics from the previous “delta” model. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West/Coast Guard)
  • Air Force Capt. Gene Walker waves on a C-130J Super Hercules as it approaches the landing zone during Cope North 21, Feb. 11, 2021, on Angaur, Palau.
    Air Force Capt. Gene Walker waves on a C-130J Super Hercules as it approaches the landing zone during Cope North 21, Feb. 11, 2021, on Angaur, Palau. (Staff Sgt. Ryan Brooks/Air Force)