{"id":5523,"date":"2021-07-11T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/11\/best-pics-of-the-week-july-11-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T00:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:26:36","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-july-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/frontline-photos\/2021\/07\/11\/best-pics-of-the-week-july-11-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: July 11, 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=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3418\" data-id=\"3418\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-fireworks.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fireworks light up the sky over a C-130H at Heritage Park to conclude the sixth annual Liberty Fest at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, July 2. 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Randy Lau fires a 120 mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Camp Roberts, Calif., June 15. (Staff Sgt. 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Anthony Pio\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2020\" height=\"1347\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3466\" data-id=\"3466\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg 2020w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-blue-angels.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2020px) 100vw, 2020px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Blue Angels, the Navy\u2019s flight demonstration squadron, performs the left echelon parade maneuver during an airshow in Buffalo, N.Y., June 18. (MC2 Christopher Gordon\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5214\" height=\"3476\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3473\" data-id=\"3473\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg 5214w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-senset.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5214px) 100vw, 5214px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force defenders with the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conduct a dismounted patrol during a quick response training event at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, June 12. (Senior Airman Samuel Earick\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4270\" height=\"3416\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3486\" data-id=\"3486\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg 4270w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-rappel.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1638 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4270px) 100vw, 4270px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A cadet of 6th Regiment, Advanced Camp, stands in an \u201cL\u201d position as he prepares to rappel down the side of a tower at Fort Knox, Ky., July 3. (Griffin Amrein\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3497\" data-id=\"3497\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-pipe.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hull Technician Fireman Jeremiah Richards repairs a pipe aboard the guided-missile destroyer Kidd in the South China Sea July 2. (MC3 Kaylianna Genier\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3506\" data-id=\"3506\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-night.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit provide combat support with an M240B medium machine gun while conducting night live-fire platoon assault training at Camp Titin, Jordan, June 21. 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Mark Andries\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5410\" height=\"3654\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3511\" data-id=\"3511\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg 5410w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg?resize=768,519 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,692 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1037 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/air-pullup.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1383 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5410px) 100vw, 5410px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Airman 1st Class Alexandranell Soto, 354th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, completes a pullup during a special weapons and tactics physical training test at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23. (Senior Airman Beaux Hebert\/Air Fprce)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2784\" height=\"1566\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3516\" data-id=\"3516\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg 2784w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/navy-gun.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2784px) 100vw, 2784px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta fires its 5-inch gun during exercise Pacific Vanguard 2021 on the Tasma Sea July 7. 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