{"id":56978,"date":"2021-08-08T20:59:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/08\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-8-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:30:37","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-aug-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/frontline-photos\/2021\/08\/08\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Aug. 8, 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=\"3956\" height=\"2362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3200\" data-id=\"3200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg 3956w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg?resize=300,179 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg?resize=768,459 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,611 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,917 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Parachutes.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1223 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3956px) 100vw, 3956px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, drop U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense paratroopers during Exercise Forager 21 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 30. 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Richard Ebensberger\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3999\" height=\"2666\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3213\" data-id=\"3213\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg 3999w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dive-Ops.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3999px) 100vw, 3999px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Navy Diver 2nd Class Michael Clutch, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 2, ascends from diving operations during  pre-deployment training. (MC1 Arthurgwain Marquez\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3225\" data-id=\"3225\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Flame-Fighter.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Cole McEachern, a firefighter technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, extinguishes a fire during a controlled burn exercise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 28. (Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3234\" data-id=\"3234\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Squad-Challenge.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Squad-Challenge.jpg.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Squad-Challenge.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Squad-Challenge.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Squad-Challenge.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division Artillery conduct a 36-hour \u201cThis Is My Squad\u201d competition intended to build strong, cohesive teams through tough, realistic training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 28-29. (Spc. Jessica Scott\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4506\" height=\"3004\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3248\" data-id=\"3248\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg 4506w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hornet-Maintenance.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4506px) 100vw, 4506px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Yulissa Tavarez, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2, conducts maintenance on an F\/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Aug. 3. (MCSN Emily Claire Bennett\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6048\" height=\"4024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3260\" data-id=\"3260\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg 6048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Falcon.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6048px) 100vw, 6048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, follows a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling training mission July 28 near St. Louis. 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Bryan Hoover\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3751\" height=\"2501\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3277\" data-id=\"3277\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg 3751w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Landing-Craft.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3751px) 100vw, 3751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion 31, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship San Diego in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 3. (MC2 Brandon Woods\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3290\" data-id=\"3290\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Long-jump.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine Corps officer candidate participates in the Endurance Course Introduction at Officer Candidates School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 29. (Tia Dufour\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5070\" height=\"3621\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3306\" data-id=\"3306\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg 5070w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Roing-the-Stallion.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5070px) 100vw, 5070px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors assigned to dock landing ship Carter Hall chock and chain a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) during flight operations in the Arabian Gulf July 28. (MC3 Sawyer Connally\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3313\" data-id=\"3313\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Super-Hercules.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the 1st Airborne Brigade wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the U.S. Army Pacific-led Exercise Forager 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29. 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