{"id":5872,"date":"2018-02-20T18:42:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T18:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/20\/best-pics-of-the-week-feb-20-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:15:45","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-feb-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/photo-galleries\/2018\/02\/20\/best-pics-of-the-week-feb-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Feb. 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. Navy Hospitalman Jacob Adam drinks Cobra blood at jungle survival training during Exercise Cobra Gold 2018, at Camp Ban Chen Khrem in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17, 2018. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. Adam, a San Clemente, California native, is a Corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward-deployed to Okinawa, Japan part of the unit deployment program. (Sgt. Ricky Gomez\/Marines)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
Sailors signal for the launch of an F\/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Knighthawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway for composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), which evaluates the strike group’s ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea, ultimately certifying the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group for deployment. (MC3 Kaysee Lohmann\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kwan Walker, a networking administrator assigned to Marine Wing Communication Squadron 28, braces in the cold during a conditioning hike during exercise Ullr Shield at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Jan. 13, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing\u2019s capabilities in extreme cold weather environments. (Lance Cpl. Cody Rowe\/Marines)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
As former teammates of Navy Lt. Steven Combs ski through the gates in total silence, the only sound the crowd gathered below could hear was the swishing of skis through snow on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The former racers, coaches, friends, and family of the late Lt. Combs, along with current high school ski racers, gathered at Bousquet Ski Area in Pittsfield to pay tribute to the navy pilot who was killed in a crash on the Philippine Sea on Nov. 22, 2017. (Stephanie Zollshan\/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
Yeoman 3rd Class Alexis King shoots a bow during archery training prior to the Team Navy trials at Naval Station Mayport\u2019s fitness center in preparation for the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior games. Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor and NAVSTA Mayport are hosting the trials, in which athletes will qualify in eight adaptive sports: archery, track and field, cycling, wheelchair basketball, shooting, sitting volleyball, and swimming. The top performing athletes will fill 40 competitive spots and five alternative spots for Team Navy at the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games. (MC2 Michael Lopez\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
A United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet based at RAF Lakenheath speeds through the Dinas Pass, known in the aviation world as the Mach Loop on February 16, 2018 in Dolgellau, Wales. United Kingdom. The Royal Air Force and aircraft of the United States use the valleys of Snowdonia to practice low flying techniques and pilot training. The mountain peak vantage points attract aviation enthusiasts from all over the world who hope for a glimpse of their favorite military aircraft spending days waiting for the un-published and un-scheduled fly pasts. (Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
Four U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons and four Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripens fly in formation during aerial refueling training in Swedish airspace, Feb. 8, 2018. The air refueling training is in conjunction with a rotational deployment of F-16Cs from the Ohio Air National Guard\u00d5s 180th Fighter Wing to Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of a Theater Security Package. The training allows the U.S. and Sweden to strengthen interoperability and increase readiness. (A1C Luke Milano\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
U.S., Thai and Republic of Korea Marines conduct jumping competitions between helocast training runs during Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 12, 2018. Helocasting is a method of inserting reconnaissance and surveillance teams in support of small boat operations. This training provided a venue for both United States and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (UCpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger\/Marines)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
ROTC Cadet Danielle Dias, a James Madison University sophomore, swims 15 meters with a weapon and being weighted down by Army gear bags during the Combat Water Survival Test at the pool on JMU campus in Harrisonburg, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (Nikki Fox\/Daily News-Record via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
U.S. Navy sailors are silhouetted aboard the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier anchors off Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port call along with guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Lt. Cmdr. Tim Hawkins told The Associated Press that American forces will continue to patrol the South China Sea wherever international law allows when asked if China’s newly built islands could restrain them in the disputed waters. (Bullit Marquez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover during the national anthem before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Phelan M. Ebenhack\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, photo, the remains of WW II and Korean War Army veteran Alfred Bensinger Jr. are unloaded off of a Delta Airlines plane at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Okla. The remains of the soldier from Oklahoma City were returned to his home state nearly 70 years after he was taken prisoner during the Korean War. (Chris Landsberger\/The Oklahoman via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a>
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