{"id":6406,"date":"2020-10-04T18:16:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T18:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/04\/best-pics-of-the-week-oct-4-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:20:16","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-oct-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/10\/04\/best-pics-of-the-week-oct-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Oct. 4, 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=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8406\" data-id=\"8406\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200928-M-IN847-014.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael Tuft, a master diver with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, jumps off a pier during an inspection dive at White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. (Cpl. Josue Marquez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Brent Hardsaw, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, and Airman 1st Class Trace James, 22nd CES fire protection apprentice, extinguish flames during an annual night aircraft burn, Sept. 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8421\" data-id=\"8421\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200919-F-JA727-9001.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Brent Hardsaw, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, and Airman 1st Class Trace James, 22nd CES fire protection apprentice, extinguish flames during an annual night aircraft burn, Sept. 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Senior Airman Alan Ricker\/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=\"From left: USS Germantown (LSD 42), USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and USS Comstock (LSD 45) break away from formation in support of Valiant Shield 2020 on Sept. 25, 2020, in the Philippine Sea.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8446\" data-id=\"8446\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50394529698_73fed5baf4_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From left: USS Germantown (LSD 42), USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and USS Comstock (LSD 45) break away from formation in support of Valiant Shield 2020 on Sept. 25, 2020, in the Philippine Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oswald Felix Jr.\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"A soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment walks through smoke on the battlefield on Sept. 26, 2020, at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, as part of Combined Resolve XIV.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8478\" data-id=\"8478\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200926-A-ZG882-937.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment walks through smoke on the battlefield on Sept. 26, 2020, at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, as part of Combined Resolve XIV. (Dr. Joyce Costello\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response - Central Command, are staged on the flight line in Kuwait, Sept 24, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8485\" data-id=\"8485\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200924-M-GW555-1078.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response &#8211; Central Command, are staged on the flight line in Kuwait, Sept 24, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Skiver\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" alt=\"A U.S. Marine assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts wildland firefighting operations in O'Neals, Calif., near the Sierra National Forest, Sept. 26, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8494\" data-id=\"8494\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50393206773_af03a8299d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Marine assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducts wildland firefighting operations in O&#8217;Neals, Calif., near the Sierra National Forest, Sept. 26, 2020. Approximately 250 Marines from 7th ESB are going to help fight the Creek Fire in central California. (Warrant Officer Eric LaClair\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"Oregon Army National Guard soldier Pfc. Iverson Hallers throws out a 100-foot roll of fire hose to complete a water supply line more than a mile long.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8501\" data-id=\"8501\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407980228_a8a90b326f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Oregon Army National Guard soldier Pfc. Iverson Hallers throws out a 100-foot roll of fire hose to complete a water supply line more than a mile long. The line will be used to provide remote areas of the Two Four Two fire near Chiloquin, Ore., with water to assist in mop up operations, Sept. 18. (Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Holden\/Army National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"Steel Worker 3rd Class Andrew Cuellar, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, Construction Dive Detachment Alfa, inspects a buoy within the Tinian Harbor on Oct. 1, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8509\" data-id=\"8509\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50407381528_df7b7a70ea_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1153 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Steel Worker 3rd Class Andrew Cuellar, assigned to Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, Construction Dive Detachment Alfa, inspects a buoy within the Tinian Harbor on Oct. 1, 2020. (MC2 Cole C. Pielop\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Passengers disembark a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Sept. 14, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8516\" data-id=\"8516\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6378798.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Passengers disembark a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Sept. 14, 2020. The C-17 aircrew completed Winter Fly-In missions from New Zealand to Antarctica, carrying 151 passengers and more than 165,000 pounds of cargo to and from the remote station. (Courtesy Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6192\" height=\"4128\" alt=\"U.S. Army paratroopers descend onto Juliet Drop Zone after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at Pordenone, Italy, Oct. 1, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-8526\" data-id=\"8526\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg 6192w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201001-A-JM436-0512M.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6192px) 100vw, 6192px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army paratroopers descend onto Juliet Drop Zone after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft during airborne operations at Pordenone, Italy, Oct. 1, 2020. 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