{"id":6823,"date":"2020-08-09T21:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T21:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/09\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-9-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:58:00","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-aug-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/08\/09\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Aug. 9, 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=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jarom Hofmann and Jonathan Steed take a break from training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10478\" data-id=\"10478\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6291980.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jarom Hofmann and Jonathan Steed take a break from training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, July 27, 2020. (Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Esau Arellano, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), engages in physical fitness while underway on Aug. 4, 2020, in the Arabian Gulf.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10484\" data-id=\"10484\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50195621466_ac6beafbae_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Boatswain&#8217;s Mate Seaman Apprentice Esau Arellano, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), engages in physical fitness while underway on Aug. 4, 2020, in the Arabian Gulf. (MC3 Anthony Collier\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" alt=\"U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2024 basic cadets complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 14, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10492\" data-id=\"10492\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200714-F-XS730-9007.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2024 basic cadets complete the assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 14, 2020. (Trevor Cokley\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it flies near Fort Hood, Texas.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10507\" data-id=\"10507\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200803-Z-IK914-102C.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it flies near Fort Hood, Texas. (Spc. Robert Donovic\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"A Marine fires a 203 grenade launcher during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10522\" data-id=\"10522\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200719-M-LK264-0092.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine fires a 203 grenade launcher during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 19, 2020. (Cpl. Jacob Wilson\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2024 complete swim training on Aug. 5, 2020, during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10539\" data-id=\"10539\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50192739263_c74b06649b_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Midshipmen 4th Class, or plebes, from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2024 complete swim training on Aug. 5, 2020, during Plebe Summer, a demanding indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. (MC2 Nathan Burke\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Army Spc. Christian Flores applies face paint prior to mission during the U.S. Army Europe European Best Warrior Competition at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, July 29, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10543\" data-id=\"10543\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200729-A-BA691-0023Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Spc. Christian Flores applies face paint prior to mission during the U.S. Army Europe European Best Warrior Competition at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, July 29, 2020. (Spc. Austin Riel\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1234\" alt=\"Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate 3rd Class Brandee Robinson conducts final checks on an E-2D Hawkeye as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Aug. 2, 2020, in the Pacific Ocean.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10562\" data-id=\"10562\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,181 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,463 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,617 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50188029113_267224d5d9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,926 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate 3rd Class Brandee Robinson conducts final checks on an E-2D Hawkeye as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Aug. 2, 2020, in the Pacific Ocean. (MC3 Erica Bechard\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" alt=\"Capt. Edmond Duvall, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to aerial refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from a KC-46 Pegasus from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., over Washington state, Aug. 5, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10571\" data-id=\"10571\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6299012.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Capt. Edmond Duvall, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to aerial refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from a KC-46 Pegasus from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., over Washington state, Aug. 5, 2020. The KC-46 Pegasus is the Air Force\u2019s newest refueling aircraft and many pilots are still learning and being certified on how to conduct refueling. (Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Cpl. William Butler uses a chainsaw to clear debris on a training area road at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 4, 2020, after Hurricane Isaias in order to resume normal operations.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10578\" data-id=\"10578\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200804-M-QP496-1023A.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cpl. William Butler uses a chainsaw to clear debris on a training area road at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 4, 2020, after Hurricane Isaias in order to resume normal operations. (Lance Cpl. 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