{"id":7106,"date":"2019-12-29T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/29\/best-pics-of-the-week-dec-29-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:42:47","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-dec-29-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/frontline-photos\/2019\/12\/29\/best-pics-of-the-week-dec-29-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Dec. 29,  2019"},"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=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"Wreaths Across America\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-11994\" data-id=\"11994\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A soldier places a wreath next to a marker at the Fort Jackson National Cemetery in South Carolina on Dec. 14, 2019, during a Wreaths Across America event. (Saskia Gabriel\/Fort Jackson)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12001\" data-id=\"12001\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49282292716_10a1c96922_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A sailor dressed as Santa Claus directs the launch of an F\/A-18F Super Hornet on Dec. 24, 2019, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea. 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(Justin Connaher\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12018\" data-id=\"12018\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49228682212_5c9bb9a9f9_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tech. Sgt Spencer Magers, C-130 crew chief, instructs newly appointed C-130 crew chiefs Airman 1st Class Josie McCue and Airman 1st Class Tory Thomas preparing to marshal Josie&#8217;s father for the first time, Col. Gary McCue, director of staff for Air at the Ohio Joint Force Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, as maintainers prepare the aircraft for daily operations, Dec. 11, 2019. (Tech. Sgt. 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(Staff Sgt. Greg Nash\/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=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12032\" data-id=\"12032\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191217-M-XF840-343.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Devaney, a military working dog handler, pets military working dog Don at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 17, 2019. (Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts\/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=\"USS Carney (DDG 64)\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12037\" data-id=\"12037\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49233652456_e234cfe116_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Vanessa Diaz, middle, throws a slacked mooring line around a set of bits during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), Dec. 11, 2019, in Plymouth, England. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1218\" alt=\"Marines take ACV out for low-light tests\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12046\" data-id=\"12046\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,457 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,609 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49249328161_20a4c18859_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,914 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive a new amphibious combat vehicle ashore Dec. 18, 2019, during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez\/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=\"30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Holiday Parade\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-12053\" data-id=\"12053\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5999124.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team holiday parade on Dec. 24, 2019, in Kuwait. 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