{"id":5223,"date":"2020-03-01T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/01\/best-pics-of-the-week-march-1-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:42:14","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-march-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/03\/01\/best-pics-of-the-week-march-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: March 1, 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=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2841\" data-id=\"2841\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49579479786_26683e0f9c_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct unstable exit free fall jumps as part of flight operations with the Spanish navy on Feb. 13, 2020, in Rota, Spain. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katie Cox\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" alt=\"Arctic Edge 2020\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2849\" data-id=\"2849\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49584055098_f3465e32dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Darren J. Duhaime, a small arms repairer\/technician with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, engages a target with an M249 light machine gun during a machine gun range at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2020, in preparation for exercise Arctic Edge 2020. (Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3255\" height=\"2286\" alt=\"335th TRS &quot;Bulls&quot; place first overall in drill down\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2858\" data-id=\"2858\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg 3255w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg?resize=300,211 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg?resize=768,539 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,719 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1079 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200221-F-BD983-9413.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1438 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3255px) 100vw, 3255px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the 335th Training Squadron freestyle drill team perform during the 81st Training Group drill down on the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Feb. 21, 2020. Airmen from the 81st TRG competed in a quarterly open-ranks inspection, regulation drill routine and freestyle drill routine. (Kemberly Groue\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5702\" height=\"3840\" alt=\"Cobra Gold 20: Thai, US troops train in jungle survival\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2870\" data-id=\"2870\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg 5702w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg?resize=768,517 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,690 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1034 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6116862.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1379 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5702px) 100vw, 5702px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. soldier drinks cobra blood during a jungle survival course as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 27, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Christopher Osburn\/Army Reserve)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" alt=\"C-17 Globemaster III\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2882\" data-id=\"2882\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200226-F-UJ876-9033.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Senior Airman Zachary Anderson, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, services a nose landing-gear tire on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Feb. 26, 2020. (Joshua J. Seybert\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1385\" height=\"779\" alt=\"Fire in the Hole: CAC and CLB-3 participate in demolition range\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2889\" data-id=\"2889\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49596932451_d06d1e4b5b_o.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49596932451_d06d1e4b5b_o.jpg.jpg 1385w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49596932451_d06d1e4b5b_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49596932451_d06d1e4b5b_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49596932451_d06d1e4b5b_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1385px) 100vw, 1385px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Company and Combat Logistics Battalion 3 breach a doorway during a demolition range, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2020. (Cpl. Matthew Kirk\/Marine Corps )<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"Agile Combat Employment exercise\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2892\" data-id=\"2892\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49580581732_92648fe466_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the Air Force&#8217;s 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to rearm an F-15C Eagle during an Agile Combat Employment exercise Feb. 21, 2020, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. (Senior Airman Rhett Isbell\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"Exercise Cobra Gold 2020\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2902\" data-id=\"2902\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49588838321_531f04e98d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit depart amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) at Laem Chaban, Thailand, on Feb. 26, 2020, in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 (CG 20). (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1250\" alt=\"NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2906\" data-id=\"2906\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg 1874w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200229-O-ZZ999-001Y.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From left: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper prepare to speak in Kabul on Feb. 29, 2020, regarding a joint declaration that could result in all foreign troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 months. (NATO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5568\" height=\"3712\" alt=\"Zalmay Khalilzad, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2908\" data-id=\"2908\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20060491185686.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5568px) 100vw, 5568px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group&#8217;s top political leader shack hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. 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