{"id":7346,"date":"2020-08-30T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/30\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-30-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:37:32","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-aug-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/08\/30\/best-pics-of-the-week-aug-30-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Aug. 30, 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=\"1366\" alt=\"Marines fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Aug. 23, 2020, in the Philippine Sea.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13923\" data-id=\"13923\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50278511328_b325989b01_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines fast rope out of an MV-22B Osprey aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Aug. 23, 2020, in the Philippine Sea. (Cpl. Brandon Salas\/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=\"A Marine conducts fast-rope sustainment training on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Aug. 23, 2020, in the Philippine Sea.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13926\" data-id=\"13926\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200823-N-IO312-1350Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine conducts fast-rope sustainment training on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Aug. 23, 2020, in the Philippine Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Florida Army National Guard soldiers participate in Air Assault course at Camp Blanding, Starke, Fla., July 23,2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13933\" data-id=\"13933\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200723-Z-MZ827-916M.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Florida Army National Guard soldiers participate in Air Assault course at Camp Blanding, Starke, Fla., July 23,2020. (Staff Sgt. Trinity Bierley\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Air Force Special Tactics operators conduct a static line jump out of a C-130H Hercules following a Rigged Alternate Method Boat package into the water during training at Eglin Range, Fla., Aug. 21, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13943\" data-id=\"13943\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200821-F-SV792-9427.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Air Force Special Tactics operators conduct a static line jump out of a C-130H Hercules following a Rigged Alternate Method Boat package into the water during training at Eglin Range, Fla., Aug. 21, 2020. (Tech. Sgt. Rose Gudex\/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=\"Romanian and U.S. soldiers shoot air defense weapons during a training exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Aug. 28, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13951\" data-id=\"13951\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-A-UW671-990Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Romanian and U.S. soldiers shoot air defense weapons during a training exercise in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Aug. 28, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Sailors on combat craft assault (CCA) conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel &quot;Woody&quot; Williams (ESB 4) on Aug. 27, 2020, in the Mediterranean Sea.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13957\" data-id=\"13957\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200827-N-AO868-1092Y.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sailors on combat craft assault (CCA) conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel &#8220;Woody&#8221; Williams (ESB 4) on Aug. 27, 2020, in the Mediterranean Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" alt=\"A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles release flares over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 13, 2020\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13964\" data-id=\"13964\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,732 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200813-F-HF102-9508.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles release flares over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 13, 2020. (Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1366\" alt=\"Sgt. Isaac Zimmerman observes as a Marine fire an M72 LAW weapon system at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13967\" data-id=\"13967\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50225752848_d7381447d2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sgt. Isaac Zimmerman observes as a Marine fire an M72 LAW weapon system at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2020. (Sgt. Luke Kuennen\/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=\"Soldiers of the Chemical Reconnaissance Platoon, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Academy at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on Aug. 20, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13976\" data-id=\"13976\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50271365008_aad9467e41_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers of the Chemical Reconnaissance Platoon, 29th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Academy at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on Aug. 20, 2020. (1st Lt. Angelo Mejia\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1277\" alt=\"The sun sets over Dover Air Force Base, Del., as airmen work on the flightline Aug. 12, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13984\" data-id=\"13984\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg?resize=768,490 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,654 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200812-F-NX530-9021.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,981 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The sun sets over Dover Air Force Base, Del., as airmen work on the flightline Aug. 12, 2020. 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