{"id":7718,"date":"2018-10-15T19:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T19:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/15\/pics-of-the-week-oct-15-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:33:08","slug":"pics-of-the-week-oct-15-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2018\/10\/15\/pics-of-the-week-oct-15-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics of the Week: Oct. 15, 2018"},"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=\"3500\" height=\"1969\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15773\" data-id=\"15773\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048878136cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Super Puma Cougar helicopter releases flares over Brienz in the Bernese Alps on October 10, 2018, during the annual live fire event of the Swiss Air Force at the Axalp. &#8211; At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe. (FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4928\" height=\"2772\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15780\" data-id=\"15780\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1045932168cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4928px) 100vw, 4928px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Indonesian soldiers march during a parade to mark the 73th anniversary of the Indonesian military&#8217;s founding in Sabang Island, Aceh province on October 5, 2018. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5975\" height=\"3361\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15789\" data-id=\"15789\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg 5975w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4817466cc.jpg_abd377.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5975px) 100vw, 5975px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Staff Sgt. Colleen Curren, structures journeyman from the 202nd REDHORSE of Camp Blanding, Florida, chainsaws through a fallen tree in Panama City Oct. 14, 2018. The REDHORSE was called on for their expertise in efficient route clearing after Hurricane Michael caused extensive damage to the Florida panhandle area. (Staff Sgt. Carlynne DeVine\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4500\" height=\"2531\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15800\" data-id=\"15800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1051996330cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A military police officer walks near a destroyed gate in Tyndall Air Force Base, in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on October 12, 2018. The storm caused extensive damage to nearly every building on the base.. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2988\" height=\"1681\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15804\" data-id=\"15804\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg 2988w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18287227771052cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2988px) 100vw, 2988px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Type 10 tanks of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) drive during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base in Asaka, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (AP Photo\/Eugene Hoshiko)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2370\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15814\" data-id=\"15814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg 2370w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818160cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2370px) 100vw, 2370px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two landing craft, air cushions assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 transit after exiting the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during integrated unit level training. (MC3 Taylor King\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4345\" height=\"2444\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15823\" data-id=\"15823\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg 4345w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18285450565071cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4345px) 100vw, 4345px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Soldiers shout slogans before the start of a military parade as the country celebrates its National Day, Madrid, Spain, Friday Oct. 12, 2018. (AP Photo\/Andrea Comas)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3385\" height=\"1904\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15838\" data-id=\"15838\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg 3385w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181007-N-RP442-4015Ycc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3385px) 100vw, 3385px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jade Woodend, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3\/1, fires a FIM-92 Stinger from the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled deployment with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (MC3 Jenna Dobson\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5197\" height=\"2923\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15851\" data-id=\"15851\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg 5197w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/181010-N-PH222-1017Ccc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5197px) 100vw, 5197px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Boatswain\u00d5s Mate 3rd Class Ivan Naranjo, stands look out watch aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) Oct. 10, 2018. Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (MC3 Ryan M. Breeden\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15862\" data-id=\"15862\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048042542cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic republic of the Congo (FARDC) is seen at their military base on October 07, 2018 outside Oicha. &#8211; Attacks on FARDC bases by the ADF has become more common. The ADF usually attack at night over the weekends, in search of arms, ammunition and medical supplies. (JOHN WESSELS\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3078\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15875\" data-id=\"15875\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British and Irish soldiers and military vehicles pause to check equipment and rest after they disembark a car ferry in the port of Rotterdam on October 10, 2018 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  They are on their way to join other NATO forces for Operation Trident Juncture.  This will be the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?s biggest military exercise since 2002.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3048\" height=\"1715\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15887\" data-id=\"15887\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg 3048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4818358cc.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3048px) 100vw, 3048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The first ever Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) has been carried out with an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducting trials onboard the new British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, on Oct. 13, 2018. . The U.K. is the only nation currently planning to use the maneuver, which will allow jets to land onboard with heavier loads, meaning they won\u00d5t need to jettison expensive fuel and weapons before landing. (Courtesy photo by Royal Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3522\" height=\"1981\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15896\" data-id=\"15896\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg 3522w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30398883657_d318ae3cb0_occ.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3522px) 100vw, 3522px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Friends and family welcome home the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) to Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 13, 2018, following completion of a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. 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