{"id":25916,"date":"2021-08-30T03:39:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T03:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/30\/best-pix-of-the-week-aug-29-2021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:15:35","slug":"best-pix-of-the-week-aug-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/frontline-photos\/2021\/08\/30\/best-pix-of-the-week-aug-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Photos: Aug. 29, 2021"},"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=\"5092\" height=\"3395\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2342\" data-id=\"2342\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg 5092w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/C-17-Globemaster-III.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5092px) 100vw, 5092px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, loads qualified evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2335\" height=\"1556\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2343\" data-id=\"2343\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg 2335w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Camera.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2335px) 100vw, 2335px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit shows his camera to children awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. (Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4954\" height=\"3158\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2344\" data-id=\"2344\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg 4954w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg?resize=768,490 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,653 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,979 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Contingency.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1306 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4954px) 100vw, 4954px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Service members rest and wait at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 18 on their way to Afghanistan to support Operation Allies Refuge. (Kylie Barrow\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5652\" height=\"3768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2345\" data-id=\"2345\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg 5652w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dismounted.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5652px) 100vw, 5652px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army infantrymen with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct dismounted operations with sniper support at Studnica Range at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Aug. 17 during an Atlantic Resolve rotation. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3993\" height=\"2662\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2346\" data-id=\"2346\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg 3993w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Airman.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3993px) 100vw, 3993px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aviation Boatswain&#8217;s Mate (Handling) Airman Ethan Bowser directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard expeditionary sea base Miguel Keith in U.S. 3rd Fleet Aug. 11. (MC2 Hector Carrera\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6144\" height=\"4080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2347\" data-id=\"2347\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg 6144w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cargo.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1360 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6144px) 100vw, 6144px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Peter Hoffman, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12, checks if the flight deck of aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is safe for a cargo retrieval during a vertical replenishment in the Arabian Sea Aug. 13. (MC3 Oswald Felix Jr.\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4176\" height=\"2784\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2348\" data-id=\"2348\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg 4176w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sparks.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4176px) 100vw, 4176px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, saw through a simulated aircraft during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission Aug. 12 at Camp Pendleton, California. (Lance Cpl. Austin Fraley\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2349\" data-id=\"2349\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mortarjpg.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Army Cpl. Zakary Likkel, left, and Spc. Bryceton Bird fire a 60mm mortar during a live-fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Aug. 17. (Spc. Osvaldo Fuentes\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5768\" height=\"3845\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2350\" data-id=\"2350\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg 5768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Egress.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5768px) 100vw, 5768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare to go underwater during submerged vehicle egress training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16. 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Adaezia Chavez\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4405\" height=\"2937\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2351\" data-id=\"2351\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg 4405w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ready.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4405px) 100vw, 4405px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force\u2013Darwin, takes part in an airfield seizure during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12. 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