{"id":6008,"date":"2018-12-09T22:21:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T22:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/09\/best-pics-of-the-week-dec-9-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:55:59","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-dec-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/frontline-photos\/2018\/12\/09\/best-pics-of-the-week-dec-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Dec. 9, 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=\"1088\" height=\"726\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6930\" data-id=\"6930\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44361113770_1661fd6b28_o.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44361113770_1661fd6b28_o.jpg.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44361113770_1661fd6b28_o.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44361113770_1661fd6b28_o.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44361113770_1661fd6b28_o.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Sgt. Donald Fadel conducts a multi-national platoon live-fire qualification in support of the Georgia Defense Readiness Program, an enduring training exercise between U.S. and Georgian forces at the Vaziani Training Area in Georgia, Nov. 25, 2018. (Spc. 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(MC2 Jonathan Clay\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6977\" data-id=\"6977\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4958087.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4958087.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4958087.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4958087.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4958087.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft from the New Jersey Air National Guard\u2019s 108th Wing sit on the flight line during sunrise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 8, 2018. (Master Sgt. Matt Hecht\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6992\" data-id=\"6992\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18340723554942.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18340723554942.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18340723554942.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18340723554942.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18340723554942.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush passes through Magnolia, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, along the train route from Spring to College Station, Texas. (David J. 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Launch of the Soyuz rocket carried McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six-and-a-half-month mission on the International Space Station. 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Ohira\/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=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-7033\" data-id=\"7033\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/45307580545_5ff72399dc_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An E-2C Hawkeye prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. 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Members of the 149th FW will be participating in CRUZEX 2018, a multi-national combat air exercise, being held Nov. 18-30. (Tech. Sgt. 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