{"id":6379,"date":"2020-12-27T21:57:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T21:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/27\/best-photos-of-the-week-dec-27-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:31:44","slug":"best-photos-of-the-week-dec-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/frontline-photos\/2020\/12\/27\/best-photos-of-the-week-dec-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best photos of the week: Dec. 27, 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=\"2000\" height=\"1155\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9252\" data-id=\"9252\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,173 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,444 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,591 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201118-F-WW501-1001.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,887 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing and 168th Wing park in formation on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2020. Over 30 aircraft were quickly generated and prepared to launch in an effort demonstrating the readiness capabilities of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing. (Senior Airman Keith Holcomb\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1326\" alt=\"Seaman recruit Shanda Martinez, a recruit chief petty officer, checks to see if her division is ready for their first task during a dynamic material inspection Dec. 21, 2020, at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9259\" data-id=\"9259\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,497 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,663 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751176366_0b4ba9aa42_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,995 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Seaman recruit Shanda Martinez, a recruit chief petty officer, checks to see if her division is ready for their first task during a dynamic material inspection Dec. 21, 2020, at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill. (MC1 Camilo Fernan\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" alt=\"Santa Claus waves as he taxis on the ramp in a 120th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules at Montana Air National Guard Base on Dec. 5, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9273\" data-id=\"9273\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50751392087_f0e9081e08_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Santa Claus waves as he taxis on the ramp in a 120th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules at Montana Air National Guard Base on Dec. 5, 2020. Retired Master Sgt. Joel Clum volunteered to be Santa Claus. (Senior Airman Jackson N. Haddon\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Senior Airman Amber Barkley lays a wreath on a grave at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Del., Dec. 19, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9278\" data-id=\"9278\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201219-F-MO780-1214Y.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Senior Airman Amber Barkley lays a wreath on a grave at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Del., Dec. 19, 2020. (Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" alt=\"U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Piepenbrink records firing points during a live-fire exercise, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Koron Djiboutian range complex.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9288\" data-id=\"9288\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-WH885-1022.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lance Cpl. Jerren Strong covers his face with camo paint in preparation for a simulated boat raid at Kin Red, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 16, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck\/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 U.S. soldier sits in the gunner\u2019s seat of a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria in the Central Command  area of responsibility, Dec. 11, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9296\" data-id=\"9296\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201212-A-CY959-1015C.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. soldier sits in the gunner\u2019s seat of a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria in the Central Command  area of responsibility, Dec. 11, 2020. (Spc. Jensen Guillory\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" alt=\"U.S. Marines conduct a combat patrol during exercise Forest Light on mainland Japan, Dec. 16, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9305\" data-id=\"9305\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-M-BP348-4007.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1026 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines conduct a combat patrol during exercise Forest Light on mainland Japan, Dec. 16, 2020. (Capt. Nicholas Royer\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" alt=\"A crew chief with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines conduct an air assault during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 15, 2020.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9310\" data-id=\"9310\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201215-M-AJ435-1044.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A crew chief with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marines conduct an air assault during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 15, 2020. (Cpl. Levi J. Guerra\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"A T-45C Goshawk lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Dec. 10, 2020, in the Atlantic Ocean.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9316\" data-id=\"9316\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50726079898_6bd5ffce06_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A T-45C Goshawk lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Dec. 10, 2020, in the Atlantic Ocean. (MC3 Zack Guth\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" alt=\"U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Piepenbrink records firing points during a live-fire exercise, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Koron Djiboutian range complex.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9320\" data-id=\"9320\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/201216-F-HE813-1112C.jfif_.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Piepenbrink records firing points during a live-fire exercise, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Koron Djiboutian range complex. 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