{"id":66071,"date":"2018-09-30T21:25:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T21:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/30\/best-pics-of-the-week-sept-30-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:42:19","slug":"best-pics-of-the-week-sept-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/frontline-photos\/2018\/09\/30\/best-pics-of-the-week-sept-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Best pics of the week: Sept. 30, 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=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10323\" data-id=\"10323\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44623632431_4e8da968e0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 8, 2018, during Saber Junction 18. 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Following Hurricane Florence, Air Force search and rescue assets staged at Charleston in order to be ready to provide rescue capabilities if the need were to arise. (Staff Sgt. 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(Staff Sgt. Michael Williams\/Army National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10360\" data-id=\"10360\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43917242565_d74d4b511b_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Navy F\/A-18E Super Hornet returns to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam from a mission on Sept. 19, 2018, in support of exercise Valiant Shield 2018. (Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons\/Air National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10365\" data-id=\"10365\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44061600665_9698403fd3_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber and two Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15 fighters execute a routine bilateral training mission on Sept. 26, 2018, over the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. This mission was flown in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command&#8217;s continuous bomber presence operations, which are key to improving combined interoperability, tactical skills and relationships. These missions are consistent with international law and the United States&#8217; long-standing and well-known freedom of navigation policies. (USINDOPACOM)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10376\" data-id=\"10376\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44925038772_96c8dc314d_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) performs maneuvers Sept. 27, 2018, as sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire weapons at a target during a Defense of the Amphibious Task Force drill in the South China Sea. (MC1 Daniel Barker\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10389\" data-id=\"10389\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/44912169431_ded8008993_h.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off at Andersen AFB, Guam, on Sept. 23, 2018. 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