Air Force Airman 1st Class Dakota Martin inspects cracks in an aircraft part under a black light at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 15, 2017. Martin is a 1st Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection apprentice. (Airman 1st Class Alexandra Singer/Air Force)
An F-35 Lightning II performs during the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4, 2017 at JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field. U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Detachment 31 inspects an aircraft while conducting mission rehearsals for an aircraft salvage and recovery exercise during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-18 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 7, 2017. ITX is a large-scale, combined-arms training exercise intended to produce combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kowshon Ye)
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WESTERN PACIFIC (Nov. 12, 2017) Three F/A-18E Super Hornets, assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 115, fly in formation over the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and their strike groups along with ships from the Republic of Korea Navy as they transit the Western Pacific. The strike groups are underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Aaron B. Hicks/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 9, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Vincent Sanchez directs the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. Carl Vinson is participating in a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)