Sailors observe fireworks to celebrate the new year from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
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Habits from the military that stay with you forever
New habits and ways of life are quickly adopted, and service members find themselves acting nearly uniformly.
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Image of the Day: 31 December 2015
Soldier slung with M60 ammo. That was common way to carry it. From the looks of it, he is the assistant that will bring the actual M60 gunner the ammo in a fire fight.
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This time-lapse map shows the spread of terrorism over the past 15 years
Terrorism isn’t a new phenomenon, but the incidence and rate of terror attacks across the globe has quickly escalated over the past decade and a half.
The use of terrorism has not been restricted to a single region on earth, a single organization, or a single ideology. The following video, created by Milan R. Vuckovic based on data from theUniversity of Maryland’s Global Terrorism Database, shows every terrorist attack with more than 20 fatalities between December 1, 2000 and November 13, 2015.
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The Top 50 Images of 2015
All photos taken by US Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps service members.
Image of the Day: 30 December
A new exhibit celebrates the work of John Florea, a LIFE photographer whose shock at the horrors of World War II translated into some of the most haunting images ever made of war.
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Image of the Day: 29 December 2015
Near St. Lô. July 26th-30th, 1944. American soldiers. Capa
Image of the Day: 28 December 2015
Operation Market Garden 17 September 1944
Image of the Day: 27 December 2015
US Army Soldiers pose in front of Old Glory.
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A Marines Night Before Christmas
‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE STARS SHINING
BRIGHT,
THE SENTRY WAS WALKING, HIS LEFT, THEN HIS RIGHT.
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Merry Christmas…
♥…and to all the wives, husbands fiancée, boyfriends and girlfriends who support their soldiers sailors air men and Marines
The Soldier’s Night Before Christmas
A Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan wrote this poem. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable …PLEASE. Would you do me a thoughtful favor of sending this poem to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities…
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Image of the Day: 24 December 2015
Santa takes time to honor our military heroes who have fought for our freedom.
By Ralph McDonald
Image of the Day: 23 December 2015
Truman (CVN 75) transits the Suez Canal. Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation.
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This photo shows Gen. Patton’s dog Willie after the general’s death
Considered one of the most successful combat generals in US history, Gen. George S. Patton died on December 21, 1945, 12 days after breaking his neck in a car accident near Mannheim, Germany. Read more
Maiden on the Midway 
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