Patriotic Photos
2023

Thumbnails of 2023 photos are listed below starting with January 1st and followed chronologically
through December 31st ...with a link to larger version of the photo that includes the associated story.
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USA Patriotism! wishes all Americans a wonderful, successful, and healthy new year ... with special best wishes for our beloved country's brave, honorable troops, law enforcement officers, and first responders along with the respective veterans who served before them! (Image created by USA Patriotism!)December 6, 2022 - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines conduct combat activities in support of a high-explosive range during Fuji Viper 23.1 (FV23.1) at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Jaylen Davis.)A scenic rustic sunset view looking down into the lightly snow covered spike-tip hoodoos bordering the Wall Street hike trail winding below from Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)December 25, 2022 - Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Catholic Archdiocese for Military Affairs, says a final prayer and remarks during midnight Catholic Mass service on Christmas day in Poznan, Poland. The service gave U.S. Army soldiers and fellow service members deployed to support V Corps an opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the holiday. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin M. Klecan.)January 1, 2023 - A U.S. Navy sailor live-fires a M2A1 machine gun as fellow sailors observe during weapons qualification aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) at an undisclosed location in the Philippine Sea. Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by MC2 David Negron and MC3 Gerald Dudley Reynolds.)January 4, 2023 - U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Brown, Senior Airman Ammar Shigri, and, Tech. Sgt. Bryan Bailey proudly stand in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after each received the Distinguished Flying Cross medal for their heroism in 2021 during the 17-day evacuation of 124,000 people during Operation Allies Refuge from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III.)December 17, 2022 - A Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink 4-37 payload launches from Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti.)January 2, 2023 - NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann peers through a window as she displays Old Glory in the window next to her inside the seven windowed cupola ... the International Space Station's "window to the world". (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA photo.)December 16, 2022 - A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) patrol boat crew in the sparkling blue waters of Oceania during a fisheries boarding operation within the Federated States of Micronesia exclusive economic zone. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir.)Scenes of the nonprofit Branson Veterans Task Force's 2022 Vets For Vets Show during the Branson, Missouri Veterans Week in November 2022. The annual show honors our well-deserving military veterans and active troops who served beyond self for our beloved country's sake. The show is also free to them and their spouses. (Image and Photos by USA Patriotism!)
January 3, 2023 - U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Peter Le, a recruit with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, aims his rifle as he lies in a water coated muddy location while participating in a obstacle during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, California. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler W. Abbott.)January 9, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) maintain their proficiency with the Carl Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle anti-armor weapon system on a range at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Eaddy.)Bristlecone Pine scenic landscape view from the edge of Mt. Washington (11,658 feet) of the valley below bordered by another mountain range within Great Basin National Park. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)January 13, 2023 - Scenes of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) deployed with the U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations at an undisclosed location in the South China Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hannah Kantner.)anuary 11, 2023 - U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zach McDermott, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, flies the WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft over the the Pacific Ocean Basin during an Atmospheric Rivers mission out of Mather Air Field, California. Atmospheric Rivers account for most of the horizontal moisture transport outside of the tropics. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek.)The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., a black American clergyman, is considered a great American because of his tireless efforts to win civil rights for all people through nonviolent means. Since his assassination in 1968, memorial services have marked his birthday on January 15. In 1986, that day was replaced by the third Monday of January, which was declared a national holiday. (Image with the American flag background created by USA Patriotism!)January 11, 2023 - Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Maidlow, an Aviation Survival Technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, surveys a flooded region of the Russian River during an overflight mission of Northern California floods. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon.)January 10, 2023 - U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct a scout course with live-fire to enhance lethality and increase long range weapon proficiency on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray.)January 16, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull security with a .50 Cal machine gun and their rifles during Exercise Bull Fury in Romania. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs.)January 18, 2023 - Cmdr. Alex Armatas, commanding officer and flight leader of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, starts takeoff for a winter training flight over Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California, in preparation for the upcoming 2023 air show season. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Russell.)
January 5, 2023 - U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron fly in formation during the Flight of the Flock training event at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event is an opportunity to flex combat capabilities while strengthening teamwork through friendly competition. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Redin.)A stunning aerial scenic view of a steep rugged peak with a heavy snow pack in its crevices and more northern Wrangell Mountains in the background partially hidden by clouds in the bright blue Alaskan sky. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Dan Lefler.)January 18, 2023 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III SV06 payload launches from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The overall objective of GPS III is to deliver sustained, reliable GPS capabilities to U.S. military (including warfighters), our allies, and civil users that is three times more accurate with its signals and more compatible with international navigation systems. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Sjoberg.)Scenes from the Opening Ceremony and WALMART Tribute Veterans Shows ... honoring military veterans and active-duty troops during the Branson 2022 Veterans week with entertaining patriotic performers. These two must see free annual shows are provided by Veterans Show that also offers other military veteran related events during Veterans Week. (Photos and Collage Image by USA Patriotism!)January 18, 2023 - A weapons ready U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) small boat crew conducts vessel on vessel use of force training while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Stone is the ninth Legend-class national security cutter in the Coast Guard fleet and currently homeports in Charleston, South Carolina. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski.)January 20, 2023 - NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, an Expedition 68 Flight Engineer, during her first spacewalk installs a modification kit with an out of scene fellow astronaut on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA courtesy photo.)January 25, 2023 – A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command (FASTCENT) sights through a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the final exercise of Neon Defender 23 in Bahrain. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla.)January 12, 2023 - AU.S. Army soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division fires a M777 Howitzer by pulling the cord in his right hand as a fellow soldier observes during an artillery training exercise in the Republic of Korea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerod Hathaway.)January 27, 2023 - Scenes of the January 2023 U.S. Navy recruit graduation ceremony, also known as Pass-In-Review. It is a formal military ceremony that honors each navy recruit’s hard work and dedication to a new way of life, and ties together the future of the Navy with its long-held Naval traditions and customs. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belche.)January 29, 2023 - Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air National Guard 172nd Security Forces Squadron survey a training field during a simulated base attack in Jackson, Mississippi. The large-scale readiness exercise tested the Wing’s ability to operate in a deployed environment under various levels of threats. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee.)
January 26, 2023 - A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew flies over the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana before conducting emergency landing training and hoists with another MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom.)A captivating beautiful nature scene from the Cascade River Road area of the North Cascades National Park ... of the Cascade Pass and Pelton Basin with lush green trees and reddish ground cover in the foreground with snow covered areas beyond to the mountains. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Deby Dixon.)January 30, 2023 - U.S. Marines with maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The training refines Marines’ skills in maritime interdiction by incorporating real world scenarios from room clearing to hostage rescue. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado.)January 30, 2023 - U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Artillery soldiers conduct Waterborne Operations in a combat rubber raiding craft during their annual Best By Test ... pitting artillery teams against one another in a weeklong competition at Schofield Barracks East Range, HI. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Block.)February 3, 2023 - U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) salute the American flag (Old Glory) as the ship with the embarked staff of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 arrives in Piraeus, Greece for a scheduled port visit. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Avis.)January 31, 2023 - A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, 36th Fighter Squadron, from at Osan Air Base, ROK takes off during a training event at Daegu Air Base, ROK to bolster readiness and utilize strategies to increase lethality. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane R. Young.)January 27, 2023 - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter William Flores (WPC-1103) interdicts a migrant voyage with 309 Haitians approximately 20 miles northeast of Mole Saint Nicolas, Haiti. The people were repatriated to Haiti on January 31, 2023. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from photo by U.S. Coast Guard District 7.)Scenes of the must see very talented and entertaining Clay Cooper's Christmas Express 2022 Show during the must experience pride inspiring annual Veterans Week in Branson, Missouri during November. The show also honors active troops, military veterans, and first responders. (Image and Photos by USA Patriotism!)February 6, 2023 - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts a flyover of State Farm Stadium as CBP provides significant security in advance of Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett.) February 7, 2023 - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit provide security for a CH-53E Super Stallion landing and extraction during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. TRAP operations are conducted to ensure key assets do not fall into enemy hands, while giving proper medical care to injured personnel. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Wallace.)
February 7, 2023 - A flaming mortar bomb/shell breaches the barrel (metal tube) of a M120 120 mm mortar system immediately after being fired by U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during Exercise Thunder Mortar Gunnery at Pocek Range in Slovenia. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army Photo by Paolo Bovo, Training Support Activity Europe.)A captivating winter scene of the snow coated frozen Lake Superior shore area bordered by cliffs with large icicles and the frozen Spray Falls in the distance with hint of the icy blue water beyond. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)February 6, 2023 - U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) and U.S. Marines assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion (8th ESB), augmenting NMCB 133, conduct a simulated firefight during a field training exercise on Camp Shelby, Mississippi. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Waters.)February 2, 2023 - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ward Mikami, Outside the Wire (OTW) Pre-deployment Training student, pulls rear security at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This tactics training allows students to practice the “shoot, move, communicate” technique to prepare students for high risk scenarios they may encounter while deployed. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Cabanero.)February 11, 2022 - A happy child pets a tail wagging Coast Guard K9 as they meet eyes during Sector Houston-Galveston’s Community Day in Houston, Texas. During the event, Coast Guard members from Sector Houston-Galveston and surrounding units displayed equipment and discussed various Coast Guard missions. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera.)Scenes of U.S. Navy sailors recoverying the Chinese high-altitude balloon recovery and FBI special agents processing the recovered material for forensic examination after it was shot down within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from photos by U.S. Navy MC1 Tyler Thompson / MC1 Ryan Seelbach and FBI courtesy photo.)February 14, 2023 - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Clayton Mendes ( left) and Cpl. Shelton Bradley, both infantrymen with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, hold security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 (JWX 23) in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato.)February 14, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Hard Rock Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), prepare to fire their rifles while conducting Force-on-Force (FOF) training with fellow soldiers and the Hellenic XXV Armored Brigade during Exercise Thracian Cooperation-23 (ETC23) in Greece. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley.)February 17, 2023 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) in Kanagawa, Japan ... shifting its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Washington after nearly seven years of forward-deployed time in U.S. 7th Fleet. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Emilio Mackie.)February 16, 2023 - An Aerospace Propulsion System specialist airman from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota, performs post maintenance engine testing on a flaming General Electric F110-129 turbofan aircraft engine. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan.)
Presidents' Day celebrates the birthdays of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln along with recognizing all past presidents on the third Monday in February. (Image created by USA Patriotism!)Scenes of Veterans Village provided by Branson Veterans Task Force during 2022 Veterans Week in Branson, Missouri where thousands of military veterans, active troops, first responders, and other patriots along with their families enjoy annually November 5-10. (Image and Photos by USA Patriotism!)February 14, 2023 - Scenes of the U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard patrol boats along with a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter conducting a search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.)An amazing wintry nature view of two bison grazing on the snow blanketed buttes near the frozen Little Missouri River in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The bison and other wildlife not deterred by the cold temperatures are able to cross the river for food and other purposes. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Laura Thomas.)February 20, 2023 - U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a M224 60 mm mortar system while conducting a bilateral mortar live-fire exercise with soldiers from the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Iron Fist 23 at Hijudai, Japan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado.)February 23, 2023 - Rifle ready U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade demonstrate combat efforts as they rush towards the enemy during Exercise Justified Accord 23 (JA23) in Isiolo, Kenya. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Dela Cruz.)February 19-21, 2023 - Scenes aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conducting operations over several days in the Adriatic Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Avis.)February 23, 2023 - Airmen with the U.S. Air Force 8th Security Forces Squadron prepare to launch a small, unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during the Wolf Leadership Forum at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The demo highlighted their expanded capabilities with the sUAS. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten.)February 21, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard boat crews interdict Cuban migrants 20 miles offshore of Marathon, Florida located in the Keys. The migrants were then transferred by high-speed law enforcement boat and response boat crews to the Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Paroo for repatriation to Cuba. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.)February 6, 2023 - A FBI dive team with the New York USERT (Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team) explores the Upper New York Bay around the Statue of Liberty. USERT comprises a group of highly trained FBI special agents tasked with searching for and recovering evidence underwater. (Image courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
February 27, 2023 - A U.S. Marine with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, scopes target before shooting rifle on a live-fire and maneuver range during Intrepid Maven 23.2 in a challenging area of Israel. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray.)February 27, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team face off with the 1st Battalion (Airborne) , 509th Infantry "Geronimo" in an intense battle on the outskirts of the mock village of Segacite at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, Louisiana. The 1-509th acts as the main opposing force to each unit that goes through training at JRTC. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Mason Nichols.)March 2, 2023 - Zion-Benton Township High School Naval Junior Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets practice line handling at Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes (SWESC GL) Boatswain’s Mate “A” school USS White Hat during a visit to Naval Station Great Lakes. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato.)A stunning expansive sunset nature view from a narrow bluff ledge overlooking the Buffalo River as it winds through the Ponca Wilderness in the Buffalo National River park in Arkansas. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Aaron Bates.)March 3, 2023 - An amazing scene of U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, climbing his aircraft at about a 45 degree angle as he flies it over Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona with a snow coated mountain under the blue sky in the background. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon.)A glimpse of the very entertaining, family-friendly Bretts 2022 Christmas show in Branson, Missouri during the city's must experience annual Veterans Week in November. The Bretts show also has a very special heartfelt moving musical enactment of a Christmas return of family loved ones from their deployments inWorld War II. Another heart grabbing segment is when they include their youngest ones in a Christmas song performance. (Image and Photos by USA Patriotism!)February 28, 2023 - A snowy wintry scene of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin (WPB 87366) (middle) sailing with a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team response boat (grey) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) response boat (black) in frigid waters with snow coated trees in the background near Vancouver, British Columbia. The Coast Guard and RCMP practiced several law enforcement (LE) maneuvers as well as other maritime security drills (Image created by USA Patriotism! fromU.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero.)March 7, 2023 - A memorable inspiring scene of U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran Gold Fabian (100) in the company of proud Marines from The Silent Drill Platoon, who performed for the students of Canby High School and local veterans in Canby, Oregon. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from United States Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins.)March 6, 2023 - A U.S. Army solider from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment runs to emplace his M240B machine gun during a simulated airfield seizure as part of an Air Assault Operation in Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2023. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chris Wilkins.)March 8, 2023 - A U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) at an undisclosed location in the Adriatic Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Avis.)
March 9, 2023 - Riveting scenes of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron 'Thunderbirds' performing their demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Following the demonstration, the Thunderbirds received final certification from Gen. Mark D. Kelly, Commander of Air Combat Command, for 2023 ... officially kicking off the show season. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Dakota Carter.)March 2, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrives at Palmer Station, a United States research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, for a short visit before heading back to its homeport after completing a successful deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023. It was the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s first visit to Palmer Station in 35 years. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney.)The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with Crew-5 mission members aboard descends from space for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida on March 11, 2023 at 9:02 p.m. EST after 157 days in space. Support teams then safely retrieved the spacecraft from the water followed by the astronauts removal, who are seen together on onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon shortly after the landing. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA photos by Keegan Barber.)An amazing scene of a towering rock formation along the must experience High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Park. The popular High Peaks Trail is among Pinnacles National Park's 30 miles of trails that showcase the beauty of the park up close and personal. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct boat patrols with a simulated raid using a rigid-hulled inflatable boats during MEU Exercise III on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina over several days in March 2023. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda.)March 14, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment "Tomahawks", 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, observe and communicate with rifles ready during situational training during exercise Warrior Shield at Goldmine training area in the Republic of Korea. Warrior Shield is a 2nd Infantry Division exercise that showcases and employs Fight Tonight fundamentals and capabilities. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Effie Mahugh.)March 15, 2023 - The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) approaches the out of scene amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a fueling-at-sea (FAS) aboard Makin Island in the South China Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kendra Helmbrecht.)March 14, 2023 - A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing(Liberty Wing) takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to take part in Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-1. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Welty.)March 15, 2023 - Defenders from the 460th Security Forces Squadron take down an active shooter with paramedics providing medical assistance to the injured during an active shooter exercise on Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. The active shooter exercise tested the base capabilities to respond during a critical situation. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photos by Airman 1st Class Madelyn S. Yepez.)The talent rich Presleys' Country Jubilee show in Branson, Missouri ... for over 50 years ... its four generations has been entertaining its full house audiences with great country music performances and gut wrenching humor ... as was the case again during the Branson's annual Veterans Week in November 2022. (Photos and Image by USA Patriotism!)
March 16, 2023 - Local firefighters respond to a fire and rescue injured individuals in a residential area near Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi in association with a joint exercise (jex) worst-case incident scenario aircraft crash. Coast Guard and Air Force members were joined by local, state, and federal personnel. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom.)March 6, 2023 - A solemn pride stirring nighttime scene of candles on the top of each headstone at Suresnes American Cemetery near Paris, France ... marking the American Battle Monuments Commission’s 100th anniversary ... commemorating a 100 years of an unbroken promise to this nation, the fallen, their families, and fellow veterans, that they will not be forgotten. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from American Battle Monuments Commission photo by Michael Shipman.)March 23, 2023 - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, honor fallen during the memorial service for the 20th anniversary of the battle of An-Nasiriyah on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Joining the Marines for the memorial service were Sailors, veterans, and guests. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas.)March 23, 2023 - U.S. Army Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, navigate the final obstacle along their 5k troop competition run on East Range, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The 5k troop run was the culminating event of "Raider Week", a week-long celebration filled with activities and events celebrating the squadron's rich heritage. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rachel Christensen.)Step back in time ... while never leaving San Antonio, Texas at Mission San Jose, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada ... that are within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park that embodies nearly 300 years of rich history and culture. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photos.)March 23, 2023 - A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during routine operations by the U.S. 7th Fleet at an undisclosed location in the Philippine Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart.)March 25, 2023 - A Red Bull Air Force skydiving member floats proudly down with majestically waving Old Glory waving in the bright blue sky during the National Anthem at the 2023 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Ledbetter.)Aerial and close-up views of white structural, weatherproof enclosure radomes at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. The radomes are transparent to radio waves with each protecting a radar antenna ... providing strategic and theater missile warning for the United States and its international allies. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photos by Senior Airman Danielle McBride and Tech. Sgt. JT Armstrong.)March 28, 2023 - Scenes of local junior reserve officers' training corps students at a recruiting event hosted by Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi at St. Louis Service Base in St. Louis, Missouri to bring visibility to the Coast Guard and its missions. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom.)March 30, 2023 - NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Robert Hines participate in STEM demonstrations with local students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA photos by Keegan Barber.)
March 29, 2023 - A rifle ready U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, scans the area as a fellow recruit approaches in the background during Basic Warrior Training (BWT) on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. During BWT, recruits run through a day movement course that simulates combat scenarios. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Mary Jenni.)March 8, 2023 - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the "Spartan Brigade," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, communicate their battlefield observations during a live-fire exercise at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Spc. Duke Edwards, 50th Public Affairs Detachment.)March 8, 2023 - U.S. Navy SEALs conduct Over-the-Beach operations training that include a water approach; ascending a cliff face; and, looking for enemy combatants as part of the Senior Mountaineering course in Kodiak, Alaska. The faces of the SEALs are blurred for security reasons. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Lavin.)Doug Gabriel Christmas Show during the Branson, Missouri 2022 Veterans Week in November was another entertaining must experience ... with its multi-talented namesake lead performer singing a variety of songs from different genres including country, rock, and pop. Doug is also among the best male singers in Branson and any where else. (Image/Photo by USA Patriotism!)March 30, 2023 - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II with the A-10 Demonstration Team flies over the mountainous Bullhead City area in Arizona. The A-10 Demonstration Team travels around the country to different airshows to showcase the abilities of the A-10 and its Airmen, as well as their contributions to the Air Force mission and national security. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Stephens.)A captivating view with hikers in shorts enjoying the well sought-after destination, The Loch (Scottish for 'lake') surrounded by snow peaks with scattered snow blankets in the Continental Divide within Rocky Mountain National Park. The Loch is one of the three spectacular lakes comprising the scenic rich Loch Vale. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)March 24, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) crewmembers conduct small boat maneuvering off the coast of Haiti. Vigorous (top left) is a 210-foot, Reliance-class medium endurance cutter with a crew of 74. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Second Class Caleb Marciel.)April 5, 2023 - U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, fire M16A4 service rifle for first time at the Table 1 Range on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Jacob Richardson.)April 2, 2023 - A U.S. soldier with the 11th Airborne Division leaps onto a high snow berm to provide security for his unit during exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 in the cold snow covered Yukon Training Area, Alaska. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from Photo by John Pennell, U.S. Army Public Affairs.)March 27, 2023 - Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) along with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steam in formation with the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Chungmugong Yi Sun-Sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Cheonji-class fast combat support ship ROKS Hwacheon (AOE 59) during a bilateral exercise at an undisclosed sea area. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Lagadi.)
April 5, 2023 - U.S. Air Force pilots flying F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, conduct flight operations at an undisclosed area over the cloud covered Pacific Ocean. The U.S. is committed to denying adversarial aggression through strategic airpower aimed to deter and dominate aggressors in any airspace. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos.)April 4, 2023 - Members of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 406 stand aboard U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) with Old Glory flying proudly behind them and $69 million in illegal narcotics on the deck in Port Everglades, Florida. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez.)April 10, 2023 - A baby American bald eagle perched in its nest looks towards one of its protective ready parents on a nearby branch in a tree located near Kennedy Parkway North at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA photo by Ben Smegelsky.)April 10, 2023 - U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273, Marine Air Group 28, help their children to learn techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program along with enjoying other activities with their kids during a Bring your Mini-Marine to Work Day at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Nathan Saucier.)April 13, 2023 - U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade are ready to engage the enemy with a M240 machine gun as they survey the area, while conducting a platoon attack exercise near Camp Beverlo, Belgium during Exercise Iron Lion, a bilateral airborne exercise between the United States and Belgium that is designed to build tactical airborne interoperability. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photograph by Maj. Rob Haake.)A beautiful stunning summer view from the West Rim of Crater Lake near the Lightning Springs Picnic Area showing its deep pristine blue waters under a matching bright blue partly cloudy sky atop the Cascade Mountain Range in Oregon. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)April 14, 2023 - The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducts routine operations in the South China Sea under a stunning reddish cloudy sunset sky that coats the ship and sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson.)The multi-talented must see Dalena Ditto performs at her Country Evolution show with the award-winning band, “The Boys” in Branson, Missouri during the city's 2022 Veterans Week that honors military veterans, and active troops along with first responders and law enforcement officers. (Photo and Image by USA Patriotism!)April 17, 2023 - U.S. Air Force airmen from the 375th Security Forces Squadron make an initial assessment of a casualty after a simulated explosion during the Belligerent Badger 23 exercise on Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. Airmen were tested on their ability to administer Tactical Combat Casualty Care. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelby Rapert.)April 13, 2023 - Amazing scenes of three tall ships ... Elissa, Pride of Baltimore 2, and Glenn L. Swetman ... transiting the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Galveston, Texas during Tall Ships Challenge Galveston 2023 that also involved the Nao Santa Maria and Ernestina-Morrissey. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from photos by Trevor Welsh U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.)
April 16, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone’s crew interdicts an unsafe vessel in the bright blue Atlantic Ocean waters 11 miles east of Elbow Cay, Bahamas with the migrants repatriated to Cuba. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Perkofski.)April 6, 2023 - Scenes of tornado caused damage to the Jacksonville community located in the Little Rock, Arkansas area that FEMA personnel are providing assistance to the survivors. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from FEMA photos by Daniel Rojas.)April 13, 2023 - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Deavila, left, and Sgt. Nicholas Costa, both with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, conduct scout sniper training with an M40A6 sniper rifle during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho, Vermont. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jennifer Delacruz.)April 20, 2023 - U. S. Army Paratroopers assigned to Castle Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage targets during team blank-fire and tactical movement training at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photos by Paolo Bovo.)April 20, 2023 - Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrives in San Diego, California for a scheduled homeport shift. Ashland shifted homeports from Sasebo to San Diego after serving as a forward-deployed ship in U.S. 7th Fleet since August 2013. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roland Ardon.)April 24, 2023 - U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from John Paul Stevens High School perform during U.S. Air Force day at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Boisvert.)A beautiful scenic view of the Washington Monument through the cherry blossoms of spring at the National Mall in Washington D.C. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Victoria Stauffenberg.)April 12, 2023 - A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew flies in their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter over San Diego after taking off at Coast Guard Sector San Diego for a mission. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew West.)April 24, 2023 - A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor encourages a recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, as he climbs over an obstacle during a confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Recruits became physically and mentally stronger by overcoming obstacles that require strength, balance, and determination. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred.)April 22, 2023 - The U.S. Army Drill Team performs during the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Open House ceremony on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The JBSA-FSH Open House is for the greater San Antonio community to "meet the military" that includes static displays, demonstrations, live music and concerts, and more. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photos by Tristin English.)
April 30, 2023 - The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) moored to the side of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during the early morning hours in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... where the crew has been participating in Fleet Week Port Everglades. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten.)The Cassandre' Voice of An Angel show is a must experience when in Branson, Missouri ... as was the case in November 2022 during Branson's annual Veterans Week. The pitch-perfect Cassandre' Faimon-Haygood was accompanied by talented musicians including her husband, Timothy Haygood, who is one of the stars of the very popular Haygood Show in Branson. (Photo by USA Patriotism!)April 29, 2023 - An aircraft from Commemorative Air Force simulates a bomb drop during a reenactment of a World War II bomb drop at the 2023 Thunder Over the Sound Air and Space Show on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Davis.)April 29, 2023 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser crewmembers return 37 of 41 interdicted migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel. The migrant group was interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon in Mona Passage waters north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from photo by U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan.)May 1, 2023 - Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, administers the oath of enlistment to Guardsmen from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as part of National Guard Day at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. The Nationals dedicate a special game each season to honor and celebrate each branch of the military. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely.)May 5, 2023 - U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Bruno, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and Western Recruiting Region and his handler Sgt. Tyler W. Abbott participate in a graduation ceremony of new marines. The graduation took place at the completion of the 13- week transformation, which included training for drill, marksmanship, basic combat skills, and Marine Corps customs and traditions. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Jacob B. Hutchinson.)An amazing scene from the top of the Kings Creek Falls of the downstream rushing water between steep rugged, tree dense banks in Lassen Volcanic National Park ... home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo.)May 4, 2023 - U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct Platoon Live-Fire involving a mounted and dismounted maneuver, integrating all organic platoon weapon systems at Chipori Range in the Republic of Korea (ROK). (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Effie Mahugh.)May 6, 2023 – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson.)May 8, 2023 - Firefighters battle a controlled burn outside of a simulated aircraft fuselage during a training exercise at the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. The exercise consisted of fire fighters attempting to extinguish controlled fires in a variety of scenarios they may experience. Training for diverse, real-world scenarios ensure Airmen are fully trained, qualified, prepared and ready to deploy world-wide, at all times. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Stalder Lundgren.)
April 28, 2023 - A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a pair of O3b MPOWER satellites launches from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The O3b MPOWER satellites will help provide internet services over most of the populated world. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photo by Joshua Conti.)April 27, 2023 - A drone captures the U.S. Coast Guard Tall Ship Barque Eagle (WIX 327) with its mast headlights lit underway in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean during the early evening. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Alessio.)May 6, 2023 - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their M27 infantry automatic rifle at training targets during a live-fire exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Marcos A. Alvarado.)May 9, 2023 - A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment acting as the opposing force for Combined Resolve 18, keeps watch for enemies during one of the training exercises in Hohenfels, Germany. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Zayas, Mass Communication Specialist.)May 11, 2023 - A captivating scene of a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 flying in the cloudy sky near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) after taking off it at an undisclosed location in the Philippine Sea. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe.)Words cannot properly convey experiencing the amazing must see Hughes Brothers Show in Branson, Missouri ... especially during November and December that includes the Branson 2022 Veterans Week ... as illustrated by the scenes of the multi-talented Hughes family of two generations celebrating the Christmas season. There are even cute little third generation ones in the show with one playing baby Jesus. (Image and Photos by USA Patriotism!)May 8, 2023 - Special warfare tactical air control party (SWTACP) airmen with the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, conduct proficiency weapons fire training on a MRZR light tactical vehicle at Saylor Creek Air Force Range. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Joseph Morgan.)An amazing view to the horizon from Zion Canyon Observation with the Virgin River flowing 2,000 feet below on the canyon's floor to the horizon in Zion National Park. Among other must see views is Point of Angels Landing. A strenuous eight-mile round-trip hike that climbs above the canyon floor is required to achieve this scenic experience. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photo by Christopher Gezon.)May 9, 2023 - U.S. Space Force Sgt. Andrew Rice, NCOIC of Current Operations with the 2d Space Warning squadron, is the recipient of the John Levitow award out of Airman Leadership School class 23-D Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shaun Combs.)May 7, 2023 - A rescue swimmer with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi drops toward the water, while performing a search and rescue demonstration during the Wings Over South Texas air show in Corpus Christi Bay. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist David Lau.)
April 28, 2023 - NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen and United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi (partially obscured) in their spacesuits, exiting the International Space Station's Quest airlock and beginning a spacewalk. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from NASA courtesy photo.)May 12, 2023 - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, advance up a beach during a boat raid exercise at the Kin Red training area, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines of BLT 2/1 conducted the boat drills to sustain proficiency in small boat handling fundamentals and refine standard operating procedures. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher W. England.)Gene Metcalfe (now 100 in 2023), a World War II veteran and former POW, salutes the crowd after being awarded the Military Order of William along with his deceased fellow U.S. Army WWII veteran Robert C. Blankenship (no image) in Groesbeek, Netherlands on September 18, 2019 in association of the 75th anniversary of World War II Operation Market Garden. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ethan Valetski.)May 16, 2023 - Bradley Troyer (18), a senior attending Colorado Academy, receives the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Scholarship in the amount of $200,000 during a ceremony held at the college prep school with students through the 12th grade. Troyer is continuing in his father's legacy of naval service, who has since retired from the Navy as a hornet pilot. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Wheeler, NTAG Rocky Mountain Public Affairs.)May 23, 2023 - A B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in Dyess Air Force Base, Texas lands at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom for Bomber Task Force Europe 23-3. Strategic bomber missions enhance the readiness necessary to respond to any potential crisis or challenge across the globe. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eugene Oliver.)May 24, 2023 - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, Maryland, render a proud salute standing at attention after setting the Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy in the Patapsco River in Baltimore Harbor. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves.)U.S. Army soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at gravesites in Section 25 and U.S. Coast Guard members place U.S. flags at gravesites in Section 39 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia during the 75th anniversary of Flags In on May 25, 2023. Over 1,000 service members placed more than 260,000 flags at gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photos by Elizabeth Fraser, Arlington National Cemetery.)May 22, 2023 - Pride inspiring U.S. flags hang at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia for the National Memorial Day Observance on May 29th. The flags were hanged by Arlington National Cemetery Facilities Maintenance employees. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser, Arlington National Cemetery.)Memorial Day - Remember and Honor (Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Department of Defense graphics and USMC photo.)Posters of the military related films ... Dear Sirs, The Donut Dollies, Journey to Honor& Skytrain, and That's All Brother ... that were showcased at the must experience Branson IMAX (BIMAC) Military Film Festival during the 2022 Veterans Week in Branson, Missouri. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from graphics provided by Branson IMAX Military Film Festival.)
May 13, 2023 - A police officer with his K9 partner lays a rose during the National Police K9 Memorial Service during National Police Week in Washington, D.C. the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. (Image created by USA Patriotism! from FBI courtesy photo.)