GREAT LAKES, Ill. (March 16, 2018) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Steven Giordano, left, presents his coin to Chief Operations Specialist Jocolbia Johnson, a recruit division commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC). MCPON visited RTC to see changes in curriculum to a more intensive hands-on training and to thank the RDCs and facilitators providing the new training to recruits. Training includes physical fitness, seamanship, firearms, firefighting and shipboard damage control along with lessons in Navy heritage and core values, teamwork and discipline. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 16, 2018) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joanna Ramilo labels samples during an integrated field training exercise aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2018, whose mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Harley K. Sarmiento/Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Victoria Snow, HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, enters the aircraft in front of her aircraft before a training mission with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 308th ERQS, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support, March 13, 2018. The Guardian Angel Teams, consisting of combat rescue officers and pararescuemen work with the HH-60G aircrews to constantly maintain the highest levels of proficiency to ensure the successful execution of the personnel recovery/casualty evacuation mission set. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)
