Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cameron Gibbs practices plasma cutting at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, June 26, 2025. Photo by Air Force Airman Taylor Warehime, Air National Guard
Navy Airman Miyherrea RosalesTorres mans the rails as the USS Gerald R. Ford departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., for a scheduled deployment, June 24, 2025. Photo by Navy Seaman Paige Brown
A soldier maneuvers under a wire during the 1st Sgt. Funk Deployment Readiness Exercise, a battalion-level combat readiness assessment, at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 24, 2025. Photo by Army Sgt. Devyn Adams
Marines board an MV-22B Osprey during flight operations aboard the USS America in the Coral Sea, June 21, 2025. Photo by Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Rawlins
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division represent each era of the division’s history during the Salute to Summer Twilight Tattoo at Fort Stewart, Ga., June 23, 2025. The annual event celebrates soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who fought during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I and their families. Photo by Army Pfc. Darnell Howard
A Navy SEAL descends from an Army CH-47 Chinook during training at Fort Smith, Ark., June 19, 2025. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jake Vernier
It is the Soldier by Charles M. Province It is the soldier, not the minister, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer , who has gi…
