The 50 most incredible photos of the US military in 2017

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The 50 most incredible photos of the US military in 2017
Business Insider, Dec 27, 2017, Christopher Woody, Daniel Brown and Ben Brimelow

In all of its branches, the US military had an incredibly active 2017.

Luckily, photographers were often on hand to capture the training, combat, and downtime of the men and women in uniform.

We've broken out the best photos of each of the military's five branches — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Now, we want to highlight the best of the best, 50 images that show the wide range of what military life entails.

Check the amazing photos out below:


More: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-most-incredible-photos-2017-12

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A member of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 traverses a mud-filled pit while participating in the endurance
course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, on February 17.

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The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island transits the Arabian Sea on March 3.

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The USS Porter conducts strike operations from the Mediterranean Sea that were part of the cruise-missile strike against Syria on April 7.

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Marines working with III MEF Marines fly the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom past Mount Fuji in Japan on March 22.

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A Marine waits to conduct a fire mission in Syria early on June 3.

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Army mortarmen, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, fire mortars near Al Tarab, Iraq,
 during the offensive to liberate western Mosul from the terrorist group ISIS on March 19.

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Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare for a night jump from a C-130 Hercules over Grand Bara, Djibouti on March 20.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, is lowered into the water from
an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a joint search-and-rescue exercise with the Mexican navy off the coast of Ensenada, Mexico on June 7.

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