This week in the military, news broke that the Department of Veterans Affairs is contemplating providing abortions to veterans after the Supreme Court reveresed Roe v. Wade; the first active-duty service member to be sentenced for their involvement in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an Army combat engineer, was given a three-and-a-half-year prison term; a senior noncommissioned officer was killed during a lightning strike at Fort Gordon, Georgia; the Air Force is testing robot pilots to "man" transport planes amid the service's pilot shortage.
![U.S. Marines launch High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. (Cpl. Patrick King /U.S. Marine Corps) U.S. Marines launch High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-himars-launch-hawaii-1800x1032.jpg?itok=hs0GGzZU)
U.S. Marines launch a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. (Cpl. Patrick King/Marine Corps)
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![U.S. Marine Corps recruit “enjoys” a meal, ready-to-eat (MRE) at Camp Pendleton during “the Crucible” – a boot camp graduation requirement. (Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres / U.S. Marine Corps) U.S. Marine Corps recruit “enjoys” MRE at Camp Pendleton.](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-marine-recruit-eats-mre-1800.jpg?itok=Jet5KZeV)
A U.S. Marine Corps recruit "enjoys" a meal, ready-to-eat (MRE) at Camp Pendleton, California, during "the Crucible" – a boot camp graduation requirement. (Lance Cpl. Cristian G. Torres/Marine Corps)
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![Two MC-130J Commando II aircraft fly over the North Sea while one is refueled mid-flight. (Staff Sgt. Kevin Long/Air Force) Two MC-130J Commando II aircraft fly over the North Sea.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-MC130J-commando-II-refuels-1200.jpg?itok=O-b1H7wa)
Two MC-130J Commando II aircraft fly over the North Sea while one is refueled mid-flight. (Staff Sgt. Kevin Long/Air Force)
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![An M1A2 Abrams rank fires its main gun during a demonstration at Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Staff Sgt. Justin McClarran/Army) An M1A2 Abrams rank fires its main gun during a demonstration.](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-M1A-abrams-fires-family-day-1800.jpg?itok=POIMlmXt)
An M1A2 Abrams rank fires its main gun during a demonstration at Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Staff Sgt. Justin McClarran/Army)
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![A CMV-22B Osprey takes off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Rowe/Navy) A CMV-22B Osprey takes off the flight deck of the USS Nimitz.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-CMV22-osprey-uss-nimitz-1800.jpg?itok=1sruOdRB)
A CMV-22B Osprey takes off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Rowe/Navy)
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![Australian Army soldiers return to shore after training with U.S. Marines at Bellows Beach, Hawaii, as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. (Cpl. Dillon Anderson/Royal New Zealand Air Force) Australian Army soldiers return to shore after training with U.S. Marines.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/full/public/2022-07/mil-australian-soldiers-return-shore-1800.jpg?itok=0SURLCVC)
Australian Army soldiers return to shore after training with U.S. Marines at Bellows Beach, Hawaii, as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. (Cpl. Dillon Anderson/Royal New Zealand Air Force)
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-- Drew F. Lawrence can be reached at drew.lawrence@military.com. Follow him on Twitter @df_lawrence.