This Week's Top Military Photos: Show Me Your War Face

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A Marine low crawls during the “Crucible” course at Camp Pendleton.
A Marine in their natural habitat, low crawling during the Corps’ infamous “Crucible” course at Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony Pio)

This week in the military, the Pentagon announced service members needing abortions will get travel allowances and leave following the Supreme Court’s summer decision to reverse Roe v. Wade; tens of thousands of veterans may have their care delayed due to technical issues in the Department of Veterans Affairs' health records system; and NFL quarterback Tom Brady apologized after comparing his football career to military deployments.

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A Marine fires an M240B during a field exercise at Camp Pendleton.

A Marine fires an M240B during a field exercise at Camp Pendleton, California. (Lance Cpl. Earik Barton/U.S. Marine Corps)

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bobby Brodeurs, machine gunner with 3/6.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bobby Brodeurs is currently serving as a machine gunner with 3/6 and one of three female infantry Marines in Kilo Company. (Lance Cpl. Megan Ozaki/U.S. Marine Corps)

Related: 53 Women Officially Become Marines at Formerly All-Male Boot Camp

Airmen assigned to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming fight a simulated fire.

Airmen assigned to Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming fight a simulated fire. (Senior Airman Darius Frazier/U.S. Air Force)

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A Marine low crawls during the “Crucible” course at Camp Pendleton.

A Marine in their natural habitat, low crawling during the Corps’ infamous “Crucible” course at Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony Pio)

Related: The Marine Corps Crucible

Marines fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise at Fort Bragg.

Marines fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The M777 howitzer has been one of many key pieces of equipment sent to Ukraine from the U.S. amid Russia’s renewed invasion into the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Virtue)

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West Point Parachute Team fly into Michie Stadium.

Two cadets on the West Point Parachute Team fly into Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy. (Sgt. Kelsey Simmons/U.S. Army)

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-- Drew F. Lawrence can be reached at drew.lawrence@military.com. Follow him on Twitter @df_lawrence.

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