The beautiful photo above of the brightest moon in almost 69 years setting behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Coronado, Calif., caught my attention and led me to search for more “super things” about our military.
It wasn’t difficult. Here are some.
Have a super weekend.
Super Effort
Marines and sailors crawl through a water obstacle during a squad competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack A.E. Rigsby
Super Pals
Marines and students put handprints on an elementary school wall restored during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 in Cagayan Valley, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz
Super Helpful
North Carolina Army National Guardsmen carry a resident to safety during evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Shaw
Super High
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Evans maintains an antenna system while working aloft during a replenishment involving the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the USS Monterey and the USNS Arctic in the Persian Gulf, Sept. 2, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Nathan T. Beard
Super Fliers
Air Force Maj. Steve Briones and 1st Lt. Andrew Kim fly a KC-135 Stratotanker over Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. Coalition forces fly daily missions to support Operation Inherent Resolve. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook
Super Diver
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alec Stuller scuba dives near the HMAS Adelaide shipwreck during Exercise Dugong in Sydney, Australia, Nov. 14, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez
Super Binoculars
Navy Seaman Fabian Soltero looks through shipboard binoculars aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 25, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson
Super Stealth
An Air Force F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in 2002. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II
Super Feat
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dakota Boyer catches the ball at the goal line during a wheelchair rugby game at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 14, 2016. The game was one of several scrimmages during a sports clinic for wounded warriors. DoD photo by EJ Hersom
Super Precision
The Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, fly F/A-18C Hornets during the 2016 Sea and Sky Spectacular in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Nov. 5, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker.
Super Pride
A Marine from Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, greets his loved one after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 21. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Photo DoD
Super Homecoming Kiss
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ashley Johnson kisses her daughter at Naval Base Guam in Santa Rita, Guam, Nov. 8, 2016, after completing a five-month deployment throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Alana Langdon
Lead photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Abe McNatt
Added: The same Super Moon as seen from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Coronado, Calif., (lead photo) is seen here by a member of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing security forces standing on a flightline near a guard tower at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.(below). U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.