All the challenges of 2020 couldn’t stop military photographers from snapping some truly excellent shots for our viewing pleasure. This week, the Department of Defense released a list of its 85 best photos of the year, and I sampled what I thought were the 13 best among them.
They were hard choices, and I’m no photography expert, but I went with photos that I thought used excellent composition to tell compelling stories. But sometimes I went with ones that just looked really pretty (or badass). Enjoy!
“Free Fall”
2. “Northern Lights”
3. “Greenland Grace”
4. “Mountain Hornet”
5. “Shoreline”
6. “Dolphin Escort”
7. “Blue Wall”
8. “Boarding the Mercy”
9. “Salute Spectacular”
10. “Teeth Technique”
11. “Fire Shelter”
12. “Unflappable Feco”
13. “Goodbye Wave”
If you want to see the DoD’s entire list of photos, here is a link.
David covered the Air Force, Space Force, and anything Star Wars-related for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023. He previously covered local news in Maine and FDA policy in Washington D.C. David loves hearing the stories of individual airmen and their families and sharing the human side of America’s most tech-heavy military branch. Contact the author here.