America in Photos: Artemis II Crew Return, Tartan Parade, and Pat’s Run

(L-R) NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, talk with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at their Navy MH-60 Seahawk on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha, after they and crewmates pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on April 10, 2026. NASA's Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth. Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images

(L-R) NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, talk with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at their Navy MH-60 Seahawk on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha, after they and crewmates pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on April 10, 2026. NASA's Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth. Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images

Soldiers of the United States Army Rangers perform in combat exercises at Fort Benning, Ga., on April 10, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Runners take off at the start line of Pat’s Run, a 4.2-mile race honoring former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, in Tempe, Ariz., on April 11, 2026. John Marshall/AP Photo