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Marines endure light debris from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at a landing zone outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin simulated causality evacuations with a UH-1Y Venom helicopter. MRF-D is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, training in a new environment.

Photo By: Cpl. Mandaline Hatch
 
Chinese and American soldiers work together during a drill at Camp Rilea in Seaside of Oregon, northwest United States, Nov. 18, 2017. The Chinese and U.S. militaries were holding the 5th joint drills on humanitarian relief and disaster rescue in Oregon. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)















 

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Staff Sgt. Jason Catour, a field artilleryman and Silvis, Ill. native assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division waits for a firing mission on an M-109A6 Paladin during Atlantic Resolve near Torun, Poland Dec. 6, 2017. Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. endeavor to fulfill NATO commitments by rotating U.S.-based units throughout the European theater to deter aggression against NATO allies in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Jenkins/22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)


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An infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans through a window with an M249 machine gun during squad room-clearing training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Dec. 5, 2017. The Soldiers used the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site to test their battle drill proficiency with realistic and dynamic conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)


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An infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fires his M4 rifle during squad room-clearing training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Dec. 5, 2017. The Soldiers used the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site to test their battle drill proficiency with realistic and dynamic conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)


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Infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fire their M240L machine gun at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Dec. 5, 2017. The machine gun grew provided support during squad room-clearing procedures at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)


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Infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scan and rush to their objective during squad room-clearing training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Dec. 5, 2017. The Soldiers used the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) site to test their battle drill proficiency with realistic and dynamic conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)
 

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 12, 2017) -French Navy sailors guide a U.S. Marine Corps MTVR 7-ton truck in preparation for amphibious training aboard French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014). Tonnerre, with embarked Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is conducting maritime security operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure regional stability, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Y. Lucio/Released)


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PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Dec. 10, 2017) – U.S. Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit embark aboard the French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014). Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Sailors and Marines embarked upon Tonnerre to conduct maritime security operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure regional stability, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)


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PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Dec. 10, 2017) – U.S. Marines with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit stage vehicles before embarking aboard French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)


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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 12, 2017) - U.S. Sailors, Marines and French Navy sailors receive a brief prior to launching amphibious training aboard French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014). Tonnerre, with embarked Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is conducting maritime security operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure regional stability, freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessica Y. Lucio/Released)
 

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The U.S. Army Old Guard honors the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a wreath laying ceremony during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Across America Day is an annual event coordinated by the non profit organization Wreaths Across America where more than 50 thousand volunteers placed remembrance wreaths on over 240 thousand tombstones. (DoD photo by Walter Reeves)


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CAMP STANLEY, Republic of Korea – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to breach the entrance to a subterranean tunnel to search for enemy combatants during Warrior Strike IX on December 15, 2017. Warrior Strike IX is a regularly scheduled combined training exercise between the U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea Army. Warrior Strike IX is a 4-day training event taking place at multiple locations throughout South Korea....
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RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division tactically move around a building before clearing it of any hostile forces during Warrior Strike IX on December 13, 2017.
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Sgt. Donavon Vaughn, an MNBG-East Liaison Monitoring Team Soldier of the 82nd Airborne Division, holds an M240B machine gun from the standing unsupported position during an M240B machine gun familiarization training event at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Dec. 7, 2017.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Colvin


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RODRIGUEZ LIVE FIRE COMPLEX, Republic of Korea – A M3A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) from 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides cover as it enters the urban training area during Warrior Strike IX on December 13, 2017.
 


Coast Guard crewmembers aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Clearwater, Florida, medevac a 45-year-old man Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 from Highborne Cay, Bahamas. The man suffered a back injury while sailing and was transported to EMS personnel waiting at Nassau, Bahamas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. George Menze)



An MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew medevacs an ill fisherman from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Willow approximately 60-miles east of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jan. 11, 2017.

The crew of the fishing vessel Illusion reported a crewmember reportedly suffering respiratory related issues. Once onboard the helicopter, the man was transported to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey....U.S. Coast Guard photo by crew of CGC Willow



U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Lauren Vinson, a weapon systems officer assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, performs a preflight check on an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Thunderdome 18-01, Jan. 11, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The exercise was designed to prepare and test the response efforts of Team Seymour Airmen in the event of a real-world contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)



An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off during exercise Thunderdome 18-01, Jan. 11, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Thunderdome is designed to keep Airmen in a warrior mindset and sharpen tactics, techniques and procedures to prevent unnecessary loss of life or injury in the event of a real-world incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)



HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Jan. 11,2018) CS1 Frida Karani mixes ingredients during the Army/Navy Culinary Competition at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Debbie Dortch/Released)
 
MOYOCK, N.C. (Jan. 11, 2018) An explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 12 fires their M4 rifles during a live-fire training exercise in Moyock, N.C. EODMU 12 provides credible, combat-ready EOD forces capable of deploying anywhere, any time in support of national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Released)







 
A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at RAF Fairford, England, to conduct theater integration and training on Jan. 10, 2018. The deployment of strategic bombers to the United Kingdom helps exercise United States Air Forces in Europe's forward operating location for bombers. Training with joint partners, allied nations and other U.S. Air Force units help the 5th Bomb Wing contribute to ready and postured forces. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)







 


U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kelly McCoy, 194th Fighter Squadron pilot, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker in an F-15C Eagle fighter jet from California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing during Sentry Aloha 18-01 above Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Jan. 17, 2018. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and other Department of Defense services to provide U.S. warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform their homeland defense and overseas combat missions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)



A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from Iowa ANG’s 185th Air Refueling Wing during Sentry Aloha 18-01 above Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Jan. 17, 2018.(Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)



U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Perez, 185th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, prepares to begin the air-to-air refueling process from a Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker on a mission during Sentry Aloha 18-01 above Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Jan. 17, 2018.(Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)



U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Alons (left) and 1st Lt. Caleb Degroot, both pilots with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, bring the Iowa Air National Guard’s KC-135 Stratotanker for a landing after the morning mission above Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during Sentry Aloha 18-01 Jan. 17, 2018. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)



U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eduardo Irizarry and Tech. Sgt. Leo Moya, both 144th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons technicians, troubleshoot an issue with an F-15C Eagle fighter jet from California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing after the afternoon mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during Sentry Aloha 18-01 Jan. 17, 2018 (Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge)
 


A column of Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform rifle movements at Williams Stadium Aug. 26. The group performed the intermission of the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade Drill and Ceremony Competition.



Steve Domingos, right, a Training Support Specialist with the U.S. Army's Training Support Activity Europe (TSAE) talks to a Spanish army tank crew during a dry run at a newly built tank range at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Jan. 09, 2018. TSAE conducted a final inspection and test of the facility as TSAE is assisting NATO allies in eastern Europe develop their range and training infrastructures.
(U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)





A B-52 Stratofortress sits on the flightline of Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 17, 2018. Through U.S. and Spanish cooperation, Morón Air Base has a long history of supporting bomber operations and serving the strategic deterrence requirements of U.S. and NATO allies for decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Plas)



Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cole Sisson (left), an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses capabilities of an AH-64 Apache helicopter with a Polish Joint Tactical Air Controller of the 12th Mechanized Brigade at Hohenfels Training Area Airfield, Germany Jan. 18. 2018. Both U.S. and Polish forces are training together in preparation for Allied Spirit VIII, an exercise to enhance NATO and key partner interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory T. Summers / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
 


Airmen and testers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, Army and NASA personnel, prepare a mockup of a NASA Orion spacecraft aboard a C-17 Globemaster on loan from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 15. The spacecraft was airdropped over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona as part of a test of the craft’s parachute landing system. NASA is continuing contingency tests of the Capsule Parachute Assembly System, or CPAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher A. Okula)



A mockup of an Orion spacecraft is released from a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 15 over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Airmen and testers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron joined Army, NASA and contractor personnel to participate in the test of the Orion’s parachute landing system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher A. Okula)
 




U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and 1st Air Combat Brigade conducted airfield operations, Jan. 29, 2018. The aircrews practice ground operations, airfield takeoffs, landings, and hovering procedures, at the Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany (U.S. Army photos by Visual Information Specialist Georgios Moumoulidis, TSC Ansbach).





An A-10 assigned to the 124th Fighter Wing's 190th Fighter Squadron sits idle during a recent blood moon and eclipse Jan. 31, 2018 at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The blood moon was not visible as clouds began moving in and obscuring the view. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)



U.S. Airmen from the 924th Aircraft Maintenance Unit compete in the 2017 load crew of the year competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 26, 2018. Load crew competitions are held to boost morale and show team cohesiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael X. Beyer)
 




Pfc. Tyiamarte Linley, an ammo bearer and mortarman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepares 120mm mortars for firing, Jan 29. 2018, during Inferno Creek 2018 near Thumrait, Oman. Inferno Creek 2018 is an annual Omani-U.S. exercise focused on building bilateral ties between the two militaries. This is the first time the exercise was held at the company level. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. David L. Nye)





U.S. Soldiers with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, maneuver a M109A6 Paladin howitzer in preparation for a live fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Feb. 01, 2018. The rotational deployments of armored brigade combat teams are a tangible expression of U.S. commitment to strengthening the defensive and deterrent capabilities of the NATO alliance.
(U.S. Army photos by Markus Rauchenberger)



A U.S. Soldier with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, looks out the driver's hatch of a M109A6 Paladin howitzer at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Feb. 01, 2018.
(U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)
 


Senior Airman Astrid Hernandez, 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron contracting officer representative, looks over her checklist in The Rock fitness center Feb. 13, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Hernandez is responsible for looking over the fitness centers, Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities and lodging. She helps improve facilities and oversees that the contractors are meeting standards and following guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)



POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. — A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., launches with a load of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and cargo here Feb. 9, 2018, during a joint Large Package Week and Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Feb. 5-11. Airmen in the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope provided ground support for visiting Air Force aircrews airlifting Soldiers and equipment out of Pope Field during the exercise. Throughout the week, Air Mobility Command crews carried out 173 missions, transporting more than 3,000 paratroopers and 2.8 million pounds of heavy vehicles, container delivery systems and other cargo. Airmen in the 43d AMOG here serve as the linchpin for America’s Global Response Force, connecting AMC airlift and Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd ABN DIV, and providing operations, maintenance, Aerial Port, fuels, ground equipment and other support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marc Barnes)



Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare their gear at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-18. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. William Chockey)



Snow removal trucks from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron clear the flight line at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. The snow removal team helped ensure the efficient takeoffs and landings of all inbound and outbound aircraft on the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Campbell)



A U.S. Airman assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron loads ammunition into a M240B machine gun during annual weapons training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Feb. 9, 2018. The assistant gunner is responsible for spotting, reloading and changing the barrel to help hit specified targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Callie Ware/Released)
 

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