| You are subscribed to Defense News Lead Photo for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 11/10/2016 06:00 PM CST President Barack Obama delivers the Veterans Day address during a ceremony at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley 11/10/2016 06:00 PM CST Retired Army Lt. Col. Luta C. McGrath, the oldest known female World War II veteran, receives a standing ovation after President Barack Obama mentioned her during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2015. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley 12/08/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, center right, meets with Slovak Defense Minister Martin Glvac at the Pentagon, Dec. 09, 2015. The two leaders met to discuss matters of mutual importance. DoD photo by Army Sgt. First Class Clydell Kinchen 12/08/2015 06:00 PM CST First Lady Michelle Obama greets Marines during a Toys for Tots event on Joint Base Anacosta-Bolling in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom 12/07/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. service members after a USO show at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. Dunford is traveling with USO entertainers to visit deployed service members on three continents during the holidays. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 12/07/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Army Gen. John Campbell, center left, commander of Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces—Afghanistan, welcomes U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Coronado 12/07/2015 06:00 PM CST Actress Elizabeth Banks entertains the troops during the USO Tour on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 8, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Coronado 12/06/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomes Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen to the Pentagon, Dec. 7, 2015. The two leaders met to discuss matters of mutual importance. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 12/06/2015 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Army Special Operations Forces parachute team member descends toward Luzon drop zone during the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop on Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world's largest combined airborne operation during which service members help provide children in need with toys for the holidays. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis 12/06/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain William V. Roebuck talk outside the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain, Dec. 7, 2015. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 12/06/2015 06:00 PM CST Wreaths adorn the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2015, where a remembrance ceremony was held to honor survivors and those who lost their lives in the attacks on Pearl Harbor 74 years ago. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Troutman 12/06/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marines render honors alongside Romanian soldiers to mark the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during a ceremony on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 7, 2015. The Marines are assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein 12/05/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. sailors during his visit on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec 6, 2015. Dunford is traveling with entertainers to visit U.S. service members overseas during the 2015 USO Holiday Tour. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 12/05/2015 06:00 PM CST American and Japanese veterans pour bourbon whiskey into the waters of Pearl Harbor as a way to observe and celebrate the continued peace and reconciliation between the two nations during a Blackened Canteen ceremony as part of the Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration Anniversary at the USS Arizona Memorial, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal 12/05/2015 06:00 PM CST Service members carry ceremonial wreaths to be presented to the entombed crew of the USS Utah during the USS Utah Memorial sunset tribute at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabrielle Joyner 12/04/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Ellyn Dunford, talk with U.S. service members and their families after a USO show on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 5, 2015. The chairman is visiting U.S. service members deployed overseas while bringing the 2015 USO Entertainment Troupe on a holiday tour to perform for U.S. troops in Europe, Africa and Asia. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 12/04/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. sailors on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 5, 2015. Dunford is traveling with entertainers to visit deployed U.S. service members during the 2015 USO Holiday Tour. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 12/04/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy veteran Nelson Mitchell, believed to be the oldest living African-American survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, reflects in the shrine room of the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2015. Mitchell was attending a harbor tour in observance of the 74th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tamara Vaughn 12/03/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to members of the Phoenix Suns basketball team during a meeting at the Pentagon, Dec 3, 2015. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 12/03/2015 06:00 PM CST Amphibious assault vehicles proceed to assault to an objective following an amphibious landing during Exercise Steel Knight on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 4, 2015. Steel Knight tests the Marine Air Ground-Task Force's expeditionary capabilities through realistic, scenario-driven training. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Boling 12/02/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces his Women in Service Review during a press brief at the Pentagon, Dec. 3, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 12/02/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to the President's Export Council during a breakfast in Washington, D.C., Dec 3, 2015. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 12/01/2015 06:00 PM CST A soldier provides protection as UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly from a landing zone on Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2015. The soldier is assigned to 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon 11/30/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, discussed national defense issues and the force of the future during a moderated conversation at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University's Institute of Politics in Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 1, 2015. Graham Allison, left, director of the Belfer Center and Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, served as the moderator. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 11/30/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter, foreground, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the House Armed Services Committee about U.S. strategy for Syria and Iraq in Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 11/30/2015 06:00 PM CST As seen through a night-vision device, a U.S. soldier provides security after participating in an airborne operation onto Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 1, 2015. The soldier is a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo 11/30/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Marier performs preflight checks on an aircraft before departing from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to refuel F-16 aircraft in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Southwest Asia, Dec. 1, 2015. Marier is a boom operator assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb 11/30/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors organize cargo pendants on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during an ammunition offload with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra in the waters south of Japan, Dec. 1, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke 11/29/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy Seaman Quinton Mems welds a handrail in the machinery shop aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Atlantic City, Nov. 30, 2015. Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, are deployed to support Southern Seas 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Clemente A. Lynch 11/29/2015 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Army paratrooper conducts training with an M249 light machine gun at a training area near Ravenna, Italy, Nov 30, 2015. The soldier is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli 11/28/2015 06:00 PM CST A Navy MH-60S Seahawk delivers cargo to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a replenishment at sea with the USNS Kanawha in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 29, 2015. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jameson E. Lynch 11/28/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Manuel Arias directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter to lower its cargo onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a replenishment at sea with the USNS Kanawha in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 29, 2015. Arias is an aviation boatswain's mate. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson 11/27/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joseph Coffey, a chaplain, leads a prayer during a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in waters south of Japan, Nov. 28, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/27/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors perform maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 28, 2015. The sailors are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 32. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson 11/27/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 28, 2015. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman A.O. Tinubu 11/27/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors train with the LA9/P laser hail and warning system on the fantail of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 28, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class J.R. Pacheco 11/26/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors spray the flight deck with a cleaning foam aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the waters south of Japan, Nov. 27, 2015. The carrier and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/26/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Air Force Col. Henry Rogers climbs into an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2015. Rogers, commander of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, reached the 3,000-flying hour and 1,000 combat-hour milestones earlier this fall during his eighth combat deployment flying F-16 aircraft. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 11/25/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, center, talks to U.S. airmen while serving Thanksgiving dinner to service members on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 26, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 11/25/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. soldiers play U.S. airmen in a friendly "Turkey Bowl" football game on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Florida Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and the airmen are assigned to Florida Air National Guard's 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron. The Army team won the game 42-35. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 11/24/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Norberto Badillo, right, serves a Thanksgiving lunch to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, commander of U.S. Army Africa, during a celebration in Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 24, 2015. Badillo is a paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara 11/24/2015 06:00 PM CST An Army jumpmaster gives a one-minute time warning from the troop door of a C-27 Spartan aircraft during airborne operations over the St. Mere-Eglise drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 25, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean A. Foley 11/24/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Marsh, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Phillip Botts conduct a corrosion inspection on an E-2C Hawkeye in the hangar bay of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 25, 2015. Marsh is an aviation structural mechanic and Botts is an aviation electronics technician. The aircraft is assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Anderson W. Branch 11/24/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rafe Wysham hugs his his two sons during a homecoming ceremony on the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Nov. 25, 2015. Wysham is the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 102. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Barry A. Riley 11/24/2015 06:00 PM CST An Army jumpmaster gives a one-minute time warning from the troop door of a C-27 Spartan aircraft during airborne operations over the St. Mere-Eglise drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 25, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean A. Foley 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark Costa, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Corpening land a KC-135T Stratotanker after conducting a mission to support Operation Inherent Resolve over Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2015. Costa and Corpening are pilots assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Taylor Giffard role-plays as an opposition force member during a mission readiness exercise for the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 24, 2015. Giffard is a ground signals operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Owen Kimbrel 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST Soldiers begin a 1.5-mile run to the confidence course during the assessment phase of the Best Ranger Competition on Fort Jackson, S.C., Nov. 24, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST Army 1st Sgt. Ricardo Gutierrez low-crawls under a wire obstacle during the assessment phase of the Best Ranger competition on Fort Jackson, S.C., Nov. 24, 2015. Gutierrez is one of three Fort Jackson soldiers fighting for a position on a two-soldier team that will represent the post during the 33rd annual competition on Fort Benning, Ga., in April 2016. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. soldiers load a Humvee-mounted, M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a vehicle gunnery exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 18, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Youtoy Martin 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST Army Capt. D.J. Joo marches toward the finish line of a 14-mile road march carrying a 55-pound ruckpack during the assessment phase of Best Ranger Competition on Fort Jackson, S.C., Nov. 24, 2015. Joo is competing for a spot on a two-soldier team that will represent the post during the Army's 33rd anniversary of the Best Ranger competition held in April of next year at Fort Benning, Ga. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter hosts an honor cordon welcoming French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to the Pentagon, Nov. 24, 2015. The two leaders met to discuss matters of mutual interest. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 11/23/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Seaman Drew Jessup grinds metal from a beam aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 24, 2015. The Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3, is underway conducting training and evaluation as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch 11/22/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter hosts an honor cordon to welcome Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to the Pentagon, Nov. 23, 2015. The two leaders met to discuss matters of mutual importance. DoD photo by Army Sgt. First Class Clydell Kinchen 11/22/2015 06:00 PM CST The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group steams in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships during a photo exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 23, 2015. The ships were participating in an annual training exercise aimed at increasing interoperability between Japanese and American forces. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke 11/21/2015 06:00 PM CST Army Spc. Leopoldo Guerrero leads the Chicago Bears onto Soldier Field at the start of the Bears game against the Denver Broncos in Chicago, Nov. 22, 2015. More than 100 service members participated in game-day activities honoring veterans at the stadium. Guerrero is assigned to the 814th Military Police Company. 11/21/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Bolt gives a thumbs up out of an E-2C Hawkeye during a safety check aboard the USS Ronald Reagan before takeoff in waters south of Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. Bolt is the commanding officer of the Ronald Reagan.. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/21/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Capt. Christopher Bolt reacts to being sprayed with a fire hose aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in celebration of his final arrested landing as the ship's commanding officer in waters south of Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. The Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/20/2015 06:00 PM CST Paratroopers conduct parachute landing falls as part a proficiency jump program over the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, Nov. 21, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darius D. Davis 11/20/2015 06:00 PM CST Army paratroopers descend to the ground at the Sicily drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2015. The soldiers were participating in the Saturday Proficiency Jump Program, which aims to allow paratroopers to build additional proficiency and confidence for airborne operations. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles Crail 11/20/2015 06:00 PM CST An E/A-18G Growler launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2015. The Growler is assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 137. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Chad M. Trudeau 11/19/2015 06:00 PM CST Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met with Canadian Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan at the International Security at Halifax Forum on November 19, 2015. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 11/19/2015 06:00 PM CST Secretary of Defense Ash Carter receives the Lifetime of Service award from the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region during the organization's annual Salute to Service Gala at the Hilton Hotel in McLean, VA., Nov. 20, 2015. Carter has spent more than three decades leveraging his knowledge of science and technology, global strategy and policy as well as his deep dedication to the men and women of the Department of Defense to make our nation and the world a safer place. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr. 11/19/2015 06:00 PM CST Airmen assigned to the 354th Communications Squadron enjoy family and food at an early Thanksgiving potluck dinner on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cassandra Whitman 11/19/2015 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Capt. Ericka Johnson conducts egress training on the Quantico Reserve Support Unit Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Nov. 20, 2015. The training replicates the effort required to exit an overturned vehicle. Johnson is a Legal Service Support Section defense attorney. U.S. Marine Corps photo 11/19/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct diving operations with a South Korean underwater demolition team in waters off Santa Rita, Guam, Nov. 20, 2015. The U.S. sailors are assigned to Commander Task Force 75. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Rolston 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marines jump off the side of the USS Essex during a swim call in the South China Sea, Nov. 15, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elize McKelvey 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST A soldier navigates an obstacle on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 18, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the 316th Cavalry Brigade, U.S. Army Armor School. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST Army firefighters respond to a simulated accident scene during an auto extraction exercise on McCrady Training Center near Eastover, S.C., Nov. 15, 2015. The firefighters are assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST Marines wait to be lifted from the ground as they conduct insertion and extraction rigging training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 19, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Briauna Birl 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter celebrates with Team Air Force at the Warrior Care Month Sitting Volleyball Tournament at the Pentagon, Nov. 19, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom 11/18/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Soldiers load the .50-caliber machine gun of an M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams main battle tank during a combined arms live-fire exercise in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 19, 2015. The exercise was the culminating event for Combined Resolve V, a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise with more than 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations. U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Chief Noel Toledo uses a brush to stack porcelain on a molar in the dental lab aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the waters south of Japan, Nov. 18, 2015. The carrier and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Toledo is the ship's dental department's leading chief petty officer. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Seaman Monica Huerta welds a brace bar using a stick welder aboard the USS Ronald Reagan at sea, Nov. 18, 2015. The Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Gonzalez carries military working dog Rango on Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 18, 2015. Gonzalez is a military working dog handler with the 56th Security Forces Squadron. Military dog handlers train to make sure they can carry both a full ruck sack and their dog in the event of an injury or if the dog becomes too tired to move. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensley 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces the first phase of personnel reforms in his Force of the Future initiative during a speech at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Caleb Langston performs stress tests on an AV-8B Harrier II on the flight deck of the USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 18, 2015. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean P. Gallagher 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Marine practices protecting his air supply during a simulated chemical attack on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2015. 11/17/2015 06:00 PM CST Special Operations Command veteran Yancy Taylor spikes a ball during a joint service sitting volleyball tournament, Nov. 19, 2015. DoD photo by EJ Hersom 11/16/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors aboard the USS Chancellorsville fire a pencil flare in waters south of Japan, Nov. 17, 2015. The Chancellorsville was participating in an annual exercise to increase interoperability between Japanese and American forces through training in air and sea operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III 11/16/2015 06:00 PM CST An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 17, 2015. The George Washington was participating in UNITAS, the U.S. Navy's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Archer 11/16/2015 06:00 PM CST Marines secure a position during a patrol training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2015. The Marines are with Combined Anti-Armor Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The unit practiced patrolling techniques on foot and in Humvees in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brianna Gaudi 11/15/2015 06:00 PM CST Army Lt. Col. Scott Nicholas and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Fred Heer fly a Texas Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopter while firing a 30 mm cannon during an aerial gunnery exercise on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 9th, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Major Randy Stillinger 11/15/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys conduct flight operations aboard the USS Kearsarge in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 16, 2015. The Ospreys are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162. U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips 11/15/2015 06:00 PM CST Air Force 1st Lt. Steven Strickland sits in the copilot seat during an air refueling mission over Oregon, Nov. 16, 2015. Strickland is a copilot with the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell 11/15/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Airman Anthony Holliday replaces a fastener on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16 2015. The George Washington is participating in the Southern Seas deployment planned by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaime Marcial 11/14/2015 06:00 PM CST The U.S. Coast Guard's sixth national security cutter, the Douglas Munro, is prepared for a christening ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 14, 2015. U.S.Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley 11/14/2015 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey stages on a hasty landing zone during a drill at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 16, 2015. Marines participating in the drill are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake 11/14/2015 06:00 PM CST Colorado Air National Guardsmen conduct training in real-world scenarios on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 15, 2015. The airmen are assigned to the 140th Security Forces Squadron. Colorado National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares 11/14/2015 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Marine Corps Hercules aircraft taxis along a runway at sunset in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 5, 2015. The four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft provides support to U.S. and coalition forces of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. U. S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan O. Sotelo 11/13/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Cmdr. David Waidelich performs a preflight check on an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan before a change of command ceremony in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 14, 2015. Waidelich assumed command of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 during the ceremony. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke 11/13/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Cmdr. David B. Waidelich checks a fire extinguisher pressure gauge of an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during a change of command ceremony in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 14, 2015. The carrier and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke 11/13/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Seaman Allyson Jones rebuilds a temperature-regulating valve aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 14, 2015. The Washington is deployed around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015, an exercise to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability and build and maintain relationships with countries throughout the region. Jones is a machinist's mate fireman. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Devin Bowser 11/12/2015 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cuts a cake commemorating the Marine Corps' birthday at the Boston Semper Fidelis Society Birthday Luncheon in Boston, Nov. 13, 2015. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 11/12/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Air Force Maj. Cristina Moore Urrutia, commander and conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, walks to a podium to deliver remarks during the Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Festival in Tokyo, Nov. 13, 2015. Urrutia spoke about the relationship between the two countries during the 70 years since the end of World War II. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Delano Scott 11/12/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Ruch grinds a clam shell for securing doors in the welding booth aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 13, 2015. The carrier is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment. Ruch is a hull maintenance technician. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joseph S. Yu 11/12/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. sailors cast off lines to a tug while getting underway from Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo in Sasebo Harbor, Japan, Nov. 13, 2015. The sailors are assigned to the USS Stethem, which is patrolling the 7th Fleet area of operation to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officeer 2nd Class Kevin V. Cunningham 11/12/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jesse Anocibar removes a bolt on a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2015. Anocibar is a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 11/11/2015 06:00 PM CST President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Capt. Florent A. Groberg during a ceremony at the White House, Nov. 12, 2015. Groberg received the medal for actions during a combat engagement in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2012, while he was the commander of a personal security detail for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. He and another soldier, Army Sgt. Andrew Mahoney, identified and tackled a suicide bomber, saving the lives of the brigade commander and several others. U.S. Army photo by Eboni L. Everson-Myart 11/11/2015 06:00 PM CST A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle over the northern Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 12, 2015. The Stratotanker is assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing and the Strike Eagle is assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing. Both wings will work together supporting Operation Inherent Resolve while deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton 11/11/2015 06:00 PM CST The USS Chung-Hoon and USS William P. Lawrence join a formation during a transit exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2015. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Frost 11/10/2015 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, attend the 62nd annual national Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 11/10/2015 06:00 PM CST Veterans and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, commander of the 18th Wing, salute the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action wreath during a Veterans Day ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2015. The veterans are members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9723. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen 11/09/2015 06:00 PM CST British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 10, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue 11/09/2015 06:00 PM CST The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon sails toward a rainbow in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 10, 2015. Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are participating in a sustainment training exercise to prepare for future deployments. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Jiang 11/09/2015 06:00 PM CST Air Force Staff Sgt. Louis Hurst and son, Ethan, place a flag beside a burial site at the Utah Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bluffdale, Utah, Nov. 10, 2015. More than 100 airmen from Hill Air Force Base participated in the flag-placing detail organized by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1163. U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw 11/09/2015 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Sabo, the band director of Marine Corps Base Quantico, leads a rendition of the Marines' Hymn to celebrate the Marine Corps birthday in New York City, Nov. 9, 2015. Sailors and Marines from local units participated in the city's Veterans Day Parade to honor the service of the nation's veterans. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy C. diBenedetto 11/08/2015 06:00 PM CST Navy Seaman Kevin Carranza enjoys a slice of pizza while participating in Veterans Day events in New York City, Nov. 9, 2015. Carranza is a hospitalman apprentice assigned to the USS New York. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brian McNeal 11/08/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Army Spc. Hayeon McCurley prepares U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kimberly Gray to give blood during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive on Aviano Air Base, Italy. Nov. 9, 2015. Hayeon is a medical laboratory technician at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Gray is an investigator with the 31st Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Bell 11/07/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Megan Smith, right, fires a shot line to the Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe from the guided missile-destroyer USS Fitzgerald during a replenishment in the East China Sea, Nov. 8, 2015. The Fitzgerald is on patrol in the 7th Fleet are of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Smith is a gunner's mate. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Dionne 11/05/2015 06:00 PM CST Army Maj. Zach Rolf poses for a photo with his father and Vietnam War veteran, Lynn Rolf, after the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony at Marshall Army Airfield on Fort Riley, Kan., Nov. 6, 2015. U.S. Army photo 11/04/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Ainley, left, supervises the use of the DNS-300 underwater sonar system to South Korean navy forces during Exercise Clear Horizon 2015 on Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae, South Korea, Nov. 5, 2015. Ainley is an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Mobile Unit 1. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Rolston 11/04/2015 06:00 PM CST Members of the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band's Heritage Brass ensemble play a set at the Paramount Theater in Goldsboro, N.C., Nov. 5, 2015. Each year, the band's ensembles perform more than 300 concerts along the East Coast. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson 11/03/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. paratroopers parachute from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for joint forcible entry training during Operation Trident Juncture near San Gregorio, Spain, Nov. 4, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull 11/03/2015 06:00 PM CST The U.S. Air Force Band performs for a live audience at the Maryland Public Television studio during a recording of the band's Veterans Day tribute in Owings Mills, Md., Nov. 6, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua R. M. Dewberry 11/03/2015 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Pvt. 1st Class Adam N. Shane provides security after an event on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 4, 2015. Shane is assigned to Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. After graduation, Shane will report to the School of Infantry to learn his military occupational specialty as an infantryman. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler Viglione 11/03/2015 06:00 PM CST Army Green Berets fire a mortar system at training targets during Southern Strike 16 on Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Nov. 4, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group. New York Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy 11/02/2015 06:00 PM CST An Army Green Beret takes to one knee during a noncombatant evacuation exercise as part of Southern Strike 16 on Meridian Naval Air Station, Miss., Nov. 3, 2015. New York National Guard photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy 11/01/2015 06:00 PM CST U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Lance Simon monitors a radar console for air and surface contacts in the combat information center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 2, 2015. The destroyer is conducting routine training and operations to prepare for its upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Guttierrez III
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