| You are subscribed to Defense News Lead Photo for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 03/28/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center right, exchanges greetings with Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso during an honor cordon welcoming Hanso to the Pentagon, March 29, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 03/28/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with aerospace industry and association executives during a joint forum of the Aerospace Industries Association, National Defense Industrial Association and Professional Services Council in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 03/26/2016 07:00 PM CDT Marine Corps Sgts. Priscilla Castillo and Liliana Sandoval listen to music as they participate in a 5-kilometer run for Women's History Month aboard the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, March 27, 2016. Castillo and Sandoval are assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Briauna Birl 03/24/2016 07:00 PM CDT Marines and sailors compete in the Commanding General's Fitness Cup challenge at Parris Island, S.C., March 25, 2016. The event, which aims to promote a lifelong commitment to fitness, included an obstacle course, endurance run, combat fitness test and overall team challenge. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert 03/23/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors conduct maintenance on an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 24, 2016. The Eisenhower is conducting training in preparation for a deployment. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Bear 03/23/2016 07:00 PM CDT The attack submarine USS Helena transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 24, 2016. The Helena and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower are conducting a composite training unit exercise. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rafael Martie 03/23/2016 07:00 PM CDT A Marine Corps officer candidate breaks the surface of the Quigley, an obstacle used in training at the Officer Candidates School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 15, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick H. Owens 03/23/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses cadets during a visit to the United States Military Academy at West Point, March 23, 2016. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/23/2016 07:00 PM CDT A Marine Corps officer candidate breaks the surface of the Quigley, a murky water obstacle used for training, at the Officer Candidates School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 15, 2016. The candidate is assigned to Delta Company, Officer Candidates Class 221. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick H. Owens 03/22/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis near the Korean peninsula, March 23, 2016. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41. The Stennis is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre T. Richard 03/22/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis near the Korean peninsula, March 23, 2016. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 41. The Stennis is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre T. Richard 03/22/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, walks with Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, center right, superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, at the academy in West Point, N.Y., March 23, 2016. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/22/2016 07:00 PM CDT Crews fire an FIM-92 Stinger missile downrange from the Army's new Interceptor launch platform at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 23, 2016. The 96th Test Wing hosted the Army's Stinger Based Systems and Raytheon to demonstrate the new launch platform's capabilities on Eglin's ranges. The Interceptor can hold up to four missiles and be launched from a variety of ground vehicles. Air Force photo bySamuel King Jr. 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force Staff Sgt. Caesar Lazaro operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to support Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, March 22, 2016. Lazaro is a boom operator assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard'a 203rd Air Refueling Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Participants negotiate an obstacle during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Soldiers carry 35-pound packs during a 12-mile ruck march as part of the 2016 Best Warrior competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 22, 2016. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy corpsmen maneuver with a stretcher during an exercise on Camp Johnson, North Carolina, March 1, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James R. Skelton 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Airmen navigate an obstacle during a leadership course as part of Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22, 2016. The exercise provides training, readiness, and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization to support the joint force commander. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Seaman Apprentice Jaren Solt throttles the pressure of a JP-5 fuel pump on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 22, 2016. The Eisenhower is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise to prepare for a future deployment. Solt is an airman apprentice. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT An airman rappels down the tower during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder 03/21/2016 07:00 PM CDT An airman rappels off a tower during Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder 03/20/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Parmeley battles a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, March 21, 2016. The aircraft carrier is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise to prepare for a future deployment. Parmeley is a machinist's mate. Navy photo by Seaman Casey J. Hopkins 03/20/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Seaman Damien Galarza directs a landing craft air cushion 85 out of the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in Onslow Bay, N.C., March 21, 2016. The Navy uses such vessels to transport equipment, cargo and personnel. Galarza is a boatswain's mate. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mutis A. Capizzi 03/18/2016 07:00 PM CDT Former Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin, left, Navy Seabee Jack Lazere, center left, and Marine Carl DeHaven, veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima, accept a wreath from a member of the Young Marines group during the 71st Reunion of Honor Ceremony at Iwo To, Japan, March 19, 2016. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Japan alliance. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert Williams Jr. 03/17/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors carry the remains of Navy Ensign Lewis Stockdale, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, during a reinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, commonly known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu, March 18, 2016. Stockdale's remains were recently identified and he was buried with full military honors. The sailors are assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's honors and ceremonies organization. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laurie Dexter 03/17/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, participates in a Politico playbook breakfast with Mike Allen, left, and Bryan Bender on defense and other issues of the day in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 03/17/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force 1st Lt. Kayla Bowers, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, looks out of the cockpit at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, March 18, 2016. Bowers is assigned to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which was deployed to support Operation Atlantic Resolve, a demonstration of the U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden 03/17/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors move aircraft from the flight deck to the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the the Atlantic Ocean, March 18, 2016. The Eisenhower is training with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to prepare for a future deployment. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT Marines participate in tug-of-war competition during a field meet at Ellis Field at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2016. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Corps Engineer School, which holds a field meet annually to promote competition. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Stewart 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT A sailor provides forward cover during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, March 17, 2016. The sailor is a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the USS San Jacinto. The guided-missile cruiser is conducting the exercise with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to prepare for a future deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Ryan U. Kledzik 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on the Defense Department's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget during a posture hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT Marine Corps Cpl. Robert T. Sweeney role-plays as an aggressor during riot control training as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 16 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 17, 2016. Sweeney is a military policeman with Charlie Company, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion. The biennial amphibious exercise involves troops from the U.S., South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT A sailor provides forward cover during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, March 17, 2016. The sailor is a member of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the USS San Jacinto. The guided-missile cruiser is conducting the exercise with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to prepare for a future deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Ryan U. Kledzik 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT Marine Corps Cpl. Robert T. Sweeney role-plays as an aggressor during training for riot control as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 16 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 17, 2016. Sweeney is a military policeman with Charlie Company, 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesse Stence 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT U.S. and South Korean sailors help tear down a forward operating base during exercise Foal Eagle 2016 in Busan, South Korea, March 16, 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces and their ability to work together during a crisis. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Doug Harvey 03/16/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Lt. Christopher Ferguson uses an exothermic torch to cut a steel plate in a training pool at a South Korean engineering school in Jinhae, South Korea, March 17, 2016, during Exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Ferguson is a dive medical officer. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. White 03/15/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexandra Powell scans an airfield for potential threats while a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft transfers equipment and personnel on Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, March 16, 2016. Powell is a security member assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 03/15/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Seaman Jesse Savage fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez in the Arabian Gulf, March 16, 2016. The Gonzalez is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pasquale Sena 03/15/2016 07:00 PM CDT Army Staff Sgt. Pablo Caraballo applies camouflage face paint before a live-fire exercise as part of Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 16, 2016. The bilateral exercise between U.S. and Slovenian forces focuses on small-unit tactics and enhancing readiness. Caraballo is a paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Paolo Bovo 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT A Marine Corps officer candidate navigates the Quigley, an obstacle used in training at the Officer Candidates School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 15, 2016. The Marine is assigned to Delta Company, Officer Candidates Class 221. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick H. Owens 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Traphagan looks in his rear view mirror while backin in a truck during Exercise Turbo Distribution 16-02 at Amedee Army Airfield, Calif., March 15, 2016. Traphagan is assigned to the 821st Contingency Response Squadron Aerial Port Flight. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors tally marksmanship scores during an M4A1 carbine qualification course on the flight deck of the USS McCampbell in the Philippine Sea, March 15, 2016. The sailors are gunner's mates, and the McCampbell is supporting security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer Bryan Jackson 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Combat rescue officers and pararescuemen arrive to deliver supplies during Ice Exercise 2016 on Ice Camp Sargo, a temporary station on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean, March 15, 2016, The U.S. Navy and other U.S. and partner-nation organizations are conducting the five-week exercise to research, test and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Yanez 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Soldiers perform self-decontamination procedures during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., March 15, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the 21st Chemical Company. Army photo by Spc. Ashley Marble 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Army Cpl. Jeremy Boldt aims an M82 Barrett rifle while providing overwatch on an objective during a live-fire exercise at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, March 15, 2016. Boldt is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment. Army photo by Spc. Loren Keely 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Seaman Brooklyn Allen shovels aggregate with South Korea Seabees as they train to repair piers during exercise Foal Eagle 2016 in Jinhae, South Korea, March 15, 2016. The annual training exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Lowell Whitman 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesus Saucedo Gomez performs an underwater fillet weld in a training pool at the South Korean engineering school during exercise Foal Eagle 2016 in Jinhae, South Korea, March 15, 2016. The annual training exercise enhances the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. Gomez is assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Oficer 1st Class Charles E. White 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT An airman throws a sandbag to his partner during the construction of protective flood barriers over the Red Chute Bayou levee in Bossier City, La., March 10, 2016. The airmen are assigned to the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mozer Da Cunha 03/14/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Olivia, 3, and her mother, Sara Jackson, during the USO spring tour on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, March 14, 2016. Selva held an event for Team Kadena and celebrity visitors on the base. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft 03/13/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center right, hosts an honor cordon welcoming Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, center left, to the Pentagon, March 14, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 03/13/2016 07:00 PM CDT Air Force Capt. Tim Six takes off for a combat sortie from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 14, 2016. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 03/13/2016 07:00 PM CDT Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, greets Eric Schmidt, chairman of the new Defense Innovation Advisory Board, before a meeting at the Pentagon, March 14, 2016. Schmidt also is executive chairman of Alphabet, Google's parent company. The board's mandate is to provide department leaders independent advice on innovative and adaptive means to address future organizational and cultural challenges. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/13/2016 07:00 PM CDT Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Gulf, March 14, 2016. The Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and other security efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman A.O. Tinubu 03/12/2016 06:00 PM CST Soldiers help a flood victim from a rescue boat in Ponchatoula, La., March 13, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the Louisiana National Guard's 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion. Louisiana National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Lt. Cmdr. Donald Devine, right, and Senior Chief Quartermaster Aurora Robles discuss tracking of landing craft, air cushion assets while Seamen Ashley Patterson and Danielle Barclay record an approaching vessel in debark control aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the East Sea, March 12, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Doug Bedford 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST Amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke bombs as U.S. Marines and troops from South Korea, New Zealand and Australian conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Briauna Birl 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, perform a parade maneuver during the Naval Air Facility El Centro Airshow in El Centro, Calif., March 12, 2016. The squadron, celebrating its 70th anniversary, is scheduled to perform 65 demonstrations at 34 locations across the country in 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel M. Young 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 12, 2016, during his first stop on the USO spring entertainment tour. Selva is leading the event, which features Betty Cantrell, the 2016 Miss America; country music artist and Army veteran Craig Morgan; pro football player Charles Tillman; and UFC fighters Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Morales 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Cambaros Santana, right, yells out a command while providing security along with Michael Freeman during exercise Ssang Yong 16 near Pohang, South Korea, March 12, 2016. Santana is an automatic rifleman and Freeman is a team leader assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sean M. Evans 03/11/2016 06:00 PM CST Soldiers return fire at a simulated enemy position with an assault attack during a live-fire exercise at Tapa Training Area in Estonia, March 12, 2016. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin 03/10/2016 06:00 PM CST Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon perform on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 11, 2016. Their performance was part of the Battle Color Ceremony at the air station. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens 03/10/2016 06:00 PM CST A Marine guides a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey as it delivers ammunition during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 in Pohang, South Korea, March 11, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Briauna Birl 03/10/2016 06:00 PM CST Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, center left, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as Army Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker looks on at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., March 11, 2016. Becker is the commanding general of Joint Force Headquarters National Capitol Region and the Army Military District of Washington. DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard 03/10/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has a working lunch with the commander of Colombia's armed forces, Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. Dunford met with senior U.S. and Colombian military and civilian leaders during his first visit to the country as chairman. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean, March 10, 2016. The Lassen is currently underway supporting Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr. 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Meekins waits inside an MV-22 Osprey to take the injured evacuee to a medical treatment facility during a casualty evacuation exercise at Landing Zone Penguin on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2016. Meekins is a crew chief with Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 365. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, passes through a Colombian honor guard with Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, commander of Colombia's armed forces, as he departs Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST Marines perform shooting drills with their M16A4 service rifles during a squadron field exercise at the Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., March 9, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. George Melendez 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST A soldier moves through an urban training facility and uses simulated rounds to enhance the training's realism on Fort Hood, Texas, March 10, 2016. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Lassen is currently underway supporting Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr. 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives in Bogota, Colombia, March. 9, 2016. Dunford met with senior U.S. and Colombian military and civilian leaders during his first visit to the country as Chairman. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST A soldier helps hoist a member of the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a medevac training and certification mission in Eastover, S.C., March 9, 2016. South Carolina Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST The USS Lassen patrols the eastern Pacific Ocean, March 10, 2016. The guided-missile destroyer is supporting Operation Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within the 4th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr. 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST As seen through a night-vision device, an Army paratrooper notes measurements at night during Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postojna, Slovenia, March 10, 2016. The training exercise between U.S. and Slovenian troops focuses on enhancing readiness between allied forces. The paratrooper is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST A Florida National Guard soldier reunites with family members in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 10, 2016, upon returning from a deployment to Afghanistan. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Florida National Guard photo 03/09/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Meekins, standing, waits inside an MV-22 Osprey aircraft to transport a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation exercise at landing zone Penguin on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2016. Meekins is a crew chief assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 365. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets liaison officers from countries participating in Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Fla., March, 8, 2016. The agency conducts international detection and monitoring operations, and intercepts illegal narcotics in support of national and partner nation security. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Baumann prepares to toss a discus at the 2016 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2016. Wounded, ill, and injured Marines and veterans compete in a variety of events in an effort to participate in the Department of Defense Warrior Games 2016 in June. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Cpl. Leon Simpson prepares to toss a discus at the 2016 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 9, 2016..Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with troops while visiting Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, March 9, 2016, to observe the detention facility and meet with service members who support the mission. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives a briefing before a platoon in a defense demonstration at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 9, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST A Marine places a Bangalore torpedo under concertina wire during a demolition training range in Southwest Asia, March 9, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to Marines participating in a platoon defense demonstration on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 9, 2015. Carter visited Quantico to observe Marine Corps training and speak with Marines. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/08/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, visits Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, March 9, 2016, to observe the detention facility and talk with service members who support the mission. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/07/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomes German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen with an enhanced honor cordon as she arrives at the Pentagon, March 8, 2016. The two leaders met to discuss matters of mutual importance. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/07/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. and South Korean sailors clear gravel out of a steel structure to deconstruct a mobile training pier during Exercise Foal Eagle 2016 in Chinhae, South Korea, March 8, 2016. The U.S. sailors are Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Konn 03/07/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March 8, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/07/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March, 8, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work provides remarks at the Satellite Industry Association's leadership dinner in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2016. The annual dinner gathers senior government officials, CEOs, and other senior executives from the satellite industry to underscore the dynamic role that satellite technologies play in the nation's economy and defense. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST Seabees from the U.S. Navy and the Republic of Korea raise a timber tower during exercise Foal Eagle 2016 in Busan, South Korea, March 3, 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to enhance interoperability during a crisis. The U.S. Seabees are from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133. Navy photo by Petty Officer Lowell Whitman 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Air Force Staff Sgt. Demetric at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 7, 2016. Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, greeted troops and posed for photos with U.S. and coalition members before departing the base for the next part of their tour of the Mideast. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST Air Force airman 1st Class Sean Carnes fires an M4 carbine rifle in a tactics training event during Scorpion Lens 2016 on Fort Jackson, S.C., March 7, 2016. Scorpion Lens is an annual training evolution with two distinct, complementary components. The first component focuses on advanced tactical weapons training, and the second focuses on photography and videography documentation standards in combat situations. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III discuss the state of the Air Force during a news conference at the Pentagon, March 7, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 03/06/2016 06:00 PM CST A military working dog bites U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas J. Digregorio during a demonstration for visiting Dutch marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 7, 2016. The Dutch marines do not have a canine unit and look to the U.S. Marines for support with military working dogs. Digregorio, a military policeman assigned to the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, walked through several scenarios to demonstrate how working dogs benefit infantry units. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera 03/05/2016 06:00 PM CST Soldiers drain a potable water holding bag in preparation for storage at the Brindle Lake training area on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 6, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to the 431st Quartermaster Company. Army photo by Spc. Michael McDevitt 03/04/2016 06:00 PM CST An airman participates in close air support training, which enhances the ability of airmen to identify a target and neutralize a threat, on Fort Drum, N.Y., March 5, 2016. The airman is assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, which advises Army commanders on how to best use U.S. and NATO assets for close air support. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Eric Miller 03/04/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Sgt. Kyle Lebeau, foreground, supervises soldiers climbing an ice wall at Smugglers' Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Lebeau is a fire team leader assigned to Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Mountain. Vermont Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class DaMario MacFrasier dribbles the ball past Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Sledge during a divisional March Madness basketball tournament aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington in the Arabian Gulf, March 5, 2016. The Arlington is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kaleb R. Staples 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Capt. Andy Jenks paints his face in camoflauge during Exercise Sky Soldier 16 at Chinchilla training area in Albacete, Spain, March 4, 2016. Jenks is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter tours the Microsoft Cybercrime Center in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Carter spoke at a Microsoft-hosted breakfast as part of his efforts to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST An F-15E Strike Eagle soars through the sky during an East Coast Airpower Demonstration, on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., March 4, 2016. The aircraft is from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren M. Johnson 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets a former Marine currently working for Amazon.com in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Carter is in Seattle to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community .DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter tours a Boeing KC-46 aircraft at the Boeing facilities in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Carter is in Seattle to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses troops during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 4, 2016. Carter said service members constitute a significant asset as the military faces challenges and rebalances to the Asia-Pacific region. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with troops assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Sailors aboard the USS Benfold prepare for sea and anchor detail near Guam, March 4, 2016. The Benfold is in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asian-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Feliciano, center, teaches sailors takedown techniques during security force training aboard the USS Chung-Hoon in the South China Sea, March 4, 2016. The guided-missile destroyer is on a regularly scheduled deployment. Feliciano is a master-at-arms. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with troops assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing at Joint base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST The USS John C. Stennis pulls next to the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier during a replenishment in the South China Sea, March 4, 2016. The Stennis provides a ready force to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago 03/03/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with troops assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing during a visit to Joint base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 4, 2016. Carter said their posture and power projection capabilities play a pivotal role in DoD's rebalance to the Asia-Pacific. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST A member of the U.S. Special Operations Command's adaptive sports program team dives into a pool during an event in Tampa, Fla., March 3, 2016. Veteran and active duty special operations forces are preparing for the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games in June. The sports program assists with the physical and mental recovery process, and works to improve the overall health and welfare of wounded, ill or injured troops. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Angelita Lawrence 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Deon Farmer, right, and Navy Seaman Dylan Smith-Boccadoro conduct search-and-rescue training in the Atlantic Ocean, March 3, 2016. Farmer, a boatswain's mate, and Smith-Boccadoro, a ship's serviceman, are assigned to the USNS Spearhead. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Dunford 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Antonio Coffield prepares to dive underwater for photography training off the coast of San Diego, March 3, 2016. Navy Combat Camera has the Department of Defense's only underwater photography and videography capability. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers questions from reporters in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Carter is in Seattle to strengthen ties between the Defense Department and the tech community. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. Norwegian, Dutch and U.K. troops train during Exercise Cold Response 16 near Namsos, Norway, March 2, 2016. Norway's cold environment challenges the air, land and sea capabilities from 13 NATO allies and partners while improving their collective capacity to respond and operate as a team. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Chad McMeen 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work shakes hands with students after speaking to them during a Week at the Labs event on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 3, 2016 DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. Norwegian, Dutch and U.K. troops train during Exercise Cold Response 16 near Namsos, Norway, March 2, 2016. Norway's cold environment challenges the air, land and sea capabilities from 13 NATO allies and partners while improving their collective capacity to respond and operate as a team. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Chad McMeen 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marines and Dutch, British and Norwegian troops perform an integrated air insertion during Exercise Cold Response 16 near Namsos, Norway, March 3, 2016. The exercise aims to challenge the integration of air, land and sea capabilities of 13 NATO allies and partners while improving their collective capacity to respond and operate as a team. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter signs the Boeing guest board in Seattle, March 3, 2016. Carter is in Seattle to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Seattle, March 2, 2016. Carter is in Seattle to speak at a Microsoft-hosted breakfast as part of his efforts to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/02/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, left, meet with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Army paratrooper and a Spanish soldier secure the perimeter of a building during the Sky Soldier 16 training exercise at Chinchilla Training Area in Albacete, Spain, Feb. 29, 2016. The paratrooper is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Spanish soldier is assigned to the Spanish Armed Forces Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, meets with Afghan Lt. Gen. Qadam Shah Shameem, chief of armed forces, at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Soldiers detonate M18A1 Claymore mines at California Range, South Korea, March 2, 2016. The soldiers practiced how to set up and use the mines during Operation Pacific Pathways, which strengthens strategic partnerships to support continued regional stability. Army photo by Pfc. Elliott Page 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet and new chairman of the first DoD Innovation Advisory Board, during the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, March 2, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Gen. John F. Campbell, left, outgoing commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan and the NATO Resolute Support Mission; and Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, salute and stand with Afghan Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah during the change-of-command ceremony on Camp Resolute Support in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2, 2016. During the ceremony, Army Gen. John W. "Mick" Nicholson Jr. assumed the command. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Coronado 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, speaks at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, March 2, 2016. Carter is in San Francisco to strengthen ties between the Department of Defense and the tech community. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 03/01/2016 06:00 PM CST Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Jonas jumps out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at 10,000 feet while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2016. Jonas, a noncommissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations, is assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter listens to a technology demonstration at Galvanize San Francisco, March 1, 2016. Carter is on a trip to California and Washington state to discuss technology, cybersecurity initiatives and other topics with tech leaders. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Jane Horton, a Gold Star wife, en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, March 1, 2016. Dunford is visiting Afghanistan to meet with senior military and civilian leaders, and attend the Resolute Support and U.S. Forces Afghanistan change-of-command ceremony. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work presents the Medal of Honor flag to Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers Jr. during the Hall of Heroes ceremony at the Pentagon, March 1, 2016. Byers received the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan during a White House ceremony, Feb. 29, 2016. Photo by EJ Hersom 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST A U.S. landing craft performs a stern gate marriage with the USS Arlington as part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2016 in the Arabian Gulf, March 1, 2016. The Navy and Marine Corps are conducting the amphibious and ground exercise with Kuwaiti forces. The Arlington is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stevie Tate 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy sailors assigned to the USS Ross conduct small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea, March 1, 2016. The Ross, a guided-missile destroyer, is patrolling in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Stumberg 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Roger Freckleton gets into position as the point man for his team during combat marksmanship training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2, 2016. The training was part of a course to enhance small-unit leadership in an urban setting. Freckleton is a scout rifleman assigned to the 1st Marine Division's1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work provides remarks during the ceremony to induct Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers Jr. into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, March 1, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy sailors assigned to the USS Ross conduct small boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea, March 1, 2016. The Ross, a guided-missile destroyer, is patrolling in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Stumberg 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Sgt. David Jones practices his swimming technique at the Aquatics Training Center on Fort Bliss, Texas, March 1, 2016. Army photo by Pfc. Ian Ryan 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Four EA-6B Prowler aircraft conduct an aerial refuel and formation flight near Marine Corps Station Cherry Point, N.C., March. 1, 2016. The flight was the first time in several years that all 4 EA-6B Prowler squadrons flew together. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jodson B. Graves 02/29/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with ROTC cadets and midshipmen in San Francisco, March 1, 2016. Carter delivered a speech at the Commonwealth Club, the nation's oldest public affairs forum, as part of a trip to California and Washington state to discuss technology, cybersecurity initiatives and other topics with tech leaders. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST A B-1B Lancer takes off on the first day of Red Flag 16-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Feb. 29, 2016. The Lancer is assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keven Tanenbaum 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Sgt. Corey Collins directs a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during slingload training at Coyle drop zone on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 29, 2016. Collins is assigned to the Army Reserve's 404th Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne. New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy sailors participate in a morning physical training session at the Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA during Sailor of the Year week in Virginia Beach, Va., Feb. 29, 2016. Winners for each sea and shore command will be selected to participate in the U.S. Fleet Forces competition. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamie V. Cosby 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Ashley Crites prepares to fire an arrow during the 2016 Air Force Trials on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 29, 2016. The adaptive sports event promotes the mental and physical well-being of seriously wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans. More than 100 wounded, ill or injured service men and women from around the country will compete for a spot on the 2016 Warrior Games Team. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Curry 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class James Ferm and Elliot Salgado signal a CH-53 Sea Stallion to take off from amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 29, 2016. Ferm is an information systems technician and Salgado is an aviation boatswain's mate. The Stallion is assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Squadron 166. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Cyr 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter lays a wreath at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Feb. 29, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen 02/28/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Pfc. Kevyn Jones returns fire with an M240L machine gun during Exercise Sky Soldier 16 at Chinchilla training area in Albacete, Spain, Feb. 29, 2016. Jones is a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn 02/27/2016 06:00 PM CST A soldier engages targets during an aerial gunnery exercise on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 28, 2016. The gunner is assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman 02/26/2016 06:00 PM CST Crew chiefs for the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, set off to launch jets during a practice demonstration at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., Feb. 27, 2016. The Blue Angels are conducting winter training before kicking off the 2016 show season. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel M. Young 02/26/2016 06:00 PM CST U.S. soldiers, left, engage role players acting as angry protesters during crowd control training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 25, 2016. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Duval 02/24/2016 06:00 PM CST The USS Bulkeley receives fuel and cargo from dry cargo ship USNS Medgar Evers during a replenishment in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 25, 2016. The guided-missile destroyer is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Lieberknec 02/24/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Staff Sgt. Esteban Arenas waits for fellow soldiers to zero out the sights on their M16 rifles on a military shooting range in Landstuhl, Germany, Feb. 25, 2016. Soldiers wore personal protective equipment during the training to help prevent injuries such as traumatic brain injury. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball 02/23/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Cpl. Andrew Hernandez provides security for his team during a live-fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016. Hernandez is a cavalry scout assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner 02/23/2016 06:00 PM CST Navy Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Carter inspects a drawstring on a sailor's flight deck life preserver in the hangar bay of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 24, 2016. The aircraft carrier is undergoing inspection and survey. Navy photo by Seaman Casey S. Trietsch 02/23/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Samuel J. Galan Jr. and Lance Cpl. Gerald J. Demontmollin III refuel a UH-1Y Venom before conducting helicopter training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 24, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin E. Bowles 02/22/2016 06:00 PM CST Army Sgt. Lopez, center left, gives directions to fellow soldiers as they prepare to evacuate simulated casualties on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016. Lopez is a crew chief assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer 02/22/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps recruits participate in a confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 23, 2016. The recruits are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelica I. Annastas 02/22/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine recruits navigate a log obstacle while maintaining a low profile during training on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 23, 2016. The recruits, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, are scheduled to graduate April 22, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelica Annastas 02/22/2016 06:00 PM CST Marine Corps recruits participate in the slide-for-life obstacle during the confidence course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 23, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelica I. Annastas 02/21/2016 06:00 PM CST Air Force Senior Airman Noah Lindquist tests his night vision goggles in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft before a sortie on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys 02/21/2016 06:00 PM CST Sailors aboard the USS Chung-Hoon haul in a line during a replenishment at sea with the USNS Rainier in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 22, 2016. The Chung-Hoon is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley 02/19/2016 06:00 PM CST Marines spray fuel with a hose as they approach an aircraft engulfed in fire during a training event as part of Cobra Gold 16 in Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. The Marines are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172. Cobra Gold is a multinational training exercise. Marine Corps photo By Cpl. William Hester 02/19/2016 06:00 PM CST A group of Marines spray fuel away from them during an aircraft fire training exercise as part of Cobra Gold 16 in Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed to increase interoperability and relations between participating nations in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester 02/17/2016 06:00 PM CST A U.S. Army jumpmaster, center, gives commands to U.S. troops and German soldiers inside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of an airborne exercise over Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 18, 2016. Army photo by Pfc. Emily Houdershieldt 02/17/2016 06:00 PM CST Soldiers scan their sector for simulated enemy fighters during a clearance operation exercise in a mock town at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 18, 2016. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Manne 02/02/2016 06:00 PM CST Marines put out the last few fires on an engulfed aircraft during Cobra Gold 16 in Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multinational exercise designed to increase cooperation and interoperability between participating nations in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marines Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester
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