Staff Sgt. Robbie Petry, tomb sentinel, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), places a rose at each of the four crypts of the Unknowns during his last walk ceremony Dec. 19 in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Petry has the honor of being badge number 618. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody W. Torkelson)Spc. Robert Brink, an engineer with the 36th Engineer Brigade, works on electrical conduit at the site of a new Ebola treatment unit being built in support of Operation United Assistance in Gbediah, Liberia, Dec. 19, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brien Vorhees, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) / Released)Marine Corps Cpl. Kuamutsua Xiong moves under the concealment of smoke during a combined arms exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 17, 2014. Xiong is a radio operator assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos New Orleans - Staff Sgt. Sylvester T. Dollard, the security administrative staff noncommissioned officer in charge at Marine Forces Reserve, packs donated toys at the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation building in New Orleans, Dec. 16, 2014. The new, unwrapped toys will be distributed through the Marine Corps ReserveÕs Toys for Tots program to less fortunate children in the New Orleans community.
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Ian LeonesCoast Guard and other federal law enforcement officials work together to offload more than eight and a half tons of cocaine from the USS Vandergrift at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 19, 2014. The cocaine was seized in the eastern Pacific Ocean in international waters off the coast of Central America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Connie Terrell)Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg places a flower on a memorial wreath during the Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Dec. 16, 2014, in Luxembourg. The cemetery holds 5,076 fallen American service members, many of whom lost their lives during the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Warren) A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter flies overhead providing close air support during joint terminal attack controller proficiency training at the Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., Dec. 18, 2014. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron 773 Detachment Bravo.
New Jersey National Guard photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht A U.S. soldier provides security as an Afghanistan child waves to International Security Assistance Force members as they pass by in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2014.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle U.S. sailors man a hose during a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 19, 2014.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex King ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2014) Holiday greetings from schools in Virginia decorate the mess deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony R. Martinez/Released) 141216-N-RB546-199
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