
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roberto Valez enters the water during training in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Nov. 25, 2014. Valez, a diver, is assigned to Commander Task Group 56.1, which conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving and force protection operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wyatt Huggett 
Police and Missouri National Guardsmen stand guard as protesters gather in front of Ferguson Police Department on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) 
U.S. Marines load bags of concrete onto an MV-22B Osprey to help local and international health organizations build Ebola treatment units to support Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. The Marines and sailors are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Crisis Response, Africa. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis 
ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 27, 2014) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert serve desserts to Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on Thanksgiving Day to show their thanks for their hard work and dedication in upholding the CNO’s tenets of warfighting first, operate forward and be ready, enabling the Navy to preserve peace through power projection. Greenert was in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting visits with Sailors on various ships and bases. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released) 141127-N-WL435-763 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com 
Airman 1st Class Koleton Mitchell participates in a 7-mile-long ruck alongside fellow Airmen at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Nov. 18, 2014. The ruck kicked-off a field training exercise culminating the Army Weather Support Course intended to integrate Airmen with Soldiers before they deploy with an Army unit. Mitchell is a 25th Operational Weather Squadron weather forecaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chris Drzazgowski) 
U.S. sailors rescue an injured hiker in the vicinity of Lower Sigua Falls, Guam, Nov. 26, 2014. The helicopter crew is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25. U.S. Navy photo 
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathon E. Goff, right, helps pull Marines in his squad through an obstacle during the endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 25, 2014. Goff is a rifleman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thor J. Larson 
Tennessee Army National Guard OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters recently returned to home station (AASF#2) at McGhee Tyson ANG Base from a deployment to Afghanistan. The armed reconnaissance aircraft were transported back on C-17 Globemaster aircraft from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby, 134th ARW Public Affairs) 
U.S. soldiers participate in a turkey bowl as part of Thanksgiving activities on Camp Stanley, South Korea, Nov. 27, 2014. The soldiers, who competed in basketball and football tournaments, are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Schneider 
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jill Diem sings during a Battle of the Bulge 70th anniversary commemoration event in Bastogne, Belgium, Nov. 22, 2014. Diem is a regional vocalist for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko 
Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael Coffman’s daughters welcome him home after a six-month deployment at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2014. Coffman is assigned to the fast attack submarine USS Columbia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Khor



