
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct sling load operations with UH-60 helicopters from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry division, part of an artillery raid during Exercise Allied Spirit IV at 7th Army JMTCÕs Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 26, 2016. 
160126-N-EH218-068 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2016) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Thompson, from Miami, takes part in a command swim call aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released) 
A member of the Golden Knights demonstration team salutes as he exits a Fokker C-31A Troopship during a training jump over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard / Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy / Released) 
(From left) Brig. Gen. Bruce E. Oliveira, commander, Land Component Command, Hawaii National Guard, Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Adm. Scott Swift, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Brig. Gen. Brian P. Fenton, U.S. Army Pacific, chief of staff of operations, listen to the referee’s final instructions prior to the coin toss of the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 31, 2016. This year marks the 35th Pro Bowl held at Aloha Stadium, and commanders from each component command were present for the coin toss. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada) 
Staff Sgt. Jarret Garibaldi, left, instructs Staff Sgt. Cody Fazio on a 155 mm howitzer round during a joint-training exercise between III Marine Expeditionary Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Ordnance Disposal units at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2016. The exercise enhances unit cohesion between the two units for further training, real-world instances and keeping the Asia-Pacific region safe from explosive ordnance and CBRN threats. Garibaldi is from Napa, California, and is an EOD technician with 3rd Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MEF. Fazio, from Billings, Montana, is an EOD technician with 3rd Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey M. Dornfeld/ Released) 
Paratroopers test the capabilities of an MRZR4 LT all-terrain vehicle during familiarization training on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 21, 2016. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez 
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a simulated casualty evacuation during urban defensive training during Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 29, 2016. The training was conducted to strengthen unit coordination and maneuvers during urban terrain assaults. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever A. Statz/Released) 
Airmen participate in water survival training near Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2016. New York Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy 
Soldiers with the Ukrainian Army along with paratroopers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct platoon live-fire training Jan. 29, 2016, at the International Peacekeeping Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine. Soldiers with the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine along with paratroopers with the 173rd Abn. Bde. will train soldiers with the Ukrainian Army on defensive combat skills and civil-military operations in conjunction with fundamentals on individual and collective firing as part of Fearless Guardian II. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana M. Diaz-Brown, 10th Press Camp Headquarters) 
160130-N-AX638-079 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 30, 2016) Senior Chief Information Systems Technician Sheridan McCray, from Marshall, Texas, grills sausages during a steel beach picnic on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Preston/Released) 
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepares to take off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 24, 2016, in transit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to participate in training exercises. More than 150 maintainers from the 354th Fighter Wing will keep the Aggressors in the air and prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines for contingency operations along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)



