A lifeguard prepares to receive a rescue basket from the crew of a Coast Guard MH-65D helicopter during a training exercise off the coast of Malibu, Calif., Jan. 9, 2015. The Coast Guard crew is assigned to Air Station Los Angeles.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kaden Prickett fires a .50-caliber scoped rifle at a target 1,200 meters away in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, Jan. 6, 2015. Prickett is a machine gunner and team leader assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carson A. Gramley
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force toss the rope for a fast-rope mission during maritime interoperability training at Stu Segall studios in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 8, 2015. MIT prepares the 15th MEU MRF for their upcoming deployment by enhancing their combat skills and teaching them techniques for boarding vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Allison Burgos/Released)
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to The Checkmates of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 211, is directed into position to be launched off the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway participating in a composite unit training exercise, which tests the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group’s ability to effectively react to real-world scenarios and perform as an integrated unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)
U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force drive Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015. MIT prepares the 15th MEU’s MRF for their upcoming deployment by enhancing their combat skills and teaching them techniques for boarding vessels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
Lance Cpl. Christian Christopoulos engages targets behind a riot shield during weapons qualification Jan. 8 at Range 174 on Camp Hansen. Christopoulos is a Parker, Colo., native and a Special Reaction Team member with the Camp Foster Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. SRT is the military equivalent of Special Weapons and Tactics teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Released)
An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot readies his aircraft for an early morning training exercise on the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 9, 2015. The pilot is assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing. The exercise tests the wing’s capabilities to deploy on sorties or missions.
New Jersey National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
Cmdr. Joseph A. Torres Jr., commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), is greeted by the daughter of a Republic of Korea (ROK) sailor assigned to ROK 1st Fleet during a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Republic of Korea Navy/Released)
U.S. Navy Quartermaster 1st Class Dave Macaraeg demonstrates how the Seattle Seahawks’ 12th Man flag is hoisted up and down while it is flying on the the USS John C. Stennis Navy Aircraft Carrier, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, as the ship moves past Seattle from Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., to Naval Magazine Indian Island, Wash. to take on ammunition before a deployment the the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, Calif. The Seahawks will play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 in the NFC championship NFL football game. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
