Members with the 374th Maintenance Squadron pull a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2016. The aircraft was pulled as part of the 374th Maintenance Group’s Maintenance Rodeo Competition, which pits squadrons against each other in various tasks to win points toward an award and bragging rights. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez)
The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department holds a goodbye ceremony Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Alpine, N.J., for Officer Arturo Bellini, who is being deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, with the U.S. Army Reserve. The department raised a “Support Our Troops” flag which will fly over the department’s headquarters until his return in about a year. (Tariq Zehawi/Northjersey.com via AP)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford visits with U.S. Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Kara Soar Base, Makhmur, Iraq, April 22, 2016, after presenting four Marines with the Purple Heart. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi)
A U.S. Navy Seabee, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, yells out enemy locations to his teammates during a simulated attack for NMCB 5’s field training exercise (FTX) at Fort Hunter Liggett Calif., April 27, 2016. The FTX prepared and tested the battalion’s ability to enter hostile locations, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks using realistic scenarios while being evaluated by Naval Construction Group 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Stephen Sisler)
Vice President Joe Biden meets with U.S. diplomatic and military personnel serving in Iraq, Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Josh Lederman)
Coalition forces participate in the Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air’s (TAAC-Air) annual remembrance ruck, run and walk in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27, 2016. The ruck, run and walk honored the nine Airmen who were shot and killed on the Afghan air base on April 27, 2011, along with two Airmen assigned to the command, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Oct. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Petty Officers Craig Oravitz and Richard Barone patrol Boston’s waterfront with Rruthie a specially trained Coast Guard dog, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The team is based out of New York and and is in Boston as part of an increased security presence for the Boston Marathon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)
FORT WORTH, Texas (April 24, 2016) U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, Delta Pilots fly in formation at Air Power Expo. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 66 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez/Released)160424-N-WJ386-314
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U.S. Marine Corps recruits of Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct smashes during a martial arts program test at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 27, 2016. Charlie Company is scheduled to graduate May 20, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelica Annastas)
Members of the 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons from the Alaska Air National Guard took part in a simulated casualty evacuation training exercise off the coast of Homer, Ala., April 27, 2016. The scenario involved an injured member of a fishing vessel that required immediate treatment and extraction from the boat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton)
Military color guards stand at attention during the national anthem before the first round of the 2016 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion is staged during a Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command night raid exercise at Tactical Air Combat Training System Airfield, near Yuma, April 21, 2016. This exercise was conducted during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-16. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary M. Ford, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)
