
U.S. Marine Sgt. Zack Ray posts security during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 20, 2014. Ray is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. Interop gives the 15th MEU’s MRF and Security Element an opportunity to work together and support each other in preparation for a deployment in the spring. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released) 

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., complete a hike at Telegraph Pass in Yuma, Arizona, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. 
Sailors move a pallet of supplies across the flight deck during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101). Gridley is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations 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 3rd Class Bryan Jackson/released) 
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Pigmon, and Jeffrey Bellew, both response force members with the 354th Security Forces Squadron, Nov. 26, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Secretary met and discussed Air Force policies and goals with Airmen and local community leaders during her visit to Eielson and received a first-hand look at the base’s critical role in the strategic Pacific rebalance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released) 
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brad Williamson waves to the Spanish navy frigate ESPS Reina Sofia from the bridge wing of the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 24, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda S. Kitchner 
Airman 1st Class Zach Wertz replaces old rope lights on an outdoor tree display on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Dec. 2, 2014. Wertz is an electrician assigned to the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara Fadenrecht 
141123-N-EC644-045 SHICHINOHE, Japan (Nov. 23, 2014) Sailors at Misawa Air Base, Japan, play soccer with children at the Bikoen Orphanage in Shichinohe, Japan, during a Thanksgiving community service project. The Sailors played games and served a Thanksgiving meal to the children. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore/Released) 
Army Spc. Cameron Huntington embraces his wife, Rebekah, shortly after he returned home from Afghanistan in the early morning hours on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 28, 2014. Huntington is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Armas



