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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2014) Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 and Fleet Combat Camera Pacific attach a “horse collar” towing device to the NASA Orion Crew Module. The amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) is supporting the first exploration test flight for the NASA Orion program. EFT-1 is the fifth at sea testing of the Orion Crew Module using a Navy well deck recovery method. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles White/Released)
FOB GAMBERI, AFGHANISTAN – DECEMBER 07: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel walks to meet with American troops during a visit, December 7, 2014 in FOB Gamberi, Afghanistan. Secretary Hagel visited the Forward Operating Base to meet with Afghanistan military officials and visit with American troops stationed there. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII – DECEMBER 07: A color guard is seen during a memorial service for the 73rd anniversary of the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl harbor on the island of Oahu at the Pacific National Monument on December 07, 2014 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On the morning of December 7, 1941 a surprise military attack was conducted by aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy against the U.S. Pacific Fleet being moored in Pearl Harbor, marking the entry of the U.S. in World War II. More than 2,400 people were killed and thousands wounded, with dozens of Navy vessels either sunk or destroyed. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
A U.S. Soldier provides over watch while Afghan students participate in the final scenario before graduating from Air Liaison Officer School, Nov. 25, 2014, at Forward Operating Base Hunter range, Afghanistan. The students learned how to call for Afghan air support in the event of a troops in contact situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston/Released)
Sgt. Antonio Paul, an electrician with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participates in a live-fire range aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 5. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/Released)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 07: Charles Woodson #24 of the Oakland Raiders signs an autograph for a member of the U.S. Army prior to playing the San Francisco 49ers at O.co Coliseum on December 7, 2014 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, takes a photo with a U.S. sailor while aboard the USS Ross on Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 6, 2014. Dempsey is visiting U.S. service members who are deployed outside the United States during the holidays.
DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Allen during the USOÕs 53rd Armed Forces Gala and Gold Medal Dinner in New York, Dec. 4, 2014. Allen, an avionics electrical technician, was one of five service members to receive a USO Military leadership award. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathan Gallahan
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – A squad of Marines cheers on two of its members as they haul a large vehicle tire during the final competition of the Advanced InfantrymanÕs Course held Dec. 1, 2014. The class of 21 Marines included infantrymen from California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Christine Cabalo)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 06: Members of the military present the colors during the national anthem before the SEC Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Missouri Tigers at the Georgia Dome on December 6, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)