U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fast-rope from an MH-60R during maritime interoperability training off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., Jan. 16, 2015. MIT prepares the 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)
U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Alex McClendon, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technician, and Wesley Michaux, 192nd Mission Support Group emergency management technician, act as an initial entry team during Integrated Base Emergency Response and Capability training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 13, 2015. McClendon and Michaux were responsible for entering a simulated contaminated area and testing for hazardous materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Newman/Released) (Photo was cropped, sharpened and levels were used to emphasize subject.)
DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Jan. 19, 2015) Lt. Russell Jarvis, an engineer from Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center in Washington, D.C., inspects piles during a survey on a deep draft wharf at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. Seabees from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, Port Hueneme, Ca., and Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 in Pearl Harbor are checking the structural integrity of fenders and piles on the wharf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen/Released) 150119-N-OM642-037
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A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force practices breaching techniques during maritime interoperability training in San Diego Bay Jan. 10, 2015. The training prepares the Marines 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)
Recovering service members participate in wheelchair basketball drills during the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp Jan. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. More than 80 Air Force recovering service members from around the nation participated in the weeklong adaptive sports camp here Jan. 19-23. For many of the competitors, this is the first training event prior to participation in the 2015 Air Force Trials followed by the Warrior Games in mid-2015. In conjunction with the sports event, a career readiness and employment fair and wounded warrior caregiver education sessions took place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith James/Released)
Army Brig. Gen. Roger Cloutier Jr., center, addresses an overflow crowd at a “listening session” about potential cuts at Fort Campbell, Ky., on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015. Under the Army’s worst-case scenario, the sprawling post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line could lose up to 16,000 soldiers and civilians by 2020. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 21: South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror exercise on January 21, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. The drill comes amid international concerns about terrorism, natural disasters and concerns over North Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 16, 2015) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transits San Diego Bay as it returns from a deployment. Cape St. George conducted operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Bell/Released) 150116-N-MB306-022
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Mays with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force drives a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat 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)
(FILES) In this January 15, 2015 file photo, Hosts Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone announce the movie ‘American Sniper’ as one of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture during the Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” blasted into first place with a massive $90.2 million take, blowing away the competition at the American box office, industry estimates said January 18. The war drama, based on the true story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, set a new record for January opening, US media reported, and comes after the film wracked up six Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor for star Bradley Cooper. This was the film’s first weekend in wide release. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON/FILESMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images