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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 23, 2016) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) approaches the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stevie Tate/Released)
Pvt. Jacob Smith, an infantryman assigned to Ghost Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment provides security using his M249 light machine gun while helping his unit conduct reconnaissance patrols during their Squad Tactical Exercise as a part of Allied Spirit IV, being held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC,) located in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 20, 2016. The purpose of the training during Allied Spirit IV is to showcase JMRC’s world-class facility while highlighting its ability to train U.S. Soldiers to communicate and work alongside their NATO Allies in a realistic enviroment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner)
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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 21, 2016) The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 54, transits through the Arabian Gulf. CTF 54 commands operations of U.S. submarine forces (SSN/SGN) and coordinates theater-wide anti-submarine warfare matters in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Torrey W. Lee/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers attached to Special Operations Command Europe participate in airborne qualification jump on the evening of Jan. 21, 2016, near Malmsheim, Germany. (U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Martin Greeson, Released)
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Tate, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, hooks up a net full of beach debris and trash to the bottom of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at a beach near Neah Bay, Wash., Jan. 22, 2015. The debris and trash was offloaded to nearby trucks for further disposal. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)
Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command jump out of the MV-22B Osprey in groups during a high altitude low opening jump with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Jan. 21, 2016. The squadron supported Marine Raiders by conducting HALO jumps as well as static line jumps to allow Marine Raiders to train for future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam/Released)
113th Security Forces Squadron Senior Airman Erica Gonzalez patrols the flight line on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans during Exercise Sentry Voodoo Jan. 22. Gonzalez is a D.C. Air National Guardsman participating in the two-week flying exercise. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Craig Clapper/Released)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR USAA – NFL Pro Bowler Russell Wilson, left, throws a pass to a diving service member, during the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl Draft presented by USAA at Wheeler Army Airfield, on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Wahiawa, Hawaii. USAA is the Official Military Appreciation Sponsor of the NFL. (Kevin Terrell/AP Images for USAA)
The Marines of 11th Marine Regiment prepare to go compete in a tug-of-war competition in celebration Saint Barbara’s Day – the patron saint of Artillery – in Las Pulgas, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 21, 2016. The regiment remembered those artillerymen who have gone before them with a memorial service, inducted new members into the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, and added some levity with a homemade trebuchet competition.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James greets Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Jan. 27, 2016, in Washington. James testified with Frank Kendall III, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The witnesses provided insight on the military’s space launch capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
U.S. Cyber Command Commander Adm. Michael S. Rogers presents Secretary of Defense Ash Carter a challenge coin as Secretary Carter departs US CYBERCOM after a visit Jan. 27, 2016 to discuss matters of importance with Adm. Rogers. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
A U.S. Army Humvee is maneuvered through the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)
