The West Point parachute team parachutes into Yankee Stadium before Army plays Connecticut in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group push a pallet of cargo from the hold of a C-130 aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 3, 2014. The Kentucky Airmen are operating an Aerial Port of Debarkation to funnel humanitarian aid to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
Washington National Guard Lt. Aaron B. Clancy runs onto the field ahead of Seattle Seahawks players for team introductions, as part of the NFL’s Salute to Service tribute to the military, at an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Air Assault Course students navigate the obstacle course during Zero Day Activities at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center. The Air Assault Course is 12 days in duration and prepares Soldiers for air mobile operations. (Army National Guard Warrior Training Center)
Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire ceremonial rounds from their M1A2 Abrams Tanks at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014. The Soldiers, who are here to assist in training the Latvian Land Forces as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, were part of an exhibit to dignitaries and local media. These rounds mark the first firing of tank rounds in Latvia since 1994. These activities are part of the U.S. Army Europe-led Operation Atlantic Resolve land force assurance training taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy J. Fowler)
Staff Sgt. Robert Eady conducts a well certification review Nov. 3, 2014, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Nondestructive inspection technicians inspect foreign object debris discovered in an aircraft via X-ray. Debris, no matter the size, can lead to disastrous consequences if introduced into an aircraft engine. Eady is a 1st Maintenance Squadron NDI technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Antoinette Gibson)
Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Calvin Jackson from Phoenix signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye from the “Liberty Bells” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro/Released)
WASHINGTON (Nov. 7, 2014) — Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work posthumously inducts Medal of Honor Recipient 1st Lt Alonzo Cushing into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes Nov. 7, 2014. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt/Released
Combined Joint Task Force-10 ended their mission in Regional Command-East as it both cased its colors and ended the RC-East mission as ISAF transitioned to the Resolute Support mission, as hundreds of coalition partners, Afghan National Security Forces counterparts and civilians showed up to RC-East’s Headquarters at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kap Kim, Combined Joint Task Force-10 Public Affairs) (Released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Henderson from the 177th Fighter Wing uses a rescue saw on a truck at Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., Nov. 8, 2014. Henderson is a member of the CDDAR team, which performs crashed, destroyed and disabled aircraft recovery. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Shane Karp/Released)
