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NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Nov. 21, 2014) Cmdr. David Waidelich, executive officer of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, greets his children during a homecoming celebration at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi flight line. VAW-115 is returning from a deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan G. Greene/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire 155H ammunition rounds from a Paladin Artillery System at targets during Decisive Action Rotation 15-02 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 12, 2014. Decisive Action Rotations test the capabilities of Brigade Combat Teams against similarly equipped opposing forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Randis Monroe/Released)
New York Army Guardsmen use engineering equipment to help remove snow in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2014. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called up about 375 Guardsmen to support response and recovery efforts following historic amounts of snowfall in the area.
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lloyd
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 23: A young girl in an Air Force sweatshirt stands under the outstretched United States flag during the singing of the National Anthem before a game between the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 23, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
New Zealand Defence Force soldiers of the Wellington East Coast (WEC) Squadron, 1st New Zealand Brigade, scan a sector to provide security during a cordon and strike mission as part of Exercise Kiwi Koru Nov. 15, 2014, outside of Stratford, New Zealand. Local community members enabled the use of property and land during scenarios, enabling a more realistic training environment during Exercise Kiwi Koru. The multinational exercise is designed to enhance relations between the United States and New Zealand, advance interoperability between U.S. and N.Z. forces and increase the readiness of both militaries to respond to regional crises. U.S. soldiers, Marines and sailors trained alongside approximately 600 New Zealand Defence Force soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
Sailors rig the barricade during a flight deck drill on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson 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 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)
Marines cheer on their teammates during a pugil stick bout Nov. 14 on Camp Hansen’s Parade Field during a 3rd Intelligence Battalion field meet. The pugil stick competition served as the main event of the field meet, which drew a lot of excitement from a loud crowd. The Marines are with 3rd Intel. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody speaks to Team Dover senior noncommissioned officers prior to having lunch Nov. 18, 2014, at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Cody spoke on numerous topics pertaining to Air Force personnel and opened to floor to questions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
Military servicemen lead the New England Patriots onto the field before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions during a Salute to Service activity Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Mineman 2nd Class Ryan Mckee, temporarily assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, works on underwater knot tying while training to attend Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) school. CTG-56.1 offers an extensive training program to sailors who express interest in joining the EOD community. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Daniel P. Rolston/RELEASED)
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. (Nov. 19, 2014)Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jemarcus Thomas, from Tampa, Fla., lays a 1972 penny on the gravesites of a fallen soldier at the Gettysburg Soldier’s National Cemetery. Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in Gettysburg, Pa., to participate in the 151st anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Abraham Lincoln is undergoing refueling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary A. Prill/Released)
