Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks at the Eisenhower Luncheon during the annual Association of the US Army conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 13, 2015.
ARTA TRAINING RANGE, Djibouti (Oct. 6, 2015) U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dragos Coca engages targets during a desert survival and tactics course. Coca is a platoon sergeant with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Elements of the 15th MEU trained with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM) in Djibouti from Sept. 21 to Oct. 7 in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)
151013-N-SR567-194 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2015) – An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 picks up ordnance during an ammunition onload to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway as part of the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wesley J. Breedlove/Released)
Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam veteran Rocky Bleier places his four Super Bowl rings on Col. Duane Miller during an autograph session at the annual Association of the US Army conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 13, 2015.
Soldiers with the 1-503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, provide suppressive fire. During Operation Eagle Shock, the 1-503rd IN leaders intended to develop leaders, increase unit lethality, and build interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin)
(Left to right) Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, Australian chief of the defense, U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, walk to their next meeting of the 2015 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Boston, Mass., Oct. 13, 2015. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)
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PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 13, 2015) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson answers a Sailors question during an all-hands call at Kilo Pier. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens and Richardson are in Hawaii as part of their round-the-world tour, visiting Sailors in Japan, South Korea and Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin L. Carey/Released)
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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Oct. 10, 2015) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution perform a War of 1812-era long gun drill in Charlestown Navy Yard as part of Constitution’s weekend festivities celebrating the U.S, Navy’s 240th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Melkus/Released)
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SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2015) Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Brandon Peterson, a member of the U.S. Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, comes in for a landing during a skydiving demonstration at the Fleet Week Air Show. The Navy parachute team is based in San Diego and performs aerial parachute demonstrations around the nation in support of Naval Special Warfare and Navy recruiting. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Shaun Thomas/Released)
SAN FRANCISCO – Marines with the 1st Marine Division Band march past the Coit Tower during the Italian heritage parade on Oct. 11., as part of San Francisco Fleet Week 2015. SFFW ’15 is a week-long event that blends a unique training and education program, bringing together key civilian emergency responders and Naval crisis-response forces to exchange best practices on humanitarian assistance disaster relief with particular emphasis on defense support to civil authorities.
Luna, Crema and Sonya, explosives detection canines with the Maritime Safety and Security Team 91101 in Seattle, pose on the stage of the Seattle Seahawks change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Oct. 13, 2015. In addition to providing explosives detection and deterrence in the maritime environment, adjacent lands and waterside installations, canine teams with the MSST 91101 occasionally work in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies to ensure safety at high profile sporting events. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)
