U.S. Marines shield their faces from dust kicked up from a CH-53E Super Stallion as it lands during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 25, 2015.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey smile as President of the United States Barack Obama speaks during Hagel’s farewell tribute at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Jan. 28, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Buchta/Released)
Soldiers drive their truck through flood waters to help evacuate stranded residents in Scituate, Mass., Jan. 27, 2015. The soldiers, assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1058th Transportation Company, were called to duty to support local and state agencies during the response to Winter Storm Juno.
Massachusetts National Guard photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Alfred Tripolone III
U.S. Army Col. John V. Meyer, commander of 2nd Cavalry Regiment, center, discusses mission objectives while conducting a combat arms rehearsal during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 25, 2015. Exercise Allied Spirit includes more than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, United Kingdom and the U.S. Allied Spirit is exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within alliance members. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lloyd Villanueva/Released)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, from Camp Pendleton, Calif., prepare to fire a Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon while participating in a platoon attack event during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), Calif., Jan. 25, 2015. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms training, urban operations, and joint/coalition level integration training that promotes operational forces readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testifies on the Army of 2016 before the Senate Arms Service Committee in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2015. Service chiefs from all military branches testified before the committee about the military and the effects of sequestration in the future. (Mike Morones/Staff)
Dragoon troopers assigned to Field Support Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted a logistics convoy and delivered supplies to their fellow Dragoons assigned to Palehorse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd CR, during Allied Spirit I at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2015. Allied Spirit allows allies and partners to connect personally, professionally, technically and tactically to create stronger, more capable forces.
U.S. Air Force recovering service members practice drills at wheelchair basketball during the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports and Reconditioning Camp, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Jan. 20, 2015. More than 80 Air Force recovering service members from around the nation participated in the weeklong adaptive sports camp. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarayuth Pinthong Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Ayel, mortarman, and Lance Cpl. David Jardine, scout observer, both with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Echo Company, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, use common laser rangefinders to spot the impact of rounds while participating in a fire support coordination exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (MCAGCC), Calif., Jan. 27, 2015. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms training, urban operations, and Joint/Coalition level integration training that promotes operational forces readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith/Released)
Army National Guard Spc. Jian Barcelo helps a stranded resident out of a military truck in Scituate, Mass., Jan. 27, 2015. Barcelo is a truck driver assigned to the Massachusetts National Guard’s 1058th Transportation Company. The soldiers were called to duty to support local and state agencies during the response to Winter Storm Juno.
Massachusetts National Guard photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Alfred Tripolone III
