U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division sets up an M119 Howitzer during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as more than 1,000 paratroopers from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the U.K and the U.S., conducted an airborne operation as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26. 2015. The Forces work together to gather equipment look for the wounded and leave the drop zone for more jumpers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong / Released)
150825-N-PG340-021 ARABIAN GULF (August 25, 2015) – Seaman Egypt Rodriguez, from Miami, stands the lee helmsman watch on the bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt 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 3rd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)
Paratroopers conduct a static-line jump during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations participated during the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen)
U.S. Airmen assess and treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 21, 2015. Medical personnel use mass casualty exercises to ensure interoperability and maintain their skills, keeping them prepared to respond to any possible contingency across the Central Command Area of Operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Leah Agler/RELEASED)
U.S. Soldiers with the 75th Ranger Regiment conduct a training raid at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations – including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States – will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple allied nations’ crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
150826-N-XX566-064 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2015) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Daniel Blank, from Johnstown, Pa., signals to an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck. Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are undergoing Composite Training Unit Exercise and Joint Task Force Exercise (COMPTUEX/JTFEX), the final step in certifying to deploy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard / Released)
150826-N-CI175-144 DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 26, 2015) Musician 3rd Class (SW) Michael Bookman, assigned to the Navy Band Great Lakes Brass Band, plays in a concert along Detroit’s downtown RiverWalk as part of Detroit Navy Week. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that don't have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Johnson, 386th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron, removes plaque from 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, FFrida’s teeth during a dental cleaning at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Aug. 27, 2015. MWDs receive routine medical care to aid their human military partners in the fight against the Islamic State or ISIL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Racheal E. Watson/Released)
150825-N-FI568-020 ARABIAN GULF (August 25, 2015)- Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Camilo Fernan, from Irvine, Calif., practices room clearing techniques in the brig aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt 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 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson/Released
150826-N-PX557-102 NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 26, 2015) Army Maj. Geoff Shorr, Lt. Cmdr. Ted Huebner, Nigerian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andy Zidon, Air Force Maj. Joe Hanscom and Lt. Cmdr. Katharine Cerezo engage in conversation while attending U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island as Naval Staff College students. Naval Staff College is a resident international program for intermediate-level officers who are integrated with their U.S. counterparts. Officers enrolled in international courses benefit from a robust field studies program that illustrates how the U.S. functions in all respects including; democratic ideals of elected government, internationally recognized human rights, free enterprise, judicial system, industry, diversity of society, press, political parties and interest groups, media and civil-military relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James E. Foehl/Released)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with a U.S. Air Force aircraft maintainer during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2015. Carter spoke with Airman and observed a Red Flag Exercise. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
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