U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a deck shoot at night during their Western Pacific Deployment 16 aboard the USS New Orleans, April 1, 2016. More then 4,500 Marines and Sailors from the Boxer ARG, 13th MEU team are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus/RELEASED)
Gunnery sergeant Christopher Willingham, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, poses with retired US Marine dog Lucca, after receiving the PDSA Dickin Medal, awarded for animal bravery, equivalent of the Victoria Cross, at Wellington Barracks in London, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The 12-year-old German Shepherd lost her leg on 23 March 2012, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when Lucca discovered a 30lb improvised explosive device (IED) and as she searched for additional IEDs, a second device detonated, instantly loosing her front left leg. Lucca completed over 400 separate missions in Iraq and Afghanistan during six years of active service protected the lives of thousands of troops, with her heroic actions recognised by the UK's leading veterinary charity, PDSA, with the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
U.S. Army's armored vehicle moves during the annual exercise in Paju, near the border with North Korea, Friday, April 1, 2016. North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after the U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent North Korea from advancing its nuclear and missile programs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Airmen from the Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont Air National Guard Fire Departments perform a live aircraft fire training exercise at 165th Airlift Wing's Regional Fire Training Facility in Savannah, Ga. on April 4th, 2016. The airmen are conducting joint training exercises to maintain operational readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew J. Merlock/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathan Williams, motorman, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment – “The Lava Dogs”, clears a house with Sgt. Jung Ti Hyung an infantry man with the Republic of Korea during an intergraded training exercise in support of exercise Ssang Yong in Pohang, South Korea, March 9, 2016. Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 is a biennial military exercise focused on strengthening the amphibious landing capabilities of the Republic of Korea, the U.S., New Zealand and Australia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Allison Lotz/Released)
U.S. Marines carry the casket of fallen Marine Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardinto as hundreds of area residents gather to pay their last respects during a public viewing on the steps of the Temecula Civic Center in Temecula, Calif., on Friday, April 1, 2016. Cardin was killed in a rocket attack in Iraq last month. (Frank Bellino/The Press-Enterprise via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, also known as “The Lava Dogs”, conduct inflatable boat training with the Republic of Korea (ROK) marines as a part of the Korea Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) in South Korea, April 04, 2016. KMEP is a program designed to increase interoperability and camaraderie between U.S. Marines and ROK marines. The alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has grown ever stronger based upon the shared interests and common values of both nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Erick Loarca/ Released)
160404-N-KK394-224 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 4, 2016) - The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) receives fuel from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Dolan, assigned to Bravo Company, Special Troops Battalion, 171st Infantry Brigade, rushes to his next position under direct fire during part of Expert Infantry Badge testing at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 31, 2016. Soldiers were given 30 timed Army Warrior tasks to complete in addition to being tested on Army Physical Fitness and land navigation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)
Sailors and Marines compete in the Commanding GeneralÕs Fitness Cup challenge at Parris Island, S.C., March 25, 2016. The event, which aims to promote a lifelong commitment to fitness, included an obstacle course, endurance run, combat fitness test and overall team challenge.
102nd Intelligence Wing airmen participate in the second annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 5K run on April 2, 2016 at Otis Air National Guard Base. The run was designed to raise awareness of sexual assault and prevention within the military community. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock)
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - APRIL 04: Members of the US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment Old Guard Caisson Platoon, band, carry team and others conduct the remains of Korean War solider U.S. Army Sgt. Wilson Meckley, Jr., during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery April 4, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Meckley, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was declared missing, then dead, after his unit was overwhelmed by Chinese forces in the late autumn of 1950 but his body was never found. Through DNA testing it was determined that Meckley's remains were among those of at least 600 U.S. servicemen who fought in the Korean War and were returned to the United States by North Korea between 1990 and 1994. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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