Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meet and thanked U.S. and coalition troops at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 15, 2015. The secretary spoke about the push to accelerate the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. Carter is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen/Released)TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 14: Recording Artist Rachel Platten visits MacDill Air Force Base and brings Cracker Barrel old country store toys and gift cards for air man and families at MacDill Air Force Base on December 14, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Dupre/Getty Images for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store)A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), prepares to take off in order to perform external loads qualifications at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec.13, 2015. With the assistance of a U.S. Marine helicopter support team with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, SPMAGTF-CR-CC, the pilots were able to perform multiple rotations of the training. The squadron is deployed in support of units operating within the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility.
(Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Owen Kimbrel/Released)A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducts night airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2015.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel LoveKIN BLUE, OKINAWA, JAPAN - Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to jump from a UH-1Y Huey during helocast training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. Once the Marines jumped into the water, they swam to the waiting Combat Rubber Raiding Craft which brought them to shore. U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, conduct field training with Romanian and Moldovan armed forces during Platinum Lynx 16-2 at Smardan Training Area, Romania, Dec. 9, 2015. Exercise Platinum Lynx 16-2 is a NATO-led multinational exercise designed to strengthen combat readiness, increase improve collective capabilities, and maintain proven relationships with allied and partner nations. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey looks on as members of the U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, fly into the stadium before the 116th Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 2015. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. PineiroNavy players congratulate safety Daiquan Thomasson after he intercepted an Army pass killing a late fourth quarter drive during the Army Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on December 12, 2015. Navy won the game 21-17.(Alan Lessig/Staff)Members participate in the Fallen Defenders Ruck to Remember on Dec. 12, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 12-kilometer ruck march honors security forces defenders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joshua Strang) Volunteers from approximately 30 groups and organizations came together to bring holiday cheer to the village of St. Mary's, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2015, during Operation Santa Claus. This year marks the 59th year of the program, which serves to bring Christmas to underserved, remote villages across Alaska each year. The volunteers were also joined by Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and United States Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) as Operation Santa Claus returned to St. Mary's. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)Air Force Col. Pete Fesler, 1st Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Beadles, 1st Fighter Wing chief master sergeant, lay a wreath in front of a French flag at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 11, 2015. The wreath-laying ceremony was held in remembrance of the victims of recent terrorist attacks in Paris. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert Navy's Zoe Wang, right, lands a punch to the face of Gabby Barrera, left, during the Army-Navy Boxing Classic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday night before the long-time rivalry football game. The bouts featured boxers from both academy's boxing clubs. Army was the overall winner.
The censored items included materials about slavery, Native American history, women’s history, LGBTQ history, and preventing sexual harassment and abuse.
An Army working group is looking at whether some soldiers at large installations and in certain MOSs ought to be able to stay longer at the installation.
