BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - Two Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, walk out to a UH-1Y Huey as it comes in for a landing at Landing Zone Nackaroo at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, July 18, 2015. The MEU's Aviation Combat Element provided close air support to the Marines on the ground during live-fire training as part of Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU participated in the exercise while deployed on its regularly scheduled Fall Patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)
Members of the Brazilian Marine Corps conduct an amphibious landing exercise during UNITAS Amphibious 2015 at Ilha de Marambaia, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2015. UNITAS Amphibious is a multi-nation exercise designed to increase interoperability in Amphibious Operations between participating countries. (Photo taken by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Issac Velasquez/Released)
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, attempts to disrupt a Polish crowd riot control line during a Dec. 10, 2015, training exercise at Camp Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Kosovo. The 1-252 battalion headquarters is serving as the Multinational Battle Group-East Forward Command Post in Kosovo, overseeing the Alpha Company and Polish soldiers, as well as company-level units from Germany, Hungary and Slovenia. (U.S. Army photo by Ardian Nrecaj, Multinational Battle Group-East)
A Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier detonates an "oval charge" on desired entry point during a breaching exercise at Camp Singo, Dec. 8, 2015. The Marines and UPDF improved breaching capabilities as they prepare for their African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
A paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade (left), coaches and watches a soldier with the Ukrainian Land Forces (right), Dec. 10, 2015, during training on how to employ a hand grenade as part of Fearless Guardian II at the International Peacekeeping Security Center. Soldiers with the Ukrainian army will learn how to proper apply proper grip and throwing techniques utilizing safety precautions. . (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana M. Diaz-Brown, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)
151209-N-AO823-052 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2015) -- Sailors from guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) operate a rigid hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. Bulkeley, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class M.J. Lieberknecht/Released)
Tech Sgt. Jason Hubbart with the 435th Contingency Response Group (CRG) based out of Ramstien Air Base, Germany, retrieves his parachute during Operation Toy Drop (OTD) EUCOM on Dec. 9, 2015. OTD is hosted by the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. OTD is an annual joint service and foreign partnership airborne operation that encompasses airborne proficiency, the holiday season and community relations. All donated toys collected during the operation are donated to children in the Kaiserslautern military community. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Reagan/Released)
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Desjardin (left), of Cocoa Beach, Fla., embraces his son, Austin, after pinning the rank of second lieutenant on his shoulders at the fall Reserve Officers' Training Corps commissioning ceremony at Clemson University, Dec. 16, 2015. Second Lt. Desjardin will be stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as an Army nurse for his first assignment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)
A U.S. Air Force A-10 “Warthog” flies overhead, simulating close air support during Platinum Lynx 16-2 at Smardan Training Area, Romania, Dec. 11, 2015. The U.S. Air Force partnered with Marines from Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, Romanian and Moldovan ground forces during the NATO-led exercise, strengthening combat readiness and improving collective capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam D. Edwards/Released)
A volunteer carries a wreath to a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 12, 2015, for Wreaths Across America Day, an event to honor those who died defending the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Kimmons)
Snow plows remove snow in front of a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, Dec. 16, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The National Weather Service reported a daily maximum snowfall record for Dec. 15 at Cheyenne Regional Airport with 6.7 inches of snowfall, which breaks the old record of 3.3 inches set in 1892. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Charles Delano/released)
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 10, 2015) Santa Claus gives a pediatric patient a gift at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). Santa Claus and NMCSD staff members brought patients toys and cookies to lift their holiday spirits. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mayra A. Conde)
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