Lt. Col. Joseph Cook, the squadron commander of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, tosses a throw bag to firefighters in a frigid lake while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)U.S. Navy Lt. jg. Stephen Bogdanowicz, left, holds a sprig of mistletoe as Ensign Morgan Oblinsky and his wife Katie enjoy the ceremonial first kiss as the navy attack submarine USS Hartford returns to the U.S. Navy Submarine Base in Groton, Conn., Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, following a six-month deployment to the European Command Areas of Responsibility. Hartford, with a crew of around 130 officers and enlisted personnel, made port calls in Faslane, Scotland and Rota, Spain during the deployment. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)Service members from several units at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, pay their respects during a fallen comrade ceremony held in honor of six Airmen Dec. 23, 2015. The six Airmen lost their lives in an improvised explosive attack near Bagram Dec. 21, 2015.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Curtis Sibby, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares cargo for travel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Dec. 22, 2015. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)U.S. Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, 37th commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, observe Marines with with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command conduct a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) session at Al Asad Air Base Iraq, Dec. 21, 2015. The Marine leaders visited the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, where they addressed Marines and Sailors on matters concerning the future of the Corps and wished them all a merry Christmas. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is deployed with a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations of U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Rick Hurtado / Released)151219-N-OO032-010 SILVERDALE, Wash. (Dec. 19, 2015) - Master-at-Arms Seaman Ruben Esparza (left) and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jesse Beltran, both from El Paso, Texas, and stationed with Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific, sort toys for the annual Toys for Tots Kitsap distribution at the Kitsap Fairgrounds. More than 12,000 toys have been collected throughout Toys for Tots Kitsap 2015 campaign and more than 2,000 children participated in the distribution. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Asato/Released)The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire team push a Humvee more than 400 feet during the fitness challenge of the annual Battle of the Badges competition at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 21. The team completed the fitness challenge course in 6 minutes and 16 seconds. The competition consisted of numerous events over four days including firefighter, medical and security forces career field challenges. The fitness challenge closed the event. The 379 ECES fire team took first place in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)A U.S. soldier provides security during a convoy exercise on Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 15, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Emily Houdershieldt Nearly 100 military members from the River Region lined the football field at Cramton Field, Montgomery, Ala., for the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Dec. 19, 2015, which pitted the Ohio University Bobcats against the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The Bobcats beat the Mountaineers 31-29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Sharman)United States Coast Guard (USCG) crew members, assigned to USCGC Washington (WPB-1331), load a truck with supplies for delivery to Tinian and Saipan for Operation Christmas Drop at Naval Base Guam Dec. 18, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation in the world, and the longest ongoing U.S. military operation. In addition to delivering critical supplies and holiday gifts to the people of the Pacific Islands, Christmas Drop trains U.S. service members to airlift material to remote locations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ace Rheaume/Released)
