Defense Secretary Ash Carter gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, to announce that he has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, and is giving the armed services until Jan. 1 to submit plans to make the historic change. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A F/A-18 Hornet lands aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, during a visit by Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at an undisclosed position in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily, Thursday, Dec.3, 2015. Yatsenyuk and Ukraine's Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak took a one day visit to the U.S. Navy carrier. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, Pool)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with 2nd Transport Support Battalion practice rinsing their eyes during chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear defense training held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2015. Marines applied information obtained in classes about an active chemical threat and the proper protective equipment to decontaminate themselves in a CBRN situation.
First Lady Michelle Obama interacts with children at an event honoring military families at the White House in Washington, D.C. Dec. 2, 2015. The event gave military families the first look at the White House’s holiday decorations. (DoD News photo by EJ Hersom)
Paratroopers participate in pre-jump training before conducting airborne operations over St. Mere-Eglise drop zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 25, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sean A. Foley
About 300 U.S. and Italian volunteers line up prior to a ÒRabbit RoundupÓ event, Nov. 25, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The volunteers were tasked with corralling rabbits on the flightline into nets for relocation purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cary Smith)
Tech. Sgt. Jared Warner is greeted by his family as the 116th Air Control Squadron returns home from their deployments in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Resolute Support, and Combined Defense of the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 25, 2015, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. (Photo by Master Sgt. Shelly Davison, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Dec. 1, 2015) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) fires its forward five-inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise. Chancellorsville is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released) 151201-N-BB269-179 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
A U.S. Army paratrooper conducts training with an M249 light machine gun at a training area near Ravenna, Italy, Nov 30, 2015. The soldier is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli
President George W. Bush speaks with wounded warrior Air Force technical Sergeant Israel Del Toro before watching a demonstration of sitting volleyball at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on December 3, 2015, in New York. The veterans are training in hopes of representing their countries at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARYTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2015) Sailors exercise in the seaside gym aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently underway with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 conducting the Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) phase of their pre-deployment schedule. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Casey S. Trietsch/Released) 151201-N-BH414-036 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
Autumn Solis, 9, tries to decide which Christmas tree to choose during the Christmas Tree giveaway at Fort Gordon, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The Christmas Spirit Foundation, representing Christmas growers and distributors, and FedEx teamed up to provide over 300 free live evergreen trees to Fort Gordon active duty military personnel. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)
151130-N-UA460-095 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 30, 2015) Cmdr. Michele M. Day departs a change of command ceremony after turning over command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) to Cmdr. Justin L. Harts. Day served as the shipÕs commanding officer since March 14, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson/Released)
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