Lance Retallick, a technician with Weiss Theatrical Solutions secures a safety line as a World War II SBD Dauntless dive bomber is craned into position at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, February 9, 2016. The aircraft transferred from the Marine Corps to the US Navy Carrier Qualification Training Unit in Glenview, Illinois in 1943. It was lost in a training accident that same year when the plane crashed and sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan. A team from the National Museum of Naval Aviation recovered the plane in 1991, 48 years after it crashed. / AFP / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
160206-N-NT265-412 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2016) – A Sailor assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires an M240 machine gun during a live-fire exercise. Mustin is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christian Senyk/Released)
Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with an instructor at the 25th Infantry Division's Tropic Lightning Academy and Jungle Operations Training Center in Hawaii, Feb. 9th, 2016. The JOTC trains soldiers on survival, communication, navigation, waterborne and patrol base operations, in a jungle environment. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Soldiers with Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, cross country ski at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt., Feb. 6, 2016. The Soldiers participated in a combination of skiing and live-fire exercises, testing not only their abilities to ski and shoot, but also their ability to shoot under stress with unfamiliar weapons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Mattison)
EASTERN COAST OKINAWA (Feb. 7, 2016) - Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launch CRRCs from the well deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and is participating in amphibious integration training (AIT) and a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the embarked 31st MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Vazquez/Released)
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division patrol the area in a humvee while conducting assaults in a military operations on urban terrain training environment aboard Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Feb. 5, 2016. The purpose of the training, which served as part of exercise Lightning Forge, a 10-day test of the brigade’s ability to respond at a moment’s notice, was to provide the brigade with an opportunity to test their ability to locate, kill or capture high valued targets while maneuvering in an urban environment. Members of the 25th Infantry Division utilized MCTAB due to its extensive, complex training grounds, which are able to help provide the soldiers with a realistic, high-speed training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas)
A former Marine claps as active-duty service members with 2nd Marine Division march in the Division’s 75th anniversary parade in downtown Jacksonville, N.C., Feb. 6, 2016. The celebration serves as a time to remember the Marines and sailors who served and continue to serve in 2nd Marine Division, while thanking the local community for their support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez/Released)
A recovering U.S. veteran rides his custom mountain bike as part of a Ride 2 Recovery program event Feb. 2, 2016, at Blue Diamond, Nev. The program is dedicated to helping wounded and recovering veterans by bringing the veterans together to lift their spirits and even provide custom made bikes for the disabled free of charge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey speaks to Soldiers at the 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade after running for physical fitness with them Feb. 4, 2016. Dailey made his first trip to 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum, Feb. 3 and 4.
The Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard marches down the streets of New Orleans during the 2016 Krewe of Rex Mardi Gras parade, Feb. 9, 2016. The Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard participates in multiple military events around the country. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Tippets)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is greeted by Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, upon his arrival to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 4, 2016. CarterÕs visit consisted of briefings and meetings with Airmen focused on readiness; and comes a week before President Barack Obama will release his administrationÕs 2017 defense budget. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz)
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