U.S. Army Capt. Jason Beams, Training Division officer at the Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vt., observes Soldiers climbing Smugglers' Notch during their final phase of the Basic Military Mountaineering course in Jeffersonville, Vt., Feb. 19, 2015. Students in the Basic Military Mountaineering course spend two weeks acquiring the skills and knowledge required to operate in mountainous terrain. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Mattison)150221-N-WJ386-041
EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2015) U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, Right Wing pilot Lt. Matt Suyderhoud flies in formation with the Diamond pilots over Naval Air Facility El Centro during a practice demonstration. The Blue Angels are conducting winter training where pilots must complete 120 practice flights before kicking off the 2015 air show season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Perez/Released)U.S. Soldiers assigned to 39th Transportation Company, 16th Sustainment Brigade, Baumholder, Germany, had the opportunity to train with German paratroopers assigned to Fallschirmjaegerbattaillon 263 from Zweibruecken, Germany. The training took place on Ranges 21 and 35, Baumholder Military Training Area. Soldiers had the opportunity to observe the use of indirect fire in support of a dismounted paratrooper platoon attacking an objective from an observation bunker, as well as being on the firing line to see the weapon system being operated. (Photo taken by Erich Backes, VI Specialist, TSC Baumholder/ Released)Navy Lt. Gregory Campbell of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 "Wildcards" meets his daughter Bernadette for the first time as he arrives to Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week, after a seven-month deployment in the Eastern Pacific and the Persian Gulf. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Marines stand in 12 degree temperatures during a relief and appointment ceremony as Sgt. Maj Ronald Green assumes the post of Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps from Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Friday, February 20, 2015.
Photo by Rob Curtis, StaffFrom left, Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald Green and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael Stevens talk before a hearing about the quality of life in the military with the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies subcommittee of the House Committee of Appropriations at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. (Mike Morones/Staff)Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. David Brown upon her arrival at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Feb. 18, 2015. During her visit James was the guest speaker at the annual awards ceremony and spent time meeting with the Airmen who accomplish the mission every day. Brown is the 366th Fighter Wing command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jessica H. Smith) APRA HARBOR, Guam (Feb. 20, 2015) Lt.j.g. Ryan Peter, left, Ensign Thomas Scoggins and Lt. Eric Moore, officers aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), review sea charts while leaving port. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is currently on a regularly scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Allen Michael McNair/Released) 150220-N-YM720-321
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A soldier from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat team has his simulated wounds tended to after an attack on his position during Vanguard Focus at Ft. Stewart, Georgia on February 24,2015. (Photo by Alan Lessig/Staff)A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) uses a power saw to cut through locks securing a door during a training mission held February 20 on Team Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required a team of Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive materials found inside.SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 19, 2015) Sailors man the rails as the forward deployed San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives in Sasebo, Japan. Green Bay is replacing the decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), previously forward-deployed to Sasebo, and will enhance amphibious presence in the U.S. 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and capable units to the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III/Released) 150219-N-KE519-183
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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.