A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) salutes his fellow Soldiers while jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany, Feb. 24, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)U.S. Soldiers assigned to Killer Troop, 1st Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, clear a building during a combine situational exercise with the Polish land forces as a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve in Drawsko Pomorskie training area, Poland, Feb. 25, 2015. Operation Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. Army Europe-led land force assurance training mission taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Pablo N. Piedra / released)Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, center left, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hits a volleyball during a match between senior leaders and a U.S. Special Operations Command wounded warrior team on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 24, 2015.
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian J. Wagner US soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) case their colours during a ceremony at the Barclay Training Camp (BTC) in Monrovia on February 26, 2015, marking the end of the "Joint Forces Command United Assistance" mission. The United States staged a military ceremony today to end its five-month Ebola mission in Liberia, with the west African nation in recovery from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus. AFP PHOTO / ZOOM DOSSOZOOM DOSSO/AFP/Getty ImagesStudents of the 364th Training Squadron's electrical systems course practice climbing power poles as part of a familiarization and trust exercise with the safety equipment Feb. 3, 2015, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. They spent an extended period suspended to simulate a lengthy installation or repair as part of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Danny Webb) Paratroopers assigned to Special Operations Command South jump out of the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an airborne operation on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 25, 2015. More than 60 paratroopers took part in the exercise. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Master Sgt. Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs Office)Marines use water to extinguish a fuel fire at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during live-burn training Feb. 21. Bulk fuel specialists dispensed fuel into the training pit, and a Marine with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting ignited the fluid. The ARFF and bulk fuel specialist Marines then worked together to contain and extinguish the fire. The Marines are with ARFF, MCAS Futenma, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/Released)NORFOLK (Feb. 25, 2015) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) break ice in frozen water lines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Seelbach/Released) U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, get a M119 howitzer ready for combat during a heavy drop mission at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 25, 2015. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army contingency response force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central commands areas of responsibility within 18 hours.
(U.S. Army Photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)A U.S. soldier observes as Afghan soldiers load vehicles onto a truck for transfer to Afghan security forces on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb.14, 2015.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class David Wheeler Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan and Golden State Warriors NBA team members David Lee, Andre Iguodala and Stephen Curry lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Feb. 25, 2015, as part of "Commitment to Service," the Defense Department's partnership with the NBA.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton
