Lt. Col. Thomas Wolfe, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group deputy commander, performs preflight checks on F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 1, 2016. The 421st EFS, based out of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, is the only dedicated fighter squadron in the country and continuously supports Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the NATO Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2016) Logistics Specialist Seaman Curtis Peterson, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), jumps from the ship’s fantail during a swim call. Antietam 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 3rd Class David Flewellyn/Released) 160203-N-ZZ786-039
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https://plus.google.comMarines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit performed many tactics to maintain control of a simulated riot during a non-lethal weapons course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The Marines participated in the course to ensure mission readiness and to improve their ability to maintain control during a riot. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Garcia/Released)U.S. Coast Guard personnel, in orange, watch as Hallack Contracting raises the bow of the fish trap net Sandy on Pere Marquette Lake in Ludington, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The boat, operated by Levi Stone and licensed by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, sunk over the weekend at the breakwall where it has been anchored for months. Thursday was the second day of trying to refloat the boat. This attempt was abandoned. Later, it was raised enough to begin pumping water out of it. (Steve Begnoche/Ludington Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDITAirman Natalie Gaston, a 374th Medical Support Squadron bioenvironmental technician, simulates using an ADM 300, an instrument that measures radiation in the air, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. Bioenvironmental engineering first responders use an ADM 300 to protect them from possible contamination while taking samples. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Delano Scott)U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), board a MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, as part of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 25, 2016. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is ready to respond to any crisis response mission in theater to include the employment of a TRAP force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Akeel Austin/Released)Pfc. Jose Gil of L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment engages targets during team live-fire exercise training Feb. 2, 2016, at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania. L Troop leadership said the live-fire exercise was an excellent way to get Soldiers qualified on their tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin)US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Joshua Misiewicz, a member of the USA National sled hockey team, gets a puck from Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, after a pre-game ceremonial puck drop with New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) before an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Staff Sgt. William Ford supervises an aircraft suspension during an aircraft recovery training exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., Feb. 2, 2016. Aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines, heavy equipment operators, bulk fuels specialists, motor transportation Marines and combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 worked hand-in-hand to retrieve a simulated downed aircraft. They were given a scenario and were tasked to provide a security perimeter around the aircraft while securing and transporting the aircraft in a safe and effective manner. The ability to retrieve aircraft without the aid of outside resources increases the unit’s effectiveness and their expeditionary capabilities. Ford is the motor transportation operations chieff with MWSS-274. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. N.W. Huertas/ Released)NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2016) –Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard scrub the flight deck during a foreign object detection (FOD) walk down in preparations for flight operations. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is forward-deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacy M. Atkins Ricks/Released) 160125-N-IK388-003
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