U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 conduct external lifts in conjunction with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 302 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 6, 2016. The Marines with CLB 2 are responsible for directing the aircraft from the ground and attaching the load with the help from the crew chief, thus giving them the capability to move heavy loads in a combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erick Galera/Released)The 2nd Platoon, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) Soldiers perform steep snow traverse training at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 10, 2016. The 3-172nd IN Soldiers practiced mountain skills under a new training initiative. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Avery Cunningham)U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, load Stryker Fighting Vehicles on rail cars at Rose Barracks’ railhead station, Vilseck, Germany, Jan. 7, 2016. The squadron will deploy to Lithuania to take part in Operation Atlantic Resolve North. The operation takes place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These training events improve interoperability, strengthen relationships and trust among allied armies, contribute to regional stability, and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Cross, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Taitano and Senior Airman Adan Lopez, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, carry an AIM-9X missile during a weapons load competition Jan. 8, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Teams of three compete against each other in a timed event to see who can accurately load weapons on an aircraft the fastest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)Soldiers assemble a ribbon bridge in Amelia, La., Jan. 8, 2016, to transport crew, equipment and supplies to build a 12,550-foot levee on Avoca Island before expected river flooding in Morgan City, La. Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Spc. Garrett Dipuma Pvt. Patrick Morris, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) works with Capt. Kevin Elmer, logistics officer, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) on how to position his skis and hold his ski poles, Bolton Ski Resort, Bolton, Vt., Jan. 9, 2016. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Heidi Kroll)160106-N-VE959-016 INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2016) Sailors lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat from guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). Gonzalez is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class P. Sena/Released)A U.S. Air Force C-17 prepares to depart Iraq with U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jan. 8th, 2016. Dunford met with U.S. and Coalition leaders in Germany, Iraq, and Turket to assess the progress against the Islamic State. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro) 160109-N-IL474-358 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jan. 9, 2016) USS Ross (DDG 71) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit Jan. 9, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Heather Judkins/Released)U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, renders honors during an enhanced honor cordon welcoming Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, to the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
