Master Sgt. Anthony Lewis greets his son, Alex, 5, wife, Sarah Lewis and 19-month-old Gunnar after arriving from a four-month deployment at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. About 150 reservists in the 908th Airlift Wing Reserve Unit and two C-130 aircraft returned completing the deployment to Southwest Asia. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) MANDATORY CREDITNavy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, greets sailors as they board the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, in Coronado, Calif. The U.S. Navy is launching a carrier strike group to be powered partly by biofuel, calling it a milestone toward easing the military's reliance on foreign oil. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Eric Fanning sits for his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Army before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Mike Morones/Staff)In this image taken on Jan. 4, 2016, released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard personnel left, try to assist a group of Cuban migrants on a makeshift vessel in the Florida Straits. The U.S. Coast Guard says it's documenting increasing instances of violence and non-compliance at sea among Cuban migrants. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)Marine Officer Candidates from Charlie and Delta Company attending Officer Candidate Class-220 complete their initial Physical Fitness Test (PFT) at Brown Field aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on Jan. 20, 2016. The PFT events for all male candidates and Marines consist of a timed 3-mile run, pull-ups for maximum repetitions, and crunches for maximum repetitions within a two-minute time period. The mission of Officer Candidates School (OCS) is to "educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled, challenging, and chaotic environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer." (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Patrick H. Ownes/Released)Lance Cpl. Hunter Rooks, left, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Sutton, both Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, perform a two-man takedown against an armed aggressor after being sprayed in the eyes with oleoresin capsicum, more commonly known as OC spray, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14. The take-down was part of an obstacle course, which also entailed the use of other baton techniques, blocking attacks from an assailant and a two-man takedown against an armed aggressor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam/Released)An Airman from the 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit attaches a panel to the tail of an HH-60G Pave Hawk Jan. 7, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 41st HMU works 24/7 to ensure aircraft are ready to fly at a momentÕs notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Callaghan)
CORONADO, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2016) Families wave to their Sailors as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) departs from Naval Air Station North Island as part of the Great Green Fleet for a scheduled deployment. The Great Green Fleet is an initiative optimizing energy use to increase operational range, endurance, and payload, turning energy into a force multiplier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Veloicaza/Released)
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https://plus.google.comAirmen conduct survival training for water and combat operations on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Jan. 18, 2016. New York Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy Airmen with the 86th Maintenance Squadron wash a wing of a C-130J Super Hercules before a C-2 isochronal inspection Jan. 4, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The examination marks the 14th and final C-2 ISO inspection for the 86th Airlift Wing until 2020. A C-2 ISO inspection lasts approximately two weeks and is an extensive examination of an aircraft to maintain its functionality and perform preventive maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore) U.S. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Ambassador Douglas Lute, and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., meet at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 20, 2016. NATO provides a unique opportunity for member countries to consult and take decisions on security issues at all levels and in a variety of fields. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)
