151225-N-ZZ999-008 JEBEL ALI, United Arab Emirates (Dec. 25, 2015) Sailors and Marines from the amphibious ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), sand board during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour during a port visit to Jebel Ali. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of 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 Seaman Apprentice Dana D. Legg/Released)Keenan Reynolds accepts the White House Historical Association's Stephen Decatur Award (at left) from former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton (at right) at the Decatur House near the White House Jan. 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. Reynolds, a decorated quarterback, is the first-ever recipient of the award. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)ARNOLD, MO - DECEMBER 31: Missouri Department of Transportation workers and members of the Missouri National Guard work along Interstate 55 on December 31, 2015 in Arnold, Missouri. The highway has been closed since December 30th as a result of the near record flood crests of the Meremac River after days of record rainfall. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)Staff Sgt. Andrew Croop, a 386th Air Expeditionary Wing explosive ordnance disposal technician, picks up a simulated rocket launcher during a joint EOD training exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2015. As part of the exercise, Croop conducted a manual sweep of a suspicious area in search of ordnances and secured the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)Brig. Gen. Diana Holland addresses the audience after assuming command of the U.S. Corps of Cadets in Cullum Hall at West Point Jan. 5. Holland is the U.S. Military Academy’s 76th Commandant and the first female to serve in the position. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant/ USMA Public Affairs)U.S. Marines patrol during a tactical exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 28, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake Soldiers from the 334th Brigade Support Battalion perform their water purification mission in High Ridge, Mo., Jan. 3, 2016. The water will be used to supply local residents with potable water that is currently unavailable due to flooding in the area.160105-N-XT273-492 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2016) The USS Ross (DDG 71) underway in the Mediterranean Sea Jan. 5, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)A Spanish soldier shows parts of a machine gun to U.S. Marines during a bilateral exercise between U.S. Marines and Spanish Legionnaires in Almeria, Spain, Dec. 17, 2015. The combined urban and mountain warfare training strengthens the U.S. and Spanish military relationship. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy Eight AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted a ground support exercise outside Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 4. The 3-6 CAV helicopters were supporting M1 Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Kummer, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)Tops in Blue members perform during their annual world tour, “Freedom’s Song,” Jan. 4, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Each year, the all active duty Expeditionary Entertainment Unit tours both stateside and overseas, to entertain service members, families and local community members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Bell/Released)
