MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER BRIDGEPORT, California - Cpl. Jordan Yearsley, combat engineer, Engineer Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, crosses a gorge on a rope during a Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity assessment aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, May 5, 2015. From October 2014 to July 2015, the GCEITF will conduct individual and collective level skills training in designated ground combat arms occupational specialties in order to facilitate the standards-based assessment of the physical performance of Marines in a simulated operating environment performing specific ground combat arms tasks. Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade parachute into the opening ceremony of Exercise Noble Partner here May 10, 2015. Noble Partner is a U.S. Army Europe-Georgia exercise in support of Georgia's contribution to the NATO Response Force.Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire an M-72 light anti-tank weapon during a live-fire rocket range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 5, 2015. The purpose of the exercise was to build confidence, camaraderie and weapon proficiency throughout the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kirstin Merrimarahajara/released)Army Sgt. Dan Kernan demonstrates how to scale an obstacle for competitors in the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 6, 2015. The top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted soldier in the competition will represent the Army Reserve in the U.S. Best Warrior Competition later this year on Fort Lee, Va. Kernan is a drill sergeant.
U.S. Army photo by Felix R. Fimbres U.S. airmen, Nepalese soldiers and members of the Bangladesh air force transfer relief supplies from a BAF C-130 Hercules at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal, May 9, 2015. The service members are providing disaster relief following an earthquake, April 25.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White An MV-22B Osprey assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) takes off for a flight operation aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 8, 2015, during PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT). PMINT is a joint training event the 26th MEU, supporting elements and Amphibious Squadron 4 (PHIBRON 4) are conducting in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)150502-N-TC437-326
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 2, 2015) U.S. Navy ships are underway as part of a group sail with the John C. Stennis Strike Group. Group sails provide an opportunity for crews to focus on teamwork, communication, and hone skills Sailors need when executing the nation's maritime strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)Photos from the festivities at the Coast Guard Community Festival Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J. Cape May County officially became a Coast Guard Community during the festival. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)150501-N-VO234-059
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 1, 2015) An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 performs ground turns aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). Fort Worth is on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Rebalance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Conor Minto/Released)SIERRA DEL RATIN, Spain - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Constantino, a rifleman from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, provides cover for his platoon during a platoon-sized assault at a training range in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, May 6, 2015. The Marines spent three days at the range honing their ability to conduct coordinated assaults on enemy positions.
