Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, vice chief of staff of the United States Army, presents Sgt. Travis Dunn, Ranger squad leader, with the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart. Dunn was wounded while conducting combat operations in Nangahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 2. Dunn maneuvered on multiple enemy fighting positions over a sustained six-hour direct fire engagement resulting in the elimination of more than 25 enemy combatants. Without regard for his own personal safety, he closed with an armed enemy in both a close ambush and on three barricaded shooters. Dunn's poise while under direct fire undoubtedly saved the lives of numerous Rangers and directly contributed to the success of the joint task force. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Eric Overfelt; 75th Ranger Regiment documentation specialist/Released)U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct boat operations as part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program on Kin Blue, Okinawa, April 28, 2015. The JGSDF was integrated with the 31st MEU in order to better understand amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/ Released)A US C-17 military transport aircraft taxis on the runway moments after landing at Kathmandu's international airport on May 3, 2015. The US military brought helicopters and fixed wing assests to help in the distribution of aid to remotes part of Nepal. A massive earthquake on April 25 killed more than 6,700 people and devastated vast swathes of one of Asia's poorest countries. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDTROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty ImagesA member of the Maryland National Guard stands watch near the inner harbor on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Baltimore. Baltimore's mayor lifted a citywide curfew six days after riots were sparked over the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a severe spinal injury while in police custody. Members of the Chilean navy special operations forces and U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group clear a building during Emerald Warrior in Apalachicola, Fla., April 28, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real world contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman/Released)150501-N-TC437-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 1, 2015) - An MH-60S Knight Hawk from the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 performs plane guard operations near USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The ships comprising the John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG) are participating in a Group Sail exercise designed to develop coordinated capabilities. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/ Released)Soldiers assigned to Company A, 1-111th General Aviation Support Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, establish a perimeter defense around a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of a personnel recovery and downed aircraft training exercise at the McCrady Training Center, Eastover, S.C., May 3, 2015. The training enabled aircrews to build experience and confidence in personnel recovery procedures in conjunction with executing Army Warrior Tasks to ensure the Battalion is prepared for situations arising from either CONUS or OCONUS deployments. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun/Released)Sgt. Sam Domthongmivanh (right) commands Lance Cpl. Jacob Harper, both students with the Advanced Machine Gunner Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion-East, to fire the Mk-19 grenade launcher from the defilade position as a part of AMCG, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 30, 2015. Marines shot the Mk-19 from the mounted position and the unique defilade position. After two days of classroom work, the students received practical application of the defilade shoot, which no other AMCG receives. Marines shooting from the defilade are firing on a target with an obstacle between them, protecting them from enemy fire, similar to firing a mortar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)US soldiers walk past wreaths laid on the memorial site for the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, southern Germany, Sunday, May 3, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)150501-N-OT964-136 WASHINGTON (May 1, 2015) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens places rank insignia on Chef Robert Irvine during a ceremony recognizing him as an Honorary Chief Petty Officer. Irvine has dedicated much of his time to service members world wide supporting their morale and welfare through cooking. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin L. Carey/Released)
