U.S. Army Spc. Leandro Gomez fires an M777A2 howitzer during a live-fire exercise on the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, April 30, 2015. Gomez is a paratrooper assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger Army Green Berets jump from a C-130H3 Hercules aircraft during Emerald Warrior on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia Airmen perform fast-rope training from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 21, 2015. The airmen are assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 227th Air Support Operations Squadron.
New Jersey National Guard photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen U.S. soldiers pull into the General Silvestras Zlikaliskas Training Area in Pabrade, Lithuania, May 1, 2015, to prepare for an upcoming live-fire exercise. U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers plan to train together as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing exercise U.S. and NATO partners conduct in Europe.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. James AveryU.S. Marine V-22 Ospreys fly into Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 3, 2015. The Marines brought tools and equipment to respond to the Nepalese government's request for help after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, April 25. The Marines are assigned to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch Air Force Maj. Tyler Ellison administers the oath of enlistment to Florida's newest airmen during an air show in Lakeland, Fla.. April, 25, 2015.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez Lt. Col. Paul K. Johnson recieves the battle colors of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 from Lt. Col. David A. Mueller during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 30, 2015. The exchanging of the colors represents the passage of responsibility from the former commander to the new one.150503-N-NK134-685 CARIBBEAN SEA (May 3, 2015) – An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 22, hauls cargo off the flight deck of Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during a replenishment-at-sea with MSC hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) as it transits to Jamaica in support of Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Paumen/Released)U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron stand by to provide support during a cargo and personnel airdrop at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., April 13, 2015, as part of the Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise 15-01. CJOAX 15-01 is an 82nd Airborne Division-led bilateral training event at Fort Bragg, N.C., from April 13-20, 2015. This is the largest exercise of its kind held at Fort Bragg in nearly 20 years and demonstrates interoperability between U.S. Army and British Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, Royal Air Force airmen and U.S. Marines. Special Tactics combat controllers integrate air power into ground special operations for mission success, deploying into forward hostile areas to establish assaults zones, provide air traffic control capability, and control offensive airstrike operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marianique Santos/Released)The Wings of Blue parachute team jumps from an MC-130 to land on the U.S. Air Force Academy's Terrazzo in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 24, 2015. Two CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 71st Special Operations Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing, then landed on the Terrazzo as part of an Air Force Special Operations Command demonstration in support of the yearly cadet exercise Polaris Warrior. (Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
