Former Sergeant Major of the Army Jack Tilley congratulates Staff Sgt. Andrew Fink, a 68W from 409th Area Support Medical Company, representing USARC, and Spc. Jared Tansley, an 11B from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters Troop, representing USAREUR, after they were named the Best Warrior competition's Soldier and NCO of the Year.ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 11, 2015) U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Jensen fires at his target during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Jensen is a member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force. These Marines practiced shooting at night to enhance their speed and accuracy while shooting in low-light conditions. The 15th MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Essex ARG, is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands on the flight deck of the USS Arlington (LPD 24) Oct. 9, 2015. The Arlington is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility as part of a regularly scheduled deployment (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released).Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, headquartered in Abbeville, S.C., launch a Bridge Erection Boat in McClellanville, S.C. Oct. 10, 2015. (Photo by Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua S. Edwards)Iraqi soldiers attending a train-the-trainer course prepare to clear a building during urban operation training at the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2015. The soldiers learned how to properly clear a building of threats through multiple types of entry points. This training is instrumental to the success of the Iraqi security forces in reclaiming territory occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in urban locations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Marlow/Released)151005-N-ZZ999-150 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 12, 2015) Guests tour the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Lee/Released)Cadets watch Army play Duke during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in West Point, N.Y. Duke won the game 44-3. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)Bell V-280 Valor on display at the annual Association of the US Army conference at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 12, 2015.
U.S. Army Spc. Ira Duville, a maintainer and crew chief with the South Carolina Army National Guard's 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion Detachment 1, operates the 10,000 pound long-line cargo hook on a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Columbia, S.C., during a statewide flood response, Oct. 7, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Megan Floyd/Released)MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 6, 2015) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) return to the ship after conducting a personnel transfer. Donald Cook 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 3rd Class Mat Murch/Released) 151006-N-TC720-204
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