The Blue Angels' Lt. Ryan Chamberlain (6) and Nate Barton (4) fly off of the right wing of a KC-135 of the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Refueling Wing after receiving fuel from it on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, over New Mexico. (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
US army personnel leave a truck inside an Afghan military base during fighting between Taliban militants and Afghan security forces in Kunduz on October 1, 2015. Afghan forces pushed into the centre of Kunduz on October 1, triggering pitched gunfights as they sought to flush out Taliban insurgents who held the northern city for three days in a stinging blow to the country's NATO-trained military The stunning fall of the provincial capital, even temporarily, highlighted the stubborn insurgency's potential to expand beyond its rural strongholds in the south of the country Afghan forces, hindered by the slow arrival of reinforcements but backed by NATO special forces and US air support, struggled to regain control of the city after three days of heavy fighting. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KohsarWAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images
In this photo taken Wednesday, Sept., 30, 2015 and released by the U.S. Marines Corps, Combat Center Chief of Staff, Col. James F. Harp releases a tortoise during the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs-hosted ceremony for the first release of tortoises from the Combat CenterÕs Desert Tortoise Headstart Program, near Twentynine Palms, Cailf. (Lauren Kurkimilis\U.S. Marines Corps via AP)
Flooding occurs at Station Chincoteague Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, in Chincoteague, Va. The Coast Guard is making preparations along the Atlantic Coast in advance of Hurricane Joaquin's potential arrival in the U.S. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Justin Strock)
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, board a simulated enemy vessel utilizing a caving ladder while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure during the PHIBRON-MEU integration exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Sept. 23, 2015. This marks the first at-sea exercise for the PHIBRON-MEU Marines and Sailors as they work together in preparation for deployment to the Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility in early 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler C. Gregory/released)
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa Detachment A and U.K. Royal Marines conduct a live-fire range with Marin Fusiliers in Limbe, Cameroon, Sept. 11, 2015. Working with partner nations promotes regional stability on the African continent, by building partnerships and combining the capabilities of our respective units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo/Released)
At a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Gen. John F. Campbell, commander, Resolute Support, passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. Gordon 'Skip' Davis, in-coming commander, during the change of command for Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan on Oct. 1, 2015. Maj. Gen. Todd T. Simonite relinquished command. The event was attended by an international audience representing NATO and coalition parter countries participating in the Resolute Support mission. (Military photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Sizelove)
U.S. Marines and sailors conduct night flight operations with AB-8B Harriers on the flight deck of the USS Boxer during Integration Training in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 26, 2015. The Marines are assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 Reinforced, 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The exercise is the first at sea for the newly integrated 13th MEU to prepare all aspects into their forward deployed roles including the air combat element. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers
Scientists aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy gather samples and data on an ice floe Sept. 14, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funded Arctic GEOTRACES, part of an international effort to study the distribution of trace elements in the world's oceans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, left, poses foe picture with military fans before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
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