In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 photo, sonar technicians Jordan Green, left, from San Diego, and Darby McCarthy, from Merritt Island, Fla., load a torpedo aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett, currently deployed supporting strike operations in Iraq and Syria, a campaign formally named "Operation Inherent Resolve." U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, the Obama administration decided to airdrop weapons and ammunitions to "valiant" Kurds fighting Islamic State extremists in the Syrian border town of Kobani because it would be "irresponsible" and "morally very difficult" not to support them. The airdrops were the first of their kind and followed weeks of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in and near the town not far from the Turkish border. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Eric Coffer)Soldiers from the 35th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade pack their gear as they prepare for deployment to west Africa to aid against the spread of the Ebola virus in Fort Gordon, Ga., Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Michael Holahan)A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment unloads and clears an M320 grenade launcher while participating in the Expert Infantryman Badge qualification Oct. 16, 2014, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The badge was presented to infantry and special forces Soldiers who completed a series of tasks measuring proficiency in physical fitness, marksmanship, navigation and tactical skills. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Nathanael Mercado/Released)A mother and child peer at the names inscribed on the traveling ÒWall That HealsÓ in Fort Mill, S.C., Oct. 19, 2014. About 8,000 people visited the memorial, which includes the names of 11 service members from Fort Mill who died from wounds directly received during the Vietnam conflict. The traveling wall is a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Priscilla Portman
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Buono, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 787th Ordnance Company, 3rd Ordnance Battalion, uses a remote control device to detonate expired and unserviceable explosives Oct. 15, 2014, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston/Released)Cpl. Andrew J. Citriniti, a military policeman with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sauquoit, New York native, practices close quarter tactics aboard the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 11. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th MEU are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/ Released)A U.S. Air Force Airman part of the Joint Task Force-Port Opening team of the 621st Contingency Response Wing assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., helps to augment airport security along with local security personnel during Operation United Assistance, Oct. 16. The JTF-PO is supporting a comprehensive U.S. government effort led by the U.S Agency for International Development, to support the World Health Organization and other international partners to help the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez/Released)Airmen from the Kentucky Air National GuardÕs 123rd Contingency Response Group offload cargo pallets from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 18, 2014, to support Operation United Assistance. The airmen, operating a staging base in Dakar to funnel humanitarian aid and military support cargo into affected areas, are working with soldiers from the U.S. ArmyÕs 689th Rapid Port Opening Element.
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson sails next to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment at sea, Oct. 19, 2014. The ship and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Beverly J. Lesonik Army Pfc. Alexander Ivie fires a howitzer during a field artillery walk and shoot in Alaska, Oct. 11, 2014. Ivie is a howitzer crew member assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Corey Confer A group of 30 U.S. military personnel board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 19, 2014. The personnel flew to Monrovia, Liberia, where U.S. troops will construct medical treatment units and train health care workers to respond the the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as part of Operation United Assistance. The personnel include Marines, airmen and soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer
