Members of the 122nd Fighter Wing fire department battle a simulated aircraft fire July 22, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. The 122nd FW is based at Fort Wayne, Ind. (Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. William Hopper)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR JOHN KLATT AIRSHOWS, INC. - Air National Guard flies with Heritage Flight Museum's historic P-51 Mustang at Seafair 2015 on Thurs., July 30, 2015 in Seattle, Wash. (Matt Mills McKnight/AP Images for John Klatt Airshows, Inc.)An Airman from the 5th Civil Engineer Squadron hangs upside down during rappelling training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 9, 2015. Repelling was a portion of a rope rescue class provided to Airmen to prepare them to descend down the side of buildings or enter confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fale)
A California Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to approach for a water drop during the Rocky Fire near Clearlake, Calif., Aug. 1. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/ Sgt. Jason Beal/ released)INDIAN OCEAN (July 31, 2015) A U.S. Marine with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves toward his target during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Marines simulated moving through a hallway toward their threat as two-man teams to practice their in-house tactics. The 15th MEU is embarked on the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)150801-N-ZZZ99-003 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2015) An MH-60R Seahawk of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, embarked on the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), practice recovery assisted landings during initial ship air training team drill. Lassen is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Aviation Mechanic Jesse Mommaerts/Released)Paratroopers take seats on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter a Leapfest 2015 begins in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua Talley/ Released)ROXAS CITY, Philippines (July 26, 2015) The Pacific Fleet Band, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), performs at Robinsons Mall during Pacific Partnership 2015. Mercy is in the Philippines for its third mission port of PP15. Pacific Partnership is in its tenth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark El-Rayes/Released) 150726-N-TQ272-591
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https://plus.google.comSoldiers participate in a live-fire exercise during annual training on Fort Drum, N.Y., July 16, 2015. The soldiers are assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Alexander Rector Major Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, left, commanding general, 1st Marine Division congratulates Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, the Division's assistant commanding general, after relinquishing command to Yoo at Camp Pendleton Thursday, July 30, 2015, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Matt Masin/The Orange County Register via AP) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, sits on the fairway at Richmond County Country Club in Staten Island, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2015. The crew safely made an emergency landing after the helicopter began experiencing mechanical issues. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Benton gets a look of joy from his wife and daughter during the ship's homecoming on Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, Wash., July 28, 2015. Benton is assigned to the USS Pennsylvania, one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base providing the survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Office 1st Class Kenneth G. Takada
