A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, awaits the order to lock down the hatches as the unit prepares to conduct company-level beach operations on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2015. During this exercise the unit conducted maneuvers as a mechanized infantry company in preparation for upcoming operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brianna Gaudi/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2015) -- Fire Controlman 2nd Class E. Roys climbs aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) from a rigid hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise. Bulkeley, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class M.J. Lieberknecht/Released) 151209-N-AO823-118 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
TOPSHOT - A South Korean army CH-47 helicopter carries a floating bridge during a US-South Korea joint river crossing exercise in the border county of Yeoncheon, northeast of Seoul, on December 10, 2015. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as Stalinst North Korea and pro-Western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / AFP / YONHAP / YONHAPYONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. Army paratroopers conduct an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec 9, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Soldiers the opportunity to help children in need everywhere receive toys for the holidays. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gabriel D. Prado/Released)
LSC Grace Felipe and CS2 Kevin Ingram pull in a line as the crew of USS Milwaukee, LCS-5, prepares to depart from Halifax, Nova Scotia on Monday, December 7, 2015.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, conduct counter-improvised explosive ordnance training exercises at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma, Ariz., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015.
U.S. Army Pfc. Kirstin Lisenby, Chinook mechanic, assigned to the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg N.C., participates in a field training exercise (FTX) on a forward operation base where CS gas is released for proficiency, Fort Bragg, N.C., December 9, 2015. A FTX is high-cost, high-overhead exercise where the entire battalion and its supporting combat support and combat service support units deploys to field locations to conduct tactical operations under simulated combat conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy McKithern)
Cpl. Teome Matamua and Sgt. Phillip McIllvaney, Australian Army 176th Air Dispatch Squadron loadmasters, wave to islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia from the back of a C-130J Hercules after delivering donated goods and critical supplies to the islanders Dec. 8, 2015, during Operation Christmas Drop. The 2015 Christmas Drop missions mark the first time the event includes trilateral air support from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katrina Brisbin)
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted by senior officers of Bahraini military upon his arrival in Bahrain, Dec. 7, 2015. The chairman and the 2015 USO Holiday Tour were visiting deployed service members and their families on three continents to express the country's gratitude for their service. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2015) Sailors from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, provide security during a visit, board, search and seizure drill with Sailors and Marines from amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU). New Orleans is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), which is off the coast of Southern California completing a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is the final evaluation of the 13th MEU and Boxer ARG prior to deployment and is intended to certify their readiness to conduct integrated missions across the full spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea D. Daily/ Released) 151206-N-GR718-117 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
Defense Secretary Ash Carter greets Sen. John McCain before his testifying at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2015. Carter spoke to the committee about the U.S. strategy to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee
First lady Michelle Obama carries a teddy bear and other toys as she helps to sort toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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