U.S., Thai, and Republic of Korea Marines conduct Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) rigging exercise during Cobra Gold 16, Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2016. SPIE system was developed as a means to rapidly insert and/or extract a reconnaissance patrol from an area that does not permit a helicopter to land. Cobra Gold, in its 35th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional security crises by bringing together a robust combined task force from partner nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (Photo by GySgt Ismael Pena/Released)
160211-N- AQ705-001 REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI (Feb. 11, 2016) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 conduct a patrol in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti, Feb. 11, 2016. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Perry Lafoe/Released)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat, 4th Infantry Division, stationed out of Fort Carson, Colo., conduct crowd riot control training, Feb. 15, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The Soldiers are training alongside multinational partners in preparation for Kosovo Force 21 in support of Multinational Battle Group-East. MNBG-E is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment, and freedom of movement, within Kosovo. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Duval, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, from Fort Stewart, Ga., arrived in Ukraine to support Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine (JMTG-U), Feb. 15, 2016. The JMTG-U effort is part of ongoing efforts to contribute to Ukraine's long-term military reform and professionalism and to help improve Ukraine's internal defense capabilities and training capacity. (Photo by Sarah Tate, JMTC Public Affairs)
U.S. Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and Marine Corps Base Hawaii run in the Great Aloha Run in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Feb. 15, 2016. The Great Aloha Run is an annual charity event with more than 30,000 participants and 6,000 military service members. Marines participated in the Sounds of Freedom portion of the race, where they ran in memory of the fallen Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Staff Sgt. Jason W. Fudge)
The Norwegian Telemark Battalion instructs U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle personnel from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion on techniques of driving tracked vehicles in winter conditions on an ice track in Rena, Norway, Feb. 15. In the weeks leading up to exercise Cold Response 16, at the end of the month, the two nations will conduct bilateral training to improve U.S. Marine Corps capability to operate in cold-weather environments.
A Soldier from 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, places felchette rockets in the "ready tube," a place where rockets are located once they are ready to be loaded into the unit's OH-58 Kiowa Warriors, Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, N.C., Feb. 8. The rockets have to be unpackaged and inspected before being loaded onto the Kiowas, ensuring the pilots receive the best quality ammunition for the aerial gunnery range. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/82nd CAB PAO)
Air Force guard CJ Siples tries to get a pass off as San Diego State guard Trey Kell defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in San Diego. San Diego State won 70-61. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Col. Robert C. Fulford, Commanding Officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speaks to Marines and Sailors assigned to 26th MEU at the Naval Support Activity Bahrain Feb. 15, 2016. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)
Commander of international and US forces in Afghanistan, US Army General John Campbell, listens to journalists during a news conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul on February 13, 2016. The United States is set to send additional troops to Afghanistan's embattled southern Helmand province in a bid to bolster local forces that have struggled to fend off persistent Taliban assaults, officials said February 9. AFP PHOTO / Omar Sobhani / POOLOMAR SOBHANI/AFP/Getty Images
Capt. Jonathan Skinner holds his daughter Lauren in his arms after members of the Mississippi Air National Guard's 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian, Miss., returned home Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, from active duty. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)
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