An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Oct. 3, 2017, during flight operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vance Hand/Navy)
Cpl. Breanna Brown, helicopter mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HMLA-167), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2D MAW), clears the GAU-17 weapon system during Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 1-18 at Chocolate Mountain, Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct 03, 2017. (Lance Cpl. Brennon A. Taylor/Marine Corps)
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker out of RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 27, 2017. (Senior Airman Tenley Long/Air Force)
U.S. Army Sgt. Delton T. Reynolds, a helicopter flight engineer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, helps load rice on a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the port of Roseau, Dominica, Oct. 2, 2017. (Sgt. Melissa Martens/Marine Corps)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is towed away from the pier at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Oct. 5, 2017, to meet the heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure. Treasure will transport McCain to Fleet Activities Yokosuka for repairs. (MC2 Joshua Fulton/Navy)
U.S. soldiers from the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Poland conduct troop-level live fires to certify each troop and troop commander at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, Oct. 1-3, 2017. (Capt. John W. Strickland/Army)
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jake Hurlock, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), loads a Mark 38 machine gun on the weathering deck on Oct. 1, 2017, during the ship’s transit through the Bab El Mandeb Strait. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vance Hand/Navy)
Lt. Col. Tommy Harrell, 151st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R pilot, waves after landing at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., on Oct. 2, 2017. Harrell just completed his "fini-flight" or final flight upon a return from a deployment from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This is a long-standing tradition in the Air Force prior to retirement. (Senior Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby/Air National Guard)
Lt. j.g. Shiju SantaNivas, an intensive care nurse assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, treats a patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) on Oct. 4, 2017, after a medical evacuation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ship is in Puerto Rico to provide humanitarian assistance throughout the area. (MC2 Stephane Belcher/Navy)
Marine Color Guard from Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa stand at parade rest at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial on Oct. 1, 2017, during a wreath-laying ceremony conducted by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in Belleau, France. (2ndLt. Brett Lazaroff/Marine Corps)
Chaplain (Capt.) Steven Wichern, 81st Training Wing headquarters chaplain, and his wife, Lindsey, light a sky lantern during Lights for Lives on Biloxi Beach Sept. 29, 2017, in Biloxi, Miss. Candles and sky lanterns were lit to raise awareness and to give remembrance to those who were lost to suicide and to help those who have dealt with suicidal thoughts. (Senior Airman Travis Beihl/Air Force)
U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Detachment conduct a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Oct. 3, 2017. The 15th MEU is embarked on the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (Lance Cpl. Jacob Pruitt)
Mark Harbaugh, 72nd Civil Engineer Squadron engineer, visually inspects steel forms for concrete footings which will form the base of the KC-46A Pegasus' massive hangars being constructed at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 30, 2017. The KC-46A maintenance campus is located on ground formerly used by Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. (Greg L. Davis/Air Force)
