Mississippi National Guard soldiers, of the 890th Engineer Battalion, assess damage and assist residents affected by Hurricane Nate on Oct. 9, 2017, in Jackson County. Roadways were washed away and homes sustained structural damage when the hurricane made landfall overnight. (2nd Lt. Terry Hill/Army National Guard )
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion and U.S. Army MH-60M Black Hawks assigned to Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct an aerial refueling exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2017. (Sgt. Allison Lotz/Marine Corps)
A group of Sea Cadets stands at attention for morning colors while touring the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) on Oct. 8, 2017, during Fleet Week San Francisco. (MC2 Donavan K. Patubo/Navy)
Citizen-soldiers of the Puerto Rico and New York City National Guard of the 225 and 240 MP prepare to depart for the island of Vieques for a security mission on Oct. 7, 2017. (Spc. Hamiel Irizarry/Puerto Rico National Guard)
An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 8, 2017. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew/Air Force)
From left: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis render honors at the 2017 annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Oct. 9, 2017. Taking place over three days, AUSA is designed to deliver the Army’s message by highlighting the capabilities of Army organizations and presenting a wide range of industry products and services. (Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith/DoD)
Members of the Coast Guard search and rescue swim team perform a jump from an MH-65 Dolphin into the San Francisco Bay on Oct. 7, 2017, during the Fleet Week San Francisco Air Show. (MC2 Sean P. Gallagher/Navy)
Airmen from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit change a drive generator on a B-52 Stratofortress at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, U.K., Sept. 20, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Benjamin Raughton/Air Force)
Officers look at the Bay Bridge from USS Essex prior to the Senior Leadership Seminar during San Francisco Fleet Week Oct. 5, 2017. (Lance Cpl. Samantha Bray/Marine Corps)
A CH-47 “Chinook” helicopter from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard emplaces a large sand bag in the spillway of the Guajataca Dam on Oct. 9, 2017. The soldiers are working to stabilize the dam’s spillway in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Puerto Rico Army National Guard in response to the effects of Hurricane Maria. (Staff Sgt. Mark Scovell/Army)
Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of 10 Iridium satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at 5:37 a.m. PDT Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Air Force)
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits through waters near Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 9, 2017. (MC2 Stephane Belcher/Navy)
