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![Marines Corps 1st Lt. John Merten, the executive officer of Co. C, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, briefs Marines on Jan. 15, 2021, prior to beginning the Amphibious Combat Endurance Test on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/FR3JZoc8cXi8qabg3QksCrQag5c=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/SFGPCNKYGNGVVIBSRMMZYUFMAQ.jpg)
![A soldier participates in a ghillie wash during Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Ga., Feb. 5, 2021. The exercise is designed to test the strength and durability of the camouflage suits as well as weather them.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/NrOa-2pu1r2CHVaB98Un1UkM-Qo=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4QZBGKJ6UBG6XH247HPLNGAPG4.jpg)
![Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/7VyeR6QIzmrcchnfSXPILuH3CmA=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/ACUXV2ZFFVB2FPIZVYQB6QKMCE.jpg)
![A Marine with 8th Engineer Support Battalion clears a simulated enemy cache site during a simulated live-fire event during Command Post Exercise VI (CPX) on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2, 2021.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/y98uuafl1kilZnbHN02lbKk97xI=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/CZIHV5MTFFGHPJSPZ6TFMOESZA.jpg)
![Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an E-2C Hawkeye on Jan. 30, 30, 2021, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Pacific Ocean.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/iZVN-XLDGD1nGByqrq4VMmL3NDU=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/M7HWB7AKN5BSDDMPNET57QM4SE.jpg)
![Combined squads of Indian and U.S. infantrymen practice small-unit tactics Feb. 9, 2021, during bilateral Indo-U.S. Exercise Yudh Abhyas at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, India.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/nqSkdgmx87FZbh8wJVgnxn_4No0=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/EZWG6OCDUFBENJOFOOB4XYVJ5M.jpg)
![Master Sgt. Adam Antonioli, a military training instructor, demonstrates proper form to cadet guidon bearers during drill and ceremonies training, Feb. 1, 2021, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/1nuB4q-tYtQI3RQFnGIB32abC98=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/FKZWSUNXXNGLJAL7MWFLCACZ7U.jpg)
![U.S. Marines run out of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on Jan. 28, 2021, during an exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan. (](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/ufyB481nUPDmol2hxTk40DI8YL4=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TMIKLY6KABBF7IBY5FQLGYVNOE.jpg)
![Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, keep watch on targets during a joint combat live fire of the Gepard Air Defense System Feb. 2, 2021, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/VacVwOKd19ykDXNVMBXw1AgB9c0=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/IT3LSRTPGBE3ZGGIG4MPMA7E4A.jpg)
![Explosive ordnance disposal technicians deployed with Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7 dive during Mine Warfare Exercise (MINEX) 1JA 2021 at Ise Bay, Japan, Feb. 1, 2021.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/JZQwNV2Yd0OZfrLM4Dce_W_QjHc=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/PD2EUHKNRRCBVNZLXWYBCTJPPM.jpg)
Marines Corps 1st Lt. John Merten, the executive officer of Co. C, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, briefs Marines on Jan. 15, 2021, prior to beginning the Amphibious Combat Endurance Test on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Lance Cpl. Roxanna Ortiz/Marine Corps)