PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17: Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters fly over Osan Air Base on February 17, 2016 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. U.S. military has deployed four F-22 stealth fighter jets to the Korean Peninsula as another response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun-Pool/Getty Images)
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regt., 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat, 4th Infantry Division stationed out of Fort Carson, Colo., shield themselves from a Molotov cocktail - a general name used for various bottle-based improvised flammable weapons - during fire phobia training, Feb. 16, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The Soldiers are training alongside multinational counterparts 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)
U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, along with Thai Korean Marines, watch Royal Thai Marine Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pairog Prasansai, assigned to Recon Battalion, drink the blood of a cobra in jungle survival training during Cobra Gold 2016 on Camp Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, Feb. 13, 2016. CG16 provides a joint, combined task force venue for all participating nations to advance interoperability and increase capacity to conduct combined task force events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit/ Released)
In this Feb. 11, 2016, photo, Tarnisha Gibson, center, hugs her son Spc. Bradley Gibson, left, and husband, Staff Sgt. Corwyn Gibson, during a homecoming celebration at Fort Hood's Cooper Field in Fort Hood, Texas. The Killeen Daily Herald reports the Gibsons are one of the families being reunited after this nine-month deployment of 4,000 soldiers from Fort Hood to South Korea. (Eric J. Shelton/The Killeen Daily Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Lance Cpl. Jarod L. Smith, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, fires a mounted M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun from the back of the MV-22B Osprey during a live fire training session off the coast of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Feb. 10, 2016. Marines with VMM-365 flew to a landing zone, which allowed pilots to practice CALs in their OspreyÕs and then flew several miles off the coast to practice their proficiency with the .50-caliber machine gun.
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force line up and rehearse various infantry maneuvers in preparation for the tactical phase of arctic-weather training aboard Porsangmoen, Norway, Feb. 13, 2016. The Arctic training was conducted by U.K. Royal Commandos and hosted by the Norwegian military to improve the U.S. Marine Corps’ capability to support their NATO Allies in extreme environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)
160215-N-XT273-803 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 15, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) conduct visit, board, search and seizure training in the Mediterranean Sea Feb. 15, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shawn Bonhams, structural craftsman with 35th Engineer Squadron, a Los Angeles, California, native, welds steel during the construction of a classroom at the Wat Ban Mak school, Saraburi, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 14, 2016. Cobra Gold, in its 35th iteration, focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement, and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interest of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2016) – Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) fire the MK-45 5-inch gun during a naval surface fire support exercise. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Mobile Bay, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released) 160213-N-EH218-047 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
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2016) Sailors and Marines man the rails on board amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) departed San Diego today for a deployment to the 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)160212-N-YR245-158 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
A soldier provides security during a convoy halt at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 12, 2016. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Manne
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