Staff Sgt. John Ross and Spc. Alex Spears, both with 501st Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Company, 23rd Chemical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Explosive Ordnance Disposal team complete a CBRNE Exploitation Evaluation at Black Village to destroy and disable the manufacturing equipment Republic of Korea, March 23.A Dover C-17A Globemaster III expends countermeasure flares to defeat a simulated surface-to-air missile, or smokey SAM, shot from a Man-Portable Aircraft Survivability Trainer system during a training mission March 24, 2016, at the Bollen Live-Fire Range Complex on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. A total of 240 flares were expended for the aircraft during the training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman William Johnson)SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: A member of the U.S. Navy Seals Leapfrog team carrying an American flag lands on the field during pre-game festivities on Opening Day before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park on April 4, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)160404-N-CM124-002
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 4, 2016) Engineman 2nd Class Shanice Floyd, a recruit division commander, ensures the proper fit of Seaman Recruit Megan Marte's white enlisted hat, or "Dixie cup," during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command. Marte was among the first female recruits to be issued the Dixie cup as part of the Navy's efforts for uniformity in service members' uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Sue Krawczyk/Released)A soldier with the Ukrainian Land Forces (right), loads an 82mm mortar Apr. 5, 2016, during a mortar live-fire exercise at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Yavoriv, Ukraine as part as Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. Each JMTG-U rotation will consist of nine weeks of training where Ukrainian soldiers will learn defensive combat skills needed to increase Ukraine's capacity for self-defense. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana M. Diaz-Brown, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) stand at parade rest as the ship departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a homeport swap with the USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) in San Diego, Calif., April 5, 2016. This move supported the rebalance to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, placing the Navy’s most advanced capabilities and greater capacity in that vital theater. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johans Chavarro)Spc. Rodney Washington (right), originally from Chicago, and Pfc. Reynaldo Carlo (center), originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., both RQ-7B (Shadow) crew members with 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Engineer Squadron, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, perform a pre-flight inspection on the Shadow during a test flight at Tapa Training Area, Estonia, April 5, 2016. The RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System provides reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and force protection and provides close to real-time video during day and night operations. The 2nd Cav. Reg. will be using the Shadow to aid the Estonian Army during future field training exercises when the U.S. Army plays the role of the opposing force. These activities are part of the U.S. Army Europe-led Operation Atlantic Resolve land force assurance training taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin/Released)160323-N-UM082-003
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 22, 2016) - Sailors from Beach Master Unit Two (BMU-2) maneuver a Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo 5 Ton (LARC-V), vehicle into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is currently underway conducting routine qualifications in preparation for her future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raymond Minami/Released)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: Navy Adm. Michael Rogers (R), commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of Central Security Services, talks with Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (2nd L) before a hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. When asked by committee Chairman Sen. John McCain if Russia has the capability to inflict harm on the United States' cyber infrastructure, Rogers replied, "Yes." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force run with their Israel Defense Force group leader while participating in an orientation exercise prior to the start of Exercise Juniper Cobra in Israel, Feb. 10, 2016. JC is a combined Israeli-U.S. exercise designed to improve interoperability between the two countries' armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelly L. Street, 2D MARDIV COMCAM/Released)
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