160319-N-QF605-064 GULF OF GUINEA (March 19, 2016) Gabon navy sailors and Gendarmerie members conduct a boarding exercise aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) during exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016, March 19. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Burns and military working dog, Ciko, assigned to the 673rd Security Forces Squadron, conduct K-9 training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 17, 2016. The Security Forces Airmen conducted the K-9 training with their Army counterparts, assigned to the 549th Military Working Dog Detachment, to keep their teams flexible to respond to law enforcement emergencies, and for overseas deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Rueter, foreground, of Joint Task Force Empire Shield, patrols the lower concourse of Grand Central Terminal, in New York, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Authorities are increasing security throughout New York City following explosions at the airport and subway system in the Belgian capital of Brussels. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
An Italian soldier uses a chop saw to remove a truck’s door during extrication training with the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan March 19, 2016. The Italian soldiers traveled from their base in Herat, Afghanistan, to work with the Pararescuemen and learn tactics for rescuing people from vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Bryan Bouchard)
As green and purple smoke conceals them, Iron Troop Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, set up their positions behind a berm to fire at enemy targets during a live fire exercise at Tapa Training Area in Estonia, Mar. 8-11, 2016. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven M. Colvin/Released)
U.S. Marines with Bravo company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response- Africa fast rope from an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, SPMAGTF-CR-AF during a fast rope training event aboard Naval Station Rota, Mar. 10, 2016. Fast-roping is a specialized insertion method that SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines can utilize to access an area during a possible crisis or embassy reinforcement that may be otherwise inaccessible by landing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kassie L. McDole/Released)
Texas Army National Guard soldiers patrol for resident who may need to evacuated in Orange, Texas, in a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. Texas Guardsmen supported flood response operations in Orange, Jasper and Newton counties rescuing more than 400 people and conducting shelter operations for hundreds of evacuated Texans. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Released)
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move toward an objective during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Rock Sokol at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, March 9, 2016. Exercise Rock Sokol is a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Slovenian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building on previous lessons learned, forging the bonds and enhancing readiness between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly-deploying forces to the U.S. Army Europe, Africa and Central Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. The brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build stronger relationships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
All women missileer crews from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., gather for a pre-departure briefing before heading in the 13,800 square mile missile complex to complete their 24-hour alert March, 22, 2016. On March 22, all of the nation’s alert intercontinental ballistic missile missileers and B-52 Stratofortress crews within the United States will be crewed by women as part of Air Force Global Strike Command’s recognition of Women’s History Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Collin Schmidt)
Candidates assigned to Charlie Company, Officer Candidates Class-221, are evaluated on close order drill at Brown Field, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., on March 17, 2016. The mission of Officer Candidates School (OCS) is to "educate and train officer candidates in Marine Corps knowledge and skills within a controlled, challenging, and chaotic environment in order to evaluate and screen individuals for the leadership, moral, mental, and physical qualities required for commissioning as a Marine Corps officer." (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Patrick H. Owens/Released)
Ken Foster, a computer network analyst with the California Army National Guard Computer Network Defense Team, assists one of his fellow analysts to defend against a simulated virus attack during the 2014 Cyber Shield exercise at the National Guard Professional Education Center in North Little Rock, Ark., April 30, 2014.
A French army Soldier stands watch during a field training exercise March 17, 2016, in Arta, Djibouti. On-watch Soldiers rotated several times throughout the night as French and U.S. Soldiers defended their post. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton)
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