Medal of Honor recipient Army SFC Bennie Adkins arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. American Airlines, the Air Power Foundation, Boeing and the USO hosted Medal of Honor recipients as part of events surrounding Medal of Honor Day. (Mike Morones/Staff)Pararescue jumpers and combat rescue officers conduct joint training with the 7th Special Forces Group March 11, 2015, in Perry, Ga. The four-day exercise used HH-60 Pave Hawks and MV-22 Ospreys for simulated scenarios that included earthquake collapsed buildings, vehicle-borne improved explosive devices detonating, and mass casualty response. The pararesue jumpers and rescue officers are from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens to Afghan President Ashram Ghani speak during a news conference in the East Room at the White House on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. will slow its military withdrawal from Afghanistan while still maintaining 9,800 troops in the country through the end of 2015. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)U.S. Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry DivisionÕs 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and South Korean soldiers take their position during a demonstration of the combined arms live-fire exercise as a part of the annual joint military exercise Foal Eagle between South Korea and the United States at the Rodriquez Multi-Purpose Range Complex in Pocheon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)USArmy Soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct air assault sling load training on Warrior Base, New Mexico Range, in the Demilitarized Zone, Republic of Korea, March 18, 2015, during joint training exercise Foal Eagle 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock)U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Mickey Eaton sights in with his M1911 .45 caliber pistol at a target during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) off the coast of San Diego March 23, 2015. Eaton is the assistant operations chief of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force. The 15th MEU's MRF Marines constantly sharpen their skills with different weapon systems to maintain a high level of readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)Secretary of State John Kerry, walks with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, followed by Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, upon their arrival at the Camp David Presidential retreat, Monday, March 23, 2015, in Camp David, Md., for their meeting The pace of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will headline Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Washington, yet America's exit from the war remains tightly hinged to the abilities of the Afghan forces that face a tough fight against insurgents this spring. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi down the runway March 3, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-16s are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson AFB. Aggressor pilots returned after completing a mobile training team exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)Louisiana National Guardsmen salute the casket of Chief Warrant Officer George David Strother during a deplaning ceremony at Louisiana Air National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, La., Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Strother was killed along with three other Guardsmen and seven Marines in a helicopter crash during a training exercise off the coast of Florida March 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 17, 2014) The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) leads other coastal patrol ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 (PCRON 1) in formation during a divisional tactics exercise. PCRON-1 is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Released) 150317-N-SF508-627
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