Officers in the Chaplain's Basic Officer Leaders Course put their faith in their protective gear to the test in the CBRN chamber. The 104th Training Division (LT) facilitated the training at the facility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John A. Constant attached to 1st Platoon, B Company, 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment fires an M32 Grenade Launcher for grenade launcher training during Lava Viper aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hi., May 27, 2014. The M32 fires a 40mm grenade that has different types of munition such as High Explosive or Flare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez/Released)Engineers from the 111th Engineer Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, working with local first responders, rescue three people from a stalled vehicle stuck in a low water crossing, May 26, 2015 near Granbury, Texas. Texas Guardsmen rescued more than 100 Texans in need during flooding across the state, mid-late May 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Max Perez/ Released)A 16th Special Operations Squadron member walks on the wing of the AC-130H Spectre gunship, nicknamed “Excalibur,” during a pre-flight inspection, May 27, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Over the last two years, Air Commandos within the 16th Special Operations Squadron have bid farewell to the entire fleet of this historic aerial asset, as each of the eight aircraft have been one-by-one ceremoniously retired after 46 years of dedicated service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reece)U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Pearson, 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance training instructor, carries the “Jolly Roger” flag to the AC-130H Spectre gunship, nicknamed “Excalibur,” May 27, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The “Jolly Roger” is a pirate flag flown to boost morale and was displayed during the final Spectre gunship deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reece)Rct. Anna J. Hereth, Platoon 4026, November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, practices a falling during a martial arts training session May 26, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. This technique helps reduce the risk of injury when falling. Hereth, 22, from Raymore, Mo., is scheduled to graduate Aug. 7, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Schubert)150527-N-DX698-138 PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2015) Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter presents Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III for his exceptional distinguished service as Commander of U.S. Pacific Command during U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Pacific Fleet joint change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay M. Chu/Released)150526-N-XP344-067 CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (May 26, 2015) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform a flyover above USS Constitution in Charlestown Navy Yard. The Blue Angels are in New England for their scheduled performance at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Kinney/Released)GULF OF ADEN (May 27, 2015) – A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) jumps from a CH-53 Super Stallion attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) during combat rubber raiding craft operations. Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 24th MEU, provides a versatile sea-based, expeditionary force that can be tailored to a variety of missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Anuci/Released)A Stryker armored vehicle leads a group of vehicles south on I-25 south in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. About 650 vehicles, inlcuding 300 Stryker armored vehicles and more than 4,000 soldiers are on the road this week headed from Fort Carson to the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. Fort Carson's 1st Brigade Combat Team are headed to the site east of Trinidad in what is by some accounts the largest road convoy in Colorado Since World War II. (Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
