Texas Governor, Rick Perry watches as Soldiers of the 36th Engineer Brigade conduct training inside the Medical Skills Training Center at Fort Hood, Texas Thursday. The 36th Eng. Bde. Soldiers are training on how to properly put on M40 protective masks, nitrile gloves and Tyvek protective suits. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wallace, III Corps Public Affairs)*** BESTPIX *** MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 09: A health worker takes the temperature of U.S. Marines arriving to take part in Operation United Assistance on October 9, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. Some 90 Marines landed on KC-130 transport planes and MV-22 Ospreys to support the American effort to contain the Ebola epidemic. The Ospreys, which can land vertically like helicopters, will transport U.S. troops and supplies as they build 17 Ebola treatment centers around Liberia. U.S. President Barack Obama has committed up to 4,000 troops in West Africa to combat the disease. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 09: U.S. Air Force personnel put up tents to house a 25-bed U.S.-built hospital for sick Liberian health workers as part in Operation United Assistance on October 9, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. U.S. President Barack Obama has committed up to 4,000 troops in West Africa to combat the Ebola epidemic, which has killed at least 3,400 people. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Sgt. Michael Goeas, Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, conducts tire flips during the Warrior Games at the West Gym aboard the Combat Center Oct. 7, 2014. The tire flips were part of a strength gauntlet, the first of five events for the first day of the games.MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 7, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) fires its MK 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise. Arleigh Burke is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released) 141007-N-WD757-079
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https://plus.google.comJoint Base Lewis-McChord Soldiers honor Vietnam Veterans during a ÒSalute and Welcome HomeÓ ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, held Oct. 9, 2014. The Soldiers manned a military vehicle display, held a pinning ceremony and conducted a Massing of the Colors with remarks from Gen. (Retired) Barry McCaffery at Watkins Field.
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Spc. Ryan Montgomery, an infantryman with the Arkansas National Guard’s Company D, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, prepares to scale a short wall at a warrior task and battle skill event as part of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition, Oct. 7, 2014, at Fort Lee, Va. Montgomery represented the Army National Guard as its top enlisted Soldier of the year. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer, National Guard Bureau/Released)President Obama met with commanders at the Pentagon on Oct. 8. One reader says the president's approach to national security concerns is wrong. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, second from left, poses for photographs with cadets during a rally for Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett who is seeking a second term, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Honduran service members load bags of supplies onto a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook Oct. 8 during Operation Caravana. Operation Caravana’s sole purpose is to provide the Honduran military freedom of movement and access to the isolated areas in Gracias a Dios, Colon and Olancho in order to continue their security operations. These troop movements and logistics re-supply flights will occur on an as-needed basis. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)U.S. Army Spc. Michael Lemus assigned to the U.S. Army Military District of Washington navigates his way through the Leaders Reaction Course at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 8, 2014. The Best Warrior Competition is the "Super Bowl of Army Competitions" and the participants are deemed "the best of the best." (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Heather England/Released)
