Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) depart the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRC) during the Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX)15. PHIBLEX15 is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released)MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 08: U.S. Air Force personnel work to set up a 25-bed hospital to aid Liberian health workers infected with Ebola on October 8, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The airmen are constructing the modular hospital, known by the military as an expeditionary medical support system (EMEDS), near the international airport ouside of Monrovia. The airmen will reportedly train U.S. public health service members in using the hospital's medical equipment, but will not be involved in treatment of Ebola patients. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)President Barack Obama hands his Presidential coin to waiting members of the military after attending meetings with military leadership at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division march across Pike Field during the change of command ceremony for the 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 3, 2014. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr., the outgoing commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Richard D. Clarke the incoming commander during the ceremony. Nicholson is slated to take command of Allied Land Command, NATO, in Izmir, Turkey. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio, U.S. Army/Released)141001-N-XM324-219
SULU SEA (Oct. 1, 2014) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) maneuver an amphibious assault vehicle away from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX15). PHIBLEX15 is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick Dionne/Released)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)Maritime Special Operations Forces prepare for a mission during a training exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). SEALs and Marine Special Operations (MARSOC) forces from Special Operations Command Pacific conducted maritime interoperability training aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Everett Allen/Released)U.S. Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a Table 3 combat marksmanship course of fire as a part of sustainment training on the flight deck of the USS San Diego (LPD 22), Oct. 1. The 11th MEU is deployed with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/ Released)A Pararescueman from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield Calif., conduct tactical field training for the 2014 Soaring Angel personnel recovery exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Oct. 2, 2014. The multi-day training scenarios satisfy readiness requirements in simulated deployment environments. (U.S. California Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachael Kane/Released)Cargo is loaded onto the ramp of a C-130-J Super Hercules, Oct. 7, 2014, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. As the Ebola outbreak becomes a potential global threat, U.S. Africa Command is working in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the lead federal agency (LFA), as part of a comprehensive U.S. government effort to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible. This was the first flight launched from Ramstein to Monrovia, Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller)Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. and his wife Mary attend the Invincible Spirit Festival hosted by the Gary Sinise Foundation and Naval Support Activity Bethesda Oct. 7, 2014. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
