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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the Mobile Strike Force Kandak fires a RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise supervised by the Marines with the Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 20, 2013. The Marines with the Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team instructed and mentored their ANA counterparts on how to properly utilize their weapons systems. (Photo by SSgt Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/RCT 7)

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the Mobile Strike Force Kandak fires a RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise supervised by the Marines with the Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 20, 2013. The Marines with the Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team instructed and mentored their ANA counterparts on how to properly utilize their weapons systems. (Photo by SSgt Ezekiel R. Kitandwe/RCT 7)




An Afghan soldier who'd just lost both legs due to an IED, is restrained by Sgt. James Bell, a crew chief, as the patient was very restless during the medevac flight, October 22, 2013. During medevac missions even crew chiefs are utilized as space is tight and the more hands available for care the better. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts/USAF)

An Afghan soldier who'd just lost both legs due to an IED, is restrained by Sgt. James Bell, a crew chief, as the patient was very restless during the medevac flight, October 22, 2013. During medevac missions even crew chiefs are utilized as space is tight and the more hands available for care the better. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts/USAF)




Newly commissioned second lieutenants assigned to Bravo Company, The Basic School, perform an “abandon ship” technique during Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program qualification at Ramer Hall Swim Tank, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., January 17, 2013. About 300 second lieutenants trained to drown-proof in open water, survive in freezing water and move with a combat load in both shallow and deep water along with other water-survival techniques. (Photo by Marines Sgt. Tyler L. Main/Defense Media Activity)

Newly commissioned second lieutenants assigned to Bravo Company, The Basic School, perform an “abandon ship” technique during Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program qualification at Ramer Hall Swim Tank, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., January 17, 2013. About 300 second lieutenants trained to drown-proof in open water, survive in freezing water and move with a combat load in both shallow and deep water along with other water-survival techniques. If the individual Marine completed all of the required techniques, they earned their basic swim qualification. (Photo by Marines Sgt. Tyler L. Main/Defense Media Activity)




U.S. soldiers with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade advance through a tunnel while conducting riot control operations during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 12, 2013. The KFOR 17 MRE was designed to prepare the U.S. Army's 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade for operations in support of NATO in Kosovo. (Photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/HHC Operations Group)

U.S. soldiers with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade advance through a tunnel while conducting riot control operations during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise (MRE) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 12, 2013. The KFOR 17 MRE was designed to prepare the U.S. Army's 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade for operations in support of NATO in Kosovo. (Photo by Spc. Bryan Rankin/HHC Operations Group)




Sgt. William Wickett,  2nd Radio Battalion, performs a rescue drill during the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Johnson, N.C., March 5, 2013. Wickett, from Springfield, Mass., is one of more than 20 students attending the three-week MCIWS course. The course creates instructors who can train Marines to react and survive life-threatening situations in the water. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Fayloga)

Sgt. William Wickett, 2nd Radio Battalion, performs a rescue drill during the Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Johnson, N.C., March 5, 2013. Wickett, from Springfield, Mass., is one of more than 20 students attending the three-week MCIWS course. The course creates instructors who can train Marines to react and survive life-threatening situations in the water. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Fayloga)




A cadet from the U.S. Military Academy eats french fries while he and his peers watch The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen score one of four touchdowns against the Black Knights during the 2013 Army Navy Game played on Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., December 14, 2013. The Midshipmen won their 12th straight match-up over the Black Knights, by the score of 34-7. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp)

A cadet from the U.S. Military Academy eats french fries while he and his peers watch The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen score one of four touchdowns against the Black Knights during the 2013 Army Navy Game played on Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., December 14, 2013. The Midshipmen won their 12th straight match-up over the Black Knights, by the score of 34-7. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp)




Chilean pararescuemen unload from the rear of a CH-47 Chinook while providing cover during an urban warfare environment exercise at the Playas Training and Research Center, New Mexico, April 17, 2013. The training was part of the world's largest international personnel recovery exercise, Angel Thunder, which included 19 countries from around the world. The training exercises are based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee/Defense Media Activity)

Chilean pararescuemen unload from the rear of a CH-47 Chinook while providing cover during an urban warfare environment exercise at the Playas Training and Research Center, New Mexico, April 17, 2013. The training was part of the world's largest international personnel recovery exercise, Angel Thunder, which included 19 countries from around the world. The training exercises are based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee/Defense Media Activity)




U.S. Air Force Capt. Candice Adams Ismirle waits to receive a radiation treatment October 22, 2013, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. After approximately two years in remission, Ismirle recently learned her cancer had returned. (Photo by SSgt Russ Scalf)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Candice Adams Ismirle waits to receive a radiation treatment October 22, 2013, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. After approximately two years in remission, Ismirle recently learned her cancer had returned. (Photo by SSgt Russ Scalf)




Spc. Derek Smith, a gunner with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security from the roof of the Panjwai District headquarters in Southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, Saturday, October 5, 2013. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)

Spc. Derek Smith, a gunner with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security from the roof of the Panjwai District headquarters in Southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, Saturday, October 5, 2013. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts/Stars and Stripes)




A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130 Hercules is hosed down after completing a flight over the Gulf of Mexico. The water pressure removes salt that accumulates on the aircraft when it flies through storms over the ocean. (Photo by Andrew Lee, SSgt., USAF/Defense Media Activity)

A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130 Hercules is hosed down after completing a flight over the Gulf of Mexico. The water pressure removes salt that accumulates on the aircraft when it flies through storms over the ocean. (Photo by Andrew Lee, SSgt., USAF/Defense Media Activity)




A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division repeats instructions before performing a static line jump from a C-130H August 18, 2013, near Alexandria International Airport, La. There were 681 paratroopers dropped from nine U.S. Air Force aircraft in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-0X. (Photo by SSgt Russ Scalf)

A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division repeats instructions before performing a static line jump from a C-130H August 18, 2013, near Alexandria International Airport, La. There were 681 paratroopers dropped from nine U.S. Air Force aircraft in support of Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-0X. (Photo by SSgt Russ Scalf)




Joe Townsend, a British Royal Marine veteran from Eastbourne, England, swims a timed 50-meter freestyle during the first day of practice at the Marine Corps Trials aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., February 26, 2013. Townsend is competing in cycling, swimming and track and field after placing in many events last year. (Photo by Tyler L. Main)

Joe Townsend, a British Royal Marine veteran from Eastbourne, England, swims a timed 50-meter freestyle during the first day of practice at the Marine Corps Trials aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., February 26, 2013. Townsend is competing in cycling, swimming and track and field after placing in many events last year. (Photo by Tyler L. Main)




A female Marine student at the Infantry Training Battalion practices basic marksmanship techniques at Camp Geiger, N.C., September 26, 2013. The students are part of the first ITB company to include female Marines as part of ongoing research into opening combat-related job fields to women. (Photo by Tyler L. Main/Defense Media Activity – Marines)

A female Marine student at the Infantry Training Battalion practices basic marksmanship techniques at Camp Geiger, N.C., September 26, 2013. The students are part of the first ITB company to include female Marines as part of ongoing research into opening combat-related job fields to women. (Photo by Tyler L. Main/Defense Media Activity – Marines)




Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J for a flight, beneath the light of a full moon on March 27, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force base in Arkansas. As home to the largest C-130 fleet in the world, the Little Rock base delivers mission-ready officers to fuel combat airlift operations. (Photo by Staff. Sgt. Russ Scalf)

Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J for a flight, beneath the light of a full moon on March 27, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force base in Arkansas. As home to the largest C-130 fleet in the world, the Little Rock base delivers mission-ready officers to fuel combat airlift operations. (Photo by Staff. Sgt. Russ Scalf)




A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Aggressor Squadron flies through bad weather while conducting an air-to-air combat mission in support of Cope North 13 near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, February 12, 2013. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. (Photo by 36 AW Anderson Air Force Base/1st Combat Camera)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Aggressor Squadron flies through bad weather while conducting an air-to-air combat mission in support of Cope North 13 near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, February 12, 2013. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to increase the readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force. (Photo by 36 AW Anderson Air Force Base/1st Combat Camera)




Infantry Officer Course students prove the Marine Corps capability to conduct raids, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions at distances greater than 1,000 miles during an exercise at Fort Hood, Texas on December 15, 2013. The Marines simulated securing an embassy in a hostile nation during the exercise using MV-22 Opsrey's aerial refueling capabilities to travel from Twentynine Palms, Calif. to Fort Hood. (Photo by Marines Sgt. Tyler L. Main/USMC)

Infantry Officer Course students prove the Marine Corps capability to conduct raids, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions at distances greater than 1,000 miles during an exercise at Fort Hood, Texas on December 15, 2013. The Marines simulated securing an embassy in a hostile nation during the exercise using MV-22 Opsrey's aerial refueling capabilities to travel from Twentynine Palms, Calif. to Fort Hood. This exercise was a part of PALMFEX 1-14, which is the culminating exercise for Infantry Officer Course 1-14. In addition to the normal training evolution, this will also provide a “Proof-of-Concept” long-range operation from 29 Palms California to Fort Hood Texas. This is a total distance of approximately 1,100 miles and will solidify the Marine Corps as the only DOD asset to have validated the ability to provide this capability. An Infantry Officer Course students signals to MV-22 Osprey pilots a safe landing zone during an embassy evacuation exercise at Fort Hood, Texas on Dec. 15, 2013. (Photo by Marines Sgt. Tyler L. Main/USMC)




First Lt. Ali Choudry, a platoon leader with Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry regiment, provides security during a leadership engagement in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, December 13, 2013. As part of the Theater Assistance Force, Charlie Company soldiers provided security during the transition of Multi-National Base Tarin Kowt from coalition forces to  Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Cpl. Alex Flynn/U.S. Army)

First Lt. Ali Choudry, a platoon leader with Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry regiment, provides security during a leadership engagement in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan province, December 13, 2013. As part of the Theater Assistance Force, Charlie Company soldiers provided security during the transition of Multi-National Base Tarin Kowt from coalition forces to Afghan National Security Forces. (Photo by Cpl. Alex Flynn/U.S. Army)




U.S service members hang up their boots at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to signify the end of their tour on April 30, 2013. Even though they are returning home, a piece of their “sole” will forever belong to Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Knox/386 AEW)

U.S service members hang up their boots at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to signify the end of their tour on April 30, 2013. Even though they are returning home, a piece of their “sole” will forever belong to Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Knox/386 AEW)




Charles Cousins, also known as Longshot the Gospel Poet, practices reciting his poetry in his apartment in Washington D.C., June 20, 2013. Charles was born August 24, 1971  and is currently a full time gospel poet, street preacher, and an author. He began street preaching while homeless in 2009. He currently lives with his uncle while still preaching the gospel on the streets of D.C. each day. (Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch)

Charles Cousins, also known as Longshot the Gospel Poet, practices reciting his poetry in his apartment in Washington D.C., June 20, 2013. Charles was born August 24, 1971 and is currently a full time gospel poet, street preacher, and an author. He began street preaching while homeless in 2009. He currently lives with his uncle while still preaching the gospel on the streets of D.C. each day. (Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch)




Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ayivorh, an aircraft maintenance specialist, looks out a window on a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, during a return flight to Nellis Air Force base in Nevada on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ayivorh, an aircraft maintenance specialist, looks out a window on a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, during a return flight to Nellis Air Force base in Nevada on March 25, 2013. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)




The Air Force Women's Volleyball Team celebrates after they score a point at the 2013 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 08, 2013. Teams from different branches of the military to include the Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Army gathered to play for bragging rights as the Armed Forces Volleyball Champions. (Photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

The Air Force Women's Volleyball Team celebrates after they score a point at the 2013 Armed Forces Volleyball Championship, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 08, 2013. Teams from different branches of the military to include the Air Force, Marines, Navy, and Army gathered to play for bragging rights as the Armed Forces Volleyball Champions. (Photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)




Josh Wege, Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, attempts to throw out a runner during an exhibition game against Hawaii celebrities, January 11, 2013, at Central Oahu Regional Park, Waipahu, Hawaii. The Hawaii celebrities beat the Warriors 26-16. The WWAST is comprised of competitive, athletic veterans and active duty servicemembers who have lost limbs during post-9/11 combat operations. The team includes individuals with a variety of amputations of the arm, above knee, below knee, bilateral below knee and foot. (Photo by Mike Meares/647th Air Base Group)

Josh Wege, Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, attempts to throw out a runner during an exhibition game against Hawaii celebrities, January 11, 2013, at Central Oahu Regional Park, Waipahu, Hawaii. The Hawaii celebrities beat the Warriors 26-16. The WWAST is comprised of competitive, athletic veterans and active duty servicemembers who have lost limbs during post-9/11 combat operations. The team includes individuals with a variety of amputations of the arm, above knee, below knee, bilateral below knee and foot. (Photo by Mike Meares/647th Air Base Group)




Shawn Steen stands over Josh Mizelle during a mixed martial arts fight at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. The fight was part of Spartyka Fight League's “Fight for the Warriors”. Spartyka Fight League was started by Navy Chief Boatswain's Mate Jimi Partyka in 2010 and is dedicated to honoring servicemembers and wounded warriors. (Photo by USN/Defense Media Activity)

Shawn Steen stands over Josh Mizelle during a mixed martial arts fight at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. The fight was part of Spartyka Fight League's “Fight for the Warriors”. Spartyka Fight League was started by Navy Chief Boatswain's Mate Jimi Partyka in 2010 and is dedicated to honoring servicemembers and wounded warriors. (Photo by USN/Defense Media Activity)
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