RED SEA (May 23, 2014) As tugboats steam alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, a U.S. Navy 34-foot Sea Ark Dauntless-class tactical craft, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, Coastal Riverine Group 3, provides security in the Red Sea, May 23, 2014, a in preparation for Exercise Eager Lion 14. CTG-56.7 conducts maritime security operations to ensure freedom of movement for strategic shipping and naval vessels operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

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CEIBA, Puerto Rico (Sept. 25, 2017) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), conduct route clearing operations with Navy Sailors and local civilians to assist in relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally/Released)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 22, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jeremiah Sawyer, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares to surface during a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides 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 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Taylor Reilly, left, helps and Lance Cpl. Michael Milano, infantrymen with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, mount over a wall during the Heavy Huey Raid for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 9, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

Specialist Tyler Jank, left, aircrew with Task Force Iron Knights, gives instructions to Sgt. Kyle Hennick, attached to the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, during an airlift of electrical supplies to a Ebola treatment unit being built in support of Operation United Assistance at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. Task Force Iron Knights is comprised of element of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armor Division deployed as part of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brien Vorhees, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) / Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2013) Machinist Mate Fireman Dustin Viehe, bottom, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), explains the capabilities of a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) to Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Strain, left, and John Candelora, both assigned to Commander, Task Unit (CTU) 56.9.1. CTU-56.9.1 is deployed as part of Commander, Task Force 56, 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 1st Class Corey Green/Released)

KUWAIT (Aug. 19, 2015) – Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Ron Cook, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, looks out at the setting sun from an SH-60S Seahawk helicopter during degraded visual environment training near Udari Army Air Field in Kuwait. HSC-26, is a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) asset attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)

A member of the Pakistani military helps civilians disembark a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Khwazakhela, Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010, during an evacuation mission. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engages targets with an M4 Carbine during an advanced marksmanship range in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 19, 2013. The Marines conducted the range in 115 degree heat with a full combat load to acclimate themselves to harsh desert environments. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

Royal Netherlands Marines move a simulated casualty during an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live fire training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Nov. 6, 2015, in the North Red Sea. The 26th MEU is embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

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A Royal Netherlands Marine posts security during an urban training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

A Royal Netherlands Marine posts security during an urban training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 22, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

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Pakistani men throw a bag of flour onto a pile behind a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter that arrived to deliver humanitarian assistance and help with the evacuation of flood victims in the Swat Valley of Pakistan during the flood disaster recovery effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

U.S. 5TH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 24, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Charles Brown, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, splashes the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seabotix from a ridged hull inflatable boat as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013. CTG 56.1 provides 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 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

MUTSU BAY Japan (July 22, 2016) An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, uses a AN/PQS-2A sonar during a dive in the Mutsu Bay off the coast of Japan during the 2JA 2016 Mine Countermeasure Exercise (2JA-16 MCMEX). 2JA Mine Countermeasures Exercise is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiencies in mine countermeasure operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by MC3 Alfred A. Coffield/Released)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians 3rd Class Jay Erny and 3rd Class Brett Andre, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepare the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seafox as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013 aboard RFA Cardigan Bay. CTG 56.1 provides 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 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

140408-N-VD564-032 - INDIAN OCEAN (April 08, 2014) – Chief Naval Aircrewman (Operator) Samuel Judd assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 searches out the window of a P-8A Poseidon while flying over the Indian Ocean in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

U.S. Army Ssg. Enoch Flites and Ssg. Edward French, Best COMCAM competitior, carries litter during the 2019 DoD Best COMCAM Competition in honor of SPC Hilda I Clayton at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virgina, May 9, 2019. Visual Information personnel across all services are invited to compete ina grueling five-day competition, testing all tactical and technical skills required of Combat Camera personnel. This year, the Joint Combat Camera Center extended the invitation to internaitional mission partners.(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Isaiah Scott)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians 3rd Class Jay Erny, background, and 3rd Class Brett Andre, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, navigate the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seafox through the main control unit aboard a ridged hull inflatable boat as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013. CTG 56.1 provides 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 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2014) A diver assigned to Commander, Task Unit (CTU) 56.1.2, dives into the ocean during a bilateral exercise. CTU-56.1.2 conducts harbor and waterway clearance, emergent underwater repairs, and light salvage operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Juan King/Released)

Royal Netherlands Marines move a simulated casualty during an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

130806-N-PX130-030 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 6, 2013) Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class John Porcuna, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, begins to lower a Mk 104 acoustic mine sweeping device out the back of an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during over-water training. HM-15 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52, promoting mine countermeasures in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

Norwegian soldiers of the Telemark Battalion fire an FGM-148 Javelin during a combined arms live fire training exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, in June 2020. The Javelin is a portable, compact, lightweight, anti-tank missile system. (Photo by Spc. Derek Mustard, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve)

140402-N-VD564-026 -Perth, Australia (April 02, 2014) – Lt. Cmdr. David Mims (left) and Lt. j.g. Brent Nelsen, naval aviators assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, perform preflight checks in a P-8A Poseidon, before going on a mission supporting the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

ASV lidmašīna „KC-135” militārajās mācībās "Saber Strike 2017" virs Latvijas veic degvielas uzpildi ASV stratēģiskajam bumbvedējam B-52

KC-135 Stratotanker during the exercise "Saber Strike 2017" refuels a B-52 Stratofortress above Latvia

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U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, prepare a CH-53E Super Stallion to externally lift a M777 howitzer during an assault support tactics exercise at Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 12, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released).

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra helicopter lands at a refueling station during Final Exercise 1 of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-15 at Sandhill, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapon Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison J. Herman, COMCAM/Released)

A Portuguese soldier prepares ammunition for a PKM machine gun during weapons systems training at Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2016. Portugal is one of several Coalition partners present at BRC, one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training Iraqi security forces. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Josephine Carlson)

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fire various sniper rifles while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

160613-N-GO855-036 SASEBO, Japan (June 13, 2016) - An Indian Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician and a U.S. Navy Sailor launch a MK18 Mod. One unmanned underwater vehicle during a mine countermeasures training mission near Sasebo during Exercise Malabar 2016, June 13. A trilateral maritime exercise, Malabar is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between the Indian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy forces in the Indo-Asia- Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/ Released)

BANTEN BAY (Oct. 18, 2015) Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Mobile Diving Salvage (MDS) 11-7, return from a dive aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) during dive operations held in support of search and survey operations of the sunken World War II navy vessels USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D29). The data collected by the dive exercise will help the U.S. embassy in Indonesia and Naval Historical Heritage Command catalog the current state of the wrecks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

Food supplies are shown in a hangar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aug. 7, 2010, prior to being delivered to residents in flood-stricken regions. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

Slovakian army Pvt. Stefen Selmas, role-playing as an Afghan National Army troop, signals to a comrade during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 20. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct fast rope training out of a UH-1Y Huey during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 5, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Jay Erny, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepares the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seafox as part of the counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013 aboard RFA Cardigan Bay. CTG 56.1 provides 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 1st Class Gary Keen/Released)

140408-N-VD564-021 - PERTH, Australia (April 08, 2014) – Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 3rd Class Michael Herman gives the thumbs up to Lt. j.g. Tyler Terronez, both assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, during preflight checks on a P-8A Poseidon prior to going on a search mission in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

BANTEN BAY (Oct. 19, 2015) Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Mobile Diving Salvage (MDS) 11-7, and Indonesian Navy divers prepare to dive aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) during dive operations held in support of search and survey operations of the sunken World War II navy vessels USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D29). The data collected by the dive exercise will help the U.S. embassy in Indonesia and Naval Historical Heritage Command catalog the current state of the wrecks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

Lieutenant Justine Johnson, a Emergency Nurse, with Combat logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assembles a special medical emergency evacuation device platform in preparation for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during the 11th MEU’s WESTPAC 14-2 deployment, Ali Al Saleem Air Force Base, Sept. 20,2014. 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Evan R. White/NOT RELEASED

Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 re-qualify with the MK-16 MOD 1 underwater breathing apparatus during training evolutions. The MK 16 MOD 1 is a re-breathable underwater system that minimizes surface bubbles during operations. CTG 56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving and force protection operations throughout the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor M. Smith/Released)

Honor graduate Abdul Malik marches in front of his fellow classmates during the Afghan Border Police graduation ceremony at 4th Kandak Training Post, Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to rest at the end of the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-13, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 25, 2013. WTI is intended to train Marines on the combined arms capabilities of both air and ground elements. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by: Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/ Released)

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M40A5 sniper rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)