YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, conduct a NEO during WTI 2-13. The Marines utilized aviation assets to quickly insert and execute their mission which included performing crowd control measures. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, 1st Marine Division COMCAM/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with Scout Snipers Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission with M107 special application scope rifles to improve their marksmanship during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014. TalonEx is a series of live fire ranges conducted by the Marines of 3/6 before the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Chase Teats, 53rd Signal Battalion, fires an M16 Rifle in the kneeling position during a qualication range at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Aug. 4, 2014. Teats is qualifying with the weapon to build tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles M. Bailey/Not Reviewed)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A U.S. Army Soldier from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, requests more ammunition during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 10, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal, and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Patrick Hansen, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, preflights a KC-135 Stratotanker for an aerial refueling mission Jan. 7, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Hansen a Raymond, Maine native is deployed from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/released)

151031-M-CV548-097 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 31, 2015) Marines assigned to Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct physical training in order to raise their heart rate while participating in a live fire exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) Oct. 31, 2015. Arlington and the 26th MEU are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco J. Jenkins/Released)

An Afghan National Army (ANA) Commando with the 6th Special Operations Kandak, prepares to board a CH-47 Chinook in Kabul district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2013. The Commandos conducted a clearing operation to eliminate insurgent safe havens, provide security in the area, and locate two kidnapped ANA soldiers. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. James K. McCann /Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Hector Figueroa, 2nd Squad (SQD), 1st Platoon (PLT), Fox Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines, stands in a doorway while the home is searched for weapons during Operation Trifecta under Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. LCPL Figueroa is armed with a KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special Operation Peculiar Modification) M4 rifle.

130520-N-OA702-016 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 20, 2013) Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Ben Chellew, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, DET. ONE, performs as a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer as he exits an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during a simulated man overboard drill. HSC-26 DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) asset attached to Commander, Task Force 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capability throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

160718-M-MK246-033 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 18, 2016) An AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on July 18, 2016. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr.)

U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Division take a break from conducting clearing operations in the Baraki Barak District, Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. (Photo by: Pfc. Donald Watkins)

U.S. Navy Lt. Shane O’Connor, Battalion Landing Team 3/2 naval gunfire liaison officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an M4 Carbine during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea, July 18, 2013. 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)

160712-M-AF202-158 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

A Servicemember rappels out of a UH-60 Blackhawk during Day 9 of Air Assault School on Camp Smith, N.Y., July 29, 2010. (U. S. Army photo by Pfc. Jose L. Torres-Cooban / Released)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 23, 2013) An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands aboard RFA Cardigan Bay to drop off mail and supplies to personnel embarked on the ship. Cardigan Bay is currently taking part in Artemis Trident 2013, a mine counter measure exercise involving French, British and American naval personnel designed to increase technical knowledge and interoperability amongst allied forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Davies/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), navigate a diver propulsion device while conducting an amphibious insertion onto maritime infrastructure while training foreign Marines in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 1, 2013. 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)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Taylor Reilly, infantryman, 2nd Platoon, India Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, gives the arm signal to rise to Marines during a platoon assault, an event part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, March 29, 2014. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

A Pakistani soldier hands a bag of grain to a U.S. Soldier to load onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Pakistan Aug. 4, 2010. 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)

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

Video: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Kaujas audiovizuālā grupa

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shaquill Burton, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, engage the opposition force while conducting a raid during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 8, 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)

160712-M-AF202-242 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Matthew Sowders, infantryman, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, sits in a CH-46 Sea Knight before conducting a training raid during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14, April 8, 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)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide security after fast roping from 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)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Rodriguez, left, team leader, and Cpl. Phillip Lilly, right, scout sniper chief, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct barricade fire drills with M110 semi-auto sniper systems during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014.(U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Joseph provides security at the scene of a vehicle accident in Shinwai, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

Pakistani military members carry a civilian on a stretcher to a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an evacuation mission in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010. 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 Corps CH-53E Super Stallion tail gunner with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron -366 (HMH-366) mans his position for lift off during the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-13, aboard the Army Proving Grounds in Yuma. Ariz., April 23, 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)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert W. Pullen addresses attendees after taking post as battalion sergeant major, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall, during a relief and appointment ceremony at the Henderson Hall portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 10. Col. Anthony S. Barnes, battalion commander, relieved Sgt. Maj. Craig D. Cressman, who served nearly three years at the battalion, and appointed Pullen. Cressman retired from the Corps after 31 years of service. (Photo by Cpl. Tia Dufour)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, maneuver a Bradley Fighting Vehicles through the training area during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 9, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A U.S. Army Soldier from Delta Company, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, holds a rope attached to a downed aircraft during Decisive Action Rotation 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 11, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential adversaries our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal, and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

WELLTON, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps water support technicians, Utilities Platoon, MWSS 374, conduct aviation ground support training during WTI 2-13. MWSS 374, known as Rhinos, employ water filtration and purification, water storage, and distribution systems equipment April 10, 2013. -- (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, wait to board 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)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps LCpl Joe Ochoa, infantryman, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fast ropes 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)

151025-M-ED118-349 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit , and Turkish Marines clear buildings during Exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey Oct. 25. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 24, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Jared Johnston, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, conducts counter-mine training exercises utilizing the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seabotix as part of 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 2nd Class Joshua Davies/Released)

160712-M-AF202-144 MOROCCO (July 12, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Moroccan forces participate in exercise African Sea Lion July 12, 2016. 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)

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YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Rodriguez, front, team leader, scout sniper platoon, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducts a barricade fire drill with an M110 semi-auto sniper system during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 29, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

Carol Han, right, press officer for U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks with Rene' Vega, center, chief medical officer for Heart to Heart International, during a tour of an active Ebola treatment unit built as part of Operation United Assistance in Suakoko, Liberia, Nov. 22, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to USAID-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)

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GUAM (June 16, 2016) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 place a concrete roof for the future hazardous material storage facility at Fena water treatment plant in Guam, June 16, 2016. NMCB 133 provides expeditionary construction and engineering (combat service support) to include horizontal and vertical construction; maintenance and operation of expeditionary bases and facilities; tactical sustainment bridging, humanitarian assistance through Construction Civic Action Details (CCAD),Civic Action Teams (CAT) and theater disaster response capabilities in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. NMCB 133 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Doug Harvey/Released)

A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Platoon, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, speaks to Afghan children on opening day at Khalid Bin Walid Takya High School in Salar, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7. (Army photo/Pfc. Donald Watkins)

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights approaches a riggers from the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company atop a crate as part of a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. The mission was to airlift incinerators to a new Ebola treatment unit built in support of Operation United Assistance. 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)

151025-M-ED118-118 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 25, 2015) U.S. Marines assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit , practice crossing a danger area with Turkish Marines during Exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey Oct. 25. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)