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. Army Reserve Spc. Sydney Davis, assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Belvoir, Va., takes a practice shot before the wheelchair basketball competition during the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games are held from June 19-28. The games are an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and Veterans. Approximately 250 athletes representing teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track & field and wheelchair basketball. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Anh Siev/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. - 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)

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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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)

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)

A member of the Pakistani military carries a bag for evacuees about to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter to be transported to the town of Khwazakhela, for the flood recovery effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 1, 2013) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney’s (DDGG 64) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team return after completing a VBSS mission. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Green/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 29, 2014) Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.7, Coastal Riverine Group 3, transit the Arabian Gulf aboard a 34-foot Sea Ark Dauntless-class tactical craft. 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 Corey Green/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 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-AF202-155 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 Lance Cpl. Christopher Kathopoulis, infantryman, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, conducts a flight check before flying the RQ-11 Raven Raven to provide reconnaissance before platoon attacks are conducted at Afghan Alley for the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) April 2, 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. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)

151027-M-OQ277-026 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 27, 2015) Turkish Marines move to their assault point during a joint amphibious assault with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey, Oct. 27. 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 Gunnery Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki/ Released)

SANTA RITA, Guam (Sept. 20, 2016) A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) from Expeditionary Strike Group 7 moves past USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a Valiant Shield 2016 amphibious landing exercise at Naval Base Guam, Santa Rita, Guam Sept. 20, 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Greg Badger)

130530-N-AZ907-008 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 30, 2013) Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Natalie Penuna, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, DET. ONE, hauls equipment during routine maintenance operations. HSC 26, DET. ONE is a Forward Deployed Naval Force 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 Peter Lewis/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division pull security in the Baraki Barak District, Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2010. (Photo by: Pfc. Donald Watkins)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Jan. 7, 2014, over Northeast, Afghanistan. The crew of the Stratotanker provided fuel for coalition aircraft during their over ten hour combat sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

A UN-1Y Huey prepares to extract U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force during a Heavy Huey Raid at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2014. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-15, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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 Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, COMCAM/ Released)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – A U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gives hand gestures to a crane operator 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)

SATTAHIP, CHINCHURU,Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) Members of the U.S. Navy’s Underwater Construction Team Two prepare a Royal Thai Navy diver for a working dive to repair an ammunition pier during Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold is the largest multilateral exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Dallaglio)

U.S. Army Pfc. James Schults, a Cannon Crewmemer assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, carries an artillery round to his M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a fire mission near Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 03, 2017. Battery C is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

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An FA-18D Hornet taxis on the runway Sept. 16 at Andersen Air Base during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps assets, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. The Hornet is with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, currently assigned to Marine Aircraft 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hernan Vidana/ Released)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - A U.S. Army Soldier from Delta Company, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, watches for lightning as a storm moves into the training area 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)

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. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire off a AT-4 at a range on Camp Roberts, Calif., Jan 26, 2014. Rangers use a multitude of weaponry during their annual tactical training. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rashene Mincy/ Released)

120202-A-TF780-110 ANCON, Peru (February 2, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Scott Bills, a Combat Engineer Instructor, assigned to U.S. Marine Forces South, assists a Peruvian Marine on how to place a “window-charge” on a window at Zona De Entrenamiento range. The two-week course will consist of subject matter expert exchanges, training on Methods of Entry and will teach the Peruvian Marines how to overcome obstacles such as doors, fences, and walls, through mechanical, thermal, ballistic, and explosive breaching. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan B. Owens, 55th Signal Company (COMCAM)/Released)