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U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, stand on a flight line while pilots from 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) prep a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter for take off on Fort Knox, KY., April 21, 2014. The Air Operations of the 160th SOAR is a crucial piece in the mobile readiness of the 75th Ranger Regiment. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ RELEASED)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens as a U.S. Marine addresses him with a question during a town hall meeting aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 14, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived in Afghanistan to speak with coalition forces; and presented his coin to every service member present in honor of their sacrifice and service to their country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrea M. Olguin/ Released)
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, move to their next objective during 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 24, 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. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division fire their 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)
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 India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, practice casualty evacuation 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)
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Operations Group, National Training Center, awaits the start of a simulated air assault mission during Decisive Action Rotation 17-03 at NTC in Fort Irwin, Calif., Jan. 22, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Crews, National Training Center, Operations Group)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra participate in a close air support training exercise, April 10, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by 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 photograph by Lance Cpl. Eryn Rudolph, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)
Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct an operational flight of the Intrepid Tiger 2 special capabilities pod aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on July 21, 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.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr.)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set up perimeter security during a fast rope exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2015. This training evolution is apart of 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 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 photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra participate in a close air support training exercise, April 10, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by 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 photograph by Lance Cpl. Eryn Rudolph, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)
YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, sprint up a hill to engage targets during a platoon attack at Afghan Alley for the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) April 3, 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)
YUMA, Ariz. - Air traffic controller personnel attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 receive instruction on the AN/PRC-150 High-Frequency Radio March 21, 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 tactics and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and empowering aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
Australian Chief of Army Lt. Gen. Angus Campbell (Right) and 1st Lt. Casey Doyle discuss Iraqi marksmanship training during Lt. Gen. Campbell's visit to Task Group Taji at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2016. Camp Taji is one of four Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training Iraqi security forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 1, 2016) Marines assigned to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) prepare an AH-1W Super Cobra for take-ff from the ship's flight deck. The 22nd MEU, embarked on Wasp, is conducting precision air strikes in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord-aligned forces against Daesh targets in Sirte, Libya, as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/Released)
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)
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra helicopter takes off from 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)
YUMA, Ariz. - This information poster was created in support of WTI 2-13 to showcase elements of the training conducted. -- (U.S. Marine Corps layout design by Lance Cpl. Amy C. Muir, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
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)
YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashawn Poitevien, left, and Cpl. Phillip Lilly, scout sniper chief, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, demonstrate buddy supported shooting 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)
151031-M-CV548-016 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 31, 2015) Lance Cpl. Nicholas M. Villanueva, a field artillery cannoneer with Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), loads ammunition into a magazine during 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)
YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jorge Echeveteguerrero, infantryman, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, looks into the flight control module to conduct reconnaissance before platoon attacks are conducted at Afghan Alley for the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) April 3, 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)
Private First Class William Stooksbury, a rigger with 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, arranges straps for 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. 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)
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)
U.S. Army Pfc. Ian Ryan, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (COMCAM), takes position behind cover and to pull security for the rest of his team while on a lane for a Live Fire Exercise (LFX) rehearsal during a bi-annual Field Training Exercise (FTX), Fort AP Hill, Va., Sept. 26, 2015. The 55th Signal Company conducts a FTX twice a year in order to maintain tactical proficiency, as well as to develop and prepare Soldiers for the rigor of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christophe D. Paul/Released)
100331-A-3996M-273 French Lt. Col. Ponze shakes hands with leaders from the Afghanistan National Army from the Tagab District during a Key Leader Engagement at a school in the town of Jalowekheyl. International Security Assistance Force members from Forward Operating Base Kutschbach conducted a presence patrol in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, March 31. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray)
YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, take a knee while combat engineers attached to 3/6 breach concertina wire during a platoon attack at Afghan Alley for the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) April 3, 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)
110723-F-NJ219-103 - BARRA DE SANTIAGO, El Salvador - (July 23, 2011) Rear Adm. Alton Stocks, Commander Navy Medicine East, tours the Escuela Barra de Santiago medical site with Capt. David Weiss, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) Medical Treatment Facility commanding officer, right, during Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11). CP11 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S.
Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson/RELEASED)
YUMA, Ariz. - The information posters displayed was created in support of WTI 2-14. -- (U.S. Marine Corps information poster by Lance Cpl. Chelsey K. Courtney, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)
130530-N-AZ907-049 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 30, 2013) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Robin Sanabria, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, DET. ONE, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. 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 Reserve Spc. Sydney Davis, Warrior Transistion Unit, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, retrieves her arrows during archery training for the 2015 Department Of Defense Warrior Games archery competition at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 9, 2015. Davis is one of more than 40 Active Duty and Veteran athletes training at Fort Belvoir. She will represent Team Army in the field competition, archery competition, shooting competition, sitting volleyball competition and the wheelchair basketball competition during the DOD Warrior Games held at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, June 19-28. The 2015 DOD Warrior Games is 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, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (US Army photo by Spc. Jamill Ford/Released)
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 22, 2013) A French SA 330 Puma helicopter crewman takes a photo before taking off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Sept. 22, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas 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, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps air traffic controllers receive hands-on instruction with the AN/PRC-150 High-Frequency Radio March 21, 2014. The Marines undergo advance training during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14. 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 tactics and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and empowering aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
SATTAHIP, CHINCHURU,Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) Divers from Underwater Construction Team Two and divers from the Royal Thai Navy Diving Training center listen to a dive brief prior to conducting dive operations as part of 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 Sgt. Andrew Hewett, a Cannon Crewmember, assigned to Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, checks the electronic targeting system of a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer 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)
130806-N-BJ254-060 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 6, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Graham Hasnay, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, retrieves his regulator for a dive supervisor training dive. CTG 56.1 is promoting mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage-diving, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett/Released)
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 24, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Justin Kwon, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, retrieves the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seabotix during counter-mine training exercises 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)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra participate in a close air support training exercise, April 10, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by 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 photograph by Lance Cpl. Eryn Rudolph, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)
A U.S. Marine attached to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment - "The Lava Dogs" fires a Javelin at a simulated enemy tank during Lava Viper aboard Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, May 29, 2015. Marines of Weapons Company train and conduct anti-armor procedures while at Lava Viper. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez/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)
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)
160708-M-AF202-014 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 8, 2016) Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 (Reinforced), and 2nd Radio Battalion Detachment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for departure to conduct the first operational flight of the Intrepid Tiger II (V)3 Electronic Warfare pod aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1). The Intrepid Tiger II EW is a network-enabled family of systems that provides a RDC (Rapid Deployment Capability) to support ground combat operations. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders/ Released)
U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct double bag static line parachute operations from UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to Alpha Company, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) from the Montana Army National Guard in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 5, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas 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, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Derringer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Amelia Green, Tactical Air Control Squadron 21, receive hands-on instruction on the AN/PRC-150 High-Frequency Radio during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 March 21, 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 tactics and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and empowering aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
130520-N-OA702-008 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, checks his swim gear 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)
170930-N-BD107-008 YAUCO, Puerto Rico (Sept. 30, 2017) - Sailors inspect a switchboard room during a hospital assessment at Pavia Hospital in Yauco, Puerto Rico. 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 as one component of the overall whole-of-government response efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy/RELEASED)
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Zedrick Pitts, Birmingham, Ala., receives the gold medal in his category during the medal ceremony for men's upright cycling competition at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 21, 2015. The DOD Warrior Games are held from June 19-29. 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 Spc. Ambraea Johnson/Released)