An F-15C Strike Eagle dogfights against members of the Air Force Weapons School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew J. Bruch)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch, 1st Combat Camera, combat aerial photojournalist, practices firing an M4 rifle while moving sideways, during Exercise Scorpion Lens, March 5, 2016 at Fort Jackson, S.C. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual Ability To Survive and Operate training evolution mandated by Air Force 3N0XX Job Qualification Standards (3N0XX AFJQS). Individuals are instructed using a "crawl, walk, run" format of training. The exercise is twofold containing the Scorpion Lens portion, dedicated to Advanced Weapons and Tactical Training (AWTT) and the Flash Bang portion dedicated to providing photography and videography documentation standards in combat situations. The purpose of the training is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel of all ranks and skill levels in basic tactics, techniques, and procedures inherent to combat camera mission tasking.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

GUAM (May 18, 2016) U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 perform a static line jump following a combat rubber rating craft insertion from a C-130 Hercules off the coast of Guam during exercise Tricrab. Tricrab is a combined exercise involving military forces from five different countries that focuses on strengthening relationships within the Asia-Pacific region through training and information exchanges, to enhance EOD and diving related interoperability. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Doug Harvey/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron C. Gump, an intermediate level structural mechanic assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 14, repairs an EA-6B Prowler universal exciter upgrade on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 20, 2015. The airframes section of MALS-14 supports aviation squadrons by providing intermediate level maintenance for aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jered T. Stone/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Geoffrey B. Miller, a platoon commander with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, practices using an Emergency Breathing System during Helicopter Underwater Egress Training at the base pool, aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 23, 2017. The purpose of this training is to prepare service members for an emergency exit in case of a crash landing over water. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson/released) www.dvidshub.net

Service members from the Republic of Korea participate in an amphibious capabilities demonstration at Hat Yao beach, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 12, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen security and interoperability between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and other participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy/Released)

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A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, maneuvers down a mountainside during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 24, 2014. 3rd Battalion is undergoing annual Task Force Training to evaluate how their Soldiers perform during operational situations. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ Released)

A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler links up with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron to be refueled via its multi-point refueling system over the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, May 8, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Greer)

SASEBO, Japan (June 12, 2016) Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and U.S. Navy prepare to dive under the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo during exercise Malabar 2016, June 12. A trilateral maritime exercise, Malabar is designed to enhance dynamic cooperation between the Indian Navy, 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)

U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion and Canadian soldiers with the Royal 22e Régiment (22nd Regiment) advance to shore during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 8, 2018. RIMPAC demonstrated the value of amphibious forces and provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Forces enhancing the critical crisis response capability of U.S. forces and partners globally. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon) www.dvidshub.net

BAN NONG MEE, BURI RAM PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 15, 2017) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Larissa Lemke with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, interacts with children during exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold 17 focuses on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interest of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas)

An Afghan man carries both his daughter and wife on a motorcycle as they ride through the dusty haze of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Oct. 3.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Ian M. Terry

Date Taken:10.03.2010

Location:Kandahar Airfield, AF

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Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Fox Company and Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) pose for a photo on the flight deck of the Arlington Jan. 10, 2016. The Arlington is dedicated in remembrance of the service members killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The 26th MEU is embarked with 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. Jeraco Jenkins/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released).

Marines with Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a live-fire range during sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Dec. 9. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th MEU are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/Released)

U.S. Army Pfc. Issac D. Hull, a Combat Medic with Whiskey Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, treats a villager's head wound in the village of Sara Kalay in Khowst province, Afghanistan, June 10, 2013. The villager asked Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. Forces for assistance in dressing a previously acquired head wound as they patrolled through his village. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter/Released)

Date Taken:06.10.2013

Date Posted:06.16.2013 07:08

Photo ID:954616

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Location:SARA KALAY, AF

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manuel Serrano, a combat videographer with the Combat Camera section, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, moves through a tire obstacle while navigating an obstacle course on Camp Johnson, N.C., December 12, 2016. The Combat Camera Marines ran through multiple obstacle courses as part of section physical training in order to maintain a state of constant readiness and strengthen unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Kuppers) www.dvidshub.net

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 and NATO Allies stack up while participate in breach training during Exercise Summer Shield aboard Adazi Military Base, Latvia, April 20, 2017. Exercise Summer Shield is a multinational NATO exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patricia A. Morris)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, hovers above a Mark VI patrol boat, assigned to Coastal Riverine Group 1, during a joint search and rescue exercise with U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam. HSC-25 maintains a 24-hour search and rescue and medical evacuation alert posture, directly supporting the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Guam and Joint Region Marianas. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cory Asato)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Dewitt assigned to 55th Signal Company, Combat Camera, steadies his camera on a compound wall while documenting U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 23, 2014. Spc. Dewitt is a Combat Camera operator, documenting night combat training for the 75th Ranger Regiment. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2017) A Bell AH-1Z "Viper" attack helicopter takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during flight operations to enhance interoperability between Navy ships and Marine aircraft as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise. The inherent versatility of Marine Air-Ground Task Forces joined with the mobility provided by amphibious ships gives the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group an asymmetric advantage over adversaries .

A CH-53E with 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lifts a vehicle off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Red Sea, Nov. 9, 2016. The 22nd MEU, deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in support of U.S. national security interests in the 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A. Hamilton Jr.) www.dvidshub.net

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tanner Casares, a production specialist with the Combat Camera section, Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools, navigates through a water obstacle while conducting an obstacle course on Camp Johnson, N.C., December 12, 2016. The Combat Camera Marines ran through multiple obstacle courses as part of section physical training in order to maintain a state of constant readiness and strengthen unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Kuppers) www.dvidshub.net

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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 11, 2016) U.S. Navy Lt. Christopher Ferguson (right), NECC Dive Medical Officer for the Underwater Construction Teams, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Chief Petty Officer Dong Soon Jung, assigned to ROK Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, exit the water after working on an expeditionary wharf project at Chinhae, ROK as part of exercise Foal Eagle 2016. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

A coalition force member scans the area during an operation in central Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2013. Afghan and coalition security forces arrested a Taliban leader and four other extremists during the operation. The leader is involved in lethal aid facilitation. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Justin English)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU5) and EODMU6, conduct Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) operations with Helicopter Sea Combat squadron (HSC) 25's MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on Naval Base Guam on Oct. 29, 2015. EODMU5 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 COMCAM Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Rolston/RELEASED)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, maneuvers down a mountainside during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 24, 2014. 3rd Battalion is undergoing annual Task Force Training to evaluate how their Soldiers perform during operational situations. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura/ Released)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Civiarella, a rifleman with SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa, sits in a defensive position in snow during mountain warfare training in Candanchu, Spain, Dec. 16, 2014. The exercise, which was conducted with the Spanish, allowed the Marines to gain greater knowledge of mountain warfare tactics, techniques and procedures while enhancing interoperability with the Spanish and strengthening the U.S. partnership with Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a self-mobile crisis response force that conducts missions to protect U.S. personnel, property and interests in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released)

U.S. Army and International Paratroopers perform parachute landing fall (PLF) while conducting sustained airborne training (SAT) during Leapfest 2019 at West Kingston, Rhode Island, August 5, 2019. Leapfest is the largest, longest-standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard, to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Rafael DiCristina) www.dvidshub.net

A U.S. Marine Corps rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (MARDIV), fires rounds at an enemy as his fire team prepares to push towards their next objective in a mechanized assault course during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 30, 2015. Marines participate in a month-long field exercise demonstrating core mission essential tasks by conducting offensive, defensive and stability operations using combined arms, air integration, and battalion-level infantry tactics in order to strengthen operational readiness as they prepare for world-wide deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelly L. Street, 2D MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Cory Paskavan, a platoon sergeant with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force, re-enlists during a parachute operation as part of Eagle Resolve 13 over Qatar April 26, 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. (DoD photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Navy, HN Grady Seibert with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security during a Heavy Huey Raid at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 7, 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

U.S. Marines and a Japanese Ground Self Defense Force solider offload a landing craft air cushion during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed to enhance Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s ability to conduct sea-based operations, amphibious landings, and command and control capabilities alongside Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis A. Vega, 1st Marine Division Combat Camera/Released)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 74th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, GA, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the skies of Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, May 8, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Greer)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 21, 2015) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducts flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 21, 2015. The 26th MEU, deployed as part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is 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. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

POHANG, South Korea (Mar. 9, 2016) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Johnathan Williams, a mortarman, clears a house with Sgt. Jung Ti Hyung an infantry Marine with the Republic of Korea in an integrated training exercise during exercise Ssang Yong. Williams is assigned a member of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, "The Lava Dogs", currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment while on unit deployment program to Okinawa, Japan. Exercise Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial military exercise focused on strengthening the amphibious landing capabilities of the Republic of Korea, the U.S., New Zealand and Australia. (Photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz) 160309-M-MJ974-429

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U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrol through an Infantry Immersion Trainer (IIT) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 10, 2018. The IIT provided the Marines with hands on practical application of tactical skills and decision making in an immersive, scenario-based training environment. RIMPAC demonstrates the value of amphibious forces and provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Forces enhancing the critical crisis response capability of U.S. forces and partners globally. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)

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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, demonstrate a handline drill to the Air Ground Support students at Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16 training area on Sept. 19, 2015, Yuma, Ariz. This familiarization tour is apart of 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)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves into place in order to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the skies of Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.

U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs

Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Date Taken:03.29.2011

Location:IQ

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul Rosenbloom, the logistics officer in charge with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, visits the Capas National Shrine during Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 15 in Capas, Tarlac province, Philippines, Sept. 21, 2014. PHIBLEX is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve the interoperability, readiness and professional relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations. (DoD photo by Cpl. Sara A. Medina, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Squadron, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), conduct a simulated aircraft bomb explosion in Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 27, 2016. Marines attached to EOD conduct regular training to hone their skills on containing a possible gasoline bomb explosion scenario on an aircraft. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo) www.dvidshub.net

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 offload an Assault Amphibious Vehicle from the USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, during exercise Cobra Gold, at Laem Chabang International Terminal, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is an important element of the United States' and all other participating nations' regional military to military engagement efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm) www.dvidhub.net

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Bankston watches from a C-17 Globemaster III Mar. 3, 2011, as air delivery cargo drops to a remote operating base in Afghanistan. Sergeant Bankston is a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) operates in the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mason DiNicola, left, and Cpl. Bradley Lauer, crew chiefs with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, look into a CH-53E Super Stallion cockpit during a tactical support insert and extract exercise in part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course (WTI) 2-17 at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., April 15, 2017. WTI is held biannually at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz. to provide students with detailed training to be practiced on the various ranges in Arizona and California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever A. Statz)

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A U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (M984 A4 recovery vehicle) provides security during a stop on a convoy in Wanake Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, 3 Sep., 2011. The convoy was part of an operation in which Soldiers of Combined Task Force Viper conducted a search-and-seizure to locate members of the Taliban in Wanake Valley. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck)/Released)

Cpl. Laura Y. Raga, a production specialist with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Fort Worth, Texas native, fires a .50 Cal machine gun during sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Dec. 9. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th MEU are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/Released)

A Royal Netherlands Marine fires simunition rounds during a close quarter battle exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 12, 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 LCpl. Melanye E. Martinez, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft assigned to the 74th Fighter Squadron out of Moody Air Force Base, Ga., returns to mission after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over the skies of Afghanistan May 8, 2011, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William Greer)