Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Edwards (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Tom Semmens (right), both pilots with the 1-207th Aviation Battalion, Alaska Army National Guard, navigate their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to Deadhorse, Alaska during Arctic Pegasus, April 30. The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska's proficiency for conducting Arctic airborne operations, mobility, and ground maneuvers in extreme cold-weather conditions. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Edward Eagerton

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, left, 514th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Staff Sgt. Joe Coates, 177th Fighter Wing EOD, New Jersey Air National Guard, unroll explosive cutting tape (ECT) during a joint render safe operation with EOD Airmen from the 177th and the 514th, at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., May 1, 2015. The ECT is used to cut through empty and concrete ordnance. Beginning on April 28, 2015, the EOD Airmen retrieved all the ordnance that was dropped at the Range during the past year, and on May 1, 2015, rendered safe – a controlled detonation operation – 30 inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs and two cartridges from BDU-33, 25 pound practice bombs, for later reclamation. Warren Grove Gunnery Range, which is operated by the 177th Fighter Wing, provides a training environment for all military and ground combat forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)

Amphibious Assault Vehicles from Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division assaulted Onslow Beach, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 13, 2015. More than 200 Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment traveled to Norfolk, Va., to board the USS Kearsarge, April 9-13, 2015, in support of Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) 15.1. In support of the exercise scenario, Marines simulated being part of a Marine Expeditionary Unit element deployed to conduct ship to short assault, Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune. The unit aims to enhance skills in amphibious planning and execution, and to refine small unit urban operations during training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson /Released)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (July 3, 2016) Service members attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) play a basketball game against Philippine Air Force members at Naval Forces Southern Luzon during a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relation event. Community relation events bring together the local community and Pacific Partnership personnel and are an essential component of the mission. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first visit in 2006. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 9, 2014) An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Commander, Task Group 56.1 conducts a pre-dive safety brief off the coast of Bahrain during the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX). With a quarter of the world’s navies participating, including 6,500 Sailors from every region, IMCMEX is the largest international naval exercise promoting maritime security and the free-flow of trade through mine countermeasure operations, maritime security operations and maritime infrastructure protection in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and throughout the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Scichilone/Released)

Key leaders participate in a commanders update brief to go over pre-planned wet gap crossing operations June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas. Service members from the Texas National Guard's 386th Battalion, the 551st Multi Role Bridge Company, U.S. Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, and the Czech Republic 15th Engineer Regiment practice transporting a military vehicle to the other side of the river during a operation rehearsal June 20, 2016, at Fort Hood, Texas, as part of a Multinational Lumberjack River Exercise. Through the States’ Partnership Program, the Texas Army National Guard currently works alongside the Czech Republic and Chile to conduct military operations in support of defense security goals. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Pena)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Matthew Pukey, center, a corpsman with 1st Platoon, India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Regimental Combat Team 8, and an Afghan interpreter talk to an Afghan boy at a vehicle checkpoint near their patrol base near the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2011. (DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryce Piper, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base, Hunagry. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Wagnon, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), directs a forklift in Maputo, Mozambique, April 4, 2019. CJTF-HOA is leading U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force is helping meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

Tech. Sgt. Mark Badeaux, an F-15C Eagle crew chief with the 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, pre-flights his aircraft before takeoff at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 28, 2017 during the NATO air forces' Frisian Flag training exercise. Nearly 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F15C Eagles of the 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. During Frisian Flag, NATO air forces conducted air defense missions, offensive missions, missions to protect other aircraft and missions carried out to eliminate static and dynamic targets on land or at sea. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

MACON, Ga. March 28, 2017 - U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from Company A, 218th Brigade Support Battalion, South Carolina National Guard and Company A, 348th BSB, Georgia National Guard, work together to purify water during Vigilant Guard 17 at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant in Macon, Georgia. Vigilant Guard 17 is a Joint Regional Training Exercise providing the South Carolina National Guard an opportunity to improve cooperation and relationships with local, state regional civilian, military and federal partners in preparation for emergencies and catastrophic events. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Tashera Pravato / released

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Aug. 4, 2016) Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, surgeon general of the Navy, shakes hands with Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alyssa Groat, a native of Colorado City, Texas, aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). During his visit, he met with Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel, toured Mercy and held an Admiral's Call where he answered questions from the crew. Mercy is in Kuantan in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, the first time Mercy and Pacific Partnership have visited Malaysia. During the mission stop, partner nations work side-by-side with local military and civilian organizations in a search and rescue exercise, civil engineering projects, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

Paratroopers from the 6th Engineer Battalion take their seats on a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 1, 2014 during Arctic Pegasus. Training events like this multi-component, joint exercise allow units to maximize training resources to maintain readiness on a wide array of mission sets across the Pacific Region and the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

Crew chiefs with the 159th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, watch as a French Air Force Mirage 2000D takes off at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 27, 2017 during the NATO air forces' Frisian Flag training exercise. Nearly 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F15C Eagles of the 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. During Frisian Flag, NATO air forces conducted air defense missions, offensive missions, missions to protect other aircraft and missions carried out to eliminate static and dynamic targets on land or at sea. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron prepare to land after jumping from an MV-22B Osprey aircraft May 13, 2014 at Basa, Philippines. Philippine and U.S. Service members practiced various parachuting techniques together as part of their shoulder-to-shoulder training for Balikatan 2014. Balikatan is an annual training exercise that strengthens the interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military in their commitment to regional security and stability, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Sissel/Released)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 29, 2016) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Leslie McKee, a native of Lumberton, North Carolina, takes a selfie with Filipino children during a Pacific Partnership 2016 community relation event at Tamaoyan Elementary School. At the event, Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel and Filipino service members interacted and played games with the children. The event also had face-painting, basketball and dance presentations. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relations event and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Wagnon, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), directs a forklift in Maputo, Mozambique, April 4, 2019. CJTF-HOA is leading U.S. Department of Defense Cyclone Idai relief efforts in support of U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team. The task force is helping meet requirements identified by USAID assessment teams and humanitarian organizations working in the region by providing logistics support and manpower to USAID at the request of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes)

A Philippine Marine with Marine Special Operations Group checks his gear before executing a high altitude low-opening jump from a MV-22B Osprey aircraft May 13, 2014 in Basa, Philippines during Balikatan 2014. The Philippine Marines worked shoulder-to-shoulder with U.S. Reconnaissance Marines throughout this year's exercise. In its 30th iteration, Balikatan is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey M. Perria/Released)

Paratroopers from the 2nd Engineer Brigade, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Heavy), board a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 1, 2014 during Arctic Pegasus. Arctic Pegasus is a multi-component, joint exercise that will further refine planning and mission capabilities between U.S. Army Alaska, the U.S. Air Force, the Alaska National Guard, and the state of Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

Paratroopers from the 6th Engineer Battalion board a C-17 Globemaster III on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 1, 2014 during Arctic Pegasus, which is an arctic mobility exercise designed to demonstrate U.S. Army Alaska's arctic capability and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Randall Pope and Norwegian Senior Airman Morten André Naktun inspect life jackets in the aircrew flight equipment room on Pápa Air Base, Hungary, March 24. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Andy Yoshimura, public affairs noncommissioned officer-in-charge, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) waits to board a C-130H Hercules transport plane during a joint airborne operations exercise with the U.S. Air Force Reserve 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army Airfield, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. and 30 Air Force special tactics airmen from Pope participated to highlight the joint capabilites of the two services.

Capt. Leroy Edwards, air movements officer and officer in charge of the Aerial Port Squadron for the Heavy Airlift Wing and wife Casey have been stationed in Pápa, Hungary for one year. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, manage communications in their operations center during Decisive Action Rotation 15-06 at the National Training Center here, March 27, 2015. At the NTC, decisive action exercises provide a comprehensive approach to training in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen J. Schmitz, Operations Group, National Training Center)

Philippine and U.S. Service members board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft May 13, 2014 at Basa, Philippines, where they practiced various parachuting techniques as part of their shoulder-to-shoulder training for Balikatan 2014. Balikatan is an annual training exercise that strengthens the interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military in their commitment to regional security and stability, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Sissel/Released)

New York City, NY- Service members from the New York Guard and New York National Guard reported to the Javits Convention Center in New York City at 0630 in the morning on November 25, 2019. The service members unboxed pallets of turkeys and other foods, packed them into 3100 bags, and then loaded the bags onto 18 NYS Department of Transportation vehicles which were then used to distribute the Turkey bags across the NYC/Long Island and Westchester areas.

The New York Military Force members were participating in the annual program sponsored by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s initiative to distribute the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to needy families. Joint Operation “Turkey Drop” included forty Service members of the New York Guard, State Volunteer Defense Force, and 10 soldiers from the New York National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield, assigned to Bravo Company, FT Hamilton, NY. The service members were thanked for their efforts by Brigadier General John Andonie, New York Army National Director, Chief of Staff, who observed the joint mission efforts. Division of Military and Naval Affairs Photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman/Released.

Night vision photo of U.S. Marines assigned to the 273rd Marine Wing Support Squadron, Air Operations Company, Fuels Platoon stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., fuel an MV-22 Osprey during forward air refueling point operation with the South Carolina National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. on May 14. Elements of the South Carolina Air and Army National Guard and the U.S. Marines conduct joint operations which are crucial to the ongoing success of operational readiness and deployments around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Ashleigh S. Pavelek/Released)

Soldiers and Airmen receive familiarization training with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during the Vulcan Fire Support Coordination Exercise at Fort Bragg, July 29, 2013.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mardicio Barrot/22nd MPAD)

Swedish Maj. Peter Mignander is the chief of mission planing and execution for the Heavy Airlift Wing in Pápa, Hungary. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries. Operating out of Pápa Air Base, the international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Spc. Branch an air traffic controller with the 2nd Battalion Airfield Operations, 130th Aviation Regiment (North Carolina National Guard), communicates with multiple civilian cargo planes before liftoff at a joint readiness exercise at Harnett Regional Jetport, N.C., May 10. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Steven Galimore)

Philippine and U.S. Service members parachute from a MV-22B Osprey aircraft following a static line jump May 13, 2014 in Basa, Philippines during Balikatan 2014. In its 30th iteration, Balikatan is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey M. Perria/Released)

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Earl Schlemmer, an Africa Partnership Station (APS) West instructor, shows Nigerian navy Petty Officer Ademola Obalaja proper knot-tying techniques during a basic small boat operation workshop aboard a rigid-hull inflatable boat in Sekondi, Ghana, March 15, 2010. APS is a multinational initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa to work with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron, U.S. Navy/Released)

Staff Sgt. Christopher Knowles and wife Elena are stationed in Pápa, Hungary, part of the Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission comprised of 12 countries. Operating out of Pápa Air Base, the international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

A detachment of KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, homestationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conduct low altitude training during exercise Kodiak Mace, May 28, 2016. The squadron trained at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in support of exercise Kodiak Mace, which is an annual joint exercise designed to give the U.S. Marine pilots of VMGR-152 an opportunity to conduct low altitude training in an unfamiliar environment to enhance their technical skills and operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cory Schubert/Released)

Local Afghan contractors work at the construction site of the new Cadastre building in Kandahar, Jan. 23. Afghan contractors demolished the old building, cleaned the site, and laid the foundation for the new building. The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team works to mentor the Afghan provincial government with its increasing workload involving similar projects. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Neff/Released)

Paratroopers descend on Pope Army Airfield during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. and 30 Air Force special tactics airmen from Pope participated in the event highlighting the joint capabilities of the men and women of who serve in the 440th and the airborne forces. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale/Released)

Paratroopers descend on Pope Army Airfield during a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing, April 17, 2014. Sixty active and Army Reserve Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C. and 30 Air Force special tactics airmen from Pope participated in the event highlighting the joint capabilities of the men and women of who serve in the 440th and the airborne forces. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale/Released)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 30, 2016) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brando Aquino, native of Olongapo City, Philippines, shows a CT scanner to a tour group of Filipino dentists, students and physicians aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a dentistry subject matter expert exchange. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

Approximately 200 youth, ages 10-15 converge on Camp Ripley, Minnesota in August to attend the Annual Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp. The youth, dependents, nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and grandchildren of Minnesota Guard members, spend seven days experiencing Camp Ripley and its surrounding environment during the one week camp session.

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Angelo/Released)

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A multinational team comprised of U.S. Air Force engineers with the 36th Contingency Response Group, Joint Task Force (JTF) 505, a member of the Disaster Assistance Response Team, and a Nepalese civil engineer with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, determine the geotechnical engineering properties of the soil at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 8, 2015. The team tested the soil to determine its stability following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal, April 25. The pavement evaluation tested to see if there were any significant changes to the soil beneath the runway since the earthquake. Any changes could restrict weight limitations to incoming flights in order to prevent any runway damage. JTF-505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

Load crews offload a C-17 Globemaster III on Ramstein Air Base, German, March 23. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries operating out of Pápa Air Base, Hungary. The international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

LEGAZPI, Philippines (June 28, 2016) Rear Adm. Bruce L. Gillingham, commander, Navy Medicine West, addresses Sailors in an intensive care unit during a tour aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Gillingham is onboard to recognize motivated Sailors and to hear from the crew about their experiences with Pacific Partnership 2016. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relations events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for natural disaster or crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsey E. Skelton/Released)

A multi-national crew flies a C-17 Globemaster III during a cargo mission to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries. Operating out of Pápa Air Base, the international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

U.S. Air Force Exchange Pilot Maj. Kevin Sweeney climbs out of an F-16 Falcon at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 27, 2017 during the NATO air forces' Frisian Flag training exercise. Nearly 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F15C Eagles of the 122nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. During Frisian Flag, NATO air forces conducted air defense missions, offensive missions, missions to protect other aircraft and missions carried out to eliminate static and dynamic targets on land or at sea. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

An Iraqi Army Soldier looks through a window into a vacant building being searched, during Operation Sway Sway, a joint operation with the Iraqi Army and U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in Rusafa, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 28th, 2009. The Soldiers are searching for weapons caches and targeted insurgents. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick/Released.)

Netherlands Lt. Col. Peer Geelen is the commander of the Heavy Airlift Squadron stationed in Pápa, Hungary. The Strategic Airlift Capability program, a multinational mission, is comprised of 12 countries. Operating out of Pápa Air Base, the international unit is called the Heavy Airlift Wing, and is the first non-NATO unit of its kind. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204 and two F-15 Strike Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing fly in an echelon formation over southern Louisiana wetlands.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Donaldson, incoming commander of the 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team receives the unit’s colors from Col. Alexander McLemore, commander of the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group to symbolize his assumption of command during a ceremony in Marietta Jan. 3, 2020. Georgia National Guard photo by Maj. William Carraway

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward) pack their gear on pallets at Camp Manas, Kyrgyzstan, March 24, 2010, prior to their flight to Afghanistan. The unit is deploying to Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (DoD photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason M. Carter, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Master Sgt. Dustin Heines, 514th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Air Force Reserve, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., performs a visual check of a row of inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs during a joint render safe operation with EOD Airmen from the177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, at Detachment 1, Warren Grove Gunnery Range, N.J., May 1, 2015. Beginning on April 28, 2015, the EOD Airmen retrieved all the ordnance that was dropped at the Range during the past year, and on May 1, 2015, rendered safe – a controlled detonation operation – 30 inert BDU-50, 500-pound practice bombs and two cartridges from BDU-33, 25 pound practice bombs, for later reclamation. Warren Grove Gunnery Range, which is operated by the 177th Fighter Wing, provides a training environment for all military and ground combat forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)