Spc. Melissa Evalle, left, and Spc. Gabriel Torres battle the wind and dirt as a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk flies lower so they can attach a load of supplies to the bird Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, during training down range at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. The soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team have been training down range for the last two week.s (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
The Stafford Sheriff's Office and the Strength and Honor Motorcycle Club escorts Sgt. Charles C. Strong procession along Cool Springs Road in Stafford. Va., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, as citizens lined up to pay respect. Strong of the Marines died in the Herat province, Afghanistan while conducting combat operations. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suanne Carr-Rossi )
Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., Joint Staff Director of Operations Director of Operations, shows before and after images of airstrikes in Syria during a briefing at the Pentagon September 23, 2014 in Washington, DC. Mayville briefed the press about US and Arab nation joint airstrikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria and unilateral airstrikes against an al-Qaeda group in Syria. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKIBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 23, 2014) Sailors stand watch on the bridge while Tomahawk cruise missiles are launched aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) to conduct strikes against ISIL targets. Philippine Sea is deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group 2, supporting 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 Abe McNatt/Released) 140923-N-PJ969-092 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft participate in Valiant Shield 2014 in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, Sept. 21, 2014. 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. (DoD photo by Cpl. Alex Walters, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
An EA-18G Growler takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 20, 2014. The George Washington is participating in Valiant Shield, U.S. exercise integrating an estimated 18,000 Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps personnel, more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships. The Growler is assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 141. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo R. Guzman
9-20-14 -- A U.S. Soldier of Bandit Troop 1st (Tiger) Squadron 3rd Cavalry Regiment provides overwatch security while soldiers move up Pride Rock mountain to witness the reenlistment of two U.S. Soldiers in Paktya province, Afghanistan.
President Barack Obama, center, talks to military personnel as Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, right, Commander of the U.S. Central Command (CentCom), and Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel listen at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Obama received a briefing Wednesday from officers at U.S. Central Command. That command oversees military efforts in the Mideast.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
A scope shows a silhouette target 100-meters away while a U.S. Soldier zeroes his M16A2 rifle during the inaugural Army Reserve Small Arms Championship hosted at Camp Robinson, Ark., Sept. 22, 2014. Approximately 70 Soldiers, making up 14 teams, came from all over the country to compete. (DoD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret, U.S. Army/Released)
Sgt. Brandon Wood, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany, navigates through an obstacle pulling a Norwegian teammate during a practical exercise covering casualty movement at the International Special Training Center in Pfullendorf, Germany, Sept. 17, 2014. The ISTC provides centralized training for NATO Special Forces and similar units in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Adam Sanders/Released)
Ten Marines from the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Marine Unit team pull, yank and tug against competitors during Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s Combined Federal Campaign kick-off Sept. 19, 2014. CNATT MARUNIT was this year’s CFC Cup runner-up, falling short against Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 during the double elimination tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J.R. Heins/Released)
Members of the U.S. military carry flags out of the tunnel before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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