A special forces weapons sergeant with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided, or TOW, missile, during a partnered training exercise with Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Dec. 9, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kamil Sztalkoper, 5th SFG(A) Public Affairs)
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Strother proposes to Brittney Apperson during a homecoming ceremony for the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts in Mayport, Fla., Dec. 15, 2014. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Wiss
Coast Guardsmen fast rope on to the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores off the coast of Miami, Dec. 16, 2014. The team is assigned to the Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney.
ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 18: Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, takes questions during a briefing at the Pentagon, December 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. Gen. Terry gave the media an update on the mission of (CJTF-OIR) and provided an udate on the battle against the Islamic State ISIL or ISIS. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jose Hernandez surprizes his son Isaiah after waiting in a card board box adorned with wrapping paper Thursday morning, Dec. 18, 2014, at R.L. Martin Elementary in Brownsville, Texas. Hernandez returned early from a tour in South Korea to spend Christmas with his family. (AP Photo/The Brownsville Herald, Miguel Roberts )
Alaska Air Guardsman Capt. Johh Romspert, a 212th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, prepares to be lowered via hoist out of an HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter during a training mission held near Mount Susitna Dec. 16. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Balinda O’Neal)
U.S. Sen. John McCain, second from left, gives a news conference with Sen. Jeff Flake, left, Reps. Paul Gosar and Trent Franks, right, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Legislators visited four military installations in the state on Thursday and offered assurances that they will play a key role in national defense in the future. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 18, 2014) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Mathew Vogel, from Belton, Mo., fires an M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) at simulated targets during a small craft attack-team exercise. Cole is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Released) 141218-N-IY142-040 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
Staff Sgt. Christopher Reynolds of the Georgia National Guard hugs his wife, Colleen Reynolds, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Reynolds was among 61 Georgia guardsmen who left in February to deploy to Afghanistan. The Georgia National Guard said this is the first Christmas since 9/11 that none of its units will be deployed overseas. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)
Members of the military carry flags on the field before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Santa rides in a U.S. Army Humvee after dropping from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to deliver toys at Alzey drop zone, Germany, Dec. 15, 2014. The operation delivered toys donated by the Kaiserslautern military community to less fortunate children. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
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