In this July 19, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew members secure cocaine bale from a self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters off the coast of Central America. The seizure of around 12,000 pounds was one of the largest busts of its kind. (Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
JAVA SEA (Aug. 2, 2015) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 transit aboard a riverine command boat to Surabaya, Indonesia for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2015. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Scott/Released) 150802-N-FN215-199 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
150806-N-ZI019-133 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 6, 2015) Sailors and Marines load cases of water onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in preparation for the ship getting underway to deploy to Saipan. Ashland and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) will provide relief in the aftermath of Typhoon Soudelor which devastated the island Aug. 2-3. (U.S. Navy photo by Leah Eclavea/Released)
Oregon Army National Guard pilots, Lt. Col. Brian Houston, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rafael Toler, and crew chief Sgt. Tracy Braeme, with Charlie Company, 7-158th Aviation, navigate through smoke on the way to their drop site in support of firefighting ground crews, Aug. 5, at the Stouts Fire. The Black Hawk helicopter is equipped with a "Bambi bucket" which carries approximately 500 gallons of water. Two Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have been working out of the Roseburg Municipal Airport since Monday to support ground firefighting crews and have been joined by one Oregon Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter based out Pendleton, Ore. The Stouts Fire currently covers more than 19,000 acres. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
Airmen from the 8th Security Forces Squadron participate in a shoot, move and communicate drill during a three-day combat readiness training exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 3, 2015. Integrating Airmen of all ranks with Republic of Korea air force members in quarterly CRTs strengthens teamwork to provide a higher level of safety and security of the Wolf Pack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released)
ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (July 24, 2015) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Littrell stands guard outside the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s cantonment area during sustainment training. Pando is a light armored vehicle gunner of the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), nicknamed "Ole Betsy," with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Detachment, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th MEU. Marines maintain an assertive force posture, even during training, to ensure security. Elements of the 15th MEU are ashore in Djibouti for sustainment training to maintain and enhance the skills they developed during their pre-deployment training period. The 15th MEU is currently deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jamean Berry/Released)
A Soldier with Company B, 106th Support Battalion, 155th Armored Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, reacts to direct fire from U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 12th Calvary Regiment, with whom they are engaged in a force-on-force event during deliberate recovery training Aug. 2, 2015 at Camp Shelby, Miss. The training event was a part of the Exportable Combat Training Capability exercises, which exposes Guard Soldiers to combat-training experiences needed to support Army commitments worldwide. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Sgt. Connie Jones, 102nd Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
150803-N-FV739-171 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 3, 2015) Quartermaster 3rd Class Thomas Field lowers lines on the aft mast of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, the flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Veloicaza/Released)
PILOTTOWN, La. - Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists from across Marine Forces Reserve approach a simulated methamphetamine laboratory during the final training event of the Advanced Consequence Management Team Certification in Pilottown, La., July 29, 2015. The Marines were part of a survey team sent in to take samples from the lab. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ian Leones/Released)
A U.S. Navy corpsman, assigned to the 1st Marine Division, conducts tactical combat casualty care training during the Combat Trauma Management Course, while being mentored by an instructor from the 1st Mar. Div. Navy Education and Training Office, at the Strategic Operations facility, San Diego, July 30, 2015.The course, held once a month for 40 students, combines simulated injuries on role players and chaotic battlefield environments to prepare corpsmen and Marine combat life savers for the stress of saving lives in a real world operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bobbie A. Curtis)
U.S. Marines and Navy SEALs debrief during a joint visit, board, search and seizure exercise as part of composite training in the Atlantic Ocean, July 20, 2015. The Marines, assigned to Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and sailors assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are participating in the exercise to prepare for deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility this fall. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis