Philippine and US marines disembark from a rubber boat during the annual joint naval exercise dubbed "Phiblex" at an island near the south China sea in Puerto Princesa, Palawan island on October 2, 2014. Thousands of Philippine and US marines on September 29 began military exercises close to flashpoints in the South China Sea, where Beijing is involved in bitter territorial disputes with its neighbours. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images
Army's Sean Hook celebrates with Air Force's Daniel Crane following their respective gold- and silver-medal showings in the team recurve archery competition at the 2014 Warrior Games at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. (Mike Morones/Staff)
Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade land after a jump at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 24. The U.S. Army Paratroopers conducting an airborne operation with T-11 parachutes from C-130 Hercules Aircraft of the 86th Airlift Wing is stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)
After an 11-month tour of service in Afghanistan, more than 150 Michigan National Guard Soldiers from the 1460th Transportation Company were welcomed home Sept. 23, 2014 at H.H. Dow High School in Midland, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder and Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, joined family, friends, local business leaders, government officials, the northern Michigan Patriot Guard Riders and community members on the football field and bleachers with messages of pride and welcome.
Airman First Class Kyle Daniels, a communication and navigation technician assigned to the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secures the toes on the ramp of a C-5 Galaxy. The 60th Maintenance Squadron was responsible for generating aircraft throughout the night in support of Crisis Look 14-04, Travis Air Force Base, 3-6 Sep 2014. (Released - U.S. Air Force Photograph/Heide Couch)
FORT IRWIN, Calif. - U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, provide security with a M109A6 Paladin prior to a reconnaissance patrol during Decisive Action Rotation 14-10 at the National Training Center here, Sept. 24, 2014. The decisive action rotation training environment rotations were developed to create a common training scenario for use throughout the Army and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr., Operations Group, National Training Center)
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Christopher O'Neil directs T-45C Goshawk aircraft assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 22 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Sept. 29, 2014, in the Atlantic Ocean. The Harry S. Truman was underway conducting carrier qualifications. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin R. Pacheco, U.S. Navy/Released)
North Carolina National Guard The 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion out of Morrisville, North Carolina, the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team all worked together to complete several iterations of a training scenario Sept. 22-25, 2014 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, validating the skills of 14th ASOS. The North Carolina Apache pilots are no stranger to joint training. Just this year they have worked with Rangers, Marine Corps Special Operations and the Special Forces, preparing them for future missions.
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force conduct fast rope tactics out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 25, 2014. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-15, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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. (DoD photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
BAY OF BENGAL (Sept. 27, 2014) Bangladeshi navy divers prepare to board the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) for training exercises as a water spout forms on the horizon. The Bangladeshi sailors are working with U.S. Navy divers during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2014. In its 20th 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 Tim Miller/Released) 140927-N-KM848-107 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
South Korean army soldiers demonstrate their martial arts skills during the 66th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Air Force's Daniel Crane competes against Navy's Jonathan Adviento in the gold-medal match of the individual recurve archery competition at the 2014 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Adviento won the gold.(Mike Morones/Staff)