Staff Sgt. Dwight Thomas, left, sprays a bleach mixture on a protective suit worn by Airman 1st Class Jamela Shannon on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, during an infectious disease training exercise for the Ebola virus on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Medical specialists on base perform the exercise with a different disease each year. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek)A caisson with the coffin containing the remains of WWII Army Pfc. Cecil E. Harris, proceeds during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. According to the Defense Department, Harris, of Tennessee, was assigned to Army's 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, when his rifle platoon came under heavy fire from German troops on Jan. 2, 1945 in Dambach, France. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Jeremy Fuzi, from Honolulu, boards the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) from a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Visit, board, search and seizure teams support maritime interdiction and anti-piracy operations across the fleet. Rodney M. Davis, stationed in Everett, Wash., is on patrol in the Indian Ocean in support of regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek A. Harkins/Released)A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22, known as an Osprey, lands near Buchanan. The U.S. Agency for International Development is the lead U.S. Government organization for Operation United Assistance. U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Pfc. Craig Philbrick/Released)U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Dingman maneuvers a rigid-hull inflatable boat near the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a man overboard drill in the South China Sea Oct. 21, 2014. The George Washington was underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Everett Allen, U.S. Navy/Released)141017-N-IC565-143
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 17, 2014) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conduct an evacuation drill during a training exercise. Halsey is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialists 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/Released)U.S. Army Spc. Kristal Calderon, native of El Paso, Texas, information technology support specialist, 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical), practices carefully donning and removing Personal Protective Equipment and mask before being tested after a PPE class instructed by a mobile training team comprised of a biological officer and environmental safety specialist from the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Safety Office, at the brigade’s logistical warehouse, Fort Gordon, Ga., Oct. 14, 2014. The training is mandatory for all 175 soldiers of the 35th TTSB scheduled to head to Liberia, Africa, in late October, where they will add their communications equipment and expertise to the fight against the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Lindsay D. Roman, 35th Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical) Public Affairs/Released)A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center swims through an amphibious obstacle course at Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 8, 2014. U.S., Dutch and British marines competed in the Combat Center?s High Intensity Tactical Training Black Alligator Challenge. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Leon M. Branchaud, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)Michigan Army National Guardsmen and Latvian National Guardsmen shoot the AK4 on the range near Orge, Latvia, Oct 11, 2014. The Michigan Soldiers are shooting the weapon for the first time. The Michigan and Latvian Engineers are training together in support of Operation Silver Arrow, in conjunction with United States Army Europe and Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Helen Miller, Michigan National Guard/released)U.S. Airmen with the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron work together to assemble a ground multiband terminal during Vigilant Shield 15 at the Royal Canadian Air Force 5 Wing at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador province, Canada, Oct. 15, 2014. Vigilant Shield is a weeklong annual exercise designed to emphasize an integrated Department of Defense and civil response in support of the national strategy of aerospace warning and control, defense support of civil authorities and homeland defense. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks, U.S. Air Force/Released)IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION - Service members look on during a government and public sector workshop at the Washington State Service Member For Life Transition Summit, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. More than 3,000 service members participated in a series of industry sector workshops throughout the day. The three-day summit is held in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce FoundationÕs Hiring Our Heroes program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Defense, Camo 2 Commerce and the U.S. Army. Sponsored by Starbucks, Amazon, Call of Duty Endowment, First Data, Toyota, University of Phoenix, USAA and Verizon, the event is part of a series of collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors to connect veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses to meaningful employment opportunities. The event will culminate with a Hiring Our Heroes job fair with more than 4,500 service members, veterans, and military spouses on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. (Stephen Brashear/AP Images for U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation) A U.S. Marine with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, holds a child during a homecoming event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 20, 2014. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin completed a six-month rotation to Darwin, Australia, as a part of a multinational mission that strengthened operational capability and interoperability in the Pacific region. (DoD photo by Cpl. Scott Reel, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)