Four of the Blue Angels F/A-18s roar past the crowd in a tight formation on the final day of the 2014 NAS JAX Air Show at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. The show saw the return of the Navy flight demonstration team the Blue Angels as the climax of the show filled with acrobatics, history and pyrotechnics for the thousands of fans in attendance. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack) TOPSHOTS
In this photograph taken on October 25, 2014, US Marines talk with each other as they prepare to withdraw from the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex at Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. British forces October 26 handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives. The Union Jack was lowered at Camp Bastion in the southern province of Helmand, while the Stars and Stripes came down at the adjacent Camp Leatherneck -- the last US Marine base in the country. AFP PHOTO/WAKIL KOHSARWAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty ImagesMarine Corps and Royal Air Force helicopters fly in formation after departing Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marine Corps ended operations in Helmand province and transferred the base to the Afghan National Army. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson/Released)US Marines board a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft headed to Kandahar as British and US forces withdraw from the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex at Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on October 27, 2014. British forces October 26 handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives. The Union Jack was lowered at Camp Bastion in the southern province of Helmand, while the Stars and Stripes came down at the adjacent Camp Leatherneck -- the last US Marine base in the country. AFP PHOTO/WAKIL KOHSAR
WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty ImagesA survival, escape, resistance and evasion specialist helps a simulated survivor into the rescue strop during a combat search and rescue task force exercise, Oct. 15, 2014, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The two-week exercise provides 33rd RQS aircrews to train for combat missions and prepares them for rescue missions in hostile territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released) In this Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, file photo, U.S. military personnel salute a hearse carrying the remains of Lt. William Parker Cook, a U.S. Air Force pilot who served in World War II, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, Calif. Cook's remains were excavated in 2013, almost 70 years after his aircraft was shot down over the German-Belgian border. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Jessica Christian) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTOG & CHRONICLE; MAGS OUT; NO SALES Samuel Kosgei, from Junction City, Kan., crosses the finish line to be the first male finisher for the running of the 39th Marine Corps Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 in Arlington, Va. The race includes runners from 59 nations and each branch of the U.S. armed forces. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)141018-N-AC887-002
MARINETTE, Wis. (Oct. 18 , 2014) Ship's sponsor Barbara Levin breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow during the christening ceremony for the littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Detroit (LCS 7) at Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wis. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers/Released)Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt greets soldiers before an NFL football game between the Texans and the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)GULF OF ADEN (Oct. 23, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Gulf of Aden. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is returning to Naval Station Norfolk after supporting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, 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) 141023-N-PJ969-057
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