Karas Ogelsby had such a hard time waiting for the dismissal of the troops during a homecoming she broke away from her mom and ran to her father, Lt. Daniel Ogelsby at at Ft. Carson, in Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Lt. Ogelsby gave her hug and gently sent her back to her mom until the end of the ceremony. Approximately 55 Ft. Carson soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th I.D., returned from Southwest Asia on Tuesday. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Blizzard, the pick-up zone officer in charge assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard's 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, gives direction via walkie-talkie at the pick-up zone for the sandbagging mission in Columbia, S.C., during a statewide flood response, Oct. 7, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Megan Floyd/Released)
U.S. Soldiers from the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, deliver sandbags with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to dam the breached canal at the Riverfront Canal Park in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 7, 2015. The South Carolina National Guard has been activated to support state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders as historic flooding impacts counties statewide. Currently, more than 2,600 South Carolina National Guard members have been activated in response to the floods. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
151007-N-AX546-044 BLACK SEA (Oct. 7, 2015) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Daniel West-Moore, from Brooklyn, New York, left, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Kete Lanty, from Lake Charles, La., respond to a simulated security threat aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) for an anti-terrorism training evolution Oct. 7, 2015. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a routine patrol conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean Spratt/Released)
Chief Petty Officer James Cashin, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station New York, floats in the water to test his immersion suit for leaks, Oct. 7, 2015. The crew conducts regular leak testing on their dry suits to ensure their equipment is in proper working order for the colder months. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi.)
151007-N-RG522-021 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 7, 2015) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Gregory Weisman takes samples of jet propulsion fuel from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is deployed around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. The eighth deployment of its kind, Southern Seas 2015 seeks to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Price/Released)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division clear and search a compound during a Heavy Huey Raid at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by SSgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct gunnery with M1A2 Abrams tanks during exercise Combined Resolve V at 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 8, 2015. Combined Resolve is designed to exercise the U.S. Army’s regionally aligned force to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility with multinational training at all echelons. Approximately 4,600 participants from 13 NATO and European partner nations will participate. The exercise involves around 2,000 U.S. troops and 2,600 NATO and Partner for Peace nations. Combined Resolve is a preplanned exercise that does not fall under Operation Atlantic Resolve. This exercise will train participants to function together in a joint, multinational and integrated environment and train U.S. rotational forces to be more flexible, agile and to better operate alongside our NATO Allies. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/released)
151008-N-TC720-201 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 8, 2015) Command Master Chief Mark Schlosser, from Vashon, Wash., fires a MK 38 25mm machine gun aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) during a live fire gunnery exercise Oct. 8, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mat Murch/Released)
National Guard humvees plow through flood waters on Highway 377 near Kingstree, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
COLUMBIA, SC - OCTOBER 7: A Chinook helicopter delivers giant sandbags near the breach of the Columbia Canal October 7, 2015 in Columbia, South Carolina. The state of South Carolina experienced record rainfall amounts over the weekend and officials expect the costs to be in the billions. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine marines storm the beach as they take part in a boat raid exercise during their joint military exercise, dubbed PHIBLEX 2016, at the Philippine marines training center in Ternate township, Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. More than 600 U.S. and Philippine marines are taking part in this annual exercise which is aimed at increasing the armed forces' capability in various bilateral maritime operations. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)