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ARABIAN GULF (April 3, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Damionia Lott, an administative specialist with the 22nd Marine Expeditinary Unit, executes a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Emma Hoy, a satellite operator also with the 22nd MEU, during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). FET Marines conducted the training to sharpen their skills in preparation for advising troops from foreign nations on Marine Corps Martial Arts and detainee handling techniques. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 3, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Erin Thomas, left, and Lance Cpl. Savannah Moore, law enforcement Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, demontrate how to perform a mechanical advantage control hold technique during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 3, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nadra Khaled, an aviation operations specialist with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, a combat engineer also with the 22nd MEU, during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 3, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Tracey Rodriguez, left, a combat engineer with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, looks on as Lance Cpl. Nadra Khaled, center, an aviation operations specialist and Cpl. Erin Thomas, a law enforcement Marine, both with the 22nd MEU, execute a counter-to-the-rear choke technique during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (April 3, 2019) U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Margaret Machado, center, an intelligence cheif with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, executes a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Cpl. Duncan Schaff, an intelligence specialist also with the 22nd MEU, during Female Engagement Team training in the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). . (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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The Honor Guard is seen, as U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan welcomes German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 12, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)



Amy K. Russell, director of the Barksdale Global Power Museum, shows Tech. Sgt. Brittany K. Beltran, a missile field evaluator with the 341st Security Forces
Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, and Tech. Sgt. Tera L. Burk, a flight sergeant with the 5th Security Forces Squadron at Minot Air Force Base
in North Dakota, the personal diary of 1 st Lt. Eugene Hoy Barksdale, a U.S. Army Air Service pilot during World War I, April 4, 2019, at the Barksdale Global Power Museum at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Liuetenant Barksdale died in 1926 while testing a Douglas O-2 observation airplane in Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman)



BOSTON (April 11, 2019) During Navy Recruiting Commands' Boston Surge evolution, recruiters take to the streets of Boston to talk about opportunities in the Navy and spread Navy awarness. Surge is a new recruiting strategy in support of the national policy to build a 355-ship Navy (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Kyle Hafer/Released)



U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Watson, a native of Wilmington, North Carolina and vocalist of 82nd Airborne Divisions’ rock band, Riser Burn, sings during a Month of the Military Child performance at Anne Chesnutt Middle School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, April 9, 2019. The Department of Defense designated April as the Month of the Military Child to show how significant their role is in the families of the armed forces. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Chantel Green)



Sgt. Adriane King lays out competing unit’s banners during the inaugural commencement ceremony of the SHARP Cup Field Meet. The teams competed against each other in a spirited kickball tournament and multiple other physical activities. Other team members contributed with points earned for correct answers to SHARP-related questions.

Staff Sgt. Yolanda Rodriguez, 86th Medical Support Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, receives an outstanding performance award from Col. Laszlo Fazekas, Director of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, during closing ceremonies for Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 12, 2019. Vigorous Warrior 19 is NATO’s largest-ever military medical exercise, uniting more than 2,500 participants from 39 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton).



Staff Sgt. Paula Hunt, Starlifter vocalist, performs a song for an audience at the Wayne County Community College on March 22, 2019 in Detroit, Mich. Starlifter also performed each branch of the military’s song for the local retirees as a "thank you" for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Garcia)



U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amelia Szymanek and Staff Sgt. Paula Hunt, Starlifter vocalists, pose for a photo with a fan after a performance at the Amelia Earhart Elementary Middle School on March 20, 2019 in Detroit, Mich. As part of their "Music in Our Schools" initiative, Starlifter performed at five different schools in Detroit to give students some insight on future opportunities within the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Garcia)



U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Porter, 377th Maintenance Squadron munition operations technician, receives the March Diamond Sharp award from Master Sgt. Robbie Powell-Greenwood, 377th MXS acting first sergeant, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., April 12, 2019. Porter worked directly with the 58th Special Operations Wing plans and scheduling section and correctly calculated requirements for 40 aircraft and coordinated the delivery of over 1.5 million munitions, fulfilling the demands of a $2.4 billion fleet. This resulted in 112 successful combat search and rescue training sorties and the certification of 166 Special Warfare (Battlefield) Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin J. Prisbrey)



Airmen from the 513th Air Control Group and 507th Air Refueling Wing, as well as Air Guardsmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing and cadets from the University of Oklahoma's ROTC detachment unfurl an American flag April 5, 2019, at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Oklahoma, prior to the Sooner's first of three games against Baylor University. Oklahoma beat the Baylor Bears 7-5 during the military appreciation themed night. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Caleb Wanzer)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Makynzie Kite, from Powhatan, Va., assigned to the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, raises and secures the flight deck safety nets aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). Bainbridge is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Waite/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2019) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Michelle Lopera, from Los Angeles, Calif., secures a box of ammunition aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). Bainbridge is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Waite/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 4, 2019) Seaman Khalidah Ahmad, from Chicago, Ill., prepares life jackets for a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). Bainbridge is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Waite/Released)

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ROTA, Spain (April 14, 2019) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Alyssa Mullinax stands watch as a phone talker aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) while arriving at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 14, 2019. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Turner/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 18, 2019) Airman Anita Corranza-Moreno, from Austin, Texas, uses a laptop in the library aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is underway conducting flight deck certification during the basic phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ashley M.C. Estrella)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Erin Zenger, an engineer officer assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, applies camouflage paint before a joint forcible entry operation as part of Devil Storm, a deployment readiness exercise, from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, April 27, 2019. Operation Devil Storm prepared the brigade to deploy as part of the nation’s Global Response Force for contingency operations anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull)



Army Maj. Alexandra Dillion, a nurse corps officer with the Delaware Army National Guard Medical Detachment Service creates arrows with strips of duct tape at Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 26, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. Marine Forces Reserve Sailors are working jointly with several National Guard and Reserve units from across the nation to provide medical care in Puerto Rico during a two-week medical exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)



Senior Airman Kayla Shock, 39th Aerial Port Squadron aerial port technician, secures cargo during the Air Force Reserve Command’s Port Dawg Challenge at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, April 25, 2019. The pallet build up was one of the last competitions for the 39th APS at the PDC this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amber Sorsek)



Personalists Technical Sgt. Jessie Motley and Master Sgt. Christie Groves from the Iowa Air Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing work at the receiving line as members of the Innovative Readiness Team arrive at the Puerto Rico Air Guard’s 156th Air Wing in San Juan on April 25, 2019. Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard are part of a large U.S. military group who are providing medical care in Puerto Rico during a two week medical exercise being conducted jointly with several other Guard and Reserve units from around the nation. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot



Senior Airman Faith Donato, 647th Security Forces Squadron, poses with her bow and arrow. Donato will serve as an alternate at the 2019 Wounded Warrior Games held this summer in Tampa, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

ZARQA, Jordan (April 25, 2019) A Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) Arab Army soldier executes a figure four variation choke technique on Sgt. Nicole Turner, a heavy equipment mechanic, as a part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) female engagement team.
During the range training, Marines and Sailors exchanged combat tactics, techniques, and procedures with foreign troops. Marines and Sailors with the 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan (April 24, 2019) U.S. Marines Cpl. Koral Hose, right, a radio operator with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Female Engagement Team, provides support as a position safety officer during a live fire combat marksmanship range training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan (April 24, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Savannah Moore, right, a law enforcement Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) female engagement team, provides support as a position safety officer during a live fire combat marksmanship range training. Marines and Sailors exchanged combat tactics, techniques, and procedures with foreign troops during the range. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ZARQA, Jordan (April 25, 2019) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nadra Khaled, right, a aviation operations clerk with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) female engagement team, observes Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) Arab Army soldiers as they execute an armbar from the guard technique during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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ZARQA, Jordan (April 25, 2019) U.S. Marine Cpl. Erin Thomas, a law enforcement Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) female engagement team, executes a counter to the rear choke technique on a Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) Arab Army soldier as a part of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Released)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Christina Norbygaard, 100th Air Refueling Wing chief of commander's action group, runs pre-flight checklists in a KC-135 Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 26, 2019. The crew from the Bloody Hundredth flew over Normandy American Cemetery, France, in honor of Memorial Day and 75 years since D-Day during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Nathanael Callon)



U.S. Air Force Capt. Bao Nguyen, OB/GYN physician assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, speaks to a Guyanese patient at the Linden Hospital Complex during New Horizons exercise 2019 at Linden, Guyana, May 22, 2019. U.S. military members will provide surgical services during a two week women’s health readiness training exercise that will focus on reducing a backlog of patients awaiting care due to Guyana’s limited medical resources. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)



Members of the 39th Force Support Squadron perform a two-man carry during the Titan Medic Games May 11, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The two-man carry can be used to transport an injured person to safety in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos)



Tech. Sgt. Christopher Knight and Staff Sgt. Jordan Sanders, both 39th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, perform CPR on a dummy during the Titan Medic Games May 11, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The CPR challenge tested a team’s ability to perform proper chest compressions and rescue breaths to save a life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos)



The 39th Medical Support Squadron is awarded first place during the Titan Medic Games May 11, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Titan Medic Games was a sporting event designed to foster cooperation and camaraderie between Incirlik Air Base squadrons while celebrating athleticism and the field of medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Araos)

GULF OF ALASKA (May 20, 2019) Ensign Isabelle Larson, from Detroit, charts a maneuvering board in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) while participating in exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crisis in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Corona/Released)



MECHANICSBURG, Pa.(May 23, 2019)Photo illustration depicting Lt. Dong Logan's career and her roles as Navy enlisted, officer, and student. Logan, a Brooklyn, New York, native, is currently serving as a Business/Enterprise Supply Chain Management intern at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC).
U.S. Navy photo illustration by Thomas Zimmerman (Released)



U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Calantha Obrien, assigned to the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples security department, responds to a simulated active shooter drill at the NSA Naples Middle High School onboard Support Site in Naples, Italy, May 23, 2019. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donavan K. Patubo/released)



IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif., (May 16, 2019) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 participates during combatives training session as part of Tactical Convoy Team training onboard Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. Tactical Convoy Teams provide security for Coastal Riverine Forces while operating in and around Djibouti, Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain's Mate Nelson Doromal/Released)



ROTA, Spain (May 21, 2019) Ensign Tatihana Moreno checks the ships voyage management system in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) as the ship pulls into Naval Station Rota, Spain, May 21, 2019. Roosevelt, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Ingram/Released)

Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met members of the Virgin Islands National Guard 23rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team during his visit on St. Croix, May 29, 2019. Gen. Lengyel’s visit included meeting with soldiers and airmen in the VING and Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., Governor of the Virgin Islands. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Priscilla Desormeaux/Released) (Photograph cropped to highlight subject matter)

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Spc. Sarah Buelow, an Army Reserve Soldier assigned to 348th Engineer Company, has her vital signs checked by Capt. Ockju Jung, an Army Reserve Medical Command Soldier assigned to 7212th Medical Support Unit, as part of the medical portion of Soldier Readiness Processing at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, May 23, 2019. ARMEDCOM Soldiers assigned to 7212th Medical Support Unit and 7409th Troop Medical Clinic supported medical Soldier Readiness Processing and Troop Medical Clinic operations during their training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, May 18 – June 7, 2019. The successful proof-of-concept program is implemented by multiple Army Reserve Units with a mission of supporting a medically ready, fighting force.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Briana Tillotson, a Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, 204th Engineer Battalion, New York Army National Guard, receives a Sgt. Timothy Murphy “Bullseye’ Award from Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, commander of the 53d Troop Command, at the 40th Annual Adjutant General’s Marksmanship Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., June 2, 2019. The three-day event features multiple marksmanship challenges in which troops from the New York Army and Air National Guard, and State Guard are given an opportunity to compete against fellow service members for a chance to move on to national-level competitions. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Bezares)

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (June 3, 2019) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brandy Sandoval measures a child’s height at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Pediatrics Clinic. Sandoval, a native of Rancho Cucamonga, California, says, “I love being a hospital corpsman. Being able to wake up and make a difference in our patients’ lives gives me a strong sense of pride and continues to push me to do better each day.” The Navy Hospital Corps celebrates 121 years of service on June 17. Hospital Corpsmen take a pledge to faithfully perform all of their duties, to hold the care of the sick and injured to be a privilege and a sacred trust, and assist the medical officer with loyalty and honesty. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital Jacksonville/Released).

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Soldiers of 184th Sustainment Command trot along during the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's unit run at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 6, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Connie Jones)

Members of the FEMA region V Homeland Response Force (HRF), comprised of Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, prepare for an exercise evaluation by the Army Interagency Training and Education Center May 31, 2019, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The HRF, trained to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, passed their evaluation and were recognized for numerous best practices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ralph Branson)

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Members of the FEMA region V Homeland Response Force (HRF), comprised of Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, prepare for an exercise evaluation by the Army Interagency Training and Education Center May 31, 2019, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ralph Branson)

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MILLINGTON, Tenn. (June 06, 2019) Yeoman 2nd Class Brianna Price is highlighted in this week's recruiter spotlight. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Kyle Hafer/Released)

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 6, 2019) Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Christine Tyler, from Onalaska, Wisconsin, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, receives her senior chief cover from Master Chief Culinary Specialist Jewel Dyson during a frocking ceremony at Victory Arch. In all, eight chief petty officers assigned to the Navy's newest aircraft carrier were selected for promotion to senior chief petty officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker/Released)

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Members of the FEMA region V Homeland Response Force (HRF), comprised of Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, prepare for an exercise evaluation by the Army Interagency Training and Education Center May 31, 2019, at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio. The HRF, trained to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, passed their evaluation and were recognized for numerous best practices. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ralph Branson)