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Team Kadena aircrews perform in flight refueling


Two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft with the 44th Fighter Squadron fly in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. The 44th FS and 909th ARS conducted an inflight refueling exercise to demonstrate their capability for long-range flight operations with tanker support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)




A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft with the 44th Fighter Squadron pulls away after completing inflight refueling, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. 44th FS pilots maintain 24-hour readiness to provide regional security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region night or day at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)




U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Ballmer, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, performs an inflight refueling procedure, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. Specially trained aircrews from the 909th ARS provide around-the-clock tanker support for U.S. and coalition forces, enabling asset and theater protection throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)




A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft with the 44th Fighter Squadron approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron to begin an inflight refueling procedure, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. The 44th FS and 909th ARS conducted an inflight refueling exercise to demonstrate how tanker support can extend and prolong flight operations for U.S. and coalition aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)

Four U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft with the 44th Fighter Squadron fly in formation, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. The F-15C is an all-weather, highly maneuverable tactical fighter that enables the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)


A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter pilot with the 44th Fighter Squadron holds steady while a peforming a aerial refueling procedure with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. The inflight refueling exercise demonstrated the flying units' capability to engage in long-range, extended flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)


Two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft with the 44th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during an inflight refueling exercise, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. 44th FS pilots carry out contingency operations and provide around-the-clock theater security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)


A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter pilot with the 44th Fighter Squadron conducts an inflight refueling exercise with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, March 21, 2016, off the coast of Japan. With around-the-clock tanker support, U.S. and coalition forces can conduct long-range air operations for an indefinite amount of time in order to carry out aerial support and theater security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)

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FIRE BASE BELL, Iraq - U.S. Marines with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on Fire Base Bell, Iraq, fire an M777A2 Howitzer at an ISIS infiltration route March 18, 2016. The Marines fired upon the enemy infiltration routes in order to disrupt their freedom of movement and ability to attack Kurdish and Peshmerga forces. Operation Inherent Resolve is an international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Mar 23, 2016
Photo By: Cpl. Shannon Kroening
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Marines operating a Light Armored Vehicle with 2nd Light-Armored Reconnaissance Battalion swiftly move to a new position for the next course of fire during the unit’s annual gunnery qualification at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 18, 2016. The purpose of the training was to increase readiness and ensure that the Marines maintain their proficiency employing the weapons.

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Mar 20, 2016
SANSEORI, South Korea - U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer at Sanseori, South Korea, as part of Exercise Ssang Yong 16, March 15, 2016. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army forces in order to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently deployed to Korea as part of their spring deployment of the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena/Released)

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Mar 20, 2016
Photo By: Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena0
DOGU BEACH, South Korea - A U.S. Marine Corps AAV-P7/A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Rgiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, reaches the shoreline during a combined amphibious assault on Dogu Beach, South Korea, conducted as part of Ssang Yong 16, March 12, 2016.

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Mar 29, 2016
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz
AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - Marines with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, participate in an assault on the Military Operations on Urban Terrain town located at Range 210 in the Combat Center training area March 24, 2016, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise. 3rd LAR conducted a five-day MCCREE to evaluate the combat readiness of B Co.

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Mar 29, 2016
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz
AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - A light armored vehicle with Company B, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, maneuvers into a security position in the Combat Center training area March 22, 2016, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation Exercise. 3rd LAR conducted a five-day MCCREE to evaluate the combat readiness of B Co.

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Mar 28, 2016
Photo By: Gunnery Sgt. Ismael Pena
DOGU BEACH, South Korea - U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embark onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7 during Exercise Ssang Yong 16, Dogu Beach, Pohang, South Korea, March 17, 2016. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army forces in order to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently deployed aboard the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group as part of their spring deployment of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Mar 28, 2016
Photo By: Cpl. Justin Updegraff
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - A Dutch Marine with 32nd Raiding Company provides security during a casualty evacuation exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 22, 2016. The Dutch Marines spent the past three weeks utilizing Camp Lejeune’s training facilities, as well as cross-trained with U.S. Marines to learn and share tactics, techniques and procedures.

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Mar 25, 2016
Photo By: Cpl. Paul S. Martinez
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - A Marine with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion engages targets with an M249 squad automatic weapon during the machine gun range portion of the battalion’s sapper squad competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 23, 2016. During this event, squads worked together to engage targets at ranges up to 800 meters.

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An 11th Security Forces Squadron emergency services team perform a three-man stack with a shield man during an active shooter exercise on Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 9, 2016. Conducting exercises help law enforcement and emergency response Airmen train, and teach military and civilian employees to stay vigilant of their surroundings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mariah Haddenham)



Fourteen KC-135 Stratotankers line up during a simulated alert call March 24, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Known as the “elephant walk,” the alert call was part of an exercise, which displayed the rapid mobility capabilities and teamwork of the men and women at McConnell AFB to take flight within minutes of being notified of a mission. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Christopher Thornbury)



Two F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conduct approach training March 24, 2016. The F-22 is the Air Force’s premium fifth-generation fighter asset. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)



Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists wait before performing static line jumps as the door of a C-130 Hercules, assigned to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., opens over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., March 11, 2016. SERE specialists lead the Air Force emergency parachuting program and conduct extensive testing of parachuting systems. They are uniquely suited to analyze the operating environment to plan for evasion, captivity and recovery considerations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

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Dependents of military members from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, wait to disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III after landing at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Md., April 1, 2016. Defense Department dependents in Adana, Izmir and Mugla, Turkey, were given an ordered departure by the State Department and Secretary of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Dependents of military members from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III after landing at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Md., April 1, 2016. Defense Department dependents in Adana, Izmir and Mugla, Turkey, were given an ordered departure by the State Department and Secretary of Defense. The aircraft is assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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Photo By: Cpl. Michelle Reif
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Designated marksmen with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, look through the scope of their M110 sniper rifles while concealed in the tree line during the II Marine Expeditionary Force Command Post Exercise 3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2016. During the CPX, 2nd LEB posted security around the campsite and defended it from mock enemies, ensuring the headquarters element could complete the mission safely.

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Apr 23, 2016
Photo By: Cpl. Michelle Reif
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Lance Cpl. Anton Louis Rowe, a military working dog handler with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, conducts a perimeter security patrol with his explosive-detection dog Breezy, during the II Marine Expeditionary Force Command Post Exercise 3 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 20, 2016. During the CPX, 2nd LEB posted security around the campsite and defended it from mock enemies, ensuring the headquarters element could complete the mission safely.

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Apr 22, 2016
Photo By: Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri— - Students at the Marine Military Police Basic Course provides security while on patrol during a field exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 14, 2016. Marines in this course learn how to properly provide security when on mounted and foot patrols.

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Nuclear submarine breaks through thick sheet of ice:

WAIMANALO, Hawaii (July 30, 2016) U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assault a beach during Rim of the Pacific 2016. The assault was launched from USS San Diego and commanded by III Marine Expeditionary Force units aboard USS America. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security in the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Matthew Casbarro/Released)

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during their annual training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 19, 2016. Marines fired the tanks to adjust their battle sight zero before the main event of their annual training. Photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Quire

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2016) U.S. Marines assigned to combat cargo on board the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepare to offload an armored personnel transport vehicle via a CH-53E Super Stallion cargo helicopter assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 from the ship's flight deck. America is underway conducting maritime exercises with partner nations for Rim of the Pacific 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle Goldberg/Released)

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340th EARS Refuels Mirages


U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron await takeoff on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 8, 2016. As of April 4, U.S. and partner nation aircraft have flown an estimated 88,667 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)


A French Mirage 2000D receives fuel from a U.S Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq April 8, 2016. The President has authorized U.S. Central Command to work with partner nations to conduct targeted airstrikes of Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)


Two French Mirage 2000D's fly over Iraq April 8, 2016. As of April 4, U.S. and partner nation aircraft have flown an estimated 88,667 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)


U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron return from flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 8, 2016. Coalition forces fly daily missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) Cpl. Ryan Dills communicates with other assault amphibious vehicles while traveling from amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to Royal Australian Navy Canberra class amphibious ship HMAS Canberra (L02). The Marines are participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, a multinational military exercise, from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Participation in RIMPAC will help us develop mutual trust and respect across the joint and combined team through increased understanding of allied and partner cultures, competencies, and capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Christopher Giannetti/Released)

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