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U.S. Army Paratroopers jump from an Air Force C-17 during the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise (JFEX) held on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 18, 2008. JFEX is a joint airdrop exercise between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel.

Coalition force joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) and supporting elements direct the action of combat aircraft during a close air support exercise in a salt flat near Joint Base Balad, Iraq, January 4, 2009.

A Netherlands AH-64 Apache helicopter flows over the deserts surrounding Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz. during Angel Thunder 2010, a Combat Search and Rescue exercise, April 16, 2010.

Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2011 - Servicemembers from the Iraq Air Force security forces and U.S. Air Force security forces show off for each other on the top of a hardened aircraft shelter at Sather Air Base during a joint patrol of the flight line.

An Afghan National Army soldier poses with a poppy near the village of Karizonah, Khost province. In Afghanistan, the poppy crop is a major source of funding for extremist groups involved in the Taliban-led insurgency.

At Forward Operating Base Salerno in Eastern Afghanistan’s Khost Province, a small congregation comprised of roughly two dozen U.S. troop and civilian contractors attended an Easter vigil held, April 7, 2012.

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment stationed at Combat Outpost Sabari, Khost province, Afghanistan scan the area to start a multi-day air assault, May 2, 2012.

U.S. Army Spc. Derek Smith, a gunner with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security from the roof of the Panjwai District headquarters in Southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013.

Displaced Iraqi children play with an old wheelchair inside their camp that was an unfinished commercial building in Irbil, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2014.

A Polish World War II re-enactor portrays an army chaplain with the 106th Infantry Division in the exact forest the 106th fought in during the Battle of the Bulge, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

Retired Chief Master Sgt. William 'Tip' Tippins visits his wife's grave at Arlington Cemetery, Sept. 6, 2015. Tippins was in the Army during World War II and was a Prisoner of War. Tippins later joined the Air Force so he could return to Germany to find the young German woman who had helped him in one of his POW camps. Miraculously he found her, and they married.

Air Force Academy players on the sidelines in the rain filled Air Force at Navy football game in Annapolis, Md., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2015. Navy beat Air Force 33-11.

Master Sgt. Benjamin Joiner, a CV-22 Osprey flight engineer with the 352nd Special Operations Wing on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, signals to passengers during an orientation flight April 19, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. August O'Niell and his service dog, Kai, prepare to enter the stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports for the Invictus Games 2016 opening ceremony, Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2016. O'Niell delivered the Invictus Flag after hoisting down from a HH-60G Pave Hawk.

Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane, left, and retired Army Staff Sgt. Michael Kacer hug after competing in a rowing event during the Invictus Games 2016, Orlando, Fla., May 8, 2016.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Garrett, 122nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, carries his MWD during the 2015 Emerald Coast K-9 Clash, Sept. 4, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The two-day “Iron Dog” competition began with a six-mile ruck march in followed by a 1.5-mile run, culminating with a 1-mile “buddy carry.”

Chief Master Sgt. Barry Fegan, 8th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer instructor, provides security with a .50 caliber Browning machine gun during a CV-22B Osprey takeoff over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 22, 2015.

An AC-130U Spooky gunship pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron makes visual adjustments during a training flight for Exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Jan. 11, 2016.

Special Mission Aviators with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, reload a 105mm round during a training mission for exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 11, 2016.

Air commandos are reunited with family members and friends during Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Jan. 13, 2016.

A member of the Marine Raider Ruckers, a group dedicated to marching 770 miles in remembrance of their fallen comrades, raises the Marine Raider flag, March 11, 2016, at Navarre, Fla.

Monster Mash Team 2 begins an obstacle course during a Monster Mash, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 12, 2016. The event was held in honor of Chief Master Sgt. Bruce W. Dixon, the Command Chief of the 24th Special Operations Wing, who is retiring after a 30-year career as a combat controller.

Approximately 150 Special Tactics Airmen perform "memorial pushups" during a ceremony to remember four fallen Hurlburt Airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2016. Maj. William Downs,; Capt. Jeremy Fresques,; Capt. Derek Argel, and Staff Sgt. Casey Crate, were killed May 30, 2005, in a crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in the eastern Diyala provice.

Special Tactics Training Squadron combat controllers assess a range during a live call for fire training on Eglin Range, Fla., June 28, 2016.

Special Tactics Training Squadron students swim the length of the pool with their hands and feet bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations.

A Special Tactics Training Squadron student notifies the diving supervisor of his wellbeing during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016.

Junior ROTC cadets rappel down a 40-foot tower at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. Special Tactics Airmen partnered with 60 cadets from five local high schools for a week-long Summer Leadership Course, teaching leadership, teamwork and self-confidence.

Air Force ROTC cadets wade into the water during a physical training competition -- called a "monster mash"-- at a Special Tactics orientation course at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 29, 2016.

Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron are ambushed at their drop-off point during a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016.

Combat Control School instructors assigned to the 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron, shoot flares in an attempt to draw out CCT students at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016.

Military trainees quickly set their bags down during “zero week” at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 2, 2011.

Trainees from the Air Force Pararescuemen Indoctrination Course pull themselves out of the pool during an exercise, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 25, 2011. Airmen must overcome hardships of training during the rigorous swimming and water confidence portion of the course.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to take off during Large Package Week Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 10, 2012. LPW is an exercise that utilizes several Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo.

A U.S. Army M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from the 3rd Squadron, 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., practices live-firing during National Training Center iteration 12-05, Fort Irwin, Calif., March 10, 2012. NTC is a 15-day exercise that provides real-world training prior to deployments.

Slovenia Soldiers react to protestors and role players during readiness training for Kosovo Force 16, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 28, 2012. Soldiers were tested on handling protests and riot control.

Members of the Polish and U.S. Air Force honor guard march to the flag poles during the Aviation Detachment Ceremony, Lask Air Base, Lask, Poland, Nov. 9, 2012.

I had the opportunity to work on a 60-day DPAA mission. I flew to Laos to document three sites where I saw this man. The lines on his face and the rough texture of his skin expressed the life he had lived.

Sailors man the rails aboard the USNS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2015.

Pacific Ocean (May 31, 2015) Sailors and Airmen take pictures of the ocean while underway on the hospital ship USNS Mercy. Mercy was on its way to Suva, Fiji for its first mission port of Pacific Partnership.

Seaqaqa, Fiji (June 12, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Horner, an optometrist from Duncan, Okla., examines a Fijian woman’s eyes during Pacific Partnership 2015. Service members and non-governmental organizations from the hospital ship USNS Mercy held a community health engagement in Seaqaqaand surrounding areas.

Arawa, Papua New Guinea (July 1, 2015) A patient from Han Island eats lunch on the hospital ship USNS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2015. The Navy search and rescue team attached to the Mercy rescued these individuals after they were reported missing at sea on June 27.

Arawa, Papua New Guinea (July 3, 2015) Sailors from the hospital ship USNS Mercy play basketball with students during Pacific Partnership 2015 as part of a community relation’s event.. Mercy was in Papua New Guinea for its second mission port of PP15.

U.S. Marine Corps and Philippine Air Force members watch a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems load during Balikatan 16 at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2016. After loading, the crew of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing flew the HIMARS for the first time in the Philippines.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John Lehane, inspector instructor with 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, discusses the capabilities of the M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery System with Philippine media during a static display at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 9, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lawrence Washington, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, spends time with boys from the Shammah Children’s Home, during Cope Taufan 16 in Butterworth, Pulau Pinang, July 23, 2016. As part of a community relations event, the U.S. Air Force and RMAF visited two local orphanages, donated money and provided furniture to children in need.