A soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade who participated in an emergency deployment readiness exercise. (Spc. Stephen M. Malone/Army) 
An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen B. Cribben of Simi Valley, Calif., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The Department of Defense announced the death of Cribben who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) 
Lt. Col. Edward Balzer, 75th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, performs a preflight systems check on an A-10C Thunderbolt II, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Pilots traveled to Eglin AFB, Fla., to participate in Exercise Combat Hammer. (Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson/Air Force) 
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean. (Cpl. Jon Sosner/Marine Corps) 
Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Benjamin Cook, assigned to the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, flies in an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter around the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). Oscar Austin is on a routine deployment supporting U.S. national security interests in Europe. (MC2 Ryan Utah Kledzik/Navy)
