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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Vennie, center, briefs from left to right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Meno, U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Bonilla, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Vennie and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christopher Kerr before their night training mission on Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 31, 2014. Vinnie, Meno, Bonilla, Vennie and Kerr are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment.

U.S. Marines board a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 1, 2014. The Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ariel Earl checks a countermeasure sprinkler system head aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 4, 2014. Earl is an aviation boatswain's mate handling. The Iwo Jima is underway conducting sea trials.