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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Kyle Dubois, company first sergeant for Landing Support Co., 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Garrick Kocan, operations chief for LS Platoon, LS Co., 3rd TSB, CLR-3, 3rd MLG, explain the preparation, execution and benefits of performing helicopter support team training Jan. 14-16, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. HST training gives Marines training in external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate and transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails in formation with the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), France’s Marine Nationale air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 16, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France's Marine Nationale, United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 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. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derien C. Luce)

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails in formation with the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), France’s Marine Nationale air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 16, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France's Marine Nationale, United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 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. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Brandenburg)

B-Roll of Marines participating in helicopter support team operations Jan. 14-16, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group supported Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during external lift training, which ensures pilots and landing support specialists are able to communicate and transport gear from one location to another. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, demonstrates the set-up of the M777 howitzer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 17, 2019. During the demonstration, a test firing of the Brutus, an experimental 155mm forward recoiling howitzer mounted on an FMTV ( Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles), was also on display.

B-roll of service members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, transporting four UH-60 Black Hawks to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on a C-5M Super Galaxy to assist in fast-rope training for Soldiers from Fort Wainwright and JBER, Alaska, Jan. 14, 2019.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 conduct touch and go’s during cold weather training at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 9, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadron’s proficiency in cold weather and high-altitude aviation operations and improve overall combat readiness. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit for Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 conduct night operations during cold weather training at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 12, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadron’s proficiency in cold weather and high-altitude aviation operations and improve overall combat readiness. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit for Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 stage an CH-53E Super Stallion during cold weather training at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 11, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadron’s proficiency in cold weather and high-altitude aviation operations and improve overall combat readiness. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit for Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 conduct high-altitude training during cold weather training at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jan. 14, 2019. The purpose of the exercise is to increase the squadron’s proficiency in cold weather and high-altitude aviation operations and improve overall combat readiness. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit for Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige C. Stade)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty as the nominee for the 29th adjutant general for South Carolina during a press conference at the State House in Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. 17, 2019. Gov. McMaster was joined by McCarty, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the current adjutant general for South Carolina, and South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. (Video by Lt. Col. Cindi King)

U.S. Sailors and Marines conduct amphibious breach training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 12, 2019. The exercise consisted of Marines and Sailors who participated in embarkation, overseas movement, breach assaults, and support of forces ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Frank Cordoba)

Ramp operations personnel assigned to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron along with 137th Airlift Squadron loadmasters from Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., load five vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The vehicles belong to the Delaware National Guard's 31st Civil Support Team, Weapons of Mass Destruction headquartered in Smyrna, Del. The vehicles and team members were being airlifted to Florida to support the Florida National Guard during a large-scale training exercise Jan. 14-18. The 31st CST maintains the capability to mitigate the consequences of any WMD or Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical event, whether natural or man-made. They are experts in WMD effects and NBC defense operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell)

JBSA Lackland's Joint Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Center completed its 50 thousandth corrective surgery, putting yet another warfighter back in the fight. The event highlighted the center's commitment to supporting military readiness and helping all uniformed members see a clearer future. 05:22 - Captain Matthew Nichols 06:09 - Lt Col Dr. Matthew Caldwell

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Tiger, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a live fire event during an aerial response force exercise in Iraq, Dec. 31, 2018. The 3rd Cav. Regt. is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, working by, with and through the Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition partners to bring about the lasting defeat of ISIS. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Jamie Douglas)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), arrive at the Airport in the Sky to commence the runway reconstruction project on Catalina Island, Calif., Jan. 3. The Airport in the Sky project is a strategic training opportunity and allows a rare collaboration that benefits both the Marine Corps and the Catalina Island Conservancy.

The USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) worthy of a hero

U.S. Army Combat medics from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, conduct hoist extraction training with a HH-60 MEDEVAC helicopter, Jan. 16, 2019, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany. Hoist extraction training is a technique used by MEDEVAC crews to extract patients from an area where a helicopter normally could not land and allows the flight medic to begin treating them immediately. (U.S. Army video by Charles Rosemond)

91st Brigade Engineer Battalion Bradley Fighting Vehicle crews, assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division put some of their final rounds down range in Europe at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, before heading back stateside and conclude their rotation with Atlantic Resolve in Europe.

U.S. Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Italian Army Forces, from 8th Genio Guastatori, Legnago Verona, Folgore Brigade conduct Rock Hammer Exercise in the night with the Deployable Instrumentation System Europe (DISE) at Dandolo Range, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 15, 2018. Exercise Rock Hammer is a bilateral training exercise between U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Italian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building interoperability between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army Video by Paolo Bovo)

Soldiers with the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania, train Romanian soldiers on how to safely enter and exit a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault training event, Jan. 16, 2019. Allied and partner forces train together from strategically positioned bases in Europe that are critical for a timely and coordinated response to any aggression. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Kris Bonet)

U.S. Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Italian Army Forces, from 8th Genio Guastatori, Legnago Verona, Folgore Brigade conduct Rock Hammer Exercise in the night with the Deployable Instrumentation System Europe (DISE) at Cao Malnisio Range, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 15, 2018. Exercise Rock Hammer is a bilateral training exercise between U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Italian Armed Forces, focused on small-unit tactics and building interoperability between allied forces. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army Video by Paolo Bovo)

These defenders attack personal readiness every day, just like you do. But there is another type of readiness you can't see--cyber readiness. Every day there are attempts to exploit our networks, so we must be ready. You can expect to see our focus shift as we improve our networks, expand our military cyber capabilities, all while we recruit and develop the best cyber talent. We all have a role in cyber security. So ask yourself, are you doing your part?

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, slide down a rope during fast rope training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2019, Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (Official Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, slide down a rope from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2019, Fast roping allows Marines to quickly enter otherwise inaccessible locations from hovering aircraft. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU, The Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (Official Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luis Velez/ Released)

Royal Danish Air Force Landing Zone Safety Officers prepare a runway for a RDAF C-130J Super Hercules to land, Jan. 14, 2019, at Field 6 on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. during Exercise Emerald Warrior 19. Emerald Warrior 19 provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare Special Operations Forces, Conventional Force enablers, Partner Nations and Interagency elements to integrate with and execute full spectrum Special Operations in a complex and uncertain Irregular Warfare security environment using all aspects of live, virtual, and constructive training assets. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Brandon Cribelar) (Portions of this video were obscured for security reasons)

Royal Danish Air Force Landing Zone Safety Officers prepare a runway for a Royal Danish Air Force C-130J Super Hercules to land, Jan 14, 2019, at Hurlburt Field, FL during Exercise Emerald Warrior 19. Emerald Warrior 19 provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare Special Operations Forces, Conventional Force enablers, Partner Nations and Interagency elements to integrate with and execute full spectrum Special Operations in a complex and uncertain Irregular Warfare security environment using all aspects of live, virtual, and constructive training assets. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shellby Matullo / video was edited to protect identity)

Royal Danish Air Force Landing Zone Safety Officers prepare a runway for a Royal Danish Air Force C-130J Super Hercules to land, Jan 14, 2019, at Hurlburt Field, FL during Exercise Emerald Warrior 19. Emerald Warrior 19 provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare Special Operations Forces, Conventional Force enablers, Partner Nations and Interagency elements to integrate with and execute full spectrum Special Operations in a complex and uncertain Irregular Warfare security environment using all aspects of live, virtual, and constructive training assets. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shellby Matullo / video was edited to protect identity)