Sailors heave a mooring line during a sea and anchor detail Sept. 25, 2017, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the ship returns to Sasebo, Japan, following a four-month deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cosmo Walrath/Navy)
Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, provide logistical support for the airport on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 21, 2017, after a destructive one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria ravaged the island. (Tech. Sgt. Paul Santikko/Air Force)
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to land Sept. 26, 2017, during exercise September Heat 2017 at Rivolto Italian Air Force Base, Udine, Italy. (Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Army)
A Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe holds a defensive position during Exercise Aurora 17 in Lärbro, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2017. Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish national exercise in more than 20 years, and it includes supporting forces from the U.S. and other nations in order to exercise Sweden’s defense capability and promote common regional security. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/Marine Corps )
A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a routine sortie Sept. 12, 2017. The 36th AS regularly conducts training missions to remain proficient in the necessary skills to support any contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Fire Controlman 1st Class Richard E. Byrd and Lt. Jonathon Godbolt, assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4), conducts visit, board, search, and seizure drills aboard Royal Malaysian Navy ship FD Lekir (F26) on Sept. 26, 2017, as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2017 in the Malacca Strait. (MC2 Class Kaleb R. Staples/Navy)
A C-17 Globemaster III and four F-22 Raptors fly in formation on Sept. 26, 2017, over Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman/Air Force)
Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, disembarks the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on Sept. 25, 2017, as the ship arrives to Sasebo, Japan, following a four-month deployment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (MC3 Zachary DiPadova/Navy)
Puerto Rico National Guard members, along with employees from the Aqueducts and Sewers Authority of Puerto Rico, distribute water for the communities of Utuado, P.R., on Sept. 26, 2017. (Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos/National Guard)
Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe yells instructions to the rest of his squad partaking in a firefight during Exercise Aurora 17 in Lärbro, Sweden, Sept. 21, 2017. Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish national exercise in more than 20 years, and it includes supporting forces from the U.S. and other nations in order to exercise Sweden’s defense capability and promote common regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Marcin Platek/Released)
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meets with U.S. and international military members during his visit to Afghanistan on Sept. 27, 2017. (Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr/DoD)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, pose for a photo with troops of the TAAC-East (Train, Advise, Assist Command – East) Command in Gamberi, Afghanistan. (NATO)
