Night Flight

U.S. sailors aboard the USS Carney conduct night flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 21, 2015. The Carney is forward deployed to Rota, Spain, to conduct a routine patrol in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold

Osprey Ready

U.S. Marines prepare an MV-22 Osprey for a tail gun live-fire exercise in Southwest Asia, Dec. 20, 2015. The Marines, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, are capable of conducting assault operations as part of a crisis response mission spanning 20 nations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake

Pre-flight Checks

U.S. Marines conduct pre-flight checks on an MV-22 Osprey before a tail gun live-fire exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 20, 2015. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake

Night Live-fire

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kirk Goldsmith fires an M240 Bravo machine gun during a tail gun live-fire exercise in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 20, 2015. Goldsmith is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake.

Galaxy
U.S. maintainers work in the wheel well of a C-5 Galaxy on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2015. The C-5 Galaxy is a heavy airlifter with intercontinental range and is the largest U.S. military aircraft capable of carrying more than 270,000 pounds of cargo. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys