Washington Army National Guard soldiers Cpl. Kameron Rayburn-Brauer and Spc. Sean Johnson from 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Spokane, Wash., along with their Canadian counterparts, provide security for engineers who are preparing to breach an obstacle Aug. 21 during Exercise Grizzly Defender. The exercise is a joint training mission with the Canadian Army Reserve at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta, Canada, which ran from Aug. 15-23. Sgt. Matthew Sissel/Army National Guard
Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., fly in formation over Tallinn, Estonia, on Sept. 4. The Air Force has deployed four F-22 Raptors, one C-17 Globemaster III, approximately 60 airmen and associated equipment to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Air Force
Marines take their positions during an amphibious landing operation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at the Dawn Blitz 2015 exercise in Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Sept. 5. Mark Ralston/AFP
