Air Force Academy cadets participate in a spirit rally bonfire before the football game against Army at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 5. (Trevor Cokley/Air Force) 
Marine Sgt. Juan Villagran, left, and Cpl. Jonathan Baca with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 fold a flag during a ceremony at Mount Suribachi in Iwo To, Japan, Nov. 2. (Cpl. Gerardo W. Cano/Marine Corps) 
The fast-attack submarine Hampton approaches the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands Oct. 21. (MC2 Chase Stephens/Navy) 
Army Green Berets ready to perform a freefall jump during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 27. (Army Spc. Garrett Whitfield/Army) 
Sailors watch the sun set from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship America in the East China Sea Nov. 3. (MC2 Thomas B. Contant) 
Senior Airman Michael Ricardez, 22nd Airlift Squadron loadmaster student, secures a joint light tactical vehicle inside a C-5M Super Galaxy at Fort Campbell, Ky., Oct. 29. (Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell/Air Force) 
A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to lift a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during training on Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28. (Pfc. Joseph E. DeMarcus/Marine Corps) 
Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit execute post-flight procedures after deck landing drills aboard the amphibious transport dock Arlington Oct. 23. (Lance Cpl. Henry Rodriguez/Marine Corps) 
Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Wilson uses a virtual reality system during training at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 28. (Cynthia Griggs/Air Force) 
Army Spc. Charlie Gilroy gives a child a sticker during a visit to a school in Pozharan, Kosovo, Oct. 28. (Sgt. Gillian McCreedy/Army)
