Tracy Cann, center with brown hat, holds a puppy from the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Breeding Program, of the 341st Training Squadron out of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in Fort Hood, Texas on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at the Fort Hood Military Working Dog Kennel. Foster families will socialize the dogs, and once the puppies are 7 months old, they will return to Lackland to enter into a military training program. (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Bryan Correira) 
U.S. Army Spc. Antonio Kelly, a native of Camden, Arkansas and a human resource specialist with 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, competes in the rowing competition as his competitors cheer him on in the Multinational Challenge held at Camp Film City in Pristina, Kosovo, Dec. 16 and 17. Seven nations participated in the challenge, which consisted of a 5k run, three-minute rowing on a rowing machine, map reading, calling in a 9-line medical evacuation and assessing a casualty. 
U.S. Air Force Maj. Phillip Stein, an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, gives the “Jersey Devil” sign as he taxis for takeoff at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Dec. 17, 2014. Stein is wearing the helmet-mounted integrated targeting (HMIT) system, which provides pilots with augmented reality through a small eyepiece. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released) 
Airman 1st Class Sara Garing and Tech. Sgt. Clay Toms play Christmas and holiday songs during a performance Dec. 17, 2014, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The Band of Mid-America performed at a number of locations including the 375th Air Mobility Wing headquarters and the United States Transportation Command headquarters. Garing and Toms are musicians assigned to the Band of Mid-America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler) 
Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Nicholas Henry, from North Lauderdale, Fla., performs maintenance on an aircraft channel balancer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian H. Abel/Released) 
Children from the Caritas Heimverbund Kreis Heinsberg sit in the flight deck of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a visit to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, Dec. 18, 2014. The visit was part of Operation Nikolaus, or OPN, a tradition which started in the 1980s to bring a little bit of fun and holiday cheer to children from orphanages and child care facilities near the base. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Barheier) 
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2014) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Matthew Fulks loads an aircraft onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing an operational training period in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released) 141213-N-TC437-110 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com 
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), watches 81mm illumination mortar rounds fall during a joint mortar range with Royal Saudi Naval Forces Marines with the 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion during exercise Red Reef 15 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Dec 12, 2014. Red Reef is part of a routine theater security cooperation engagement plan between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Saudi Naval Forces that serves as an excellent opportunity to strengthen tactical proficiency in critical mission areas and support long-term regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan R. Waldman/Released) 
1st Lt. Meaghan Cosand, C-5B Galaxy pilot with the 312th Airlift Squadron, starts engines in preparation for takeoff from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 15, 2014. She was flying a mobility channel mission, moving high-priority cargo and passengers among air bases in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker) 
U.S. Air Force Col. William Pitts walks in front of an unmanned aerostat that is part of a new U.S. military cruise-missile defense system during a media preview, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Middle River, Md. Military officials said a pair of helium-filled aerostats stationed in Maryland are intended provide early detection of cruise missiles over a large swath of the East Coast, from Norfolk, Va., to upstate New York, during a three-year test. JLENS, short for Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, will be fully implemented this winter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Frontline Photos: Dec. 18, 2014
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