MILESTONE MESSAGE

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, congratulates Afghans in a video message in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013, for reaching Milestone 2013. Dunford said Afghan national forces now take the lead for security across their country. International Security Assistance Force video still

OPERATIONS UPDATE

Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, left, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about B-2 bomber operations and maintenance on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 18, 2013. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

B-2 BRIEFING

Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about B-2 bomber operations and maintenance on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 18, 2013. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

BOMBER BRIEFING

Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, far right, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about B-2 bomber operations and maintenance on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 18, 2013. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

PENTAGON WELCOME

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay to the Pentagon, June 18, 2013. The two leaders met to discuss issues of mutual interest. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega

RAID EVENT

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Roger Skilling operates an assault amphibious vehicle during a simulated amphibious raid event with Thai marines during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 in Hat Yao, Thailand, June 10, 2013. Skilling is assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John C. Lamb

GLOBEMASTER JUMP

Paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Malamute Drop Zone during Operation Spartan Reach on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 4, 2013. The paratroopers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 3rd Battalion, Airborne, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher

TACTICAL TRAINING

U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Newell scans the area using his machine gun's optic lens while training to maintain his tactical skills as a member of a quick reaction force on Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, June 7, 2013. Newell, an M240B gunner, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. As of June 18, 2013, Afghan forces have taken the lead in providing security for their country. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class John D. Brown