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Air Force Master Sgt. Cody Hallas builds an igloo during a field training exercise as part of a Canadian air operations survival course in Crystal City, Canada, March 10, 2023.

An Air Force MC-130J Commando II releases training flares during a flight over the Pacific Ocean, March 27, 2023. During a real-world contingency, the flares would be used as a countermeasure to confuse and redirect heat-seeking missiles that might be targeting the aircraft.

Navy SEALs conduct over-the-beach operations during training as part of a senior mountaineering course in Kodiak, Alaska, March 8, 2023.

Sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush fight a simulated fire during a drill while sailing in the Tyrrhenian Sea, March 23, 2023.

A soldier is painted and mission-ready for squad movement at Fort Dix, N.J., March 25, 2023.

An unmanned aerial system returns to the flight deck of the USS Milius in the South China Sea, March 27, 2023.

A Marine Corps recruit participates in a land navigation course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 28, 2023.

Sixteen Air Force KC-46A Pegasus’ and five KC-135 Stratotankers line up for an elephant walk at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., March 27, 2023, during Lethal Pride, a readiness exercise.

Airmen participate in a special warfare training wing assessment and selection course at Joint Base San Antonio, March 15, 2023.

The Estonian navy minelayer EML Wambola, left, and the guided missile destroyer USS Porter steam in formation during a passing exercise in the Baltic Sea, March 23, 2023. Porter is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Soldiers assigned to the Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct a live-fire operation as part of Exercise Dynamic Front in Oskbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 143, top, and a Spanish F/A-18A fly over Spain during a tactical leadership program event, Feb. 17, 2023.

Soldiers load on to a CH-47 helicopter as they conduct an air movement operation during a readiness exercise at Ladd Army Airfield, Alaska, March 28, 2023.

Harlem Globetrotters guard Darnell "Speedy" Artis plays one-on-one basketball with a young boy at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 24, 2023. The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters visited military bases overseas to show off their skills and their support for the troops.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency work at a recovery site in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, March 8, 2023. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of missing U.S. personnel for their families and the nation.

An airman competes in an obstacle course during the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment and Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio, March 15, 2023. The course prepares candidates physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators.

U.S. Air Force Academy lacrosse players take to the field before a game at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 25, 2023.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt transits Puget Sound after departing Bremerton, Wash., March 17, 2023. The ship was conducting a change of home port to San Diego following an 18-month planned maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

A child waves pompoms during the arrival of the USS Barry to its new home port at Naval Station Everett, Wash., March 17, 2023. The ship was previously forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, for nearly seven years.

Marines prepare to fire on a range during an exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 19, 2023.