Military in pictures, August 2016(38 images)

Colombian Air Force Capt. Juan Monsalve, A-29B Super Tucano pilot, prepares for take-off during Exercise Green Flag East at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on August 17, 2016. The Super Tucano is the Colombian Air Force's most effective aircraft currently in operation, providing air support to its military forces on day-to-day operations. Photo by Mozer O. Da Cunha/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), idles atop the flight-deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), as a separate MV-22B approaches to land during night qualifications at sea, on August 26, 2016. Photo by Staff Sgt. T.T. Parish/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Ben McCracken (left) and Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Sean Magee, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, are hoisted from the water during a Pacific Partnership 2016 search and rescue drill on August 29, 2016. During the drill, aviation rescue swimmers hoisted simulated casualties from the water into an MH-60S helicopter for medical evacuation to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Kohlrus/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attack an objective during a live-fire range movement at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16. The range also included close air support, mortars, sniper over watch and the Combined Anti-Armored Team. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Sailors reset the catapult after an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) on August 27, 2016. Ike and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Photo by Nathan T. Beard/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Marines assigned to Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit use combat rubber raiding craft to conduct a launch-and-recovery exercise from the well deck of the USS Green Bay (LPD-20), at sea, on August 29, 2016. The 31st MEU is task-organized to address a wide variety of military operations in the Asia-Pacific region, from force projection and maritime security to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Photo by Darien J. Bjorndal/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

The Thunderbirds pilots fly over Three Sisters volcanic peaks in Oregon during their return to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., August 29, 2016. The Thunderbirds performed at the Airshow and Warrior Expo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., August 27-28. Photo by Christopher Boitz/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo

Reserve Marines cheer outside of the Today Show at Rockefeller Center, during the celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Centennial, August 29, 2016. The Marines are commemorating 100 years of rich history, heritage, esprit de corps, and a bond with not only New York City but with all communities across the U.S. The celebration brings awareness to the ReserveÕs essential role as a crisis response force and expeditionary force in readiness that is always prepared to augment the active component. Photo by Sara Graham/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, participated in a Tuefel Hunden, or Devil Dog, challenge August 12, 2016, on Camp Lejeune N. C. Companies competed against each other in sprint relays, pugil stick fighting, a pull-up and push-up competition, ground fighting and a high-intensity tactical training course. The field meet was organized to build camaraderie among the Marines and sailors. BLT 3/6 is a part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Photo by Matthew Callahan/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Crash and Salvage team members tighten straps to secure the landing gear in the raised position with the aircraft nose down on a training jet during a phase-two evolution drill simulating an aircraft landing gear failure aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on August 29, 2016. This put the training jet in a position similar to how a jet might look after a crash landing. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Photo by Jamaal Liddell/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

Staff Sgt. Vanessa Carillo, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command noncommissioned officer candidate, assembles her gear on “Day 0” of the European Best Warrior Competition on August 7, 2016, on Camp Aachen. Some 21 candidates will compete for top honors during the weeklong competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area. Organizers will unveil the region’s ultimate warriors during an awards ceremony slated for early afternoon August 11 at the Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center. Photo by Betty Y. Boomer/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

Fireman Visal Sath, left, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Jimmy Allen, middle, and Fireman Austin Tucker, check the efficiency of the aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) during a system test on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on August 7, 2016. AFFF is a mixture of water and highly concentrated detergent used on the flight deck and hangar bay to smother fires. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo by Kyle Carlstrom/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Army Pfc. Dylan Scott, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team out of Pendleton, Oregon, watches the night sky on top of an M113 Medical Evacuation Vehicle during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania on August 3, 2016. Photo by Timothy Jackson/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

Staff Sgt. Johnathan Santiago walks on top of a C-130 Hercules as he inspects the aircraft prior to an airdrop mission, both Airman and aircraft are from 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah, Ga., August 11, 2016, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., during Northern Strike 2016. Photo by Scott Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard/UPI | License Photo

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Franklin Martinez, from Allentown, Pa., stands an observer watch during a Close-In Weapons System (CWIS) test-fire from the fantail of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on August 29, 2016. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Photo by Kyle Carlstrom/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

Marines clear a building during a night vertical assault raid at Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 25, 2016. The raid is part of a course for their pre-deployment training in preparation for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s upcoming deployment. The Marine is with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. Photo by Hernan Vidana/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 flies past USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) superstructure during an air power demonstration on August 7, 2016. The air power demonstration was part of a schedule of events put together for a tiger cruise, which is an opportunity for Sailors to invite their family and friends to experience life underway aboard a Navy ship. Photo by Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ethan Klausner of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepares to call for fire on August 8, 2016, during the 2016 European Best Warrior Competition held at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area. The intense, grueling annual weeklong competition is the most prestigious competitive event of the region. Event organizers will announce the year's top junior officer, noncommissioned officer and Soldier during a concluding ceremony scheduled for August 11 at the Grafenwoehr Physical Fitness Center. Photo by Gertrud Zach/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

Lance Cpl. Login Loftis, a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment fires a M240 medium machine gun as Lance Cpl. Krikland Harrington, a machine gunner with Company F, 2/5, looks through his night vision optic to guide Loftis onto his target during Integrated Training Exercise 5-16 aboard Marine Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., August 18, 2016. Photo by Timothy Valero/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

A-10 Thunderbolt II from 127th Wing, Selfridge Mich., aircraft are parked on the runway during the sunrise in preparation for the days missions, August 11, 2016, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., during Northern Strike 2016. Photo by Scott Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Army Spc. David Cruz, 717th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, guards the perimeter during a mass casualty and extraction exercise with Airmen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 18, 2016. The joint exercise called on EOD to identify, remove and dispose of ordnance in the area and from crashed vehicles carrying explosives. Photo by Justyn M. Freeman/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit launch from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for an integrated bomber operation August 17, 2016. This mission marks the first time in history that all three of Air Force Global Strike Command's strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations. As of August 15, the B-1 Lancer will be temporarily deployed to Guam in support of U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence mission. Photo by Richard P. Ebensberger/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo

USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Princeton (CG 59) steam in formation during a maneuvering exercise on August 12, 2016, with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86). Shoup is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. Photo By Holly Herline/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe, 47th Fighter Squadron A-10 instructor pilot, demonstrates the capabilities of an A-10 Full Motion Trainer simulator at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on August 17, 2016. The FMT simulator is an accurate cockpit with a simulated 360-degree view to provide instrument and combat training for new and veteran pilots. Photo by Nathan H. Barbour/U.S. Air Force/UPI | License Photo

A CH-47 Chinook with the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, ascends after Airborne Artillerymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, sling load a M777A2, during a two gun raid and live fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug 10, 2016. Photo by Adan Cazarez/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attack an objective during a live-fire range movement at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16. The range also included close air support, mortars, sniper over watch and the Combined Anti-Armored Team. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Petty Officer 2nd Class Torien Collins, an aviation boatswainÕs mate, directs a Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom "Huey" helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, to take-off from flight deck of the USS Green Bay (LPD-20), at sea, on August 23, 2016. Photo by Darien J. Bjorndal/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Sailors direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 to a catapult on USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck as Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 flies off the ship for the last time on August 9, 2016, at the end of a 7-month deployment. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, John C. Stennis is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. Photo by Andre T. Richard/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Marine Corporal William F. McNamara, a crew chief with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B medium machine gun on range targets during joint close air support exercise between the Malaysian Royal Air Force and Marines from the 13th MEU, on August 7, 2016. The 13th MEU, embarked on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Photo by Alvin Pujols/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

USS Carney (DDG 64) fires its MK 45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live fire exercise while on patrol in the Mediterranean Sea on August 7, 2016. Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Photo by Weston Jones/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

Marines with Combined Anti-Armored Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stop to scan for targets while training in maneuvering through a wooded area in a convoy operation at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 8, 2016. The Marines are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16 and are part of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Philippine Marines exit an MV-22B Osprey at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Crow Valley training facility in support of Air Assault Support Exercise 16.2, August 6, 2016. The recurrence of the Air Assault Support Exercise each year demonstrates the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines' commitment to mutual security and our long-time partnership. Photo by Carl King/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI | License Photo

Sailors watch as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck on August 7, 2016, during an air power demonstration. Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, John C. Stennis is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. Photo by Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Keaira Davis, left, from Savannah, Ga., and Culinary Specialist Seaman Vanessa Vouzonis, from Long Island, N.Y., compete in a round of pugil sticks during a steel beach picnic in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) on August 6, 2016. Photo by Joshua Murray/U.S. Navy/UPI | License Photo

United States Air Force F-16s on the flightline at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2016, on August 3, 2016. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that focuses on offensive counter air and defensive counter air combat in a simulated war environment. Photo by LSIS Jayson Tufrey/Australian Defence Force/UPI | License Photo

An M1A2 Abram with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team out of Ontario, Oregon, sits in the motorpool during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania on August 3, 2016. Photo by Timothy Jackson/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Bailey, assigned to the 2nd Calvary Regiment, and fellow U.S. Soldiers from units across U.S. Army Europe fire at virtual targets at the Gunfighter Gymnasium during the 2016 European Best Warrior Competition held at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, August 7, 2016. The intense, grueling annual week-long competition is the most prestigious competitive event of the region. Event organizers will announce the year's top junior officer, noncommissioned officer and Soldier during a concluding ceremony scheduled for Aug. 11 at the Grafenwoehr Physical Fitness Center. Photo by Emily Houdershieldt/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo

Soldiers with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, participate in a combined arms live fire exercise during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center near Cincu, Romania, on August 6, 2016. Photo by John Farmer/U.S. Army/UPI | License Photo