Reserve Affairs

U.S. Navy Chief Fire Controlman Kevin Barnett, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), uses an LA9P nonlethal visual disruption laser to deter a simulated small boat attack during exercise Joint Warrior 2012 April 17, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean. Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participating crews to conduct combined operations while deployed. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine Noll, U.S. Navy/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps and Navy senior leadership take part in the deactivation ceremony for II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) (Forward), April 18, 20112, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The ceremony officially marked the end of II MEF's (Forward) service after the unit's year-long deployment to Afghanistan, during which time it served as the headquarters element of NATO's Regional Command Southwest. (DoD photo by Cpl. James Clark, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Innovative Readiness Training - Tropic Care (192nd Medical Group)

Innovative Readiness Training - Tropic Care (192nd Medical Group)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 14, 2012) Operations Specialist 1st Class Lionel Mahoney, training supervisor aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), records enemy locations during a fleet synthetic training scenario. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released).

A Marine with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches an AT-4 as Marines lay down fire support during the bilateral combined arms live fire exercise Feb. 15 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The training provided the opportunity for the Royal Thai and U.S. to implement techniques and procedures learned throughout the week including maneuvering under fire and conducting small arms, artillery and machine gun fire. Cobra Gold is an annual Royal Thai and U.S. co-hosted multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and increase interoperability with participating nations.

An American flag belonging to U.S. Army Cpl. Jeff Cardon is folded before being taken aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for Cardon's in-flight reenlistment ceremony during a joint operations access exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2012. Cardon is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. (DoD photo by Sgt. Joseph Guenther, U.S. Army/Released)