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Warrior Diplomat Soldiers from 85th Civil Affairs Brigade use teamwork to negotiate obstacles at the Leaders Reaction Course at Fort Hood, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2014.

Warrior Diplomat Soldiers from 85th Civil Affairs Brigade use teamwork to negotiate obstacles at the Leaders Reaction Course at Fort Hood, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2014. (U.S. Army photo)

Warrior Diplomat Soldiers from 85th Civil Affairs Brigade use teamwork to negotiate obstacles at the Leaders Reaction Course at Fort Hood, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2014.

Warrior Diplomat Soldiers from 85th Civil Affairs Brigade use teamwork to negotiate obstacles at the Leaders Reaction Course at Fort Hood, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2014. (U.S. Army photo)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 555th Engineer Brigade jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast operations at American Lake at Fort Lewis, Wash., Oct. 9, 2014. The helocast is the first the unit has conducted and is part of the brigade's program to prepare Soldiers for the Sapper Leader Course.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 555th Engineer Brigade jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during helocast operations at American Lake at Fort Lewis, Wash., Oct. 9, 2014. The helocast is the first the unit has conducted and is part of the brigade's program to prepare Soldiers for the Sapper Leader Course. (Jennifer Spradlin/U.S. Army)

Spc. Franklin Badia shoots an AT4 anti-tank weapon while 1st Lt. James Lockett, (left, and other soldiers observe him at Tarnak Range in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2014. All serve with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

Spc. Franklin Badia shoots an AT4 anti-tank weapon while 1st Lt. James Lockett, (left, and other soldiers observe him at Tarnak Range in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2014. All serve with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. (Whitney Houston/U.S. Army)

A wounded warrior prepares to start the 30th Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 12, 2014. Over 35,000 participants from all over the world ran the 10-mile course that took them through the National Capital Region.

A wounded warrior prepares to start the 30th Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 12, 2014. Over 35,000 participants from all over the world ran the 10-mile course that took them through the National Capital Region. (Mikki L. Sprenkle/U.S. Army)

Sgt. 1st Class Venrick James, right, a 36th Engineer Brigade soldier, helps Maj. John Dills, the 36th Engineer Brigade chief of current operations, put on his nitrile gloves during training inside the Medical Skills Training Center at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. These gloves and other protective equipment are meant to create a protective barrier for the soldiers while they are on their humanitarian mission to Liberia.

Sgt. 1st Class Venrick James, right, a 36th Engineer Brigade soldier, helps Maj. John Dills, the 36th Engineer Brigade chief of current operations, put on his nitrile gloves during training inside the Medical Skills Training Center at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. These gloves and other protective equipment are meant to create a protective barrier for the soldiers while they are on their humanitarian mission to Liberia. (Daniel Wallace/U.S. Army)

Spc. Cameron Verrette of 1-75 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division, assists Georgian ground forces personnel with the Thor III dismounted CREW system on his back. They were on a foot patrol through the village of Kalanasro, in Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2014. The Thor III is to provide a jammer to counter an array of frequency diverse threats.

Spc. Cameron Verrette of 1-75 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division, assists Georgian ground forces personnel with the Thor III dismounted CREW system on his back. They were on a foot patrol through the village of Kalanasro, in Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2014. The Thor III is to provide a jammer to counter an array of frequency diverse threats. (Jamill Ford/U.S. Army)

Spc. Christopher Nolen-Dunigans, radar maintainer, Company B, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires three single rounds to zero an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during qualifications, Oct. 2, 2014. After zeroing their weapons, soldiers conducted day and night qualifications requiring they hit six out of 10 targets at ranges up to 1,500 meters away in order to qualify.

Spc. Christopher Nolen-Dunigans, radar maintainer, Company B, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires three single rounds to zero an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during qualifications, Oct. 2, 2014. After zeroing their weapons, soldiers conducted day and night qualifications requiring they hit six out of 10 targets at ranges up to 1,500 meters away in order to qualify. (William Howard/U.S. Army)

A Korean Super Puma helicopter shoots flares during a combined U.S. and Republic of Korea army rotary wing aircraft demonstration at Biseung Range, South Korea, on Oct. 6, 2014.

A Korean Super Puma helicopter shoots flares during a combined U.S. and Republic of Korea army rotary wing aircraft demonstration at Biseung Range, South Korea, on Oct. 6, 2014. (Vincent Abril/U.S. Army)

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