![Updated Hawaii COLA rates announced (Infographic 2/4) [Image 1 of 2]](https://cdn.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/photos/1707/3581298/360x225_q75.jpg "Updated Hawaii COLA rates announced (Infographic 2/4) [Image 1 of 2]")
Photo by Master Sgt. Todd Kabalan | Defense Media Activity Forward Center - Pacific | 07.19.2017
U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017. All members stationed in Hawaii will receive a decrease in COLA based on a point based index system. For example, whereas Oahu was rated at 124 points in the year 2016, which reflected the average prices paid for items to be 24 percent higher, the island is now rated at 120 points......
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Photo by Capt. William Carraway | Georgia National Guard | 06.25.2017
Georgia Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jason Bentley, wife Amber and daughter Aubrey spend precious moments together during the departure ceremony of the 3rd Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment Sunday at Fort Stewart. The Marne Detachment is deploying to Southwest Asia....
![Bringing the heat: F-35B Lightning IIs arrive at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 17-3 [Image 1 of 5]](https://cdn.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/photos/1706/3540419/360x225_q75.jpg "Bringing the heat: F-35B Lightning IIs arrive at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 17-3 [Image 1 of 5]")
Photo by Sgt. Lillian Stephens | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 07.05.2017
Three F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxi the runway to their assigned area after landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 5. A total of 10 aircraft and more than 250 Marines with VMFA-211 will participate in Red Flag 17-3, a realistic combat training exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Force to assess......
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Photo by Cpl. Richard Currier | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island - Combat Camera | 07.07.2017
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with platoon 2048, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, clean their rifles during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., July 7, 2017. The Crucible is the final test of everything the recruits have learned during the recruit training process while testing teamwork and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard......
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Photo by Cpl. Richard Currier | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island - Combat Camera | 06.20.2017
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Vincent Aguilar, drill instructor, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, instructs a recruit prior to the practical application portion of chemical biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRN) training on Parris Island, S.C. June 20, 2017. Training for CBRN defense is an event that teaches recruits how to prevent serious injury in the......
![F-35 refuels forward in Okinawa [Image 1 of 5]](https://cdn.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/photos/1706/3524021/360x225_q75.jpg "F-35 refuels forward in Okinawa [Image 1 of 5]")
Photo by Lance Cpl. Deseree Kamm | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.27.2017
Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Goddard and Lance Cpl. Westley W. Joints await the arrival of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2017. The Marines and Airmen perform hot pit refuels. Goddard is a bulk fuel specialist with 18th Logistics and Readiness Squadron, 353 Special Operations Group, 18th Wing. Joints is a......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard District 5 | 07.15.2017
A Coast Guard Response Boat-Small crew from Station Oak Island stands with survivors after a water rescue July 15, 2017, near Baldhead Beach in Oak Island, North Carolina. Coast Guardsmen from left to right are Petty Officer 3rd Class Holden Green, Fireman Jesse Piloto, Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Brandon, Petty Officer 3rd Class David Youngs and Seaman Mazen Louden. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo......
![Down Time on the Crucible [Image 1 of 10]](https://cdn.dvidshub.net/media/thumbs/photos/1707/3547297/360x225_q75.jpg "Down Time on the Crucible [Image 1 of 10]")
Photo by Cpl. Richard Currier | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island - Combat Camera | 07.07.2017
U.S. Marine Corps Recruits with platoon 2048, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, clean their rifles during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., July 7, 2017. The Crucible is the final test of everything the recruits have learned during the recruit training process while testing teamwork and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard......
