U.S. Army Col. Brendan B. McAloon, the U.S. defense attaché in Paris, welcomes U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter upon his arrival in Paris, Jan. 31, 2013. Carter is on a six-day trip to meet with defense officials and troops in France, Germany and Jordan. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

An MV-22 Osprey prepares for take off for a night low-altitude training mission Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, Jan. 24, 2013. The crew, which is conducting day and night low-altitude training, is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Jeanscott Dodd

Coast Guard First Class Cadets Brennan Lee, left, and Erik Oredson escort Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a tour of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Jan. 31, 2012. Dempsey was on campus to address students. DOD photo by Claudette Roulo

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup discusses composition techniques with students during photojournalism training at the Directorate of Information and Culture building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones, left, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper, prepare for a dismounted patrol outside the Directorate of Information and Culture building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2013. Jones and Cooper are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel answers questions during a confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Service Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., Jan. 31, 2013. Hagel, if confirmed, will become the 24th defense secretary. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

A paratrooper descends to a drop zone using the Army’s new T-11 parachute system on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. The square canopy has nearly a third more surface area than that of the T-10D parachute that it replaces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen releases his 2012 annual report during a news conference in Brussels, Jan. 31, 2013. Rasmussen said NATO’s 28 nations must hold the line on defense spending while working together to close gaps in capabilities. NATO photo