Secretary of Defense Ash Carter thanks a special operator on Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 17, 2016, after a Joint Assault Force demonstration. “There is tremendous skill variety here,” he said to the operators. “It’s not just us in leadership that honor you, love you, appreciate you, but the country does as well.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)