Army Sgt. Brian R. Boss, rear, 42, from Valliant, Okla., Spc. Jose L. Silva, right, 20, from Garland, Texas, both of 458th AG Postal Company, and Spc. Tanya M. Runnels, 34, from Jasper, Texas, with Headquarters More
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Justin A. Barnes, a gunner with Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-773, conducts surveillance in a UH-1N Huey in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.
Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Moutaa Habeeb Jassim, commander of the 2nd Iraqi Army Division, addresses his soldiers posted on camp Al-Kindi in Mosul, Iraq, on Dec. 20. The general is helping to resolve any issues befo More
An F/A-18 Hornet prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are underway on a deployment in support of Operations Enduri More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Northcott, a crew chief with Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-773, test fires the Gun Aircraft Unit-17 machine gun before conducting surveillance in a UH-1N Huey in the More
A Riverine patrol boat attached to Riverine Squadron 2 patrols the water ways of the Haditha dam forward operating base. Haditha's dam and surrounding waterways denying their use to insurgence which in turn pro More
U.S. Army Soldier, Sgt. Cory Conwell assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) observes Iraqi children at their home in Iskandaria, Iraq, during Operation Tundra on Dec. 20, More
Three riverine patrol boats attached to Riverine Squadron 2 beached at Haditha Dam forward operating base in Iraq. RIVRON-2 patrols Haditha's dam and surrounding waterways denying their use by insurgence which More
U.S. Marines with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, leave their Observation Post in Karmah, Iraq, on Dec. 20, 2007. They're conducting a patrol to talk with the local populace and prevent enemy freedom of More
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, walks with the Afghan national army's Minister of Defense, Abdul Raheem Wardak, left, and Col. Thomas J. McGrath, right, commanding officer of the Afghan More
California Army National Guard 184th Infantry soldiers from Modesto, Calif., are activated to help civil authorities with the San Diego fire disaster. Soldiers were deployed from Modesto Airport. A staging area More
Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment search an abandonned house for weapons caches and other illegal items in the the Al Furat section of Baghdad. By searching abandonned building in More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Neitz and Tech. Sgt. James Sheldon load 2,000 pound bombs on an Air Force B-1B Lancer in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The B-1B can rapidly del More
An Iraqi policeman talks with an Iraqi woman while on patrol in the streets of Sab al Bor, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2007.
A U.S. Army Soldier from 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, looks through the damaged home looking for evidence of al-Qaida insurgents in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2007. (U More
An Afghan National Security Forces soldier passes out candy to villagers in Arghandab District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. ANSF, along with coalition forces, conducted a security patrol to the area. The combi More
U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd class Deric Parsoneault communicates with the pilot during regular search and rescue operations aboard the amphious assualt ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) while under wa More
Chicago Bulls' forward Luol Deng signs a basketball for Missile Technician 1st Class Ashley Pennington, from Warsaw, Ind., at the Bulls practice facility, the Berto Center. Pennington is a recruit division comm More
Critical Infrastructure Security personnel pull guard duty outside a house in Sab al Bor, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2007.
Marine Corps Master Sgt. Ross E. Gatcomb IV (left), from Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Charlie Company 1st Sgt./Provost Sgt., briefs Ugandans, from Special Operations Consulting-Security Management Group, o More
A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, keeps an eye out while on patrol on Dec. 24, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi to the runway after being armed for a mission at Balad Air Base. The aircraft are assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which execute combat missions for Opera More
U.S. Army Soldiers from 2-23 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, at Combat Outpost Mokista, unload mail on Christmas Eve in Muqdadiyah, Iraq on Dec. 24, 2007. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, unwind by playing cards at their battery's Christmas party at Joint Security Station Torch, Yarmu More
U.S. Soldiers, attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, patrol an area of the desert just outside the city of Mosul, Iraq.
U.S. Army Maj. James MacGregor, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team shares some holiday spirit with Sgt. Maj. Huffins at Bravo Battery's Christmas party at Joint More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a presence patrol Dec. 26, 2007, Baqubah, Iraq.
An Australian Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle is being recovered after a mission over Ali Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 27. Scan eagle is a low cost, long endurance UAV capable of surveillance of ground activities. ( More
Concerned Local Citizens group members pose for a photograph from a guard tower of the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. ( More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Chaos Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, wave to an Iraqi army soldier during a presence patrol Dec. 28, 2007, in Sa More
Iraqi soldiers unload medical supplies in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2007. U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry and Iraqi Soldiers are conducting a combined medical engagement to give aid to Iraqi civilians.
An Australian Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches to begin a mission over Iraq, Dec. 28. Scan eagle is a low cost, long endurance UAV capable of surveillance of ground activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/ More
U.S. Army Spc. Robb Mellard and Staff Sgt. Andrew Steen watch a corner for enemy threats while on a patrol, Dec. 28, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq. The Soldiers are from Nemesis Troop, 1st Platoon, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
Iraqi locals wait in line to volunteer to become members of the Kahn Bani Sad Concerned Local Citizens group, Diyala province, Iraq, Dec. 28. (U.S. Navy Photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan)
Water Dog, Pfc. Christopher M. Bullard, 20, from Purcell, Okla., assigned to Company A, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, prepares to start the pumps and air compressors of the new $1.2 million, 3,000-gallon-per More
U.S. Army Pfc. Luis Torres, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Nemesis Troop, tests the communication system on his Stryker vehicle prior to a presence patrol mission in the Dora District of Baghdad, I More
A local Iraqi girl sits with Soldiers from Nemesis Troop, 1st Platoon, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, December 28, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.
A U.S. Army Soldier, from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, trains on breaking contact Dec. 28, on Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Iraq.
Airman 1st Class Nathan Baxter fills a fuel truck, Dec. 28. Baxter broke the record at Ali Air Base for most gallons pumped totaling 860,005 gallons and most runs totaling 529 runs. He is assigned to the 407th More
Builder Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Harriman of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 uses a tape measure when planning the floor for a SWA-hut in the vicinity of Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Dec. 28. NMCB1's Seabees More
Senior Airman Jay Pickle conducts a hydrometer test to adjust to the correct volume temperature, Dec. 28. A sample of fuel must be tested for every fuel shipment received to ensure the quality meets the strict More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, cross irrigation ditches in Al Zunbria, Iraq, More
A U.S. Marine, with I Company ,3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, observes his surroundings in Zaidon, Iraq, on Dec. 29. U.S. Marines gather information on villages in Zaidon, Iraq.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brendon McGann from 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment looks through the rubble of a house that has been ravaged by fire and theft in Saydiyah, Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007. (U.S. N More
Staff Sgt. Jason McDowell, 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, inspects an HH-60 Pave Hawk, Dec. 29, 2007. Since February 2006, HH-60s, like those assigned to the 33rd ERQS, have been flying alongside Army heli More
Afghan national army soldiers from the 205th Kandak detonate an improvised explosive device discovered on a hillside in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 29. The ANA soldiers found the IED wh More
Boats from Riverine Squadron 2, Detachment 3, prepare to insert members onto the shore of Lake Qadisiyah near Haditha dam, Iraq. Rivron 2 regularly patrols the lake and the surrounding inland waterways, protect More
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Thackery, 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron medic, stands by one of the squadron's HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, Dec. 29, 2007. Since February 2006, HH-60s, like those assigned to t More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank Land, a petroleum supply specialist from "Darkhorse" Forward Support Troop, 1st "Garry Owen" Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a More
U.S. Army Soldiers from, 'Darkhorse' Forward Support Troop, 1st 'Garry Owen' Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and 2nd 'Warrior' Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th In More
Army Soldier, attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, looks through the scope of his rifle while on a patrol through a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq.
A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, attached to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, provides security during a briefing for doctors at the hospital in Yarmuk, Iraq, on Dec. 30, 2007.
U.S. Army Spc. Guzman, a combat medic, assigned to Charlie company 3-7 Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, gives an Iraqi man some tylenol for a headache at the Musayyib city council building on Dec. 31, 2007.
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. E. Gaskin, Commanding General of Multi National Force - West, arrives at Sheik Hatim's house in Hit, Iraq. The Sheik hosted a New Years Eve celebration for the general and members of a More
Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost executive officer, U.S. Navy Lt. Rob Holt, an individual augmentee from Hawaii, surveys security set by an Arizona National Guard platoon attached to PRT Khost. The team sec More
Brand new vehicles sit in a lot at the Abu Ghraib warehouse in Iraq awaiting to be picked up or delivered to thier receiving parties.
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Hampl, assigned to Charlie Company, 3-7 Armor Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, provides security in Seddah, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2008.
A U.S. Army Bradley tank, manned by Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, waits within the walls of Forward Operating Base Falcon before conducting More
Concerned local citizens pose for a picture at their assigned checkpoint in Seddah, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2008.
A B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pulls away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, after receiving fuel over Afghanist More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terry Dahl, assigned to 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, holds a real 9 mm pistol (right) and a toy 9 mm pistol (left) at the Seddah Iraqi police station in Seddah, Iraq, on Jan. 1, More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Chris Rueckert, chief boom operator first sergeant for the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, deployed from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terry Dahl, assigned to 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, gives an interview to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kim Smith, at the Seddah Iraqi police station in Seddah, Iraq, on Jan. 1, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John M. Stanley, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, stands guard outside of a hotel in Tourist Town, Iraq on January 1st, 2008. Generals Allen and Kessler are visiting More
The last remaining Under Water Demolition Team SEAL, Capt. Pete BULL FROG Wikul retires Sept 25, after 39 years and four months of service. The title BULL FROG recognizes the UDT/SEAL operator with the greatest More
A concerned national checks a woman's bags before letting her into the local hospital in Baloor, west Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan 2, 2008. (U.S. Army Photos/Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt)
An Iraqi man gets checked in for the Iraqi army qualification process at Forward Operating Base Iskan, Iraq, on Jan. 2, 2008.
An Iraqi army soldier prepares to enter an Iraqi home in the Dora District of Baghdad, Iraq, in order to search the home during a joint knock and search operation of the area with members of the U.S. Army 2nd S More
Col. Christopher E. O'Conner, commanding officer of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, greets Randy "The Natural" Couture, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter during the UFC Affliction aut More
Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu patrols on a mountain in eastern Konar province, Afghanistan, with his Marine embedded training team and soldiers from the 3rd Kandak (Armored), 3rd Brigade, 201st Afgha More
8th Iraqi Army Division soldiers and Polish forces prepare to set up a security checkpoint so Civil-Military Cooperation officials can distribute care packages to Iraqi civilians in the city of Ad Diwaniyah on More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Griffing of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division scans the streets of Muqdadiyah for enemy activity durin More
Tech. Sgt. Corine Collie finishes an online test through a distant learning course, Jan. 3. The 407th Expeditionary Services Education Center gives service members the opportunity to further their education and More
Senior Airman Wes Leturgez, an aircraft maintenance unit crew chief for the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs a rig test on a C-130 Hercules engine. The rigging of the aircraft controls all propell More
Staff Sgt. James Bersaglia, a 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, releases a fuel line from an F-16 Fighting Falcon here, Jan. 4. All aircraft are refueled and inspected for any discrepancies when they More
Construction workers fold a soft overhead cover at the Camp Victory food court. Removal of the cover provided space for construction workers to begin laying a foundation for a deck with a hard cover. The deck w More
Afghanistan national army soldiers work alongside Soldiers of Delta Company, 1st of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division as they clear the town of Zanbar, Afgha More
An Iraqi national policeman talks to a fellow policeman about his sector of fire while providing security behind a wall during a joint clearing operation with U.S. Army Soldiers from Troop A, 3-1 Cavalry Regime More
U.S. Army Capt. Troy Thomas (center) from Troop-A, 3-1 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks with local sheiks about how important it is for Iraqi national police and Concerned More
U. S. Army Soldiers, attached to 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, dismount from the M-3 Bradley they were riding in to get ready for a clearing operation in Sadiyah, Iraq.
Local women purchase produce from an area market stand in east Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Marines, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, attached to amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1), run off of a landing craft utility onto Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Jan. 7, 2008. Tarawa is leading the T More
At a skill labor workshop in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Afghan students cut lumber needed for a tool shed. The tool shed is one of two hands-on projects conducted at the workshop instructed by Task Force Rugged So More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 56th Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division, encourage physical training for the Iraqi police trainees at Forward Operating Base Danger , Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2008.
Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Brunswick, Capt. George G. Womack, greets Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead visits NAS Brunswick. Roughead is visiting Navy bases and talking with sailo More
U.S. Air Force, Tech. Sgt. Craig Young attached with Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, takes a break after searching houses for weapons caches during a cordon and searc More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 56th Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division, working with U.S. Army contracted civilians conduct close quarters battle drills with Iraqi police trainees at Forward Operating More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Craft from Troop G, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, searches for weapon caches during Operation Iron Harvest Jan. 8, 2008 near Mansuriyat al Jabal, Iraq. Grim Troop and 2- More
U.S. Army Soldiers from Troop Grim, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, uncovered a weapons cache during Operation Iron Harvest, Jan. 8, near Mansuriyat al Jabal, Iraq. Grim Troop and 2-3 ACR are curren More
A U.S. Army M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Troop G, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, patrols through a rock quarry during Operation Iron Harvest, Jan. 8, 2008, near Mansuriyat al Jabal, Iraq. Gri More
An Iraqi man and child steps out of their home as U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, cordon and search the village of Chinchal, Kirkuk province, More
Band members from the Iraqi army provide music for the parade in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, on Jan. 9. The parade is part of the celebration for the Iraqi police birthday.
U.S. Soldiers, from the 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group, rebuild a checkpoint in Samarah , Iraq.
Iraqis stand by waiting for the parade to take place, celebrating the Iraqi police birthday in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, on Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army members of the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, speak with the first sergeant from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division prior to More
U.S. Army Pfc. Antony Long, from the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security as Soldiers attempt to fix a broke down vehicle on Main Supply Route, Ta More
Iraqi firemen march in a parade for the celebration of the Iraqi police birthday in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
The guided missile destroyer USS Laboon arrives for a routine port visit to the island of Crete. Laboon is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and is conducti More
An Iraqi Soldier from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, searches a residence during a cordon and search mission with U.S. Army Soldiers from the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th I More
Comedian Lewis Black performs on stage for U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on Dec. 18. His travels were part of a holiday tour organized by the United Service Organizati More