NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 28. 2008) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) heads to sea as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (IWO ESG) supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler J. Wilson/Released)
U.S. Army Capt. Joe Byrnes, Staff Sgt. Moises Ramirez, and Staff Sgt. Ariel Romero, guide a bulldozer into a reed field to create fire breaks, while working together with Iraqi soldiers in conducting a controlled fire to clear high brush so that an Iraqi outpost nearby has clear visibility of the area, near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008.
The soldiers are assigned to the 66th Engineer Company, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. military vehicles are staged and ready, Aug. 28, 2008, to bring clean water in the event that water becomes scarce after Gustav, expected to be a Category 3 hurricane, makes landfall.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathaniel P. Orphey
Read story here: Louisiana National Guard Gears Up for Gustav
At Hickam Air Force Base, an F-15A Eagle from the Hawaii Air National Guard is hoisted onto a barge Aug. 26, making its way to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor.
The fighter’s history included being the “wing flagship” for the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kristen Stanley)
Airmen from the 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Operations Support Squadron and 437th Maintenance Group deploy Aug. 27 from Air Force Base, S.C.
Airmen are deploying to a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia as part of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Servicemembers representing all branches of the U.S. military services spread an American flag across Qualcom Stadium in San Diego during the halftime show of a pre-season Chargers game for Military Appreciation Day, San Diego, Aug. 25, 2008.
The 20th annual appreciation night hosted by the Chargers include 3,000 free tickets for service members and free food and drinks prior to the game.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scorza
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 27, 2008) Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen presents Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1st Class Jesse P. Hubble, from San Diego, Calif., assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2, with the Navy and Marine Corps Medal in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Hubble received the medal for his heroism in the rescue of 7 Sailors from a helicopter that ditched in the ocean while the Lincoln Strike Group was operating off the coast of Southern California in November 2007.
Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ronald Dallatorre/Released)
Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2008.
They are serving as part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force.
U.S, Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left front, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, Multinational Force Iraq, observe flight operations from the flag bridge during a visit to USS Abraham Lincoln, in the North Arabian Sea, Aug. 27, 2008.
The USS Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as Maritime Security Operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
Read more: U.S., Pakistani Military Leaders Meet Aboard USS Lincoln
A U.S. Army soldier pulls security during Operation Bessemer, near Bayji, Iraq, Aug. 21, 2008.
The air assault operation was designed to clear the area of extremist elements.
The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment.
An HH-60 Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter sits on the flightline as maintenance crews prepare it for a mission Aug. 10 at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan.
The crews flying the HH-60s are supporting coalition and Afghan forces by landing in hostile areas to recover casualties and fly them to medical facilities for treatment.
American and Australian combat engineers rebuild the Mabey Johnson Bridge near Andar and Moqur in eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2008.
The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 420th Engineer Brigade and the Australian solders are assigned to an Australian reconstruction task force.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. James Reid
Read the story: Engineers Bridge Gaps on Afghanistan’s Highway 1
BATUMI, Georgia (Aug. 27, 2008) Local Georgians gather to welcome the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas (WHEC 716).
Dallas arrived with more than 76,000 pounds of humanitarian assistance supplies to be given to the people of Georgia.
The supplies are in response to the request of the government of the Republic of Georgia. Dallas is part of Combined Task Force 367, the maritime element of the U.S. humanitarian assistance mission to Georgia.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)
U.S. Marines conduct combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2008.
The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
They are serving as part of the NATO-International Security Assistance Force.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson
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