A U.S. Army soldier uses a flamethrower to ignite a controlled fire near Al Anaflsah, Iraq, to eliminate brush from roadsides so bombs cannot be concealed, Sept. 11, 2008.
The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 66th Engineer Company.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 24, 2008) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Michael McClure, from Broken Arrow, Okla., rides inside a rigid-hull inflatable boat during small boat operations alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
McClure is one of three rescue swimmers assigned to Deck Department aboard Ronald Reagan.
Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
Bremerton, Wash. (Sept. 23, 2008) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) passes the Bremerton, Wash., marina as it departs its homeport.
Stennis will train in preparation for a six-month deployment early next year.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason Chudy/Released)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Brinkley exits the rear hatch of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter as he moves to his position to provide security on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008.
He is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, which is conducting a joint search with Iraqi soldiers to search for a known improvised-explosive-device maker.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray
U.S. Navy sailors depart the USS Iwo Jima during an evening port visit to Haifa, Israel, Sept. 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Waranis
INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2008) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) steam alongside amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5), not pictured, during an underway replenishment.
The ships are deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
U.S. Navy Seaman Abalberto Fuentes, a quartermaster assigned to the USS Nassau, takes a break from clearing debris left by Hurricane Ike at his parents’ house in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 20, 2008.
The USS Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kenneth R. Hendrix
Beach Master Unit 2 departs the beach in Galveston aboard a landing craft utility before returning to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau, Sept. 23, 2008.
Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman (center), provincial authorities and Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team personnel release doves Sept. 21 in celebration of the United Nations Day of Peace in Qalat, Afghanistan.
The governor spoke to nearly 200 people about bringing peace to Afghanistan to ensure peace around the world.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jean Duggan)
Col. Jab Abid Awn, commander of the Iraqi National Police, Justice Battalion, 3rd National Police Division, shares his unit patches with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert McCarthy, after receiving his air assault wings for his unit participating in a joint air assault with U.S. soldiers on Forward Operating Base Paliwoda, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008.
McCarthy and the soldiers are assigned to Blackhorse Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jumps from the back of an HC-130 King aircraft during a search and rescue exercise off the coast of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials.
The 19-hour flight took off from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., to Southwest Asia.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)
A sniper pod rests on the lower right of a B-1B Lancer fuselage.
The sniper pod allows the aircrew to positively identify a target and quickly assess battle damage after an attack.
