Iraqi air force Lt. Col. Auday Yasseu Yousif inspects a section of the tail rotor drive shaft of a Mi-17 Hip helicopter Sept. 11 at Al Taji Air Base, Iraq.
The helicopter had made a hard landing and struck its tail skid against the ground, requiring a close inspection of its tail section.
Colonel Yousif is chief engineer for Iraqi air force Squadron 4 second-line maintenance.
GULF OF OMAN (Sept.19, 2008) An aviation electronics technician performs maintenance checks prior to an engine test run on an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the “Cougars” of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 139 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
CABARET-CAZALES, Haiti (Sept. 19, 2008) Air Force engineers and Navy Seabees embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) inspect a bridge in a small community between Cabaret and Cazales that was damaged by Hurricane Ike.
Kearsarge has departed Haiti for Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to resupply, but has left a small contingent of service members to continue relief operations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman/Released)
Jordan River, ISRAEL (Sept. 15, 2008)
Cmdr. Jonathan Smith, command chaplain for the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), baptizes Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Brian Wenzel in the Jordan River.
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group were baptized during a tour of Nazareth, Israel, and the Jordan River.
Iwo Jima is deployed as the flag ship of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Scott B. Boyle/Released)
HAIFA, Israel (Sept. 19, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) is moored in Haifa, Israel.
Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann/Released)
U.S. Marines utilize a M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) charge for the first time at Now Zad, Afghanistan on Sept. 10, 2008.
The Marines employed a MICLIC to reduce a known area of improvised explosive devices.
The Marines are assigned with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of Marine Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms.
The unit is a reinforced light infantry Battalion deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Freddy G. Cantu/Released)
SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 19, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) is pulled by tugs from her berth as she departs for a scheduled deployment.
Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force commander.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)
U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, Multinational Force Iraq, answers questions from 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl during his visit to the People’s Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008.
Commander of the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Attack Squadron Lt. Col. Geoffrey Barnes performs a pre-flight inspection of an MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft at Ali Base, Iraq, on Sept. 3, 2008.
The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft.
DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
09/16/2008 – A U.S. Coast Guard machinery technician catches a heaving line from Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Stephen Blowe from a buoy in the navigation channel in the Sabine Pass near Texas Sept. 16, 2008, following the landfall of Hurricane Ike.
The Aids to Navigation Team out of Mobile, Ala., is conducting the repairs to navigational aids along the coast of Southeast Texas that were damaged by the hurricane’s heavy winds.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Young/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Picking, of 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sweeps the streets for improvised explosive devices during a patrol with British Royal Marines in Now Zad, Afghanistan, on Sept. 12, 2008.
The U.S. Marine unit, a reinforced light infantry battalion, is clearing the city of improvised explosive devices.
DoD photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 18, 2008) Boatswains Mate Seaman Corey Enss steers four acres of U.S. sovereign territory through the Gulf of Oman.
Enss is standing master helmsman watch on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), where he is responsible for steering the ship
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)
Airmen from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to start another day at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18.
The Ramstein flightline is one of the busiest in the Air Force, launching more than 40 aircraft each day.
GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2008) Merchant ships are anchored off the coast of Galveston, Texas, waiting for the port to reopen during the recovery following Hurricane Ike devastation.
Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 Disaster Relief Team, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4), is taking part in the effort to clear the Port of Galveston.
Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to provide defense support to civil authorities as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released)
