A 36th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief conducts post flight maintenance on a B-2 Spirit after its arrival Feb.23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
The B-2 is deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
February 28, 2009
Sasebo Admiral’s Call
SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 26, 2009) Rear Adm. James Kelly, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, addresses Sailors and civilians from Fleet Activities Sasebo during an admiral’s call at the base theater.
Kelly addressed economic and strategic issues, while stressing the strong desire for continued enhanced interoperability and bilateral relations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl)
Paktia Children
Children come out to greet a U.S. military convoy hauling members of the Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2009.
As the convoys roll through the villages, children run to greet them giving them the “thumbs up” sign.
DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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Afghan Air Drop
Container bundles parachute to the ground to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan after being dropped by a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Feb. 26, 2009.
Drilling A Well In Djibouti
DIKHIL, Djibouti – U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert A. Harris (left), commander of 194th Engineer Brigade (194 EB) and Sergeant Roy Hayes inspect soil consistency while drilling a well in Dikhil, Djibouti, February 20, 2009.
Harris was on a five-day trip to Djibouti to visit his troops stationed here.
Hayes and the rest of the 775th Well Drilling Detachment fall under the 194 EB, a part of the Tennessee Army National Guard.
The new wells will provide residents with potable water, and aide in the ease of irrigation.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)
Proper Vehicle Search Procedures
SEKONDI, Ghana – Ghanaian sailors review proper vehicle search procedures, as demonstrated by Chief Master-at-Arms Clarence O’Dell from the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, as part of Africa Partnership Station’s (APS) port security training in Sekondi, Ghana, February 26, 2009.
APS, an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, works cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security in Africa.
February 27, 2009
Demolition Ceremony
From left: Albert C. “Clai” Ellett, acting director of Washington Headquarters Services, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn, and Eileen Roberson, administrative assistant to the Under Secretary of the Navy, hit the wall with sledgehammers during a demolition ceremony to commemorate the beginning of the renovation of Wedge 5 of the Pentagon, Feb. 27, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Molly A. Burgess
Small Village In The Jani Khel District
Those who did not attend the “shura,” or meeting with the Paktia provincial leadership during their Feb. 15, 2009, visit to a small village in the Jani Khel district lined the mud streets and stood outside of their shops as the group passed by.
All three have roots to the Mangal tribe that lives in the district.
Jani Khel District Center
A member of the Afghan National Security Force stands guard at the site of the new Jani Khel district center Feb. 15, 2009.
The current center is a small mud hut.
Construction on the new center will begin this spring.
Traditional Afghanistan Mud And Straw Qalat
An aerial view shows a traditional Afghanistan mud and straw qalat, Feb. 7, 2009.
The fortresses can take years to finish, but can last hundreds of years, and are passed down from generation to generation.
Large, extended families make each qalat home.
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Safety Net
A security forces member of the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Paktia province scans the area after the convoy stopped during a mission to drop humanitarian aid, Feb. 24, 2009, in the province’s Sayed Karem district.
DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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Jani Khel
An aerial view of the small village in the Jani Khel district that Paktia provincial leaders traveled to Feb. 15, 2009.
There are no improved roads leading to the village, which renders it mostly cut off from the rest of the province during the winter.
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Road Rigors
Semi-trucks haul goods to eastern Afghanistan along the narrow and dangerous “K-G Pass” that winds through steep mountains and connects Khowst and Paktia provinces, Feb. 25, 2009.
A $100 million, 100-kilometer improved road, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is slated to start construction through the pass this summer.
Coalition forces will build and improve numerous other roads in Afghanistan in the next few years.
Kuwait Logistics Center Improves Afghanistan Supply Lines
Staff Sgt. Thomas Marstin enjoys the view from an M939 five-ton truck at Forward Operating Base Lane in Afghanistan’s Zabol province Feb. 15.
The Defense Logistics Agency is planning for increased demands of food, building supplies, fuel and spare parts for additional troops expected to arrive in Afghanistan by midsummer.
CentCom photo.
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