SEATTLE – Seaman Joshua Valentine, stationed on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midget, throws a heaving line to the line handlers at the Coast Guard’s Pier 36 Aug. 27, 2009. The Midget sailed into Seattle after participating in Pacific Unity 2009 over the past couple of days in Port Angeles, Wash. The exercises commenced Aug. 23, and are scheduled to wrap up with closing ceremonies in Seattle Aug. 28. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy)
8/26/2009 - Army Soldiers from the 17th Combat Service Support Battalion on Fort Richardson, Alaska, step off the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron at the Donnelly dirt air strip Aug. 24. The aircraft assisted in deploying 120 Soldiers from Fort Richardson to Donnelly during Arctic Response, an Army Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. Two C-17s flew to Donnelly and delivered five pallets, two Humvees, a trailer, and a passenger carrier. The 517th AS is from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)
Swedish army ranger Capt. Timothy Walsh, a forward air controller, practices using the joystick for the computer simulator used for practicing air strikes during close air support operations at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Ground Operations School. Captain Walsh and two Estonian air force members spent a week in pre-deployment briefings, computer simulation, and field training prior to deployment thanks to the joint efforts of the staff at the USAFE AGOS and the International Security Assistance Force Cell at NATO Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Ramstein Aug. 17- 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Corey Clements)
Airmen from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron stand on a folded fiberglass mat as it is moved into place by a 10,000-pound forklift on a simulated runway at Jungwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 19. The 30-foot long, 54-foot wide mats are used to quickly repair runway damage, and can be connected to cover a large area. The mats are being moved as part of a joint combined rapid runway repair training exercise with Airmen from the South Korean air force's 19th Tactical Fighter Wing and 91st Air Civil Engineer Group. The 51st CES is assigned to Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephenie Wade)
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NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 22, 2009) The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) passes Mount Vesuvius after a port visit to Naples, Italy. Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe. Georgia, home ported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., is on her maiden operational deployment since converting from a ballistic-missile submarine to a guided-missile submarine. The boat returned to service March 28, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Parker/Released)
U.S. Marines sort mail on Patrol Base Jaker in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug 23, 2009. The Marines, assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz
U.S. Marines work to remove a rotor head from an MV-22B Osprey on Udairi Army Airfield, Kuwait, Aug. 21, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is ashore to conduct sustainment training while serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright
U.S. Army Spc. Beth Bradford gives aid to an Afghan national policeman during a firefight with the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. Bradford is a combat medic assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 118th Military Police Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Jones
A time capsule buried on what was Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, by members of the 626th Air Mobility Support Squadron September 1996 is on display at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The capsule was unearthed by German construction workers about 13 years after its entombment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nathan Lipscomb)
A maintenance crewmember at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., installs a new operator stations seat aboard an E-3 Sentry recently. The new seats are expected to help alleviate back and neck stress for crews on long-duration missions. (Courtesy photo)
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Afgan children of the Janqadam village will flock to see U.S. Army soldiers and airmen during a routine check on the community’s agricultural projects outside Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2009. The soldiers and airmen are assigned to the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team. A greenhouse and vineyard are focal projects with a goal to increase yields for the villagers, enabling them to earn extra money at nearby markets. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William E. Henry
GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 20, 2009) Seaman Jennifer Nong holds the lifeline steady as pallets come across a tension line into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from the Military Sealift Command fast-combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) during a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Oliver Cole/Released)
Logar Province, Afghanistan –
U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Melissa Fusco and Staff Sgt. Derek Smith, assigned to 118th Military Police (Airborne) Company, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, discuss the order of travel for the unit upon departing from an Afghan National Police station in Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19.
The U.S. Service Members and ANP delivered supplies to various locations throughout the province.
(Photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Richard W. Jones Jr. 55th Signal Company)
PERSIAN GULF (Aug. 18, 2009) An SH-60B Sea Hawk assigned to the Scorpions of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HSL) 49 lifts off from the frigate USS Thach (FFG 43). Thach is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)
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