The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) maneuvers alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) during a coordinated tended mooring and theater security cooperation port visit. Louisville is on a deployment to the western Pacific region while Emory S. Land is on an extended deployment to western Pacific region serving as the U.S. 7th Fleet's lead afloat fleet maintenance activity from the ship's permanent homeport at Diego Garcia. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel Souvannason.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sergey Huber clears a 7-foot wall during a regimental operation in Urmoz, Afghanistan, March 25, 2012. Huber is an automatic weapon gunner assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James Mercur.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 27, 2012) Sailors heave the brow as the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) prepares to deploy from Joint Logistics Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Gunston Hall deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and will support 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 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman.

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor moves into position to take on fuel from a Stratotanker, during a recent mission over the Pacific near the Hawaiian Islands, March 27, 2012. Air Force Academy cadets on spring break were aboard the Stratotanker to observe the refueling procedure. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth.

Cpl. Jerry Golden, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the fuel farm at Forward Operating Base Geronimo, is a bulk fuel Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward). Golden is in charge of supplying between 40 and 50 vehicles with approximately 6,000 thousand gallons of fuel each day. Photo by Cpl. Michele Watson.

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SAN DIEGO (March 29, 2012) Capt. Shoshana Chatfield, right, commodore of Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, Pacific Fleet, speaks at the transition ceremony for the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HSC) 4 as Cmdr. Tamara Graham, commanding officer of HS-4, looks on. The ceremony marked the designation transition from anti-submarine squadron to sea combat squadron. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley.

MANILA, Republic of the Philippines (March 23, 2012) Ensign Maria Veloria looks through binoculars in the pilothouse aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship arrives in Manila for a port visit. Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff Sailors and Marines will strengthen ties between the two countries through community service events, combined military training and cultural exchanges during the port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandra Arroyo.

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Herschel Walker, left, checks out the view from the back of a CV-22 Osprey with Master Sgt. Joseph Levine near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 22, 2012. Walker visited the base to speak about resiliency and the importance of asking for help. He spoke twice to Eglin AFB service members about his life, career, and the emotional and mental struggles he encountered throughout. Levine is a flight engineer with the 413th Flight Test Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Gen. Eduardo Villas Boas, commander of the Amazon Regional Command, in Manaus, Brazil, March 28, 2012. Dempsey was there to visit one of the many jungle training centers in the Amazon Basin. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega.

ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2012) Quartermaster 3rd Class Matthew Cammer, right, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Chantrel Corbin plot a course as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) gets underway after a port visit to Bahrain. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Behnke.