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Sailor Salutes - Click for high resolution Photo
6/30/2006
Sailors manning the rails render honors as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan passes the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 28, 2006. The Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Burden  
Joint Mission - Click for high resolution Photo
6/30/2006
U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division conduct an operation in Samaria, Iraq, June 23, 2006.   .S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Hussong  
Dynamic Weasel - Click for high resolution Photo
6/30/2006
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Gaylor prepares to marshal an F-16 aircraft at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 29, 2006, during exercise Operation Dynamic Weasel. The exercise, which consists of aircraft multiple bases, is designed to sharpen tactics, techniques and procedural skills while practicing for combat situations. Gaylor is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Matthew Davis  
Meeting the Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
6/29/2006
President George W. Bush talks with U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Williams, as he meets with military personnel June 28, 2006, at the VFW Overland-St. Ann Memorial Post #3944 in St. Louis, Mo.The troops recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.   White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt  
Pentagon Briefing - Click for high resolution Photo
6/28/2006
Australian Minister of Defense Brendan Nelson and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answer questions from the media during a press conference in the Pentagon, June 28, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard    | Story |
Run With The President - Click for high resolution Photo
6/28/2006
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who lost both legs in Iraq last year when an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee, runs with President Bush. The run took place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, June 27, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss  
Samaria Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
6/28/2006
U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division conduct an operation in Samaria, Iraq, June 23, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Hussong  
Al Asad Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
6/27/2006
A Humvee cruises up a dusty slope during a perimeter patrol June 21 in Al Asad, Iraq. Humvees are the primary source of transportation for the Marines of the Perimeter Patrol Teams with 2nd Platoon, E Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Wing Support Group 37 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James B. Hoke    | Story |
Weapon System - Click for high resolution Photo
6/27/2006
U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Morris, from 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, troubleshoots a faulty magnetic round counter on an aviation-modified .50-caliber M2 weapon system from an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Iraq, June 24, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood  
Paint Job - Click for high resolution Photo
6/27/2006
U.S. Navy sailors paint the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell during a six-month deployment in the Pacific Ocean, June 24, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordon R. Beesley  
Supporting the Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
6/26/2006
Members of the Defense Department's America Supports You grassroots organizations including those with USA Cares, a nonprofit organization that helps families who've run into financial trouble while their family member serves the country, pose for a photo at the White House, June 26, 2006. The driveway press conference was held after a meeting with President Bush in the Roosevelt Room.   Courtesy photo by Carrie Devora  
Play Ball - Click for high resolution Photo
6/26/2006
President George W. Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace render honors during the national anthem at the opening T-Ball game of the 2006 season on the South Lawn of the White House, June 23.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen    | More Photos |
Troop Support - Click for high resolution Photo
6/26/2006
Members of the Defense Department's America Supports You grassroots organizations meet with President George Bush and Actor Gary Sinise (back right) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, June 26, 2006. Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band have entertained the troops on numerous USO tours to include Afghanistan and Iraq.   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss  
Lighter Moment - Click for high resolution Photo
6/25/2006
President Bush and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace share a lighter moment with “Dugout” the mascot. The McGuire Air Force Base Yankees faced off against the Dolcom Little League Indians during the White House T-Ball game on the South Lawn, June 23, 2006.   Photo by U.S. Navy Cdr. Jane Campbell    | More Photos |
Valiant Shield - Click for high resolution Photo
6/23/2006
U.S. Navy sailors from special warfare units fast rope from an HH-60H helicopter assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 on a rooftop on the island of Guam, June 20, 2006, as part of exercise Valiant Shield 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class M. Jeremie Yoder  
Missile Test - Click for high resolution Photo
6/23/2006
A Standard Missile 3 is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test in the Pacific Ocean, June 22, 2006. The SM-3 intercepted a separating ballistic missile threat target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The test was the seventh intercept in eight program flight tests by the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense. The maritime capability is designed to intercept short   U.S. Navy photo  
Pentagon Briefing - Click for high resolution Photo
6/23/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, and U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commanding general, Multi-National Force - Iraq, respond to questions during a Pentagon press briefing on the progress of the war on terror and other operational updates June 22, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard  
On The Reagan - Click for high resolution Photo
6/22/2006
The sun sets on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as a plane captain cleans the canopy of an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Electronic Attack Warfare Squadron 139, in the Philippine Sea, June 19, 2006. The Reagan Carrier Strike Group is participating in Valiant Shield 2006, an integrated joint training among U.S. military forces.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien  
Chairman's Message - Click for high resolution Photo
6/22/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks to the adjutant generals from 50 states at the Adjutant Generals Association meeting in Williamsburg, Va., June 21, 2006. The chairman spoke about how he sees current operations and answered questions that ranged from policy to future weapons systems.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Amphibious Construction - Click for high resolution Photo
6/22/2006
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy sets sail for Sembawang, Singapore, after its four-week stay in the South Philippines, June 18, 2006. The Mercy is conducting a humanitarian and civic assistance mission during a five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.   U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens  
Valiant Shield - Click for high resolution Photo
6/21/2006
060619-N-7711S-167 USS RONALD REAGAN (June 19, 2006) – U.S. Navy Airman Ricardo Crisanto sits in the cockpit of an F/A-18E Super Hornet deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan, June 19, 2006. The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, a major military exercise off the coast of Guam involving 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups.   U.S. Navy photograph by Seaman Christine Singh    | More Photos |
Mercy's Mission - Click for high resolution Photo
6/21/2006
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy sets sail for Sembawang, Singapore, after its four-week stay in the South Philippines, June 18, 2006. The Mercy is conducting a humanitarian and civic assistance mission during a five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.   U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Edward G. Martens    | Story |
Public Service - Click for high resolution Photo
6/20/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks during the presentation of the Gerald R. Ford Medal for Distinguished Public Service at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2006. The award, presented to five servicemembers representing all the branches of the armed services, recognizes outstanding public contributions by individuals who reflect the qualities demonstrated by President Ford during his public service career.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | More Photos |
Honor Cordon - Click for high resolution Photo
6/20/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Minister of Defense of El Salvador Alejandro Romero Orellana enter the Pentagon through an honor cordon prior to their meetings to discuss defense issues of mutual interest, June 19, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard    | More Photos |
Valiant Formation - Click for high resolution Photo
6/19/2006
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers USS Ronald Reagan (front), USS Kitty Hawk (middle) and USS Abraham Lincoln (back) sail in formation at the start of Valiant Shield 2006 in the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2006. As the largest joint exercise in recent history, it encompasses 28 naval vessels, nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 servicemembers from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.   U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Spike Call  
Convoy Training - Click for high resolution Photo
6/19/2006
Iraqi soldiers react to a simulated vehicle breakdown during a training exercise to test the Mobile Tracking System Lite at Camp Baharia, Iraq, June 18, 2006. They took another step closer to independent operations when they completed testing and evaluation of the new tracking and communications system for their convoys.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva  
Show of Weapons - Click for high resolution Photo
6/19/2006
The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard performs weapon maneuvers at the Basic Military Training Memorialization Ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, June 14, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell  
Guam Deployment - Click for high resolution Photo
6/18/2006
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles taxi at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, after a training sortie, June 5, 2006. The Strike Eagles are here through September as part of an air expeditionary deployment.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael S. Dorus  
Cargo Mission - Click for high resolution Photo
6/17/2006
On a dirt runway in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, a forklift loads a C-130H2 Hercules with cargo, June 14, 2006. The Hercules is part of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and is the only U.S. C-130 squadron in Afghanistan. The squadron flies four to five missions a day providing airlift and air drops to troops in theater.   U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson  
Golden Medic - Click for high resolution Photo
6/16/2006
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Manuel Velazquez and Maj. June Park, both from the 452nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., participate in Golden Medic 2006 as they prepare to carry a patient to a UH-1 Helicopter at Augusta Regional Airport at Busch Field, Ga., June 15, 2006. Golden Medic is an annual medical training exercise between the Air Force and Army.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Schester  
Globalmaster Parks - Click for high resolution Photo
6/16/2006
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ronald Timbreza marshals the C-17 Globemaster III, "Spirit of 'Go for Broke'," to its parking spot at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, June 14, 2006. The aircraft is named in honor of the highly decorated World War II veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, comprised of 3,800 Japanese Americans.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo    | Story |
Pentagon Memorial - Click for high resolution Photo
6/16/2006
The Pentagon Joint Service Honor Guard kicks off a ceremony June 16, 2006, to mark the beginning of work on the Pentagon Memorial at the site where 184 innocent lives were lost when terrorist-hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | Story | Photos |
Operation Swarmer - Click for high resolution Photo
6/16/2006
U.S. Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division’s Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, exit an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Brassfield-Mora, Iraq, March 16, 2006, in support of Operation Swarmer.   U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Hussong  
Pentagon Memorial - Click for high resolution Photo
6/15/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (third from right) helps Rosemary Dillard (second from right), vice-president for the Pentagon Memorial Fund, to unveil the Pentagon Memorial Marker during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon located in Arlington, Va., June 15, 2006. Other participants for the unveiling include Jim Laychak (left), president for the Pentagon Memorial Fund, and the Pentagon Memorial Concept Designers, Julie Beckman (second from right), and Kei   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss    | Story | Photos |
Keeping Watch - Click for high resolution Photo
6/15/2006
U.S. Marine Pfc. Gary M. Cassen, 18, a scout from Colfax, Calif., keeps an eye on the road for any insurgent activity while riding in the back of a light armored vehicle. Marines of D Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, ran security and stability operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq, in support of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Graham A. Paulsgrove    | Story |
Happy Birthday - Click for high resolution Photo
6/14/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (left center), joined by senior Army leaders and the youngest and oldest soldiers in the Military District of Washington, sings "Happy Birthday" to the Army during the Army's 231st birthday celebration, at the Pentagon, June 14.   U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sara Wood  
Army Birthday - Click for high resolution Photo
6/14/2006
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Riling, Pfc. Matthew Elza, the youngest soldier on the division staff, and Maj. Gen. J. D. Thurman, commander, Multi-National Division - Baghdad and 4th Infantry Division, cut a cake to celebrate the Army’s 231st birthday at division headquarters at Camp Liberty, Iraq, June 14.   U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Robert Heberling  
Bush Visits Iraq - Click for high resolution Photo
6/13/2006
Zalmay Khalilzad, left, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and Gen. George Casey, right, commanding general, Multinational Forces-Iraq, applaud President George W. Bush as he commends U.S. and coalition forces for their continuing efforts in Iraq June 13, 2006, at a former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's International Zone.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Darrell Crandall  
Bush Visits Iraq  - Click for high resolution Photo
6/13/2006
U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walk together outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, June 13, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Sherrill  
Security Baghdad  - Click for high resolution Photo
6/13/2006
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathon Ray sits atop the lead vehicle of a convoy of Air Force Humvees waiting to roll during a joint Army and Air Force security exercise around the Victory Base complex outside Baghdad, June 13, 2006. Security forces, explosive ordnance disposal and medical airmen participated in the exercise. All were from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group. Ray is deployed from the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Fighter Wing at Ellington Field in Houston.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Bouchard  
Camp David Meeting - Click for high resolution Photo
6/13/2006
President George W. Bush, surrounded by members of his Cabinet and his national security team, talks with reporters, June 12, 2006 in Camp David, Md., during the first day of a two-day meeting on Iraq. President Bush is joined by, from left to right, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns.   White House photo by Eric Draper    | Story |
WMD Training - Click for high resolution Photo
6/12/2006
Wearing a Level A chemical protection suit, an Azeri soldier opens a glass jar to simulate field collection of weapons of mass destruction materials during International Counterproliferation Program training at the Azerbijan State Border Service-Coast Guard center, June 6 through 8. Forty representatives from the Defense Dept., the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service and their contractors served as instructors.   Defense Dept. photo by Clem Gaines  
Combat Triathlon - Click for high resolution Photo
6/12/2006
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dan Bryant low-crawls under barbed wire through muddy water at the 3rd Annual Combat Triathlon at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on June 3, 2006. Bryant is the first sergeant for the 22nd Mission Support Squadron.   U.S. Air Force photo  
Sunburst Landing - Click for high resolution Photo
6/12/2006
U.S. Army Pfc. Jordan Williams, a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief for 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment with the Alaska National Guard, clears the helicopter for landing after an aerial traffic control point mission near Tall Afar, Iraq, June 5, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey  
Fond Farewell - Click for high resolution Photo
6/11/2006
Families wave goodbye as the sailors aboard the amphibious transport ship USS Nashville and the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. The ships will deploy for six months in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Moises Medel  
Bayji Mission - Click for high resolution Photo
6/10/2006
U.S. Army soldiers board a CH-47D Chinook helicopter near Bayji, Iraq, after completing a mission, June 6, 2006. The soldiers are with 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment. The helicopter is attached to 6th Battalion, 101st General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson  
On the Flight Deck - Click for high resolution Photo
6/9/2006
Aviation boatswain's mates signal a no-load launch of catapult two on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, June 7, 2006. The Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien  
Strike Site - Click for high resolution Photo
6/8/2006
Rubble and debris litter the site of the last safe house of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Hibhib, Iraq, June 8, 2006. The top insurgent target in Iraq, along with several of his associates, was killed during an air strike on the house June 7, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott  
Abu Musab Al-Zarqaw Dead - Click for high resolution Photo
6/8/2006
Jordanian terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died in an air strike north of Baghdad yesterday evening, U.S. officials have confirmed. "Ladies and Gentlemen, coalition forces killed al Qaeda terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and one of his key lieutenants, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, yesterday, June 7, at 6:15 p.m. in an air strike against an identified, isolated safe house," said Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr.   Defense Dept. graphic  
Communication - Click for high resolution Photo
6/7/2006
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Braley of the Oklahoma National Guard and a member of the Police Training Team at Camp Echo, Iraq, uses a translator, May 22, 2006, to chat with Brig. Gen. Ghalib Deham Lazim of the Ad-Diwaniyah Iraqi Police about recent mortar attacks against Coalition forces at Camp Echo.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz  
Honorary Chief - Click for high resolution Photo
6/7/2006
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott exchanges a few secrets with 7-year-old Honorary Chief Hospital Corpsman Diego Santiago during an office call at the Navy Annex in Arlington, Va., June 2, 2006. Last year Santiago was diagnosed with lung cancer, and his wish was to become a chief just like his father. His wish became a reality during a March pinning ceremony in Jacksonville, Fla.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandan W. Schulze  
Pace Visits India, Part 2 - Click for high resolution Photo
6/7/2006
Indian Army Training Command Commander Lt. Gen. Kuldip Jamwal shows Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace the facilities of the Army Indian Training headquarters in Shimla, India, June 6, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Pace Visits India - Click for high resolution Photo
6/7/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace signs a guest book at an Indian Army museum in Shimla, India, June 6, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Seahawk Maintenance - Click for high resolution Photo
6/6/2006
U.S. Air Force Airman Tanishayla Lopez performs maintenance on an HH-60H Seahawk, assigned to the Dragonslayers of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 11, on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, June 4, 2006. The Enterprise is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rob Gaston  
Pace Visits India - Click for high resolution Photo
6/6/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, center, and senior Indian military officers leave the India Gate after a wreath-laying ceremony in New Delhi, India, June 5, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Break Time - Click for high resolution Photo
6/6/2006
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Dami, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, plays fetch with his military working dog Jay at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, June 1, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler  
Rumsfeld in Vietnam - Click for high resolution Photo
6/5/2006
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai sit down to bi-lateral talks discussing subjects of mutual defense issues in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 5, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Pace Visits India - Click for high resolution Photo
6/5/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, right, during his first visit to India, receives a briefing while accompanied by his Indian counterpart, Adm. Arun Prakash in New Delhi, India, June 5, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Vietnam Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
6/5/2006
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Hanoi Vietnamese Minister of Defense Gen. Pham Van Tra participate in an official welcoming ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 5, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Along The Euphrates - Click for high resolution Photo
6/5/2006
U.S. Army Spc. Danial C. Tjalsma patrols along the Euphrates River near Hit, Iraq, March 15, 2006. Tjalsma is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner  
Vietnam Visit Part 2 - Click for high resolution Photo
6/5/2006
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with Maj. Gen. Phan Thanh Lan, director, External Relations Department, after being welcomed to Vietnam, June 4, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Car Bomb - Click for high resolution Photo
6/4/2006
U.S. soldiers arrive on the scene and secure the perimeter where a car bomb detonated in Mosul, Iraq, May 31, 2006. The explosion wounded seven Iraqi Police officers and 27 civilians. The U.S. troops are assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock  
Security Watch - Click for high resolution Photo
6/3/2006
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gerard R. Fraino and fellow Marines provide overhead security watch from the rooftop of a house, scanning the street for any threats to his squad during a patrol in Ar Ramadi, May 23, 2006. Fraino and the other Marines are assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William L. Dubose  
Picking Up Supplies - Click for high resolution Photo
6/3/2006
Children in Kamaliya, Iraq, walk off with a humanitarian assistance bag given to them by U.S. Army soldiers April 28, 2006. Soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, distributed donated supplies to the villagers.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer  
Marksmanship - Click for high resolution Photo
6/3/2006
U.S. Army Pfc. Elizabeth Patrick and an Iraqi police officer review a target following a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, May 2, 2006. U.S. Army soldiers, from 988th Military Police Company, are conducting a two-week basic military training course.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler  
On the Hill - Click for high resolution Photo
6/3/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a question from the media after congressional testimony, May 3, 2006, as Sen. John Warner looks on. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with House and Senate members to report on their recent trip to Iraq.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Joint Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
A team of Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a home for a routine search in Ameriyah, Iraq, April 27, 2006. Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry conducted a joint patrol to search for illegal weapons and to give local people a feeling of security.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.  
Humanitarian Aid - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
Local villagers wait to receive humanitarian assistance bags containing food and water from the U.S. Army's Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division during a humanitarian mission in Kamaliya, Iraq, April 27, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John T. Parker  
Super Hornet - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron 102, launches off the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2006. Currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier.   U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand  
Fallujah Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
U.S. Navy Seaman Cameron R. Cleveland makes it a point to stop and visit with the local Fallujans while patrolling in Fallujah, Iraq, May 30, 2006. Here, a local man shares a family photo with the sailor. Cleveland is a corpsman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Reimers  
Pace Visits Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace poses (front and center) for a picture with members of a B-2 Stealth Bomber squadron, June 2, 2006, at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen    | Photos | Story |
Deck Landing - Click for high resolution Photo
6/2/2006
With one helicopter safely on deck, another SH-60 Seahawk assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 is directed onto the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2006. The Black Knights are part of Carrier Air Wing 14. The Reagan and CVW-14 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden  
Medical Aid - Click for high resolution Photo
6/1/2006
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Carlos Godinez applies a makeshift splint to the broken leg of Sudi Utomo in Bantul, Indonesia, May 31 after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Java. Utomo received the injury when a wooden beam fell on her during the earthquake. Godinez is a III Marine Expeditionary Force surgeon.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Warren Peace    | Photos | Story |
Media Briefing - Click for high resolution Photo
6/1/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the press during a media availability at U. S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 31, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the area to give the keynote address to the 2006 graduating class at the U.S. Air Force Academy.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | Story |
Globemaster Helps Australia - Click for high resolution Photo
6/1/2006
Australian Defense Forces board a C-17 Globemaster III at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, May 30, 2006. Two C-17s from the 15th Airlift Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, are helping the Australian Defense Force reposition its forces in Australia to better support peace operations in East Timor.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo  
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