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A Few Laughs  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/30/2005
Airmen at Al Dahafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, laugh while Reggie McFadden, comedian, performs as part of a USO show on Dec. 29, 2005. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and USO performers are visiting troops deployed in support of the war on terror and thanking them for their service.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Thank You  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/30/2005
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and his wife Lynn meet airmen upon their arrival at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab of Emirates, Dec. 29, 2005. Pace and USO celebrities are visiting troops to thank them for their role in the war against terrorism.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Dinner With The Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
12/29/2005
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace dines with troops at a forward operating base in southwest Asia, Dec. 28, 2005. Pace and USO celebrities visited and thanked troops that are deployed in the war against terrorism during the holiday season.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Chairman's Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
12/29/2005
U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, escorts U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from his plane after arriving in Southwest Asia, Dec. 28, 2005.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class De-Juan Haley  
Community Project - Click for high resolution Photo
12/29/2005
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sparkole Dyeth, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, helps refurbish a wooden cabinet during a community service project at the Nazareth Boys Orphanage in Victoria, Seychelles, Dec. 26, 2005.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sandberg  
Clean Water in Iraq - Click for high resolution Photo
12/28/2005
A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the Civil Affairs Unit, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, visits a newly constructed compact water treatment facility in Tarbuli, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2005. The new facility is part of ongoing infrastructure restoration projects initiated by the U.S. Army and local town councils.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill  
Big Gun - Click for high resolution Photo
12/28/2005
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Rashon McCall, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron 102, connects a hoisting cable on a 20mm Vulcan Gatling gun at Atsugi, Japan, Dec. 27, 2005. The squadron recently returned to Japan after a regularly scheduled deployment aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.   U.S. Navy photo by Airman Jonathan D. Chandler  
Paying Respects  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/28/2005
U.S. Marine 1st Sgt. Billy D. McDowell, assigned to the 2nd Military Police Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 Headquarters, goes forward and offers his condolences for a fallen comrade at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2005.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J O'Brien  
Humanitarian Relief  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/27/2005
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports relief supplies from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2005. The United States is participating in a Pakistani-led relief operation to aid victims of the earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.   U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Chad Leisenring  
A Child's Face - Click for high resolution Photo
12/27/2005
Chaplain Maj. Gen. Charles Baldwin, Air Force Chaplain Service chief, visits an Iraqi child being treated at the Air Force theater hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005, for injuries from an insurgent mortar attack.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Watkins  
Holiday Dinner in Iraq  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/27/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the troops assigned to Forward Operating Base Courage during Christmas Eve dinner in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005. Rumsfeld has been visiting the troops in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan and Iraq thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Ready for Takeoff - Click for high resolution Photo
12/26/2005
A U.S. servicemember prepares an Iraqi air force C-130, transporting Iraqi security force recruits, for takeoff on the runway in Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2005. The recruits are headed to Al Kut, Iraq, for basic training.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James P. Aguilar  
Holiday Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
12/24/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from right) greets U.S. soldiers assigned to Task Force Castle Iron Claw at the Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Camp Fallujah - Click for high resolution Photo
12/23/2005
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for photos and greets Marines and sailors stationed at Camp Fallujah, Iraq on Dec. 23, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | More Rumsfeld Trip Photos  |
Rumsfeld Visits Iraq  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/22/2005
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrives in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 22, 2005 and is greeted by Gen. George Casey Jr., Commanding General Multi-National Force Iraq.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | More Rumsfeld Trip Photos |
Kandahar Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
12/22/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for a photo with a member of Combined Task Force Bayonet at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2005. Rumsfeld was in the country visiting with the troops, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy holiday season.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Pakistan Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
12/21/2005
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Lefever, left, commander of Disaster Assistance Center Pakistan, speaks to Vice President Dick Cheney at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 20, 2005.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo    | More Photos | Specials |
On the Air - Click for high resolution Photo
12/20/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a question from the media while traveling to Pakistan Dec. 20, 2005. Rumsfeld will visit the areas damaged by the Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake and talk with U.S. personnel working to aid the survivors.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Eggs-cellent Catch - Click for high resolution Photo
12/20/2005
Col. Robert O. Sinclair, Recruit Training Regiment commanding officer, catches an egg from regiment sergeant major Sgt. Maj. Randall Carter during the Commanding General's Cup competition at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego. Four tosses later, Sinclair broke the egg.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Dunn    | Story |
Atlantic Voyage - Click for high resolution Photo
12/20/2005
The guided missile destroyer USS Ramage breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after a replenishment at sea operation in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 15, 2005.   U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Christopher Molinari  
Cheney Visits Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
12/20/2005
Vice President Dick Cheney participates in a rally for the troops at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2005.   White House photo by David Bohrer    | Related Photos | Story |
Deck Wash - Click for high resolution Photo
12/20/2005
U.S. Navy sailors on board USS John C. Stennis take part in a flight deck wash down Dec. 14, 2005. Stennis is undergoing sea trials after an 11-month overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.   U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Leah C. Gaines  
Cold Weather Warriors - Click for high resolution Photo
12/19/2005
An airman with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing walks past the new dormitories at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyszstan. The base houses nearly 7,000 people who move in and out of the region.   U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky  
President's Address to the Nation - Click for high resolution Photo
12/19/2005
President George W. Bush addressed the nation Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, from the Oval Office of the White House.   White House photo by Eric Draper  
Downtown Baghdad - Click for high resolution Photo
12/18/2005
Members of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq begin to count ballots at a polling station in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens elected their first permanent parliamentary government, which will lead the new democracy for the next four years.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway  
Fallujah Ballots - Click for high resolution Photo
12/17/2005
Two members of the Independent Election Committee of Iraq sort through the finished ballots in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2005. The ballots are kept in a sealed container before being shipped to Baghdad for counting.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Wayne C. Edmiston  
Counting Votes  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/16/2005
Members of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq begin to count ballots at a polling station in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens elected their first permanent parliamentary government, which will lead the new democracy for the next four years.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway  
Sigonella Flooding - Click for high resolution Photo
12/16/2005
U.S. Navy sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, prepare to load their zodiac pontoon boat onto a trailer following an exploration of the Marinai housing area at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 14, 2005. Heavy rainfall resulted in flooding and power outages on the base and in surrounding areas.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lavende  
Election Security - Click for high resolution Photo
12/16/2005
A U.S. Army soldier with Task Force Band of Brothers provides security in north central Iraq during the parliamentary election Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens elected their first permanent parliamentary government, which will lead the new democracy for the next four years.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Timothy Kingston  
Pentagon Townhall - Click for high resolution Photo
12/15/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace listen as Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., describes the success of the Iraqi elections via satellite feed. Rumsfeld hosted the Pentagon Town Hall meeting on Dec. 15, 2005.   Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel  
Voter - Click for high resolution Photo
12/15/2005
An Iraqi man shows off his blue finger proving that he voted in the election outside the Al Marefa Intermediate School in Mussayib, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas J. Lapinski  
Voting Day - Click for high resolution Photo
12/15/2005
A group of Iraqi men show their inked fingers after voting in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens are electing their first permanent parliamentary government, which will lead the new democracy for the next four years.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway  
Making Plans - Click for high resolution Photo
12/15/2005
U.S. Army Maj. Olaf Shibusawa greets an Iraqi policeman at an Iraqi police checkpoint in Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2005, before meeting to discuss safety and security measures for the Dec. 15 election. Shibusawa is with Bravo Company, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael J O'Brien  
Voting Preparations - Click for high resolution Photo
12/14/2005
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division celebrate outside an Iraqi parliamentary election polling station Dec. 12, 2005 after voting early in the national elections. The rest of the nation will cast their ballots Dec. 15 amid heightened security provided by Iraqi security forces.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John R. Rozean  
Celebration - Click for high resolution Photo
12/14/2005
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division celebrate outside an Iraqi parliamentary election polling station Dec. 12, 2005 after voting early in the national elections. The rest of the nation will cast their ballots Dec. 15 amid heightened security provided by Iraqi security forces.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John R. Rozean  
To The Polls - Click for high resolution Photo
12/14/2005
Throngs of Iraqi army soldiers head to the polls in Taji, Iraq on the morning of Dec. 12, 2005. Elements of the 9th Iraqi Army Division patrol the Taji area north of Baghdad with U.S. soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Bromley  
Ready For Voting - Click for high resolution Photo
12/13/2005
U.S. Army Capt. David Underhill (left) speaks with members of the Iraqi security forces outside a school in East Baghdad. The school will be a polling station for the Dec. 15 election and Underhill and his unit - 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery - are providing assistance.   Defense Dept. photo by Jim Garamone  
Holiday Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
12/13/2005
Laura Bush writes a note on a child's letter to his parent who is serving overseas, as she visits with children at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Gulfport, Miss., Dec. 12, 2005.   White House photo by Shealah Craighead  
Ready To Vote - Click for high resolution Photo
12/13/2005
Iraqi army soldiers review the voting material before they vote along with other Iraqi security forces in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2005. The Iraqi citizens will be voting on Dec. 15, 2005, to elect the first free, permanent parliamentary government that will lead this new democracy for the next four years.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway  
A Vote for Democracy  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/12/2005
U.S. Marine Sgt. Rosa Toliver, 2nd Marine Air Wing, directs Iraqi men toward their respective buses as they arrive in Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2005, to be in processed as poll workers for the upcoming democratic election. The Marines are part of the ongoing effort to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James P. Aguilar  
Reporting for Duty  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/12/2005
U.S. Marine Sgt. Rosa Toliver, 2nd Marine Air Wing, directs Iraqi men toward their respective buses as they arrive in Al Asad, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2005, to be in processed as poll workers for the upcoming democratic election. The Marines are part of the ongoing effort to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James P. Aguilar  
Aboard the Kitty Hawk - Click for high resolution Photo
12/12/2005
U.S. Navy Seaman Edward Lennerville cleans the viewing ports during a vertical replenishment aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2005.   U.S. Navy photograph by Airman Benjamin Dennis  
Cleared For Takeoff - Click for high resolution Photo
12/11/2005
A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned plane captain duties with the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115, signals to the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye that pre-flight checks are complete prior to launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the South China Sea, Dec. 7, 2005.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan B. Foutz  
Preparing To Deploy - Click for high resolution Photo
12/10/2005
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu following the landing of another Sea Knight helicopter during flight operations, Dec. 3, 2005. The Peleliu is underway off the coast of southern California preparing for its upcoming deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zack Baddorf  
Rainbow Takeoff - Click for high resolution Photo
12/9/2005
An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk and through a rainbow during an afternoon shower, Dec. 7, 2005. The Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan B. Foutz  
Pearl Harbor - Click for high resolution Photo
12/9/2005
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen hands his official coin to a Hawaiian girl aboard the USS Arizona Memorial after the 64th commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ceremony included remarks by keynote speaker Mullen   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley  
Honoring The Fallen - Click for high resolution Photo
12/9/2005
Pearl Harbor survivors salute the National Ensign during the 64th commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ceremony, which included remarks by keynote speaker Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen, is held annually to honor those who served during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley  
Amphibious Vehicle  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/8/2005
U.S. Marines, attached to 3rd Battalion Echo Company, maneuver an amphibious assault vehicle into position prior to entering the well deck of the USS Comstock off the coast of southern California, Dec. 5, 2006. The ship is preparing for deployment to the Arabian Gulf.   U.S. Navy photo by Airman John Ciccarelli  
'Island Knights'  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/8/2005
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Sutton jumps from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during a search and rescue training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2005. The squadron is permanently forward deployed to Anderson Air Force Base on the island of Guam.   U.S. Navy photo by Airman Edwin Alcaraz  
Dynamic Weasel  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/8/2005
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs shut their engines off after a mission in support of Operation Dynamic Weasel at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 7, 2005. The multi-aircraft exercise simulates combat operations in Southeast Asia. The aircraft are from the 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. U.S.   Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier  
Duty in Iraq  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/7/2005
Iraqi children ride a donkey cart as U.S. Army Stryker vehicles from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, pass by during a mission in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2005.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.  
Supplies  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/7/2005
Members of USS Kitty Hawk's supply department remove a cargo net from supplies during a vertical replenishment. Vertical replenishments are the on- and off-loading of munitions and stores via helicopter while ships are under way.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan B. Foutz  
Troop Talk  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/7/2005
Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney talk with troops from the 42nd Infantry Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2005.   White House photo by David Bohrer  
Fort Drum Rally  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/6/2005
Vice President Richard B. Cheney awards Pfc. Marcos A. Maldomado with a Purple Heart for injuries he received from a suicide car bomb attack in the streets of Baghdad. Cheney spoke to troops of the 42nd Infantry Division and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., Dec. 6, 2005.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sam P. Dillon  
New Road  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/6/2005
U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division worked on this new road in Ibriam Jaffes, Iraq. The road project, shown here Dec. 4, 2005, was initiated by the Civil Affairs Unit, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, in cooperation with local officials to provide better access to the village from other main travel routes.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill  
Rescue Team - Click for high resolution Photo
12/6/2005
Members of the 41st Rescue Squadron and the 38th Rescue Squadron who made up the crews of Jolly 11 and 12, out of Moody Air Force Base, Ga., received the MacKay Trophy for rescuing the five-person crew of an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed in a sandstorm near Kharbut, Iraq, April 16, 2004.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Prentice Colter  
Security Forces  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/5/2005
Iraqi children gather around a Bradley tank, from 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tiger Squadron, Predator Troop, as Iraqi Army soldiers distribute supplies to the school in Khan as Sur, Iraq, Nov. 25, 2005. Iraqi Army Security Forces with assistance from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment are providing security for the region of Sinjar.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alan D. Monyelle  
Up And Over - Click for high resolution Photo
12/5/2005
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Frank commands his military working dog, Gina, to jump a hurdle in the tactical obedience portion of the Tucson Area Police K-9 Trials. Frank and Gina are with the 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.   U.S. Air Force photo  
Go Navy  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/4/2005
Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy cheer in anticipation of their football team winning the Commander-in-Chief trophy for the fourth year in a row during the 106th Army-Navy football game held Dec. 3 in Philadelphia. Navy defeated Army 42-23.   Defense Department photo by U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jane Campbell  
Navy Beats Army - Click for high resolution Photo
12/3/2005
Navy running back Reggie Campbell runs for a touch down during second-quarter play of the 106th Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. The midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy defeated the Cadets of the U.S. Military academy 42-23. This is the fourth year in a row in which Navy triumphed.   U.S. Navy photo by Damon J. Moritz.  
Summit Handshake  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/2/2005
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld shakes hands with Robbie Bergquist, 13, who is standing next to his sister Brittany, 15. Robbie and Brittany are the founders of Cell Phones For Soldiers, a program that helps deployed servicemembers call home. Rumsfeld thanked about 85 representatives of grass-roots groups for their efforts as part of the America Supports You Team during a summit at the Pentagon, Dec. 2, 2005.   Defense Department photo by R. D. Ward  
Iraqi Ceremony   - Click for high resolution Photo
12/2/2005
Iraqi Army soldiers salute during a flag raising ceremony at the Husaybah Youth Center in Husaybah, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2005. The ceremony signifies the Iraqi Army will occupy the city of Husaybah.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Neill A. Sevelius  
Clearing Debris - Click for high resolution Photo
12/2/2005
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, clear debris at the Ministry of Education Building in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Dec. 1, 2005. The U.S. government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric S. Powell  
Arriving in Virginia  - Click for high resolution Photo
12/2/2005
U.S. Navy sailors moor the USS Charlotte to pier 3 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 29, 2005. The nuclear-powered attack submarine departed its home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Oct. 27, bound for Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, where the submarine will undergo a depot modernization period.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Laura A. Moore  
Iraq Strategy - Click for high resolution Photo
12/1/2005
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace addresses students, faculty, and international fellows at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on the national strategic policy in Iraq, Dec. 1, 2005.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan  
Security Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
12/1/2005
Iraqi army soldiers and police officers conduct a routine security patrol in Bulayz, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2005. Iraqi security forces provide security for the region of Sinjar, Iraq, in order to disrupt insurgent safe havens and clear weapons caches.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alan D. Monyelle  
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