Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Japanese Minister of Defense Fumio Kyuma pay respects during the playing of the Japanese and American national anthems during an honor cordon ceremony at the Pentagon, April 30, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
U.S. Army Col. Steven Townsend, commander, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs the Pentagon Press Corps from Baghdad, to provide an update on current operations, April, 30 2007.
Royal Netherlands Army Maj. Gen. Ton van Loon, commander of NATO International Security Assistance Force Regional Command-South, provides the Pentagon Press Corps with an operations update on Southern Afghanistan, April, 30 2007.
Joint Civilian Orientation Conference participants tour the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Patriot Battery at an air base in Southwest Asia, April 29, 2007. An Army soldier answers questions about the Battery's huge antenna array. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class L.A. Shively
The members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Course 73 arrive at Camp Buehring, Kuwait as part of their week-long tour of some of the bases in the U.S. Central Command's area of operation, April 27, 2007. U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
