New York Gov. David Paterson holds a press conference in Gowanda, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2009, to announce the mobilization of the New York National Guard's 152nd Engineer Support Company to help with recovery efforts following recent flooding. From left to right, 2nd Lt. Kevin Kopec, assigned to the unit, Brig. Gen. Patrick Murphy, director of New York Guards's Joint Staff, and John Gibb, director of the State Emergency Management Office, joined the governor. U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning
U.S. Army Capt. Allen Trujillo meets with Iraqi police training academy instructors following the graduation ceremony in Maysan province, Iraq, July 30, 2009. Trujillo is commander of Company D, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, and his soldiers advise and assist Iraqi police in the province. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Frederick F. McAfee III
U.S. Army leaders and Iraqi police salute during the playing of Mawtini, the Iraqi national anthem, during a ceremony for 875 Iraqi police graduates in Maysan province, Iraq, July 30, 2009. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 304th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, advise and assist Iraqi police in the province. U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Frederick F. McAfee III
U.S. Marine Gen. Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Aug. 13, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak with members of the press at the Pentagon, Aug.13, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Burleson, left, strikes Senior Airman Brian McLeod with a right jab during self-defense training as Col. Eric Pierce, center, observes the practice on an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 7, 2009. Pierce is the commander of the 380th Expeditionary Mission Support, and Burleson and McLeod are assigned to his unit. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.
A runner struggles through a mud pit during the 9th annual Health Net Armed Services YMCA Mud Run on Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 8, 2009. More than 2,500 mud runners, both troops and civilians, participated in the 8-kilometer race. All proceeds from the event will go to the Armed Services YMCA to improve the quality of life for junior enlisted military personnel and their families. U.S. Navy photo by Robin Hicks
U.S. Marines stop to talk with Afghan children while conducting a mounted patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg
