THUNDERBOLT

A Thunderbolt jet sits on the taxiway outside Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 before the day's flight schedule begins at Al Asad, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2006. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S. C. U.S. Marine Corps photo

HERITAGE FLIGHT

U.S. Air Force Heritage Fly-By performs a formation flight with an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon and F-86 Sabrejet during the practice air show at Naval Air Station Jax, Oct. 27. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lynn Friant

MEDICAL OUTREACH

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Apprentice Christopher Kline provides medication to a student at the Margulo Elementary School during a community relations project in the Barangay of Margulo, Municipality of Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Morales

SECURITY IN BAGHDAD

A U.S. Army soldier from Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team provides security during a humanitarian mission in the Bayaa district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 19, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas

HARRIERS

AV-8B Harriers line the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan as the ship sails in the Atlantic Ocean during a composite training unit exercise in preparation for the ship's upcoming regularly scheduled deployment, Oct. 23, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kleynia R. McKnight

USS EISENHOWER

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower gets under way after a four-day port visit in Naples, Italy, Oct. 21, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras

TOP-TECH CHALLENGE

U.S. Navy Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Jarrod Deines and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Justin Mayo prepare to cross the finish line and take first place during the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Top-Tech Challenge 2006 at Fort Story, Va., Oct. 29, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo

STANDING WATCH

A U.S. Army force protection soldier stands guard outside a local school in Tadjoura, Djibouti, Oct. 21, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby