ELDER CONCERNS

U.S. Army Spc. Lee, center, and Army Capt. Jeremy Teter, right, address the concerns of the village elder during Operation Moose Kill II in Qalat, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2011. Lee and Teter are assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. Afghan police and Company C soldiers searched the villages of Musa Khely and Nowrak to disrupt improvised bomb attacks. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class James Fidel

RACING COMPETITION

Participants in the 36th annual Marine Corps Marathon compete in the wheelchair category in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2011. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kuande Hall

MARATHON INJURY

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Hohman treats a Marine with a foot injury during the Marine Corps Marathon Forward on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2011. More than 300 coalition service members participated in the 26.2-mile event. Hohman is a flight surgeon with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Bryan Nygaard

TURKEY ASSIST

U.S. aircrew perform preflight checks in a C-130J Super Hercules before leaving Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 29, 2011. The C-130J was taking blankets, cots and tents to victims of a recent earthquake in northeastern Turkey. The U.S. crew is assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson

SECURING PALLETS

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Guttenberg Diehl, left, and Senior Airman Raquel Marshall band and secure pallets of humanitarian supplies on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 29 2011, to support Turkey-led relief efforts following a recent earthquake in Van province, Turkey. The U.S. Defense Department has tasked U.S. European Command to airlift relief supplies to Van province at the request of the Turkish government. Diehl and Marshall are traffic management journeymen assigned to the 86th Logistics U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chenzira Mallory

SATELLITE MARATHON

U.S. and NATO service members and civilians run the Marine Corps Marathon Forward on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 30, 2011. More than 300 coalition troops participated in the 26.2-mile event. The race is a satellite edition of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., one of the most popular marathons in the U.S. U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Chandler

LEATHERNECK WIN

British Army Capt. Frazer Alexander takes in his win as he leaves the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon Forward on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2011. Alexander was the overall winner of the marathon and finished in 2 hours and 49 minutes. More than 300 coalition service members participated in the 26.2-mile race, an annual event on Camp Leatherneck since 2009. Alexander is a vehicle maintenance officer with 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. U.S. Marine Corp photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard

RECOGNIZED FOR ACTIONS

U.S. Army Pfc. Laura Lefler is one one of 12 service members to receive recognition in Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2011, for actions they took Oct. 26 when their convoy was ambushed twice while traveling through Afghanistan's Tangi Valley. The team successfully overcame a 45-minute complex attack in which insurgents used rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire and improvised explosive devices. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey