RIVER PATROL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Grant S. Burleson, a boat captain with Detachment 1, Riverine Squadron 1, Regimental Combat Team 2, navigates the Euphrates River, Iraq, on his combat rubber raiding craft (Zodiac). U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston

DEMOLITION RANGE

Coalition soldiers work with composition C-4, military explosive material, during a demolition range at East River Range, Bagram, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aubree Rundle

GATES GREETS BRAZILIAN MINISTER

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Brazilian Minister of Defense Waldir Pires at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

WHY WE SERVE

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. military members involved with the "Why We Serve" program at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007. Why We Serve is a speakers' outreach program intended to re-connect the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces with those they serve: The American people. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

PENTAGON MEDIA ROUNDTABLE

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace speak with reporters at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

GATES WELCOMES LATVIAN MINISTER

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates welcomes Latvian Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris to the Pentagon, June 29, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

JOINT CHIEF NOMINATIONS

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen responds to President Bush's announcement of Mullen to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright (left), currently the commander of United States Strategic Command, is Bush's nominee for vice chairman. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks on at right, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

JOINT CHIEF NOMINEES

Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, President Bush's nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands with Adm. Mike Mullen, the president's nominee for chairman, following Bush's announcements, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer1st Class Chad J. McNeeley