AFGHAN AIR DROP

Container bundles parachute to the ground to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan after being dropped by a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Feb. 26, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.

SINGLE FILE

U.S. Army soldiers run toward a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an Aerial Response Force training exercise on Forward Operating Base Loyalty in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2009. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick

GREETING MARINES

President Barack Obama greets some of the 200 Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing during part of his brief visit, Feb. 27, 2009. Obama and his staff stopped aboard the air station to transfer from Air Force One to take helicopters to Camp Lejeune, N.C. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles E. McKelvey

ROAD RIGORS

Semi-trucks haul goods to eastern Afghanistan along the narrow and dangerous “K-G Pass” that winds through steep mountains and connects Khowst and Paktia provinces, Feb. 25, 2009. A $100 million, 100-kilometer improved road, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is slated to start construction through the pass this summer. Coalition forces will build and improve numerous other roads in Afghanistan in the next few years. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

OBAMA ADDRESS

President Barack Obama talks to troops and civilians during his visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 27, 2009. Obama was on Marine Corps installation to discuss current policies and an exit strategy from Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Ayotte

LEJEUNE TROOPS

U.S. troops and civilians listen to President Barack Obama during his visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 27, 2009. Obama was on the Marine Corps installation to discuss current policies and an exit strategy from Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Ayotte

PRESIDENT'S HANDSHAKE

President Barack Obama shakes hands with troops and civilians during his visit to Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 27, 2009. Obama was on the Marine Corps installation to discuss current policies and an exit strategy from Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael J. Ayotte

SMOOTH MOVE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Anderson, left and Ens. Michael Warren work together to smooth concrete on Naval Base Guam's fuel farm, Feb. 19, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Anthony Briggs Jr.