BANK RIGHT

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and an F-15 Strike Eagle from the 325th Fighter Wing participate in air-to-air maneuvers over eastern Florida, Sept. 22, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed

CANAL CRUISING

The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt transit the Suez Canal, Egypt, Sept. 22, 2008. The Ramage, Carter Hall and Roosevelt are deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann

BUDDY TALK

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Lazarony, left, talks to one of his Iraqi National Police counterparts during Operation Boar Bobcats, a cordon and search mission in Muhallah 762 in Oubaidy, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. Lazarony is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt

MORTAR MOUND

A U.S. Marine stands near a row of 82mm mortar rounds near Haditha, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. Ten rows, similar to this one, added up to more than 10,000 pieces of ordnance discovered by a joint patrol of Marines assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Iraqi police officers. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray

ANSWERING QUESTIONS

Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 30, 2008. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess

MARKET PALS

U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio shares a light moment with an Iraqi boy while maintaining a security point during a patrol through the Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The solders are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young

SILHOUETTE SECURITY

U.S. Army soldiers maintain security while at Al Rabea School in Muhalla 519 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy, Earth Mover Platoon. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young

DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

Airmen take cover during Combat Skills Training, Sept. 23, 2008, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Airmen, sailors and soldiers are receiving combat training in anticipation of their deployment as members of 12 different Provincial Reconstruction Teams deploying to Afghanistan in November. The training includes convoy operations, weapons, counter improvised explosive device tactics, language and cultural training and combat lifesaving skills training. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric M. Grill