LOAD LINE

Troops board a C-130J Hercules aircraft to support a field exercise at Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., Oct. 11, 2012. The exercise prepares and educates service members in a simulated combat environment. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Cozad

FAMILY AFFAIR

U.S. Army Spcs. Traci Sturdevant and Christopher Sturdevant re-enlist during a ceremony on the flightline on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2012. The Sturdevants, both medics, are married and assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon

SUEZ SECURITY

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise conducts maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in the Suez Canal, Oct. 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared King

GARMSIR PATROL

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Lee, foreground, provides security during a patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 7, 2012. Lee, a rifleman, is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Contreras

CHIT CHAT

Navy Master Chief Susan A. Whitman, left, meets Joan Hampton, a member of the WAVES. and one of the first women to join the Navy at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill., Oct. 05, 2012. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Whitman is the command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Liza Swart

LEADING THE WAY

The USS Paul Hamilton leads the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a transit of the Andaman Sea, Oct. 12, 2012. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate

RENDERING HONORS

Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of Naval Operations, former USS Davis crew members and members in the audience salute a wreath placed in front of the Lone Sailor statue at the U.S. Navy Memorial in honor of the crew who served aboard the Davis in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor

YEAGER'S ANNIVERSARY

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager and Air Force Capt David Vincent, taxi in under water jets after landing on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 14, 2012, following a commemorative flight to honor Yeager for breaking the sound barrier 65 years ago on this date. Yeager made the original flight in the Ball XS-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis." Vincent is assigned to the 65th Agressor Squadron. U.S. Army photo by Lawrence Crespo