Leaving Lebanon

U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare U.S. citizens to be loaded onto Marine Corps CH-53 helicopters heading to Cyprus following their departure from Beirut, Lebanon, July 19, 2006. U.S. Forces are assisting in the transport of American citizens wishing to leave Lebanon. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank

Leaving Lebanon

A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion departs the shore of Lebanon after picking up American citizens, July 22, 2006. The U.S. Navy is assisting in the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel

Pace in Afghanistan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace greets and thanks soldiers for their service outside the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

Autograph

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace signs a message on a munition, after seeing a howitzer demo from the 4th Brigade, 25th Field Artillery Regiment unit in Camp Salerno, Afghanistan, July 28, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

Dive Chamber

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Kane, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, observes the physical condition of U.S. Naval sea cadets inside the pressure chamber at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., July 26, 2006, during a three-week course on explosive ordnance disposal diving operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant

OPERATION JUMP START

A U.S. Army National Guard member stands watch on a ridge above Nogales, Ariz., on the U.S. border with Mexico, July 19, 2006. The soldiers are currently working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill

Building Confidence

Air Force basic military trainees assigned to the 322nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, run through a confidence-building course, July 25, 2006. They began their training June 27, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilo Ricardo

Kabul Handshake

U.S. Marine General Peter Pace, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands wiith a U.S. Air Force airman while visiting Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen