BOUNDING DRILL

U.S. Army Capt. Brent Russell bounds back to cover his partner during a two-man bounding drill at a firing range on Camp Echo, Iraq, May 24, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew

SHANGRI-LA SPEECH

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, May 31, 2008. The summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue after the hotel where it is held, brings together defense ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior security policy-makers from more than 20 Asian nations each year to discuss regional security concerns. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

GUAM BREAKFAST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, has breakfast with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Rice, 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, May 30, 2008. Gates is on a seven-day trip visiting the Pacific and to attend the 2008 Shangri-La Dialogues in Singapore. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

ASIA SECURITY SUMMIT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers a speech at the opening of the 7th annual Asia Security Summit, May 31, 2008. The summit brings together senior security and defense officials from more than 20 Asian nations each year to discuss regional security concerns. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

SADR CITY CHECKPOINTS

The 42nd Iraqi Army Brigade stops at a checkpoint in Sadr City, Iraq, to assess conditions, May 28, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera

CHINOOK SUPPORT

A U.S. Army Chinook Helicopter Ch-47 assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, waits for detainees to come aboard in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 28, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio

EYES ONLY

U.S. Navy Lt. Megan Rieman gives a Salvadoran girl an eye exam at the Canton la Sunza school during Operation Continuing Promise 2008, a multinational humanitarian project involving the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru, May 26, 2008. Rieman is assigned to the USS Boxer, which is supporting the community relations mission. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Porter Anderson

INDONESIAN WELCOME

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is escorted by Gen. Djoko Santoso, commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces, during an arrival ceremony welcoming him to Jakarta, Indonesia, May 29, 2008. Indonesia is the first stop on an eight-day trip to visit Asia-Pacific nations and attend the 2008 Shangri-La Dialogues in Singapore, May 29, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley