Week In Photos

Department of Defense Nov. 14, 2010

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alfonte Thomas lies in the prone position providing security during a dismounted patrol while attending a combat leadership course on Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 9, 2010. Airmen attending the course gain leadership experience from classroom and field training in land navigation, convoy operations, patrols and urban warfare. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder
  • U.S. Army Spc. John Takacs and Sgt. Blake Parsons train with the M320 grenade launcher at night on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 15, 2010. Takacs and Parsons are infantrymen assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The paratroopers’ unit was one of the first in the army to receive the new weapon before its deployment to Iraq in August 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jorge Solano stands guard during a visit to Tepe Sardar, Afghanistan's unique monument of sacred architecture, outside Ghazni City, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2010. The circa fifth- to eighth-century complex boasts ruins of a Buddhist stupa, monastery, shrines and Hindu chapel. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Courtney Witt
  • U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew Ortiz directs a tram vehicle while filling Hesco barriers at a small combat outpost in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2010. Ortiz, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, constructed a new patrol base for Afghan security forces to maintain their presence in a town known for improvised explosive devices. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John McCall
  • U.S. Marine Corps engineers work to pull a stuck vehicle out of the mud during a vehicle convoy near combat outpost in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2010. The Marines are assigned to 1st Marine Division's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. The Marine engineers arrived to fortify defensive positions manned by 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall
  • U.S. Army Pfc. Yiraldy Aloma, a native of Panama City, Panama, wipes a tear from her eye after becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony sponsored by U.S. Forces-Iraq at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2010. During the ceremony, 50 troops took the oath of allegiance. U.S. Army photo by Lee Craker
  • Participants of the Eurasia Partnership Capstone conference compete in an obstacle course in Tal Qali, Malta, Nov. 16, 2010. The maritime forces conference is designed to build relationships and to improve interoperability between Eurasian nations. Participating nations include Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jenniffer Rivera
  • U.S. Navy Seaman Justin Klippert installs a leading edge flap transmission assembly on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 13, 2010. Klippert is an aviation structural mechanic airman. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Ryan McLearnon
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Chenoweth looks through the sight of a Mk-38 25 mm gun during a training exercise aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Indian Ocean, Nov. 12, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith
  • U.S. Army Spc. Keith Torres gives his son, Brendon, 4, a kiss before departing from Knox Army Heliport on Fort Rucker, Ala., Nov. 10, 2010, to the Middle East. Torres is an air traffic control equipment repair specialist assigned to the 597th Maintenance Company. U.S. Army photo