Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique

Soldiers with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) learn how to field strip a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) July 30, 2010. Marines and soldiers with U.S. Marine Forces Africa are partnering with the Mozambican military for Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010, a 10-day exercise, which runs Aug. 3-13. The exercise will include staff training, small unit tactical training, and humanitarian civic-assistance programs to include medical services, dental services, and engineering projects.

Algeria Photochrom

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter

PEARL HARBOR (July 20, 2010) A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter participates in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

Izutsu kumenosuke

General George Crook

General George Crook

U.S. Air Force aircraft

EAST SEA (July 26, 2010) U.S. Air Force aircraft fly over a formation of U.S. and Republic of Korea navy ships during the combined alliance maritime and air readiness exercise "Invincible Spirit." The exercise in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from July 25-28, 2010 is the first in a series of joint military exercises that will occur over the coming months in the East and West Seas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob D. Moore/Released)

V. Van Antwerp

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2010) A Sailor assigned to the air department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) runs to the foul line as a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Wing (TRAWING) 1 prepares for launch. George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter

Indonesia (July 20, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, prepares to land aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is in the North Maluku Islands conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Jackson/Released)

Blue Angels

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (July 4, 2010) Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in F/A-18 Hornets over West Traverse Bay in the diamond formation during The National Cherry Festival Air Show. The diamond formation includes aircraft one through four. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Johnson/Released)

Cpl. James Green, gunner, native of Rochester Hills, Mich., and Lance Cpl. Vince Romandine, mortarman, native of McHenry, Illn., Mortars Section, Weapons Platoon, Company A, Landing Force Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, fire their mortar during an immediate suppression drill July 20. More than 150 Marines from the LF participated in a live fire and maneuver training exercise as part of unilateral military operations here July 19-20. Training included live fire of the M224 60mm Mortar System and Shoulder-fired Multi-purpose Assault Weapon, explosive ordnance disposal/combat engineers demolitions and assaulting an enemy position as a squad sized force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colby W. Brown)

The Buiten Amstel, Amsterdam, Holland

The Buiten Amstel, Amsterdam, Holland.

Portrait of Pope Leo X and his cousins

Seki no matsugae

Marine Corps V-22 Osprey

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 14, 2010) A Marine Corps V-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) off the U.S. East Coast from Virginia to Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristin L. Grover/Released)

Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Daguerreotype.

KC-135 Stratotanker

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 12, 2010) A KC-135 stratotanker maintenance crew assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares a KC-135 aircraft for departure to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey/Released)

F-22 arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii

An F-22 Raptor Soars through the skies on its way home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii July 1. The first two of twenty F-22 Raptors, the U.S. Air Force's most advanced fighter jet, will be dedicated on Friday, July 9, 2010 at a Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Base Operations building. The ceremony will mark the beginning of the partnership between the Hawaii Air National Guard and the active duty Air Force flying the “fifth generation‟ fighter at Hickam. The F-22 Raptors will be flown by pilots from the 199th Fighter Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard and active duty Air Force pilots from the 19th Fighter Squadron, 15th Wing. The aircraft will also be maintained by a combination of Hawaii Air National Guardsmen and active duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)

SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 9, 2010) SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the Nightdippers Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 fly above the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during an air power demonstration. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as a part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

Matty McIntyre, Detroit Tigers

Soccer

PIKINE, Senegal (April 9, 2010) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jean Petitfrere, from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), plays soccer with children during a community outreach project at Pikine17A and HLM Pekine grade school. Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa supporting Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security on the continent of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron/Released)

F/A 18 Super Hornet

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 8, 2010) An F/A 18 Super Hornet performs a low flyby above the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is performing various certification exercises off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John J. Siller/Released)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2010) The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paul D. Honnick/Released)

F/A-18 Super Hornet

SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2010) Sailors and shipyard workers crane aboard an F/A-18 Super Hornet for the upcoming Commander Naval Air Forces change of command aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is in an extended maintenance availability period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen G. Hale II/Released)

F/A-18F Super Hornets

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 3, 2010) F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 fly by the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in formation during a change of command ceremony. Cmdr. Timothy Hill relieved Cmdr. Edward Heflin as commanding officer of VFA-32. VFA-32 is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew D. Williams/Released)

F/A-18F Super Hornet

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 3, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 and piloted by Cmdr. Timothy Hill, commanding officer of VFA-32, flies over the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the VFA-32 change of command ceremony. Hill relieved Cmdr. Edward Heflin as commanding officer during the ceremony. VFA-32 is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew D. Williams/Released)

Air Force Academy's Class of 2014

Basic cadets with the Air Force Academy's Class of 2014 prepare to take their oath of allegiance during a swearing-in ceremony June 25, 2010, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bill Evans)

Firefighting

GROTON, Conn. (Jan. 20, 2010) Students learn firefighting techniques such as basic hose handling, using aqueous film forming foam and using potassium bicarbonate and carbon dioxide (CO2) fire extinguishers during training evolutions as part of Basic Enlisted Submarine School at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jhi L. Scott/Released)