The Army...

Sgt. Jacob Pries, a team leader from Company A, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, patrols Jalalabad, Afghanistan. by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen, February 11, 2005


The Navy...

SALVAGE TRAINING — Flight deck personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman conduct aircraft salvage training with the emergency heavy lift crane, nicknamed “Tilly,” while underway in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 4, 2005. An SH-60F Seahawk, assigned to the “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7, was used as a mock crashed aircraft in the drill. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Gregory A. Pierot


The Air Force...

Guarding Hercules
KARSHI-KHANABAD AIR BASE, Uzbekistan -- Senior Airman Mark Ide, 416th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron security forces flight deployed here from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., stands in front of a C-130 Hercules here before it leaves for a security forces fly-away mission to a forward-deployed location in Afghanistan on Feb. 10. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)


The Marines...

Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, checked a vehicle at a local fuel station to ensure no weapons or explosives were hidden inside the vehicle. Random vehicle inspection help deter insurgent activity on and around the main service roads.Photo by: Lance Cpl. Athanasios Genos


The US Coast Guard

ILLWACO, Wash. (Feb. 2, 2005)--Petty Officer 1st Class Beth Slade operates a 47-foot motor lifeboat near Peacock Spit during a surf drill. Slade is the only active female surfman in the Coast Guard. USCG photo PA3 Jeffrey Pollinger