BACK BLAST—U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gary R. Nichols fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon at an old tank during training near Camp Bucca, Iraq, July 18, 2005. Nichols and his fellow Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are operating from Camp Bucca, conducting various force protection missions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric R. Martin


Norfolk, VA. (July 31, 2005) - Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) depart the ship to meet friends and family during homecoming celebrations at Pier 14 on board Naval Station Norfolk. USS Carl Vinson is completing a deployment to the Persian Gulf and a homeport shift from Naval Station Bremerton, at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., where she is scheduled to undergo a 36-month Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Ship Yard. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Christopher Okula


Rounds - BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen 1st Class Sarah Oliver, left, Phillip Coswell, back left and Joseph Oliver, process 20 mm rounds for an F-16 Fighting Falcon. They are all munitions system journeyman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. All three are deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tim Beckham)


FALLUJAH, Iraq – Cpl. Alex Rangel, 3rd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security while patrolling the city streets July 24. The 22-year-old Middleton, Id. native has been deployed to Iraq’s Al Anbar province for several months, where he and fellow Marines assist the Iraqi Security Forces provide security and stability to the country’s people. Photo submitted 07/30/2005 Taken by Cpl. Mike Escobar


KODIAK, Alaska (July 27, 2005)--Boat salvage crews standby as a local diver seals the submerged Sylvia Star's fuel vents. The fishing vessel Sylvia Star sank at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday near Akhiok, and the four passengers onboard safely boarded a zodiac and traveled to a nearby beach. The owner of the Sylvia Star plans to attempt refloating the fishing boat. USCG photo by Petty Officer Daniel Jarrett.