A U.S. Marine from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offloads a South Korean tank from USS Tortuga (LSD 46) April 1, 2007, in South Korea at the close of exercise Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration/Foal Eagle 2007. The annual joint command post and field training exercise demonstrates U.S. resolve to support South Korea against external aggression while improving combat readiness and joint/combined interoperability. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Myrick, U.S. Navy. (Released)
Except the "tank" isn't a tank. It's an M109-series 155mm Howitzer. Sigh. Captioners.
U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors receive training in martial arts while attending the Lioness Program in Al Asad, Iraq, March 29, 2007. The Lioness Program trains female military personnel in self-defense as well as the proper way to search female Iraqis. DoD photo by Sgt. James R. Richardson, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
From left, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Richard C. Kim talks with Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Brig. Gen. Ali Ibrahim Daboun, commander of the 8th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division, outside the Sadr City Joint Security Station in Sadr City, Iraq, April 3, 2007. Odierno is meeting with Kim, Daboun, and the Sadr City Police Chief Col. Abdul Zahra Hamid Shimmari to discuss security operations in the area. Kim is commander of the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. DoD photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour, U.S. Army. (Released)
I can empathize with LTG Odierno. My helmet, which was custom-made because my head is bigger than the standard sizes allow for - it looks like it was pounded on my head, too. Whereas BG Daboun looks lost in his...
Water vapor forms around a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor as it maneuvers over the 42nd Naval Base Ventura County Air Show in Point Mugu, Calif., on April 1, 2007. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Williams, U.S. Navy. (Released)
U.S. Navy Fireman David Zavaleta says goodbye to a family member prior to boarding USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in San Diego, Calif., April 2, 2007. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Carrier Air Wing Eleven and Destroyer Squadron Group Twenty-Three are deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones, U.S. Navy. (Released)
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