HESERAK SECURITY

U.S. Army Sgt. Mathew Gilling scans the area while providing security from the top of a barrier in the Hesarak village of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. Gilling is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao

AERIAL VIEW

Oklahoma National Guard members fly over tornado damage in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. Oklahoma National Guard photo by Maj. Geoff Legler

NEW ENLISTEES

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, talks to recruits during his tour of the New York Military Entrance Processing Station, at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., May 21, 2013. Battaglia administered the oath of enlistment during his visit. U.S. Marine Corps photo

TINKER RESPONDERS

A Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Fire and Emergency Services crew responds to the May 20, 2013, tornado that struck Moore, Okla. Photo courtesy of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Fire and Emergency Services

FIRST PATROL

U.S. Army Capt. Chad Chenoweth, right, talks briefly with U.S. Army Capt. Karasow, left, before they go out on a patrol in Kunduz, Kunduz province, Afghanistan, May 18, 2013. Chenoweth is commander 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment and Karasow is commander of 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo

DEFENSE TALKS

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts a meeting with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

PENTAGON MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev before a meeting at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

HAGEL WELCOMES SMITH

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith to the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. The two met to discuss issues of mutual interest. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo