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<item><title><![CDATA[HESERAK SECURITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-A-WI517-094a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-A-WI517-094a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HESERAK SECURITY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-A-WI517-094a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-A-WI517-094a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TINKER RESPONDERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Fire and Emergency Services crew responds to the May 20, 2013, tornado that struck Moore, Okla. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:36 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Fire and Emergency Services ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-F-TT999-010a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-F-TT999-010a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TINKER RESPONDERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130520-F-TT999-010a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-F-TT999-010a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW ENLISTEES]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:36 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-WO380-020d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-WO380-020d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NEW ENLISTEES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130521-M-WO380-020d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-WO380-020d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AERIAL VIEW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard members fly over tornado damage in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:36 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard photo by Maj. Geoff Legler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_0512113-A-XXXXb-937526a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_0512113-A-XXXXb-937526a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AERIAL VIEW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_0512113-A-XXXXb-937526a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_0512113-A-XXXXb-937526a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE TALKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts a meeting with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013.  
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-136.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-136.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE TALKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130521-M-EV637-136.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-136.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL WELCOMES SMITH]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-D-BW835-0361.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-D-BW835-0361.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL WELCOMES SMITH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130521-D-BW835-0361.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130521-D-BW835-0361.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST PATROL]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-BE343-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-BE343-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST PATROL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130518-A-BE343-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-BE343-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two firefighters break through concrete during the search for survivors in the remains of the Plaza Towers Elementary School that was devastated by a tornado that killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Army Maj. Geoff Legler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-GLxxx-003b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-GLxxx-003b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130520-A-GLxxx-003b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-GLxxx-003b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TORNADO RECOVERY]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Oklahoma National Guard soldier and firefighter search for survivors through the rubble of a building that was devastated by a tornado that killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. The guardsman is assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130520-A-KJ752-016a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130520-A-KJ752-016a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TORNADO RECOVERY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_hires_130520-A-KJ752-016a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130520-A-KJ752-016a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SURVIVOR SEARCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard soldiers, airmen, civilian firefighters and policemen search for survivors through the rubble of a building that was devastated by a tornado that killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. The guardsmen are assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 146th Air Support Operations Squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-KJ752-013a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-KJ752-013a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SURVIVOR SEARCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130520-A-KJ752-013a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130520-A-KJ752-013a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VEHICLE DECONTAMINATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Danny Norman cleans a vehicle during a vehicle decontamination exercise in support of Ardent Sentry in Varnville, S.C., May 19, 2013. Conway is a chemical operations specialist assigned to the 108th Chemical Company, South Carolina Army National Guard.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Erica Knight ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130519-Z-DH163-0141a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130519-Z-DH163-0141a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VEHICLE DECONTAMINATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130519-Z-DH163-0141a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130519-Z-DH163-0141a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLDIERS ADVANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers move toward an enemy objective during exercise Bronco Rumble on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 9, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Erickson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-026.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-026.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLDIERS ADVANCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-A-CJ175-026.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-026.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TAKING COVER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers take cover as a grenade explodes in an enemy bunker during exercise Bronco Rumble on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 9, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Erickson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-0761.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-0761.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TAKING COVER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-A-CJ175-0761.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-0761.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAYTIME SLING LOAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Smola, rear door gunner on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter keeps watch on the mountains in the Chorah district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013. Smola is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut and Pennsylvania Army National Guard. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-A-FS372-822a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-A-FS372-822a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DAYTIME SLING LOAD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-A-FS372-822a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-A-FS372-822a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLEBE CLIMB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 navigate an obstacle course during the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials at Annapolis, Md., May 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-N-MG658-249b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-N-MG658-249b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PLEBE CLIMB]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-N-MG658-249b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-N-MG658-249b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENLISTED ADVISORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, join senior enlisted advisors representing each service branch for an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-022a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-022a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ENLISTED ADVISORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130518-A-TT930-022a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-022a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HANDLING TECHNIQUES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. paratroopers demonstrate their enemy prisoner-of-war handling techniques to Indian soldiers as part of partnered field training during Yudh Abhyas 2013 on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 8, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130508-A-DK678-018.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130508-A-DK678-018.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HANDLING TECHNIQUES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_hires_130508-A-DK678-018.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130508-A-DK678-018.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SLING LOAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers work with CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews during a sling-load operation on Jalalabad Airfield in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2013. The helicopter crews are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, and the soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class John D. Brown ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130510-A-BO697-017a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130510-A-BO697-017a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SLING LOAD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_hires_130510-A-BO697-017a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130510-A-BO697-017a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARMED FORCES DAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins the services' senior enlisted advisors in paying respects during an Armed Forces Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 18, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:19:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-021b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-021b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARMED FORCES DAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130518-A-TT930-021b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-021b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRUCK PULL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Seabees compete in a fire truck pull exercise during a fitness and health fair on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 15, 2013. The service members, Defense Department civilian workers and contractors participated in the fitness and health fair, which included the 200-foot fire truck pull by six-person teams.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Quinlan]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-N-WF272-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-N-WF272-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TRUCK PULL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-N-WF272-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-N-WF272-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEST LAUNCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Standard Missile-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the Pacific Ocean, May 16, 2013. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-ZZ999-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-ZZ999-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TEST LAUNCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130516-D-ZZ999-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-ZZ999-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS' BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief Pentagon reporters on a range of defense issues, including efforts to combat the problem of sexual assault, May 17, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-M-EV637-076a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-M-EV637-076a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS' BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-M-EV637-076a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-M-EV637-076a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS MEET]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meet with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Pentagon, May 17, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-596a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-596a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS MEET]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-D-BW835-596a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-596a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FRENCH MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel escorts French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to a meeting at the Pentagon, May 17, 2013. The two leaders discussed matters of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-539a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-539a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FRENCH MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-D-BW835-539a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-539a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FREESTYLE WIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Evan Stratton wins the gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle swimming competition at the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 16, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hershom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FREESTYLE WIN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130516-D-DB155-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WINNING SWIM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Lori Yrigoyen celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle open during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 16, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hershom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-004a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-004a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WINNING SWIM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130516-D-DB155-004a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-DB155-004a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz  before a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Pentagon, May 17, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-054a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-054a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-D-BW835-054a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-054a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Pentagon, May 17, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-086a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-086a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-D-BW835-086a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-086a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TURKISH MINISTERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, center, and Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, May 17, 2013. The three leaders met to discuss issues of mutual interest. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TURKISH MINISTERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIBERIAN PRESIDENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter meet with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Pentagon, May 16, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LIBERIAN PRESIDENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOT BLOCK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Josue Barron, left, puts up a shot as Army veteran Perry Price attempts a block during the gold medal wheelchair basketball match of the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. Army won the gold, 34-32. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-033a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-033a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHOT BLOCK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-DB155-033a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-033a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[REBOUND BATTLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Players battle for a rebound during the 2013 Warrior Games gold medal wheelchair basketball match in Colorado Springs, Colo, May 15, 2013. From left are Army veteran James Green, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zach Blair, back, Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony McDaniel, and Army veteran Blake McMinn.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-034a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-034a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[REBOUND BATTLE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-DB155-034a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-034a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Brewer performs a pre-flight inspection on an RQ-7B Shadow at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[ U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-Z-SW098-020a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-Z-SW098-020a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-Z-SW098-020a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-Z-SW098-020a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOREIGN MATTERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Minister Chuck Hagel and Bosnia-Herzegovinian Defense Minister Zekerijah Osmic meet at the Pentagon, May 15, 2013. Hagel and Osmic met to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-070a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-070a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FOREIGN MATTERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-BW835-070a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-070a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON WALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, escorts Bosnia-Herzegovinian Defense Minister Zekerijah Osmic to a meeting room at the Pentagon, May 15, 2013. The two met to discuss defense issues of mutual interest. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-030a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-030a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON WALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-BW835-030a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-030a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SILVER MEDAL BOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Marine Staff Sgt.Mathew Benack draws his bow in the gold medal shootoff in the compound bow event of the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 15, 2013. Benack won the silver medal. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-003a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-003a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SILVER MEDAL BOW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-DB155-003a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-003a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARCHERY LINE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitors line up to shoot in the archery competition during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 15, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARCHERY LINE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-DB155-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SECRETARY'S WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovinian Defense Minister Zekerijah Osmic and Ambassador Jadranka Negodic, background, at the Pentagon, May 15, 2013. Hagel and Osmic met to discuss defense issues of mutual interest. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SECRETARY'S WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHEELED WINNER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Cpl. Anthony McDaniel wins the men's 200-meter wheelchair race during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-013a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-013a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WHEELED WINNER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-013a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-013a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN'S CHAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command and supreme allied commander for Europe, talk before a NATO conference in Brussels, May 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:53:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN'S CHAT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WARRIOR SWING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Mullinax swings across a pit during the Region 3 Best Warrior Competition at McCrady Training Center on Fort Jackson, S.C., May 1, 2013. Soldiers from 10 states and territories compete over four days for a place in the Army's Best Warrior Competition. Mullinax is assigned to the 218th Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-XH297-034a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-XH297-034a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WARRIOR SWING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130501-Z-XH297-034a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-XH297-034a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO TALKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins his NATO counterparts at a conference in Brussels, May 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-003.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-003.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NATO TALKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-VO565-003.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-003.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Danish army Gen. Knud Bartels, chairman of NATO's Military Committee, talk before a NATO conference in Brussels, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NATO CONFERENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-VO565-002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMAND CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen participates in the change-of-command ceremony in which U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove assumed command as the supreme allied commander for Europe from U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis in Mons, Belgium, May 13, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-VO565-001.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-VO565-001.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMAND CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-VO565-001.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-VO565-001.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS' MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordanian Lt. Gen. Mashal al-Zaben, Jordanian defense chief, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talk after a NATO conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-005.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-005.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS' MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-VO565-005.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-005.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[METER MAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Reid wins the men's 200-meters open race during the 2013 Warrior Games track and field competition in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16. The military service with the most medals will win the Chairman's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-014a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-014a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[METER MAN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-014a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-014a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RENDERING HONORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense leaders render honors in remembrance of the fallen agents of the Defense Department law enforcement community during a wreath laying ceremony during National Police Week at the Russell-Knox building on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 13, 2013. Pictured left to right: Rebecca Allen, Defense Security Service chief of staff; Sam Worth, principal executive assistant direction of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Army Maj. Gen. David Quantock, commander of  the U.S. Army Criminal]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Oki]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-N-SF508-164a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-N-SF508-164a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RENDERING HONORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-N-SF508-164a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-N-SF508-164a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL TOWN HALL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to Department of Defense employees at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Va., May 14, 2013. Hagel announced furloughs of up to 11 days for employees, adding that every military department and almost every agency, with limited exceptions. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-BW835-059a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-BW835-059a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL TOWN HALL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-BW835-059a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-BW835-059a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHALLENGE COINS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter hands out challenge coins as he thanks troops at the Defense Logistics Agency's retrograde facility at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-008new1.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-008new1.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHALLENGE COINS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-NI589-008new1.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-008new1.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARTER MEETS TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter shakes hands with troops as he joins them for lunch at the Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0031.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0031.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CARTER MEETS TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-NI589-0031.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0031.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFFICIAL BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with Brig, Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan to visit with troops and receive briefs on progress at the Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0021.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0021.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OFFICIAL BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-NI589-0021.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-0021.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFGHAN PROGRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with Brig. Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan to visit with troops and receive briefs on progress at the at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFGHAN PROGRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRACK VICTORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Manual Jimenez wins the men's 1500 upper body amps and limb disjunction race during the 2013 Warrior Games track and field competition in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16. The military service with the most medals will win the Chairman's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-007d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-007d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TRACK VICTORY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-007d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-007d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RACE WINNER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Spc. Elizabeth Wasil wins gold in the 1500 meter wheelchair race during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16. The military service with the most medals will win the Chairman's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-004c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-004c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RACE WINNER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-004c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-004c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOT PUT POWER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jim Castaneda throws the shot put during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games. The military service with the most medals will win the Commander's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-002d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-002d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHOT PUT POWER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-002d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-002d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARD-EARNED POINT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps sitting volleyball teammates celebrate a hard-earned point against the Army during the sitting volleyball tournament during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-007c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-007c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HARD-EARNED POINT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-M-IX060-007c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-007c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NET FIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps and Air Force players fight for a point during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. The Marines beat the Air Force in two sets to remain undefeated. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-004c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-004c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NET FIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-M-IX060-004c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-004c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOLD WINNER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Spc. Elizabeth Wasil wins gold in the 1500-meter wheelchair race during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16. The military service with the most medals will win the Chairman's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GOLD WINNER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130514-D-DB155-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130514-D-DB155-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXCELLENT SAVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen Lunt makes a save during sitting volleyball. His team went on to defeat Army and earn the number one seed during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-003ab.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-003ab.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EXCELLENT SAVE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-M-JE569-003ab.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-003ab.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWEET VICTORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps sitting volleyball team celebrates a point and went on to defeat Army, earning the number one seed during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16. The military service with the most medals will win the Chairman's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jimmy D. Shea]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SWEET VICTORY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-M-JE569-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-JE569-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRE FOCUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Toledo fires his air rifle during the permanent disability shooting competition at the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. Toledo is assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion West. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-HQ478-325d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-HQ478-325d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRE FOCUS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-M-HQ478-325d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-M-HQ478-325d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WARRIOR CRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Brian McPherson reacts to winning gold in the Men's Bicyle Open event of the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-019c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-019c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WARRIOR CRY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-DB155-019c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-019c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIELD FEAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Linda Simpson performs a seated discus throw during a team Navy Coast Guard track and field practice at the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-126c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-126c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIELD FEAT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-N-BA418-126c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-126c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIR RIFLES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitors line up to fire air rifles during the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-DB155-004d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-DB155-004d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AIR RIFLES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-DB155-004d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-DB155-004d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISCUS THROW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired Navy Seaman Steve Hancock performs a seated discus throw during a team Navy Coast Guard track and field practice at the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete in the games, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-076.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-076.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DISCUS THROW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-N-BA418-076.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-N-BA418-076.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TANDEM VICTORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Capt. Richard Kirby, left, and Army Capt. Ivan Castro cross the finish line to capture gold in the mixed tandem bicycling event during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-013.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-013.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TANDEM VICTORY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-DB155-013.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-013.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADING THE PACK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Cpl. Michael Politowicx leads a pack of racers during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-017c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-017c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADING THE PACK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-DB155-017c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-017c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, briefs reporters at the Pentagon, May 13, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo b Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-BW835-065c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-BW835-065c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-BW835-065c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-BW835-065c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISITING BASES]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Black Hawk helicopter hovers overhead, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis, right, during a visit to forward operating bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-656c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-656c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VISITING BASES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-NI589-656c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-656c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFGHAN BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter listens closely to Afghan army Maj. Gen. Mohammad Zaman Waziri during a briefing on the status of Afghan forces on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-741c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-741c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFGHAN BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-NI589-741c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-741c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THANKING  TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanks troops for their service as he visits Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-399c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-399c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THANKING  TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-NI589-399c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-399c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HORNET ARREST]]></title><description><![CDATA[An F/A-18C hornet makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, May 9, 2013. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are currently underway off the coast of Southern California conducting flight operations. The hornet is part of the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron 94.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Scott Fenaroli]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-N-HD510-193.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-N-HD510-193.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HORNET ARREST]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-N-HD510-193.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-N-HD510-193.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFGHAN PRESIDENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-1148d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-1148d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFGHAN PRESIDENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-NI589-1148d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-1148d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JALALABAD ESCORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis escorts U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter to an awaiting helicopter as he wraps up a visit to Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-496c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-496c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JALALABAD ESCORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130513-D-NI589-496c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-496c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCORING PLAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry reacts to a scoring play during an exhibition volleyball match between U.S. and U.K. wounded warrior volleyball teams during the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. The event, which includes more than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans, runs through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SCORING PLAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[A MOTHER'S JOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Breanna Dill gives her son, Landon, 3, a ride on her recumbant bike before competing in the 2013 Warrior Games cycling competition near the U.S. Air Force Academy Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. The event, which includes more than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans, runs through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:29:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-003c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-003c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A MOTHER'S JOY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-DB155-003c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-003c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOLD'S GLORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Maj. Scott Bullis wins the gold medal for the 20K recumbent bike heat during the 2013 Warrior Games cycling competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. The event, which includes more than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans, runs through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:29:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GOLD'S GLORY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-DB155-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERIOR MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang at the Afghan Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-724-740e.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-724-740e.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INTERIOR MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-NI589-724-740e.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-724-740e.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFGHAN HONOR CORDON]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives an escort through an honor cordon as he arrives to meet with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-681d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-681d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFGHAN HONOR CORDON]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-NI589-681d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-681d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING THE FALLEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. forces in  Afghanistan, join with U.S. and Afghan forces in a weekly memorial service to honor fallen troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013. The names of both U.S. and Afghan forces were read aloud.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-112d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-112d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING THE FALLEN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130512-D-NI589-112d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-112d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXHIBITION MATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John E. Hyten, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, during a U.S.-U.K. exhibition volleyball match during the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-022c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-022c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EXHIBITION MATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-M-IX060-022c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-022c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANTHEM HONORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry and Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua Miles, the master of ceremonies, salute during the playing of the national athems at the opening of the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-008c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-008c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ANTHEM HONORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-DB155-008c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-008c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TORCH RELAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ultimate champion hopeful Sarah Evans, a Team Air Force member, relays the official torch to begin the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TORCH RELAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE GAMES BEGIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paralympic gold medalist Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, center, gold medalist Missy Franklin and Britain's Prince Harry light the official torch to begin the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans will compete for gold in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball in the games, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-003c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-003c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THE GAMES BEGIN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-DB155-003c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-003c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BILATERAL RELATIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, left, foreign minister of Djibouti, greets U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives for a meeting at the Djibouti Foreign Ministry, May 11, 2013. Carter met with Youssouf to reinforce U.S. commitment to the two countries' relationship and to thank Djibouti for its partnership.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BILATERAL RELATIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AERIAL VIEW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks with officers describing the area while receiving an aerial tour aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Dijbouti, May 11, 2013. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-890b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-890b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AERIAL VIEW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-NI589-890b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-890b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAMP VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Terry R. Ferrell, left, greets U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives for a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2013. During his brief stop, Carter received an aerial tour of the area and visited troops. Ferrell is the commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-056b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-056b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAMP VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130511-D-NI589-056b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-056b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMISSIONING CADETS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commissions the Arizona State University ROTC Class of 2013 in Tempe, Ariz., May 8, 2013. Dempsey also delivered the commencement address to the university's undergraduate students.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-VO565-003c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-VO565-003c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMISSIONING CADETS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-D-VO565-003c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-VO565-003c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFRICA COMMAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses troops and civilian workers at U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013. Carter visited the troops after he presided over a change-of-command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-NI589-1637c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-NI589-1637c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFRICA COMMAND]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130510-D-NI589-1637c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-NI589-1637c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA['SPIRIT OF SERVICE']]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gets a hug and a question from fifth-grade students from John Tyler Elementary School during the "Spirit of Service" day at the Pentagon, May 10, 2013. The students participated in various activities, including a tour of the Pentagon, a luncheon with Defense Department representatives and a demonstration by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-279c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-279c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA['SPIRIT OF SERVICE']]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130510-D-BW835-279c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-279c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARIZONA STATE REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers the commencement address for Arizona State University's Class of 2013 in Tempe, Ariz., May 9, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-VO565-026c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-VO565-026c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARIZONA STATE REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-VO565-026c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-VO565-026c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEMORIAL TOUR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia before a tour the Pentagon Memorial, May 10, 2013. The king and queen placed flowers at the bench of Dana Falkenberg, the youngest person to be killed at the site on Sept. 11, 2001.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-031c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-031c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEMORIAL TOUR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130510-D-BW835-031c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130510-D-BW835-031c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. troops render their first salute to U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, incoming commander of U.S. European Command, during a change-of-command ceremony at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013. Breedlove assumed command from U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, who is retiring.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-883c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-883c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-883c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-883c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHARED SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis and U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove salute each other as Stavridis passes command of U.S. European Command to Breedlove during a ceremony on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-790c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-790c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHARED SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-790c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-790c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARTER REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks as he presides over the U.S. European Command change-of-command ceremony in which which U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove succeeded U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 07:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-668c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-668c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CARTER REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-668c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-668c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEREMONIAL FAREWELL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis and his wife, Laura, wave goodbye after his retirement ceremony, which followed the U.S. European Command change-of-command ceremony during which U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove assumed command on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-1010c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-1010c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CEREMONIAL FAREWELL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-1010c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-1010c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CANNON CREW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter presents coins to sailors who acted as sideboys during the U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis' traditional "piping ashore" ceremony, which symbolized the completion of his naval career upon his retirement. Stavridis turned over leadership of the U.S. European Command during a change-of-command ceremony in which U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove assumed command on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 08:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-330c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-330c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CANNON CREW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-330c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-330c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHANGE OF COMMAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, places his hand over his heart as U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove, right, salute the colors at the start of the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013. Breedlove succeeded Stavridis as commander of Eucom. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-563e.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-563e.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHANGE OF COMMAND]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-563e.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-563e.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOTHER'S DAY TEA]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama, center, Dr. Jill Biden, right, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and Britain's Prince Harry, left, applaud military families, May 9, 2013, in the East Room of the White House during a Mother's Day Tea. The event, which included 170 military mothers and children, was part of the Joining Forces campaign, which provides support and opportunities for military families.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_050913-D-DE571-004c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_050913-D-DE571-004c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOTHER'S DAY TEA]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_050913-D-DE571-004c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_050913-D-DE571-004c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SYMPOSIUM REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's 2013 Soref Symposium in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2013. Hagel addressed the U.S. defense policy in the Middle East and discussed his recent trip to the region. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-BW835-315c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-BW835-315c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SYMPOSIUM REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-BW835-315c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-BW835-315c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEST EFFORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. soldier prepares for Army Europe's Best Warrior competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May, 8, 2013. The event begins in August.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-HE359-040c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-HE359-040c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BEST EFFORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-A-HE359-040c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-HE359-040c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMUNICATIONS CHECK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen checks communications during a meeting with the Farah provincial chief justice in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. Cullen is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah's security force.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-150c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-150c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMUNICATIONS CHECK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-N-IE116-150c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-150c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COIN OF EXCELLENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, commanding general of U.S. Army South, presents a commander's coin of excellence to a student at a schoolhouse in El Salvador, May 8, 2013. U.S. Army South is leading Beyond the Horizon El Salvador, a humanitarian exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command, in its efforts to build a new school for the students.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Frost]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-OM689-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-OM689-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COIN OF EXCELLENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-A-OM689-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-OM689-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMECOMING HUGS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers embrace loved ones and family members as they return from deployment to Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., May 8, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama National Guard.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Maj. Michael Tomberlin]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-US167-008c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-US167-008c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOMECOMING HUGS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-A-US167-008c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-US167-008c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA['BRONCO RUMBLE']]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers participate in "Bronco Rumble" on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 8, 2013. The live-fire exercise, which runs from May 1-14, is designed to help service members develop critical thinking and tactical skills while remaining prepared to support the Army's mission in the Pacific. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Erickson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-CJ175-153c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-CJ175-153c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA['BRONCO RUMBLE']]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-A-CJ175-153c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-A-CJ175-153c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING VETERANS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Staff Sgt. Michael Drake places the remains of Pvt. Lycurgus McCormack, a Civil War veteran, inside the new Columbarium Court No. 9 in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 9, 2013. A full-honors service for six unclaimed remains of veterans from all branches of the U.S. armed forces were the first to be inured at the new site. Drake is assigned to Company D, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose Torres Jr.]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-ND255-156c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-ND255-156c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING VETERANS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-A-ND255-156c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-A-ND255-156c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GERMANY GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Russell A. Sanborn, left, greets U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives at Stuttgart Army Airfield in Stuttgart, Germany, May 9, 2013. Carter will preside over the upcoming U.S. European Command's change of command. During the ceremony, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will succeed U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 10:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-039-1d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-039-1d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GERMANY GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-NI589-039-1d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-039-1d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STUTTGART ARRIVAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Stuttgart, Germany, May 9, 2013, where he will meet with senior U.S. officials and preside over U.S. European Command's change of command. U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove will succeed U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis during the ceremony.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Claudette Roulo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-xxxxR-001d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-xxxxR-001d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STUTTGART ARRIVAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130509-D-xxxxR-001d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130509-D-xxxxR-001d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WING WALKER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Liskey inspects an F/A-18 Hornet before a flight during morning operations in Pensacola, Fla., May 8, 2013. Liskey is assigned to the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Lindsey]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-SN160-142c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-SN160-142c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WING WALKER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-N-SN160-142c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-SN160-142c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PACIFIC REPLENISHMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler Henry J. Kaiser steams next to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during a replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, May 8, 2013. The carrier is underway conducting flight deck certifications and qualifications.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:24:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Terry Godette]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-HT107-096c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-HT107-096c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PACIFIC REPLENISHMENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-N-HT107-096c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-N-HT107-096c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOWING THE WAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Sal Somoza motions toward the justice center building to other soldiers while maintaining security during a meeting with the Farah provincial chief justice in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-176C.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-176C.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHOWING THE WAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-N-IE116-176C.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-176C.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLDIER VOLUNTEERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers prepare bags of school supplies during a volunteer opportunity on Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 3, 2013. Operation Outreach Afghanistan, an organization that provides assistance to the Afghan people in the forms of food, clothing, toys, school supplies and household items, gathered the supplies primarily through donations. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Maj. Meritt Phillips]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-CV700-006.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-CV700-006.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLDIER VOLUNTEERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130503-A-CV700-006.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-CV700-006.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAWKEYE LAUNCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. sailors move into position after an E-2C Hawkeye launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea, May 7, 2013. The Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The sailors are assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon M. Smith ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-N-BD629-046c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-N-BD629-046c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAWKEYE LAUNCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-N-BD629-046c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-N-BD629-046c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECOGNITION WEEK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Public Service Recognition Week awards ceremony at the Pentagon, May 8, 2013. Carter thanked the 34 recipients for their dedication to the department and the country.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-BW835-382c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-BW835-382c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RECOGNITION WEEK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130508-D-BW835-382c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130508-D-BW835-382c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GALA GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno greets South Korean President Park Geun-hye during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-534c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-534c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GALA GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-D-BW835-534c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-534c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALLIANCE ANNIVERSARY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. The two leaders met before the event to discuss bilateral relations. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-528c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-528c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ALLIANCE ANNIVERSARY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-D-BW835-528c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-528c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye before the event to discuss bilateral relations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-614d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-614d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-D-BW835-614d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-614d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCRUB DOWN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists perform decontamination procedures during a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, April 30, 2013. The Marines took part in training to increase mission readiness and rehearse standard operating procedures. The specialists are assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-M-EF955-221c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-M-EF955-221c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SCRUB DOWN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130430-M-EF955-221c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-M-EF955-221c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MORTAR FIRE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Department contractors and linguists working with the Regional Corps Battle School watch as mortar increments burn near Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 4, 2013. U.S. Marines provided sucurity while the school's instructors while instructors trained Afghan soldiers to improve proficiency with the 60mm mortar system. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-304c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-304c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MORTAR FIRE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-M-RO295-304c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-304c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLEANING CREW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Denseley, center, helps Afghan mortarmen clean the bore of a 60mm mortar at a mortar range near Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 4, 2013. Denseley is assigned to the Regional Corps Battle School.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-045c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-045c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CLEANING CREW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-M-RO295-045c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-045c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA['BAMBI' BRIGADE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Chief Petty Officer Jay Okonek, left, and 1st Class Petty Officer Jason Blase help guide pilots as they fill a 360-gallon Bambi bucket to help extinguish fires near Naval Base Ventura County's base housing at Point Mugu, Calif., May 3, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA['BAMBI' BRIGADE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters on the Defense Department's initiatives to prevent sexual assault and the results of the fiscal 2012 annual report on sexual assault in the military during a press conference at the Pentagon, May 7, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-NI589-069d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-NI589-069d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-D-NI589-069d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-NI589-069d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOWITZER EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marines fire an M777 A2 howitzer during a series of integrated exercises at the Combat Center's Quakenbush Training Area in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 26, 2013. The Marines are assigned to 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 18:42:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William J. Jackson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOWITZER EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHIEF JUSTICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, front left, walks with Shams Ur-Rahman, provincial chief justice, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. Martin is the civil affarirs team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, whose members met with the justice official to assist with reconstruction efforts following an April 3, 2013, terrorist attack in the city.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-095c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-095c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHIEF JUSTICE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-N-IE116-095c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-095c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS CLUB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Carter addressed the strategic and budgetary challenges facing the Defense  Department and answered questions from reporters.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-201d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-201d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS CLUB]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130507-D-BW835-201d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-201d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS' EXCHANGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon for a working lunch to discuss a range of national security issues, May 6, 2013. Before the meeting Hagel presented Kerry with a print of a painting from the Navy's art collection titled "Showing the Flag in Ca Mau (PT-71)" by Gerland Merfeld. Kerry commanded vessels like the ones depicted in the painting during the Vietnam War. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-121a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-121a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS' EXCHANGE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130506-M-EV637-121a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-121a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BATTAGLIA VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, right, senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. soldiers before a D-30 Howitzer training demonstration on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kent Redmond]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-A-CL397-104a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-A-CL397-104a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BATTAGLIA VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130504-A-CL397-104a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130504-A-CL397-104a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHINA REPORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[David F. Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, briefs reporters about the military and security developments involving China during a news conference at the Pentagon, May 6, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler  ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-184b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-184b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHINA REPORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130506-M-EV637-184b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130506-M-EV637-184b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PICTURE PERFECT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno observes as forces from the Italian army's 9th Alpini regiment conduct training in the mountains of L' Aquila, Italy, May 3, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-AO884-166b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-AO884-166b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PICTURE PERFECT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130503-A-AO884-166b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-A-AO884-166b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIMULATED TRAINING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers spray water onto a UH-1 Huey helicopter to contain a fire during a simulated training crash site exercise on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130501-Z-SM948-241a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130501-Z-SM948-241a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SIMULATED TRAINING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_hires_130501-Z-SM948-241a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_hires_130501-Z-SM948-241a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROLE PLAYING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Dixon, right, escorts a role-player during a training exercise on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 29, 2013. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is preparing for its upcoming deployment by immersing Marines in scenario-based training exercises to enhance and test their ability to work together and accomplish an assigned mission. Dixon is a motor transportation mechanic assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit female engagement team detachment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Young]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-M-PF875-010.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-M-PF875-010.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ROLE PLAYING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130429-M-PF875-010.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-M-PF875-010.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EISENHOWER AWARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks after being honored with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award and Medal by the National Defense Industrial Association at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in McLean, Va., May 3, 2013. The annual award recognizes leadership and strategic impact at the highest levels of national security. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-D-NI589-578.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-D-NI589-578.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EISENHOWER AWARD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130503-D-NI589-578.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130503-D-NI589-578.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EYE TO EYE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents the Bronze Star Medal for Valor to Sgt. Scot Gerwitz during an award ceremony in Vicenza, Italy, May 1, 2013. Gerwitz received the award for his courageous actions during combat operations in Afghanistan. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-A-AO884-234c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-A-AO884-234c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EYE TO EYE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130501-A-AO884-234c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-A-AO884-234c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ORDER OF MERIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Claudio Graziano, left, awards the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno during a ceremony at the Italian army headquarters in Rome, May 2, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-245c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-245c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ORDER OF MERIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-A-AO884-245c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-245c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRIME SCENE CLASS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers and law enforcement professionals dismount a Stryker armored vehicle after arriving for a class in techniques to investigate crime scenes in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, April 25, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 435. The class certified Afghan police as instructors for the techniques. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CRIME SCENE CLASS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADER TRAINING]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. soldier points at a possible simulated attack while on a patrol during the Army's Warrior Leader Course on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, April 22, 2013. The course is the first leadership training for noncommissioned officers, and teaches specialists and corporals the basic skills to lead small groups of soldiers.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130422-A-SM948-602c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130422-A-SM948-602c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADER TRAINING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130422-A-SM948-602c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130422-A-SM948-602c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONOR CORDON ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, reviews an honor guard with Italian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Claudio Graziano at the Italian army headquarters in Rome, May 2, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-095b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-095b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONOR CORDON ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-A-AO884-095b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-095b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL RESPONSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond brief the press after meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-370c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-370c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL RESPONSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-M-EV637-370c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-370c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOINT BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond brief the press after meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-211d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-211d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JOINT BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-M-EV637-211d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-211d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-079d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-079d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-M-EV637-079d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-079d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON ESCORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon for British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-103c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-103c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON ESCORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-M-EV637-103c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-103c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMMO AIRMAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Air Force AC-130W Scorpion II aerial gunner reloads 30mm ammunition in a flight during Emerald Warrior 2013 on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2013. The annual tactical exercise is designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130424-F-UL677-939c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130424-F-UL677-939c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AMMO AIRMAN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130424-F-UL677-939c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130424-F-UL677-939c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMERALD EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, a helicopter lifts off as Navy SEALs attack a simulated enemy threat during Operation Urban Corkscrew, part of Emerald Warrior 2013, on Camp Shelby, Miss., April 29, 2013. The SEALs extracted two simulated downed helicopter pilots and returned them to safety during the operation.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Griffin]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-F-JV248-445c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-F-JV248-445c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EMERALD EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130429-F-JV248-445c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-F-JV248-445c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts lunch for senior enlisted advisors to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his first meeting with the group at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-213c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-213c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-D-NI589-213c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-213c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUNCH WITH HAGEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts lunch for senior enlisted advisors to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his first meeting with the group at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-212c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-212c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LUNCH WITH HAGEL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-D-NI589-212c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-212c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[REACHING OUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett as Hagel hosts lunch for senior enlisted advisors to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his first meeting with the group at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013. Hagel has been reaching out to senior and junior enlisted members to get their feedback on a variety of issues.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-210c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-210c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[REACHING OUT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130502-D-NI589-210c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130502-D-NI589-210c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWIMMING PRACTICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Ray practices his swimming techniques in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 2, 3013. Ray will compete during the 2013 Warrior Games, May 11-16, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Marvin Lynchard]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-O-XX000-009b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-O-XX000-009b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SWIMMING PRACTICE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130430-O-XX000-009b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-O-XX000-009b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VERTICAL TRAINING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy sailors conduct vertical replenishment training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney in the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2013. The Pinckney is returning from Port Hueneme, Calif., after preparing for an upcoming inspection survey, conducted every five years of a ship's life to ensure mission readiness.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel M. Young]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-N-NI474-734c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-N-NI474-734c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VERTICAL TRAINING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130425-N-NI474-734c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-N-NI474-734c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MARINE MUSCLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lacaundus O. McBride pulls himself up to the bar during the Campbell Cup held in the gym of USS Peleliu at sea, April 28, 2013. The challenge was the final event of a competition that pit teams from within the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group against each other.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Robbart III]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130428-M-YG378-058d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130428-M-YG378-058d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MARINE MUSCLE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130428-M-YG378-058d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130428-M-YG378-058d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SITE SECURITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddaeus Hendershot provides security at the site of a meeting with the Farah provincial director of telecommunications in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 1, 2013. Hendershot is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-N-IE116-064c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-N-IE116-064c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SITE SECURITY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130501-N-IE116-064c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-N-IE116-064c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE-FIRE EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines pull a simulated casualty to saftey as part of a live-fire exercise during Eagle Resolve 2013 at a range on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 26, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130426-M-HF949-019c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130426-M-HF949-019c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LIVE-FIRE EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130426-M-HF949-019c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130426-M-HF949-019c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EARDRUM EXAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Capt. Jamie Andrews uses an otoscope to examine a patient's eardrum during a training exercise as part of New Horizons 2013 at Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, Belize, April 23, 2013. Andrews, a resident physician, is assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:29:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tony Tolley]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130423-F-HS649-037c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130423-F-HS649-037c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EARDRUM EXAM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130423-F-HS649-037c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130423-F-HS649-037c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABRAMS OPERATOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Ordille takes a pause from conducting function checks on an M1A1 Abrams tank on Camp Shir Ghazay in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-M-RO295-065c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-M-RO295-065c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ABRAMS OPERATOR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130425-M-RO295-065c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130425-M-RO295-065c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama challenges U.S. businesses to hire veterans and military spouses during a "Joining Forces" event at the White House, April 30, 2013. President Barack Obama, third from left, Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, and Biden's wife, Dr. Jill Biden, participated in the event. Some 290,000 veterans and military spouses have been hired since the launch of the hiring initiative two years ago, nearly tripling the initial goal.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo by Chuck Kennedy]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-W-xxxxK-001c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-W-xxxxK-001c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130430-W-xxxxK-001c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-W-xxxxK-001c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE GREETINGS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon at the Pentagon, May 1, 2013.  The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-115c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-115c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE GREETINGS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130501-M-EV637-115c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-115c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon at the Pentagon, May 1, 2013.  The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-030e.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-030e.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130501-M-EV637-030e.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-030e.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNSET SEAHAWK]]></title><description><![CDATA[An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower at sunset in the North Arabian Sea, April 29, 2013. The Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew Schneider]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-N-XQ474-027c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-N-XQ474-027c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SUNSET SEAHAWK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130429-N-XQ474-027c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130429-N-XQ474-027c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BRONZE STAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, left, pins a Bronze Star onto U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Rupe during his visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:19:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Dee Crawford]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-A-CR252-022c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-A-CR252-022c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BRONZE STAR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/thmb_130430-A-CR252-022c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-05/hires_130430-A-CR252-022c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROOFTOP RADIO]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Robert Tucker talks on his radio while providing rooftop security for the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, April 24, 2013. Tucker, an infantryman, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-087c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-087c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ROOFTOP RADIO]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-A-SW098-087c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-087c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHECKPOINT TRAFFIC]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers patrol near traffic from Pakistan at the Torkham Gate customs checkpoint in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, April 24, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:19:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-120c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-120c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHECKPOINT TRAFFIC]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-A-SW098-120c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-120c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAHILTNA GLACIER]]></title><description><![CDATA[A CH-47F Chinook helicopter transports equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of Kahiltna Glacier, April 26, 2013. Crews, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, aided the National Park Service by transporting equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of the glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by John Pennell]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-A-SO352-015d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-A-SO352-015d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[KAHILTNA GLACIER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-A-SO352-015d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-A-SO352-015d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARGO CHALLENGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. sailor aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd attaches cargo to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter while conducting a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. The Seahawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:24:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Aiyana Paschal ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-147c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-147c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CARGO CHALLENGE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130428-N-WM477-147c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-147c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOWER TOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Seabees work to complete a tower for the launch and recovery of unmanned aerial vehicles for Regional Command South near Kandahar in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 19, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Class 2nd Class Daniel Garas]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-N-OV434-267c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-N-OV434-267c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TOWER TOP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130419-N-OV434-267c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-N-OV434-267c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SILHOUETTE WAIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines wait for instruction from their squad leader before participating in Eagle Resolve 2013 on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 21, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-F-CJ989-007c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-F-CJ989-007c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SILHOUETTE WAIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130421-F-CJ989-007c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-F-CJ989-007c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, talks with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Pentagon, April 30, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-137c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-137c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130430-M-EV637-137c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-137c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON ESCORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Pentagon, April 30, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-118c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-118c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON ESCORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130430-M-EV637-118c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-118c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SERVICE MEDAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins a Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen during his retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013. Allen, the former commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, retired after more than 30 years of service.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130429-M-RT059-157a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130429-M-RT059-157a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SERVICE MEDAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_hires_130429-M-RT059-157a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130429-M-RT059-157a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TABLE TALK ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, special representative for Syria for the Arab League and the United Nations, at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-018a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-018a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TABLE TALK ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-D-NI589-018a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-018a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRIS SCAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Airman 1st Class Michael Vue scans an Afghan woman's iris in the waiting area of the Egyptian Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. Medical teams use biometrics to identify and track the records for all incoming patients by scanning their iris and fingerprints for entry into a database. Vue, a entry controller, is assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 19:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-F-LR266-959c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-F-LR266-959c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[IRIS SCAN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-F-LR266-959c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-F-LR266-959c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIGHT SHOTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Mitchell shoots an M9 pistol during a visit, board, search and seizure basic small-arms qualification on the USS Pickney in Port Hueneme, Calif., April 24, 2013. The Pinckney is at Port Hueneme conducting a combat systems and deck groom preparing for an upcoming board of inspection and survey. It is conducted every five years of a ship's life to ensure mission readiness and material conditions are up to standards. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel M. Young]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-N-NI474-693.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-N-NI474-693.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NIGHT SHOTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-N-NI474-693.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-N-NI474-693.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPENING REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, makes opening remarks as he meets with members of the Aerospace Industries Association in Arlington, Va., April 29, 2013. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, participated in the event. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-419c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-419c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OPENING REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-D-NI589-419c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-D-NI589-419c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EAGLE EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines exit the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter while conducting a parachute operation during exercise Eagle Resolve 2013 over Qatar, April 26, 2013. The helicopter crew is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-M-SO289-008c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-M-SO289-008c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EAGLE EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-M-SO289-008c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-M-SO289-008c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BIRTHING PROCESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Maj. Eugene Johnson, center, explains the normal birthing process for livestock to staff members of the Directorate of Agricultural, Irrigation and Livestock in Kajaki in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Johnson, a veterinarian, is assigned to the Georgia Agricultural Development Team 3, Regimental Combat Team 7.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-M-QZ858-230c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-M-QZ858-230c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BIRTHING PROCESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-M-QZ858-230c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-M-QZ858-230c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATROL PAUSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Paul Gates pauses during a patrol with Afghan civil police during Operation California in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 28, 2013. Gates is the commanding officer of Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Afghan police led the joint operation to clear enemy presence from the village of Loy Mandah.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Randolph]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-M-TQ917-038acjpg.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-M-TQ917-038acjpg.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PATROL PAUSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130428-M-TQ917-038acjpg.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-M-TQ917-038acjpg.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL RESPONSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, briefs the press while Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera looks on at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-440c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-440c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL RESPONSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-M-EV637-440c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-440c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BRIEFING HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera brief the press at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-374d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-374d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BRIEFING HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-M-EV637-374d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-374d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIGHT MOMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, shares a light moment with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, foreground, at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-112d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-112d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LIGHT MOMENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-M-EV637-112d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-112d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, right, to the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-022c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-022c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-M-EV637-022c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-022c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to the Pentagon, April 29, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-124c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-124c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130429-M-EV637-124c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-124c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[REPLENISHMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crew member aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd attaches cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. The Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a western Pacific deployment. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Aiyana Paschal]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-033.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-033.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[REPLENISHMENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130428-N-WM477-033.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130428-N-WM477-033.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LONE RUNNER]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. sailor runs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during sunset in the Atlantic Ocean, April 26, 2013. The Bush is conducting training operations.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LONE RUNNER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MILITARY APPRECIATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with a service member during military appreciation day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., April 27, 2013. Winnefeld threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals-Cincinnati Reds game. The Nationals beat the Reds 6-3. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130427-A-TT930-012c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130427-A-TT930-012c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MILITARY APPRECIATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130427-A-TT930-012c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130427-A-TT930-012c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEMPSEY SPEECH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers a question from a student at the National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo, April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-006f.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-006f.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEMPSEY SPEECH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-VO565-006f.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-006f.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, left, chief of the Japanese Self Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shake hands at the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, April 26, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-001c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-001c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-VO565-001c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-001c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPENING STATEMENTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, seated right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, seated center, make statements at the beginning of a meeting in Tokyo, April 26, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OPENING STATEMENTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-VO565-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOKYO QUESTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers questions from reporters as Japanese Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of the Japanese Self Defense Forces Joint Staff, looks on at a press conference in Tokyo, April 26, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-003c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-003c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TOKYO QUESTIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-VO565-003c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-003c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RANGER REACH]]></title><description><![CDATA[A soldier touches the Ranger tab after completing the rope crawl portion of the water confidence obstacle during the final day of the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130414-A-3849A-6567d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130414-A-3849A-6567d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RANGER REACH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130414-A-3849A-6567d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130414-A-3849A-6567d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONCRETE CONVERSATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Col. Stuart Weinberger talks with airmen at the construction site of a government school at Orange Walk, Belize April, 19, 2013. Weinberger commands the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Task Force Mahogany. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tony Tolley]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-F-HS649-067c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-F-HS649-067c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CONCRETE CONVERSATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130419-F-HS649-067c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-F-HS649-067c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THUNDERBOLT MANEUVER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Senior Airman Casey Kubick, left, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Angel Thunder 2013 on White Sands, N.M., April 18, 2013. Kubick and Roof are assigned to the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-PD696-773c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-PD696-773c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THUNDERBOLT MANEUVER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-F-PD696-773c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-PD696-773c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MARINE MARKSMANSHIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines fire M4 carbines while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Al Galail, Qatar, April 22, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-M-SO289-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-M-SO289-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MARINE MARKSMANSHIP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-M-SO289-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-M-SO289-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIGHT MOMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses U.S. service members on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2013. Dempsey addressed a variety of issues, including sequestration, regional security and readiness.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-173c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-173c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LIGHT MOMENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-O-PM645-173c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-173c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE ON ONE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to Airman 1st Class Oliva Ruiz after an all-call meeting on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2013. Ruiz is assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-418d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-418d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ONE ON ONE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-O-PM645-418d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-O-PM645-418d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALL CALL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, standing right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. service members on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2013. Dempsey addressed a variety of issues, including sequestration, regional security and readiness.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-147c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-147c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ALL CALL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-F-IF940-147c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-147c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOKOTA TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. service members on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2013. Dempsey addressed a variety of issues, including sequestration, regional security and readiness.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-114c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-114c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[YOKOTA TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-F-IF940-114c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-114c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PERFECT POSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel poses for a photo with his escort officer, United Arab Emirates Col. Abdullah Hadmer al-Amani, departing Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2013. Hagel met with defense leaders on his last stop on a six-day trip to the region. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-038a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-038a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PERFECT POSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-BW835-038a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-038a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEPARTURE WALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel walks with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gary W. Rosholt before departing Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, April 26, 2013. Hagel met with defense leaders on his last stop on a six-day trip to the region. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-028c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-028c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEPARTURE WALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130426-D-BW835-028c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130426-D-BW835-028c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNDISCLOSED LOCATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with troops to thank them for their service at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD PHOTO BY Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-076c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-076c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[UNDISCLOSED LOCATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-076c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-076c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAGEL GRATITUDE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thanks troops for their service at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD PHOTO BY Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-252c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-252c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAGEL GRATITUDE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-252c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-252c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACADEMY APPLAUSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives at at the Chinese Army Aviation Academy near Beijing, April 24, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-039c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-039c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ACADEMY APPLAUSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-V0565-039c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-039c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELICOPTER BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a briefing on Chinese helicopter aviation at a military post near Beijing, April  24, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-031c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-031c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HELICOPTER BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-V0565-031c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-031c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHURA HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Col. J.P. McGee, left, speaks with Haji Mosolen, chief of the shura, during a meeting on Forward Operating Base Bostic in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. McGee is commander of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-A-WI517-057c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-A-WI517-057c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHURA HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130420-A-WI517-057c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-A-WI517-057c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AVIATION CADETS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with cadets at the Chinese Army Aviation Academy near Beijing, April 24, 2013.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-045d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-045d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AVIATION CADETS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-V0565-045d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-045d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SANDBAG BRIGADE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers fill sandbags during flood relief efforts in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013. The soldiers are Missouri Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 2175th Military Police Company. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard units responded to major flooding along rivers in the Midwest. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Bill Phelan]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-KQ120-019c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-KQ120-019c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SANDBAG BRIGADE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130420-Z-KQ120-019c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-KQ120-019c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOUSE TESTIMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the state of the Army and the fiscal year 2014 budget request during a hearing in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-029c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-029c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOUSE TESTIMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-A-AO884-029c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-029c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THANKING TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visits troops at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2013. Hagel thanked the troops for their service and answered questions on a variety of issues, including the effects of sequestration on the Air Force and sanctions on Iran.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-239c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-239c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THANKING TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-239c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-239c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with United Arab Emirates Gen. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, center, the deputy supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, foreign affairs minister, in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2013. Hagel met with defense leaders on his last stop of a six-day trip to the region.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-903c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-903c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-903c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-903c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABU DHABI BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs the press in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2013. Hagel announced that the U.S. intelligence community assesses with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons -- specifically the nerve-agent sarin -- on a small scale.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-839d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-839d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-839d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-839d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STATE OF THE ARMY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary John M. McHugh testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the state of the Army and the fiscal year 2014 budget request during a hearing in Washington, D.C., April 25, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-035c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-035c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STATE OF THE ARMY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-A-AO884-035c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-A-AO884-035c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEAVY LOAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers load CH-47 helicopters into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft as they prepare to return home to following a nine-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation, Army National Guard, Rochester, New York.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:46:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin J. Postle]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-ZZ999-004a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-ZZ999-004a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HEAVY LOAD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130420-Z-ZZ999-004a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-ZZ999-004a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIGHT CONVOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marines conduct a combat logistics patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2013. The Marines, assigned to Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conducted the combat logistics patrol to resupply and support Regimental Combat Team 7.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-M-KS710-306d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-M-KS710-306d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NIGHT CONVOY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130421-M-KS710-306d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130421-M-KS710-306d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABU DHABI ARRIVAL ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, walks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Michael H. Corbin upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, April 24, 2013. The UAE is Hagel's last stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI ARRIVAL ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADER TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Lt. Gen. Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese army, at a Chinese aviation base near Beijing, April 24, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-005b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-005b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADER TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-V0565-005b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-005b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SECRETARY'S VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visits troops at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 25, 2013. Hagel thanked the troops for their service and answered various questions including the expected effects of sequestration on the U.S. Air Force. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-056b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-056b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SECRETARY'S VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130425-D-BW835-056b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130425-D-BW835-056b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PANAMA EXAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Capts. Rebecca Slogic, center, and Chauncey Tarrant examine a child during medical readiness training as part of Beyond the Horizon 2013 in Cerro Plata, Panama, April 15, 2013. Slogic and Tarrant are pediatricians assigned to the San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130415-A-CL600-049c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130415-A-CL600-049c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PANAMA EXAM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130415-A-CL600-049c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130415-A-CL600-049c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RESEARCH BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arati Prabhakar, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director, briefs the media at the Pentagon, April 24, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-D-NI589-096c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-D-NI589-096c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RESEARCH BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130413-D-NI589-096c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-D-NI589-096c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING SOLDIERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-467c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-467c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING SOLDIERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-467c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-467c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAIRO MEMORIAL ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-447c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-447c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAIRO MEMORIAL ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-447c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-447c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EGYPT BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs the press after his visit to Cairo, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-518c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-518c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EGYPT BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-518c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-518c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAIRO HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, shakes hands with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Abd Al Halim Fouad as Maj. Gen. Mohamed Said al-Assar looks on in Cairo, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-325c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-325c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAIRO HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-325c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-325c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNKNOWN SOLDIER CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, April 24, 2013. Egypt is Hagel's fourth stop on a six-day trip to the Middle East to meet with defense counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-769c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-769c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[UNKNOWN SOLDIER CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-769c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-769c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNRISE FORMATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future Marines gather in a formation for their morning warm up during the annual field meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., April 20, 2013. Hundreds of future Marines participated in various competitions, including pull ups, crunches and a test to give them a taste of boot camp. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Schmidt]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-M-CT639-052c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-M-CT639-052c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SUNRISE FORMATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130419-M-CT639-052c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130419-M-CT639-052c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARVARD SPEECH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Ash Carter delivers remarks on strategic and budgetary choices for U.S. defense at the Harvard Institute of Politics in Cambridge, Mass., April 23, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HARVARD SPEECH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[KISSINGER MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger , left, and  U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet in Beijing, April 23, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-012.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-012.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[KISSINGER MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-V0565-012.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-012.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHINA TOUR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tour the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 23, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-011a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-011a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHINA TOUR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-V0565-011a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-011a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS' MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, April 23, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-007a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-007a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS' MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-V0565-007a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-V0565-007a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAUDI WALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, walks with Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, deputy defense minister, before departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-179b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-179b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SAUDI WALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130424-D-BW835-179b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-179b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODIERNO TESTIMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the Army posture and the FY14 proposed budget April 23, 2013, during a hearing on Capitol Hill. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:53:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-A-AO884-036a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-A-AO884-036a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ODIERNO TESTIMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-A-AO884-036a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-A-AO884-036a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOW CRAWLER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Master Sgt. Christopher Nelms finishes a low crawl under the "worm pit" at the Malvesti Obstacle Couse during the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 13, 2013. Nelms is assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Headquarters Company. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Ashley Cross]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-A-3849A-6154a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-A-3849A-6154a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LOW CRAWLER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130413-A-3849A-6154a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130413-A-3849A-6154a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MALAMUTE DROP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers jump out of a C-17 aircraft while conducting airborne operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 17, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-F-LX370-387a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-F-LX370-387a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MALAMUTE DROP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130417-F-LX370-387a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-F-LX370-387a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TROUBLESHOOTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coast Guard seaman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton troubleshoots a radar system on the cutter's bridge while underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 19, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_131904-CG-0000-001.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_131904-CG-0000-001.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TROUBLESHOOTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_131904-CG-0000-001.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_131904-CG-0000-001.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFTERNOON TEA]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, the country's deputy defense minister, for a welcoming tea ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-836b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-836b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFTERNOON TEA]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-BW835-836b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-836b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE RELATIONS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Jordan's Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein in Amman, Jordan, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-676b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-676b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE RELATIONS ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-BW835-676b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-676b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WARRIOR RIDE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclists compete in the adaptive cycling event during the Warrior Ride at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., April 18, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Spencer R. Layne]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-BJ275-003.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-BJ275-003.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WARRIOR RIDE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-N-BJ275-003.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-BJ275-003.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JORDAN ARRIVAL ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, walks with Gen. Mashal al-Zaben, Jordanian chairman of defense, in Amman, Jordan, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-658b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-658b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JORDAN ARRIVAL ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-BW835-658b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-658b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aircraft fly in formation during a demonstration above the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2013. The aircraft are assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, which is returning from an eight-month deployment in areas of responsibility for the U.S. 5th and 7th fleets.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Marco Villasana]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-N-QI595-171c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-N-QI595-171c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130420-N-QI595-171c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130420-N-QI595-171c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TROOP TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with U.S. troops to thank them for their service in Amman, Jordan, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-732b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-732b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TROOP TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-BW835-732b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-732b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press before a meeting in Jerusalem, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130423-D-BW835-454c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130423-D-BW835-454c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_hires_130423-D-BW835-454c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130423-D-BW835-454c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPECIAL FORCES VISIT ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from right, and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon speak with members of the Israeli K-9 special forces unit on Camp Adam in Israel, April 23, 2013. Hagel spoke with a number of junior enlisted Israeli military members and was shown training exercises. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-183b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-183b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SPECIAL FORCES VISIT ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130423-D-BW835-183b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-183b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OBSTACLE CLIMBER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Austin Anderson climbs an obstacle during the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Commander's Cup tournament on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 18, 2013. Anderson, a motor transportation mechanic, is assigned to the 1st Radio Battalion. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Young]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-PF875-020a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-PF875-020a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OBSTACLE CLIMBER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-M-PF875-020a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-PF875-020a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TENT CITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps members assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, download their gear near their living quarters after arriving at Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, for Exercise Eagle Resolve, April 21, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multinational naval, land and air exercise. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912253a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912253a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TENT CITY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_912253a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912253a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STATUE REDEDICATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and other distinguished guests participate in a rededication ceremony for the John F. Hartranft statue at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., April 17, 2013. Hartranft, a Civil War general, was a Medal of Honor recipient who also served as governor of Pennsylvania, and the first commander of what is now the 28th Infantry Division. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Jones]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912144a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912144a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STATUE REDEDICATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_912144a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_912144a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PASS AND REVIEW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chinese Gen. Fang Enghui, center, Chief of the Gen. Staff, inspects a Chinese honor guard during an honor cordon in Beijing, April 22, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-008a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-008a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PASS AND REVIEW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-V0565-008a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-008a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEWS CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the general staff for the Chinese army, spoke to reporters during a news conference following about three hours of meetings at  China's ministry of national defense in Beijing, April 22, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-017a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-017a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NEWS CONFERENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-V0565-017a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-017a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS' SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes Chinese troops before a pass in review with Chinese Gen. Fang Enghui, Chief of the general staff, in Beijing,  April 22, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS' SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-V0565-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-V0565-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHUTTER BUG]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathleen Gorby conducts underwater photography training off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, April 16, 2013. Gorby is a mass communication specialist. The Underwater Photo Team of Expeditionary Combat Camera conducts semi-annual training.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Tenorio]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130416-N-YD328-167a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130416-N-YD328-167a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHUTTER BUG]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130416-N-YD328-167a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130416-N-YD328-167a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOOLITTLE RAIDERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo and flowers adorn the grave of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edwin W. Horton Jr., a retired Doolittle Raider, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., April 18, 2013. The day marked the 71st anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air raid on the Japanese islands during World War II. During the mission, 16 U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers launched from the Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet and attacked targets in Japan. Eleven of the 80 Airmen who took part in the raid were killed or ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-QZ836-029.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-QZ836-029.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DOOLITTLE RAIDERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-F-QZ836-029.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-F-QZ836-029.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CARGO MISSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines prepare an unmanned aircraft system for a cargo drop on Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The system's team conducted the mission to resupply Marines in Shir Ghazi, Afghanistan. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-KS710-044c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-KS710-044c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CARGO MISSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-M-KS710-044c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-M-KS710-044c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, April 22, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-681b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-681b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-BW835-681b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-681b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW PERSPECTIVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Twand Howard conducts maintenance on a torpedo tube aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, April 17, 2013. The Lawrence is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carla Ocampo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-N-ZQ631-118.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-N-ZQ631-118.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NEW PERSPECTIVE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130417-N-ZQ631-118.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130417-N-ZQ631-118.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, holds a joint press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2013. Hagel and Yaalon answered questions regarding Iran's attempts at producing a nuclear weapon as well as the civil war in Syria.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130422-D-BW835-470c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130422-D-BW835-470c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS CONFERENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_hires_130422-D-BW835-470c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_hires_130422-D-BW835-470c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONOR CORDON ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, receives an honor cordon by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-085b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-085b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONOR CORDON ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-BW835-085b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-085b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE TALKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, meets with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle-East, where he is visiting foreign counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-230b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-230b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE TALKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130422-D-BW835-230b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130422-D-BW835-230b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sailors organize cargo poles on the flight deck during a weapons transfer aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2013. The Stennis is returning from an 8-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-YW024-051.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-YW024-051.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130418-N-YW024-051.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130418-N-YW024-051.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SITTING PRETTY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Eliot Fiaschi sits with military working dog Pato at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla., April 11, 2013. Fiaschi has been selected the Commander, Navy Region Southeast Senior sailor of the Second Quarter 2013. Fiaschi, is a regional kennel master assigned to Commander, Navy Region Southeast.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130411-N-UA460-037.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130411-N-UA460-037.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SITTING PRETTY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130411-N-UA460-037.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130411-N-UA460-037.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SECURITY OVERWATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfcs. Ivan Ibarra, left, and Alfredo Hidalgo, right, provide security during a clearing operation in the Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Ibarra and Hidalgo are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-009a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-009a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SECURITY OVERWATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130410-A-PV892-009a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-009a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELPING HAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Travis Webb, right, helps U.S. Army Spc. Andreini, left, out of the water after crossing the Tarnak River in the Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Webb and Andreini are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HELPING HAND]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/thmb_130410-A-PV892-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2013-04/hires_130410-A-PV892-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item></channel></rss>