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<item><title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Guard Conduct Search, Rescue Operations in Moore, Okla.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. flag flies above debris in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. Members of the Oklahoma National Guard are working to help the city, which suffered severe damage during a tornado that struck May 20. The guardsmen are members of the 63rd Civil Support Team.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:06:33 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3902</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3902</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A U.S. flag flies above debris in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. Members of the Oklahoma National Guard are working to help the city, which suffered severe damage during a tornado that struck May 20. The guardsmen are members of the 63rd Civil Support Team.  ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-A-BB392-284a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-A-BB392-284a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Guard Crews Record Aerial Views of Oklahoma Tornado Damage ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard members fly over tornado damage in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:37:04 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard photo by Maj. Geoff Legler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3900</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3900</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard members fly over tornado damage in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_937505.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_937505.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Hosts Russia's Security Council Secretary at Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Russia's Security Council Secretary  Nikolai Patrushev before a meeting at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:39 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3899</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3899</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Russia's Security Council Secretary  Nikolai Patrushev before a meeting at the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-M-EV637-074.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Welcomes Australian Defense Minister to Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith to the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. The two leaders met to discuss bilateral defense issues.   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:26 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3898</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3898</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith to the Pentagon, May 21, 2013. The two leaders met to discuss bilateral defense issues.   ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-D-BW835-0361A.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130521-D-BW835-0361A.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Conduct Air Assault in Hesarak Village]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers prepare for a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. They were flew to their area of operation in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3896</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3896</guid><media:description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers prepare for a night air assault operation from Forward Operating Base Connolly, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. They were flew to their area of operation in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-A-WI517-016a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-A-WI517-016a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Guardsmen Respond to Devastation in Moore, Okla.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to the devastation caused 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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:28:38 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3894</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3894</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen respond to the devastation caused 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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130520-A-KJ752-011a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130520-A-KJ752-011a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers Participate in Exercise Ardent Sentry 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Danny Norman of Conway takes a break to drink some water 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 13:47:33 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Erica Knight]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3891</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3891</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Danny Norman of Conway takes a break to drink some water 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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130519-Z-DH163-017.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130519-Z-DH163-017.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naval Academy Plebes Tackle Obstacles During Sea Trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 conduct swimming exercises during the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials at Annapolis, Md., May 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:19 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3890</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3890</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2016 conduct swimming exercises during the U.S. Naval Academy Sea Trials at Annapolis, Md., May 14, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-N-MG658-004a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-N-MG658-004a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Conduct Night Sling-load Operation on Jalalabad Airfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers prepare supplies for a sling-load operation on Jalalabad Airfield in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:42 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3889</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3889</guid><media:description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers prepare supplies for a sling-load operation on Jalalabad Airfield in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130510-A-WI517-147a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130510-A-WI517-147a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Army National Guardsmen Conduct Sling Load Operations in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers prepare to hook up a container to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a sling load mission in the Chorah district in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:08:24 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3887</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3887</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers prepare to hook up a container to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a sling load mission in the Chorah district in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-A-FS372-820a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-A-FS372-820a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Enlisted Advisors Lay Wreath at Tomb of the Unknowns, Mark 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, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and Army Sgt. Maj. Brenda Curfman arrive for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013. Senior enlisted advisors from each service branch attended the inaugural wreath-laying ceremony.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:25:31 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Sun L. Vega]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3886</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3886</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and Army Sgt. Maj. Brenda Curfman arrive for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013. Senior enlisted advisors from each service branch attended the inaugural wreath-laying ceremony.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-005.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130518-A-TT930-005.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Hosts Turkish Ministers at Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz and Turkish 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 12:30:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3884</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3884</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel welcomes Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz and Turkish 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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130517-D-BW835-023a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Indian Paratroopers Conduct Lane Training During Yudh Abhyas 2013 on Fort Bragg, N.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian army Maj. Prashant Mishra, center, reviews the route for a training patrol with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stodola, left, during Yudh Abhyas 2013 on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 8, 2013. Mishra, a company commander, is assigned to the 99th Mountain Brigade and Stodola, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:29 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3882</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3882</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Indian army Maj. Prashant Mishra, center, reviews the route for a training patrol with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexander Stodola, left, during Yudh Abhyas 2013 on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 8, 2013. Mishra, a company commander, is assigned to the 99th Mountain Brigade and Stodola, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-A-DK678-001a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-A-DK678-001a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Troops Meet With Mayor in Farah City]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, right, conducts a mission brief before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with the Farah City mayor at his office in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. Cullen is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:36:43 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3881</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3881</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, right, conducts a mission brief before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with the Farah City mayor at his office in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. Cullen is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-N-IE116-005a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-N-IE116-005a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Meets With Liberian President at Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Pentagon, May 16, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:43:04 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3880</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3880</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Pentagon, May 16, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130516-D-BW835-117a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in Photos 5/11 - 5/17]]></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 22:14:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3879</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3879</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-033a1.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-033a1.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines Win Gold in Sitting Volleyball at 2013 Warrior Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine CorpsLance Cpl. Brandon Malone sets a volleyball during the gold medal round of the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. Marines won gold in the event.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:21:54 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3877</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3877</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine CorpsLance Cpl. Brandon Malone sets a volleyball during the gold medal round of the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. Marines won gold in the event.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-0241.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-0241.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Wins Gold Medal in Wheelchair Basketball at 2013 Warrior Games]]></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. Army won gold, 34-32. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:15 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3876</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3876</guid><media: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. Army won gold, 34-32. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-034.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-034.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers, Marines Participate in Archery Competition at 2013 Warrior Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitors line up to shoot in the archery competition during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans compete for the gold in track and field, shooting, cycling, swimming, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball. The military service with the most medals wins the Commander's Cup.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:03 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3875</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3875</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Competitors line up to shoot in the archery competition during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans compete for the gold in track and field, shooting, cycling, swimming, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball. The military service with the most medals wins the Commander's Cup.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-DB155-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Hosts Bosnia-Herzegovinian Defense Minister at Pentagon ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Bosnia and 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 17:56:40 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3873</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3873</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, welcomes Bosnia and 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. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130515-D-BW835-102a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Meet With Education Director in Farah City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farah provincial education director Mohammed Saber, left, discusses school infrastructure improvements with Jim Otwell, right, while walking the grounds of Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Otwell is a U.S. Agency for International Development representative with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:32:07 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3872</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3872</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Farah provincial education director Mohammed Saber, left, discusses school infrastructure improvements with Jim Otwell, right, while walking the grounds of Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Otwell is a U.S. Agency for International Development representative with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-N-IE116-202.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-N-IE116-202.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Attends NATO Conference in Brussels]]></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 prior a NATO conference in Brussels, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:37:15 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3870</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3870</guid><media: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 prior a NATO conference in Brussels, May 14, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-D-VO565-001.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines, Soldiers Compete in Track and Field at 2013 Warrior Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Manuel Jimenez takes his mark at the starting line of the track and field 100-meter upper body disability preliminary round during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. Jimenez, 24, who sustained severe injuries while deployed to Afghanistan, will also compete in cycling and swimming. 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 11:57:19 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3869</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3869</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Manuel Jimenez takes his mark at the starting line of the track and field 100-meter upper body disability preliminary round during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 14, 2013. Jimenez, 24, who sustained severe injuries while deployed to Afghanistan, will also compete in cycling and swimming. 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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-M-HQ478-331.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-M-HQ478-331.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry Visits Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Medical Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Eric Hunter, who was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in May 2012, and his wife, Kenna, and family during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., May 10, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:58:38 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Bernard S. Little]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3868</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3868</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry speaks with U.S. Army Spc. Eric Hunter, who was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in May 2012, and his wife, Kenna, and family during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., May 10, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_IMG_01941.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_IMG_01941.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Visits Leaders, Troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan. Carter visited with troops and received briefs on progress at the at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:37:45 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3867</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3867</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter begins a briefing with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Patrick White of Regional Command South during the final day of his trip to Afghanistan. Carter visited with troops and received briefs on progress at the at Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130514-D-NI589-001a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines Conduct Convoy Missions to Outposts in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines move a broken generator on Combat Outpost Kodori in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team 8, Regimental Combat Team 7.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:10 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3866</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3866</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines move a broken generator on Combat Outpost Kodori in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the 42nd Battalion Georgian Liaison Team 8, Regimental Combat Team 7.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-M-YH552-0451.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-M-YH552-0451.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Team Sweeps Competition in Sitting Volleyball at 2013 Wounded Warriors Games ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bryce R. Keene celebrates after spiking the ball for a point during a sitting volleyball match against the Army in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:09:06 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3865</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3865</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Bryce R. Keene celebrates after spiking the ball for a point during a sitting volleyball match against the Army in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-006.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-M-IX060-006.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wounded Warriors Compete in Air Rifle, Pistol Events at 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ernesto Acauino prepares a shot in a shootoff to earn a silver medal in the air rifle prone SH2 event, which is for competitors who require a spring stand to support a rifle, in the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. Aquino also took bronze in the SH2 Standing air rifle event. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:03:47 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3864</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3864</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ernesto Acauino prepares a shot in a shootoff to earn a silver medal in the air rifle prone SH2 event, which is for competitors who require a spring stand to support a rifle, in the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013. Aquino also took bronze in the SH2 Standing air rifle event. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-D-DB155-010.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-D-DB155-010.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Indian Paratroopers Conduct Training During Yudh Abhyas 2013 on Fort Bragg, N.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coalition color guard marches off the 82nd Airborne Division parade field after the conclusion of the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas 2013, the annual training event between the U.S. and Indian armies on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 3, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:51:12 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3862</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A coalition color guard marches off the 82nd Airborne Division parade field after the conclusion of the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas 2013, the annual training event between the U.S. and Indian armies on Fort Bragg, N.C., May 3, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-A-DK678-002a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-A-DK678-002a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Visits Afghan Officials, Troops in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives a warm welcome from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis as he arrives at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:48:55 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3861</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3861</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives a warm welcome from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis as he arrives at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-257.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130513-D-NI589-257.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silent Drill Platoon Performs at U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silent Drill Platoon performs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:07:11 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Reel]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3859</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3859</guid><media:description><![CDATA[The Silent Drill Platoon performs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-M-SE196-021.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-M-SE196-021.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wounded Warriors Compete in Men's Bicycle Open ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Competitors in the Men's Bicycle Open begin their race during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:15:55 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3858</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3858</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Competitors in the Men's Bicycle Open begin their race during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-021.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-DB155-021.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry Attends 2013 Warrior Games Men's Recumbent Cycling Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry shakes hands with 2013 Warrior Games recumbent bike cyclist Marine veteran Josue Barron before the start of the 2013 Warrior Games cycling competition near the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers and veterans will compete in the events, which run through May 16.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:46 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Shannon Collins]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3857</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3857</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Britain's Prince Harry shakes hands with 2013 Warrior Games recumbent bike cyclist Marine veteran Josue Barron before the start of the 2013 Warrior Games cycling competition near the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers and veterans will compete in the events, which run through May 16.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-C6393-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-C6393-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[2013 Warrior Games Holds Opening Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to athletes and their families during the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 08:47:51 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3856</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3856</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to athletes and their families during the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-0071.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-0071.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., U.K. Wounded Warrior Teams Play Exhibition Match]]></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.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:49:19 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tyler L. Main]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3855</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3855</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-M-IX060-016c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Meets With U.S., Afghan Officials in Afghanistan]]></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 15:24:06 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo By Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3854</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3854</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-112c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130512-D-NI589-112c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnefeld, Athletes Participate in Warrior Games Opening Ceremony]]></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 21:36:44 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by EJ Hersom]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3853</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3853</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-DB155-005c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Arrives in Djibouti for Meetings]]></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>Sat, 11 May 2013 13:52:07 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3852</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3852</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130511-D-NI589-075b.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Delivers Commencement Speech at Arizona State University]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks before commissioning the Arizona State University ROTC Class of 2013 in Tempe, Ariz., May 8, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:02:53 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3851</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3851</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers remarks before commissioning the Arizona State University ROTC Class of 2013 in Tempe, Ariz., May 8, 2013.  ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-D-VO565-002.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-D-VO565-002.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Presides Over Eucom Command Change in Stuttgart, Germany]]></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>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:22:58 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3850</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3850</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-330.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-D-NI589-330.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers Participate in Exercise Bronco Rumble on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[A soldier checks security during exercise Bronco Rumble on Schofiled Barracks, Hawaii, May 9, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:44:51 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Erickson]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3849</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3849</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A soldier checks security during exercise Bronco Rumble on Schofiled Barracks, Hawaii, May 9, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-090.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-A-CJ175-090.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Discusses Middle East at 2013 Soref Symposium in Washington, D.C.]]></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. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 07:22:39 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3848</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3848</guid><media: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. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-D-BW835-252.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130509-D-BW835-252.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in Photos 5/3 - 5/10]]></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>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:55:59 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William J. Jackson ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3847</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3847</guid><media: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. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-M-SZ583-002c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines Perform Recovery Vehicle Maintenance in Helmand Province]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Cannella starts to prepare a tank track while conducting maintenance on an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. Cannella is a tank mechanic assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:51:32 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3846</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3846</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Cannella starts to prepare a tank track while conducting maintenance on an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle at Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 7, 2013. Cannella is a tank mechanic assigned to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130507-M-YH552-0911.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130507-M-YH552-0911.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines, Sailors Conduct IED Training During Exercise Desert Scimitar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis Roman-Garcia, left, and Cpl. Bradley J. McGill, right, man a security outpost during Exercise Desert Scimitar on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 3, 2013. Roman-Garcia, is a landing support specialist and McGill, is a motor transport operator. Both are assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:32:44 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3845</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3845</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis Roman-Garcia, left, and Cpl. Bradley J. McGill, right, man a security outpost during Exercise Desert Scimitar on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 3, 2013. Roman-Garcia, is a landing support specialist and McGill, is a motor transport operator. Both are assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-M-XZ121-153.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-M-XZ121-153.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines Prepare for Warrior Games in Colorado]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Toledo of the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment track team practices for the upcoming Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 29, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as military retirees, will compete in the fourth annual games, which will be held May 11-16, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:53:40 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Marvin Lynchard]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3844</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3844</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Sgt. Jorge Toledo of the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment track team practices for the upcoming Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 29, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as military retirees, will compete in the fourth annual games, which will be held May 11-16, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_P_024c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_P_024c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Wounded Warriors Prepare for Warrior Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Army's wounded warrior sitting volleyball team practices its techniques for the upcoming Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 3, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as military retirees, will compete in the fourth annual games, which will be held May 11-16.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:18:18 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Marvin Lynchard]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3843</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3843</guid><media:description><![CDATA[The Army's wounded warrior sitting volleyball team practices its techniques for the upcoming Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 3, 2013. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members, as well as military retirees, will compete in the fourth annual games, which will be held May 11-16.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_MDL_6084.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_MDL_6084.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers Perform Shadow UAV Launch and Recovery Exercise]]></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. Unmanned aerial vehicles collect intelligence and provide security for troops on the ground. Brewer is an unmanned aircraft systems repair and technical inspector assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 07:54:18 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3842</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3842</guid><media: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. Unmanned aerial vehicles collect intelligence and provide security for troops on the ground. Brewer is an unmanned aircraft systems repair and technical inspector assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-Z-SW098-003.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-Z-SW098-003.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines, Sailors Participate in Eagle Resolve 2013 in Al Galail, Qatar]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines and sailors conduct bilateral training with members of the Qatar Emiri Land Forces in Al Galail, Qatar, April 29, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:15:17 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3841</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3841</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines and sailors conduct bilateral training with members of the Qatar Emiri Land Forces in Al Galail, Qatar, April 29, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130429-M-HF949-004.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130429-M-HF949-004.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Speaks at Public Service Recognition Week Ceremony at Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, stand for the national anthem 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 13:31:53 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3840</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3840</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, stand for the national anthem 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.  ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-D-BW835-256c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130508-D-BW835-256c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Soldiers Compete in Best Warrior Competition 2013]]></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, 08 May 2013 11:53:36 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3839</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3839</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-XH297-034.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-XH297-034.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defense Leaders Attend 60th Gala of U.S.-South Korean Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets South Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Seo Young, South Korean defense attache, during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Before the event, Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for a bilateral discussion.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:35:56 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3838</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3838</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets South Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Seo Young, South Korean defense attache, during the 60th anniversary gala honoring the U.S.-South Korea alliance at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2013. Before the event, Hagel met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for a bilateral discussion.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-457.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130507-D-BW835-457.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Meet With Provincial Chief Justice in Farah City, Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, front left, walks the Farah justice center grounds with Shams Ur-Rahman, provincial chief justice, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:26:49 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3837</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3837</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, front left, walks the Farah justice center grounds with Shams Ur-Rahman, provincial chief justice, during a meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-095.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-N-IE116-095.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airmen Conduct Readiness Exercise on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Rodriguez, right, coordinates procedures during a simulated chemical weapons attack exercise on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., May 4, 2013. The training tests ability to deploy, survive and operate in a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear environment. The airmen are assigned to the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 10:13:44 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3835</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3835</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Rodriguez, right, coordinates procedures during a simulated chemical weapons attack exercise on McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., May 4, 2013. The training tests ability to deploy, survive and operate in a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear environment. The airmen are assigned to the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-Z-XH297-022.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-Z-XH297-022.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy Crewmen Help Fight Wildfires Near Naval Base Ventura County, Calif.]]></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 07:49:31 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3834</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3834</guid><media: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. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-N-VN372-098c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battaglia Meets Division Leaders, Soldiers in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, right, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses operations with the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division key leaders during a briefing on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. Battaglia is visiting troops in Afghanistan and meeting with key leaders to gain insight on current and future operations. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:21:45 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kent Redmond]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3833</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3833</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, right, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses operations with the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division key leaders during a briefing on Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Laghman province, Afghanistan, May 4, 2013. Battaglia is visiting troops in Afghanistan and meeting with key leaders to gain insight on current and future operations. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-A-CL397-058.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-A-CL397-058.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marines Participate in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy Moore, left, and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Rebellozo check a barrel for contamination during a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, April 30, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:23:13 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3832</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3832</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy Moore, left, and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Rebellozo check a barrel for contamination during a training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, April 30, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130430-M-EF955-399.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130430-M-EF955-399.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines Train Afghan Army Instructors on Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Denseley watches as an Afghan mortarman shoots a practice round at a mortar range near Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 4, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:42:47 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3831</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3831</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David Denseley watches as an Afghan mortarman shoots a practice round at a mortar range near Camp Shorabak in Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 4, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-215.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130504-M-RO295-215.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odierno Observes Italian Solders' Training in Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, arrives at a training site in the mountains of L' Aquila,  located in the Abruzzo region of Italy, to observe forces from the 9th Reggimento Alpini as they conduct training, May 3, 2013.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:39:41 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3830</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3830</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, arrives at a training site in the mountains of L' Aquila,  located in the Abruzzo region of Italy, to observe forces from the 9th Reggimento Alpini as they conduct training, May 3, 2013.  ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-A-AO884-026.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-A-AO884-026.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Receives Dwight D. Eisenhower Award, Medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ret. Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. greets Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives to be 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 07:27:34 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3829</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3829</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Ret. Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. greets Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives to be 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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-D-NI589-681.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130503-D-NI589-681.JPG&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers, Firefighters Conduct Training in Puerto Rico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Sgt. 1st. Class Carlos J. Garcia, right, and a member of the Puerto Rico Fire Department hone their skills during a joint training to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2013. Garcia, a range operations noncommissioned officer, is assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's 215th Fire Fighting Team, 130th Engineer Battalion, 101st Troop Command. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 23:13:46 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3828</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3828</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Army Sgt. 1st. Class Carlos J. Garcia, right, and a member of the Puerto Rico Fire Department hone their skills during a joint training to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2013. Garcia, a range operations noncommissioned officer, is assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard's 215th Fire Fighting Team, 130th Engineer Battalion, 101st Troop Command. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-SM948-081a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-Z-SM948-081a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Canadian Troops Conduct Night Operations During Emerald Warrior 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, a helicopter departs as U.S. Navy SEALs attack a simulated enemy threat during Emerald Warrior 2013 on Camp Shelby, Miss., April 29, 2013. The SEALs extracted two simulated downed helicopter pilots and returned them to safety. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:05:17 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Griffin]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3827</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3827</guid><media:description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, a helicopter departs as U.S. Navy SEALs attack a simulated enemy threat during Emerald Warrior 2013 on Camp Shelby, Miss., April 29, 2013. The SEALs extracted two simulated downed helicopter pilots and returned them to safety. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130429-F-JV248-445a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130429-F-JV248-445a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odierno Visits Italian Army Headquarters in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Ambassador to Italy David Thorne, center right, and the embassy staff meet with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, center left, at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 09:58:23 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3826</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3826</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Ambassador to Italy David Thorne, center right, and the embassy staff meet with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, center left, at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, May 2, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-009b.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-A-AO884-009b.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Meets With British Defense Secretary at Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:42 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3825</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3825</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond at the Pentagon, May 2, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-103a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-M-EV637-103a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airmen Conduct Training During Emerald Warrior 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Air Force joint terminal attack controller reviews coordinate points before calling in air support during Emerald Warrior 2013 on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:07 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3824</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3824</guid><media:description><![CDATA[An Air Force joint terminal attack controller reviews coordinate points before calling in air support during Emerald Warrior 2013 on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-F-IO684-0306a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-F-IO684-0306a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odierno Visits Troops in Vicenza, Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno addresses soldiers, Army civilians and family members assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and other units during a town hall meeting in Vicenza, Italy, May 1, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 13:49:53 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3823</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3823</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno addresses soldiers, Army civilians and family members assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and other units during a town hall meeting in Vicenza, Italy, May 1, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-A-00000-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130502-A-00000-001.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Seabees Participate in Water Well Training on Camp Krutke]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Tanner Beery, left, and Ross Davis, right, participate in water well training on Camp Krutke, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. Beery, an equipment operator, and Davis, a construction electrician, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:05:36 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Garas]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3822</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3822</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Tanner Beery, left, and Ross Davis, right, participate in water well training on Camp Krutke, Afghanistan, April 27, 2013. Beery, an equipment operator, and Davis, a construction electrician, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130427-N-OV434-058a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130427-N-OV434-058a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers Train on Modular Causeway System on Fort Benning, Ga.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers assemble sections of a modular causeway system during a demonstration on Fort Benning, Ga., April 24, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 362nd Engineer Company, 11th Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:27:49 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Ashley Cross]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3821</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3821</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Soldiers assemble sections of a modular causeway system during a demonstration on Fort Benning, Ga., April 24, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 362nd Engineer Company, 11th Engineer Battalion and 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-A-0528C-2866a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-A-0528C-2866a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Take Army Warrior Leader Course in Puerto Rico]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers provide medical care to a simulated casualty during the Army's leader course on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, April 22, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 07:35:26 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3820</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3820</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers provide medical care to a simulated casualty during the Army's leader course on Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in Salinas, Puerto Rico, April 22, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130422-A-SM948-138a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130422-A-SM948-138a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[USS John C. Stennis Conducts Flight Deck Operations in Pacific Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two F/A-18E Super Hornets participate in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 24, 2013. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 07:06:25 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3819</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3819</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Two F/A-18E Super Hornets participate in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 24, 2013. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-N-TC437-438a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130424-N-TC437-438a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Teach Class in Crime Scene Techniques in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers and law enforcement professionals dismount a Stryker armored vehicle after arriving for the tactical site exploitation class 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 in crime scene investigation techniques.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:02:19 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3818</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3818</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers and law enforcement professionals dismount a Stryker armored vehicle after arriving for the tactical site exploitation class 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 in crime scene investigation techniques.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130425-A-MX357-002c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Welcomes Colombian Defense Minister to Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon at the Pentagon, May 1, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:40:49 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3817</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3817</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon at the Pentagon, May 1, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-030.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-M-EV637-030.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in Photos 4/27 - 5/3]]></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>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:50:55 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis ]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3816</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3816</guid><media: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. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130426-N-YZ751-138c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Troops Provide Security, Attend Meeting in Farah City]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. troops talk about the day's mission before departing Forward Operating Base Farah to meet with the Farah provincial director of telecommunications in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 1, 2013. The troops are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Team members met with leaders of the Farah Directorate of Telecommunications to talk about telecommunications infrastructure in the province and to deliver computers donated by members of the Lions Club in New York state to support the directorate's free computer learning center.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:28:09 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3815</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3815</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. troops talk about the day's mission before departing Forward Operating Base Farah to meet with the Farah provincial director of telecommunications in Farah City, Afghanistan, May 1, 2013. The troops are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Team members met with leaders of the Farah Directorate of Telecommunications to talk about telecommunications infrastructure in the province and to deliver computers donated by members of the Lions Club in New York state to support the directorate's free computer learning center.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-N-IE116-010a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130501-N-IE116-010a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Troops Provide Medical Assistance During New Horizon 2013 in Belize]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Capt. Jamie Andrews consults with a patient during a readiness training exercise for surgeries 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. U.S. Southern Command sponsored the humanitarian exercises, deploying U.S. military engineers, veterinarians, medics and other professions to Central and South American nations.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 07:39:16 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tony Tolley]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3814</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3814</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Capt. Jamie Andrews consults with a patient during a readiness training exercise for surgeries 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. U.S. Southern Command sponsored the humanitarian exercises, deploying U.S. military engineers, veterinarians, medics and other professions to Central and South American nations.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130423-F-HS649-012a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130423-F-HS649-012a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odierno Visits Troops in Wiesbaden, Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno pins the Bronze Star onto U.S. Army Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne during a visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 08:06:43 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army Europe photo by Dee Crawford]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3813</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3813</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno pins the Bronze Star onto U.S. Army Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne during a visit to Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Wiesbaden, Germany, April 30, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130430-A-CR252-025.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-05/hires_130430-A-CR252-025.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Welcomes German Defense Minister to Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, right, at the Pentagon, April 30, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:24:05 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3812</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3812</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, hosts an honor cordon to welcome German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, right, at the Pentagon, April 30, 2013. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual concern.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-1041.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130430-M-EV637-1041.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Provide Security at Customs Checkpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers assist Afghan soldiers secure the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, April 24, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Torkham Gate is a customs and border patrol station on the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass where traffic flow between Pakistan and Afghanistan is regulated.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:00:26 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Margaret Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3811</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3811</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers assist Afghan soldiers secure the customs checkpoint at Torkham Gate in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, April 24, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Torkham Gate is a customs and border patrol station on the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass where traffic flow between Pakistan and Afghanistan is regulated.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-045a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-A-SW098-045a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[USS Nimitz and USNS Richard E. Byrd Conduct Replenishment in Pacific Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class James Chaisson, front, and Rafael Cisneros check radar equipment on the mast of the USS Nimitz during a replenishment with the USNS Richard E. Byrd underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. Chaisson and Cisneros are electronics technician.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:32:18 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kole E. Carpenter]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3810</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3810</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class James Chaisson, front, and Rafael Cisneros check radar equipment on the mast of the USS Nimitz during a replenishment with the USNS Richard E. Byrd underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. Chaisson and Cisneros are electronics technician.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130428-N-JC752-537a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130428-N-JC752-537a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Aviators Assist Park Service in Alaska]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army pilots and crew chiefs prepare a CH-47F Chinook helicopter for flight in Talkeetna, Alaska, April 26, 2013. The pilots and crew chiefs, 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 Kahiltna Glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. The operation also provided altitude training for soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:05:10 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by John Pennell]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3809</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3809</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Army pilots and crew chiefs prepare a CH-47F Chinook helicopter for flight in Talkeetna, Alaska, April 26, 2013. The pilots and crew chiefs, 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 Kahiltna Glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. The operation also provided altitude training for soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-A-SO352-003a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-A-SO352-003a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines, Sailors Conduct Medical, Live-Fire Training During Eagle Resolve 2013 in Qatar]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines carry a simulated casualty as part of a live-fire exercise during Eagle Resolve 2013 at a range on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 26, 2013. The Marine is assigned to Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:06:19 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3808</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3808</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines carry a simulated casualty as part of a live-fire exercise during Eagle Resolve 2013 at a range on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 26, 2013. The Marine is assigned to Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-M-HF949-008a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-M-HF949-008a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Attends Allen's Retirement Ceremony at Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, right, stands in front of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos before receiving the Defense Distinguished Service Medal during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013. Allen retired after more than 30 years of service to the Maine Corps.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:56:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3807</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3807</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, right, stands in front of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos before receiving the Defense Distinguished Service Medal during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013. Allen retired after more than 30 years of service to the Maine Corps.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130429-M-RT059-137a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130429-M-RT059-137a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Meets With Japanese Defense Minister at Pentagon]]></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 14:12:07 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3806</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3806</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-124d.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130429-M-EV637-124d.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines Continue Training During Eagle Resolve 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter prepares to land to drop off U.S. Marines  to participate in Eagle Resolve 2013 on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 21, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The multinational naval, land and air annual exercise is designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council and U.S. Central Command.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:46:48 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3805</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3805</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter prepares to land to drop off U.S. Marines  to participate in Eagle Resolve 2013 on Camp Al-Galail, Qatar, April 21, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The multinational naval, land and air annual exercise is designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council and U.S. Central Command.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130421-F-CJ989-002a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130421-F-CJ989-002a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines and Afghan Police Patrol in Kajaki District, Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Corey Babbitt does preventative maintenance on an M240B machine gun to prepare for a joint operation with Afghan civil police on Forward Operating Base Zeebruge in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province,  April 27, 2013. Babbitt, a machine gunner, is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Marines perform preventative maintenance and operational checks before every operation.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:16:31 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Randolph]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3804</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3804</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Corey Babbitt does preventative maintenance on an M240B machine gun to prepare for a joint operation with Afghan civil police on Forward Operating Base Zeebruge in the Kajaki district in Afghanistan's Helmand province,  April 27, 2013. Babbitt, a machine gunner, is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Marines perform preventative maintenance and operational checks before every operation.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-M-TQ917-007a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-M-TQ917-007a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Seabees Construct Tower Near Kandahar, Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class George Trout, right, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Serrano check the construction progress of 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. Trout and Serrano, builders, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:54:17 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Class 2nd Class Daniel Garas]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3803</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3803</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class George Trout, right, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Serrano check the construction progress of 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. Trout and Serrano, builders, are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-N-OV434-236a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-N-OV434-236a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines, British Soldiers Conduct Crash Exercise on Camp Leatherneck]]></title><description><![CDATA[British soldiers Senior Air Craftsman Daniel J. McGregor, left, and Cpl. Shaun K. Sparkes assess a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during Guardian Rescue on Camp Leatherneck in Afganistan's Helmand province, April 27, 2013. McGregor is a firefighter and Sparkes, a crew manager, are assigned to the 903 Expeditionary Air Wing Fire Section.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:13:45 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3802</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3802</guid><media:description><![CDATA[British soldiers Senior Air Craftsman Daniel J. McGregor, left, and Cpl. Shaun K. Sparkes assess a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during Guardian Rescue on Camp Leatherneck in Afganistan's Helmand province, April 27, 2013. McGregor is a firefighter and Sparkes, a crew manager, are assigned to the 903 Expeditionary Air Wing Fire Section.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-M-SA716-022a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-M-SA716-022a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldier Conducts Veterinary Class in Kajaki, Helmand Province]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staff member of the Directorate of Agricultural, Irrigation and Livestock asks a question during a veterinary class in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Topics included treating parasites, deworming and aiding livestock with birthing problems. The Georgia Agricultural Development Team 3, Regimental Combat Team 7 conducted the class.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:54:55 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3801</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3801</guid><media:description><![CDATA[A staff member of the Directorate of Agricultural, Irrigation and Livestock asks a question during a veterinary class in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Topics included treating parasites, deworming and aiding livestock with birthing problems. The Georgia Agricultural Development Team 3, Regimental Combat Team 7 conducted the class.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-M-QZ858-119a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-M-QZ858-119a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winnefeld Joins Troops for Military Appreciation Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. ]]></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.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:37:13 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3800</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3800</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-A-TT930-012.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130427-A-TT930-012.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Meets With Japanese Leaders, Delivers Speech in Tokyo]]></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 12:47:43 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3799</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3799</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-006c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130426-D-VO565-006c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guard Members Respond to Flooding in Midwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, Missouri National Guard adjutant general, attend a briefing at city hall before touring flooded areas along the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:22:54 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army National Guard photo by Bill Phelan]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3797</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3797</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, Missouri National Guard adjutant general, attend a briefing at city hall before touring flooded areas along the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-KQ120-020.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-Z-KQ120-020.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Visits Troops on Yokota Air Base, Japan]]></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 11:13:09 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3796</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3796</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-114.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130425-F-IF940-114.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service Members Respond to Flooding in Midwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coast Guardsmen rescue residents in a flooded area of Forest View, Ill., April 20, 2013. The guardsmen are assigned to a disaster assistance response team with Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities. The team supported other local agencies by going door to door to check on residents. U.S. 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 12:41:45 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3794</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3794</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Coast Guardsmen rescue residents in a flooded area of Forest View, Ill., April 20, 2013. The guardsmen are assigned to a disaster assistance response team with Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities. The team supported other local agencies by going door to door to check on residents. U.S. Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard units responded to major flooding along rivers in the Midwest.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-G-PL299-863a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-G-PL299-863a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Belize Troops Build School in Belize]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Belize engineers smooth concrete while building a government school at Orange Walk, Belize, April 19, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:24:31 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tony Tolley]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3793</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3793</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. and Belize engineers smooth concrete while building a government school at Orange Walk, Belize, April 19, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-F-HS649-004a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-F-HS649-004a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Visits Chinese Aviation Base, Army Aviation Academy,  China's National Defense University ]]></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 10:08:10 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3792</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3792</guid><media: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.  ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-031.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-V0565-031.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Visits U.S. Troops, Leaders in Southwest Asia]]></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>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:14:49 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3791</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3791</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-836c.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in Photos 4/19-4/26]]></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>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:57:41 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3790</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3790</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130415-A-CL600-049a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130415-A-CL600-049a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Meets With Leaders in Cairo]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, shakes hands with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Abd Al Halim Fouad, left, as Maj. Gen. Mohamed Said al-Assar looks on in Cairo, April 24, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:10:48 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3788</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3788</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, shakes hands with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Abd Al Halim Fouad, left, as Maj. Gen. Mohamed Said al-Assar looks on in Cairo, April 24, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-325a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-325a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Marines Participate in Exercise Eagle Resolve 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines practice immediate action drills with the M240B machine gun in Al Galail, Qatar, April 22, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:22:23 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3787</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3787</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines practice immediate action drills with the M240B machine gun in Al Galail, Qatar, April 22, 2013. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130422-M-HF949-013a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130422-M-HF949-013a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Process New Afghan Police Recruits, Attend Meeting On Forward Operating Base Bostic]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army soldiers flying in a CH-47 Chinook helicotper drop off  supplies on Forward Operating Base Bostic, Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Soldiers conduct night operations to move equipment under the cover of darkness.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:54:28 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3785</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3785</guid><media:description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army soldiers flying in a CH-47 Chinook helicotper drop off  supplies on Forward Operating Base Bostic, Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 18, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Soldiers conduct night operations to move equipment under the cover of darkness.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130418-A-WI517-103a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130418-A-WI517-103a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers Compete in Final Events During Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers use the fast rope insertion-extraction system from a UH-60  Black Hawk helicopter during the final day of the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 14, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:57:12 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Ashley Cross]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3784</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3784</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Soldiers use the fast rope insertion-extraction system from a UH-60  Black Hawk helicopter during the final day of the 30th annual Best Ranger Competition on Fort Benning, Ga., April 14, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130414-A-0528C-1701a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130414-A-0528C-1701a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter Delivers Remarks at Harvard University Institute of Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks during a John F. Kennedy Jr. forum U.S. defense and the strategic rebalance to the Pacific at the Harvard University Institute of Politics in Cambridge Mass., April 23, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:11:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3783</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3783</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks during a John F. Kennedy Jr. forum U.S. defense and the strategic rebalance to the Pacific at the Harvard University Institute of Politics in Cambridge Mass., April 23, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-NI589-261a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dempsey Meets With Chinese Leaders in Beijing]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, tour the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 23, 2013. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:38:26 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3782</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3782</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, tour the Forbidden City in Beijing, April 23, 2013. ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-D-VO565-00-11a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130419-D-VO565-00-11a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Departs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel walks with Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, the country's deputy defense minister, and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James B. Smith before departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle East to visit counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:31:40 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3781</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3781</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel walks with Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, the country's deputy defense minister, and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James B. Smith before departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle East to visit counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-111a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130424-D-BW835-111a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[USS Stennis Conducts Air Demonstration in Pacific Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 hovers over the flight deck during a demonstration aboard the USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:45:21 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jose L. Hernandez]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3780</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3780</guid><media:description><![CDATA[An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 hovers over the flight deck during a demonstration aboard the USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 20, 2013.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-N-KD696-444a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130420-N-KD696-444a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airmen Conduct Forward Area Refueling on White Sands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air Force Senior Airman Casey Kubick, left, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof set up a forward area refueling point during Angel Thunder 2013 on White Sands, N.M., April 18, 2013. Kubick and Roof are assigned to the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Angel Thunder is a joint service, interagency and multinational combat  search and rescue exercise. Participants receive personnel recovery training using a variety of scenarios that simulate deployment conditions and contingencies.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:51 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3779</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3779</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Air Force Senior Airman Casey Kubick, left, and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof set up a forward area refueling point during Angel Thunder 2013 on White Sands, N.M., April 18, 2013. Kubick and Roof are assigned to the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Angel Thunder is a joint service, interagency and multinational combat  search and rescue exercise. Participants receive personnel recovery training using a variety of scenarios that simulate deployment conditions and contingencies.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130418-F-PD696-483a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130418-F-PD696-483a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Meets with Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministers in Riyadh]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets talks Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, the country's deputy defense minister, during a welcoming tea ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle East to visit counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:40:29 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3778</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3778</guid><media:description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets talks Saudi Arabia's Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, the country's deputy defense minister, during a welcoming tea ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2013. Hagel is on a six-day trip to the Middle East to visit counterparts in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-836a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-836a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Meets With Jordanian Leaders in Amman, Jordan]]></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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:47:47 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3777</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3777</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-658a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-658a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hagel Observes K-9 Special Forces Unit Training, Meets With Leaders in Israel]]></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.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:02:16 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3776</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defense.gov//PhotoEssays/PhotoEssaySS.aspx?ID=3776</guid><media: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.]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-183a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0'/><media:content url='http://www.defense.gov//Services/ImageResizer.aspx?img=/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2013-04/hires_130423-D-BW835-183a.jpg&amp;w=160&amp;h=0' type="image/jpeg" /></item></channel></rss>