Week in Photos 9/7 - 9/14

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Navy Lt. Lori Campbell carries a young girl to safety on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., Sept. 1, 2012. The girl was medically evacuated from Port Sulphur, La., by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dan Farrell
  • A coalition special operations forces member looks out over Khas Uruzgan from the open door of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Aug. 29, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther
  • Coalition forces brace against the wind from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Bagh in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Aug. 30, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther
  • U.S. Marines exit a compound in Agha Ahmad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 27, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ed Galo
  • International Security Assistance Force members play with an Afghan child at the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Support for Afghanistan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2012. The service members were on hand to pass out school supplies and candy to children at the orphanage. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Chad Steffey
  • William Groulx, center, U.S. wheelchair rugby captain and retired Navy sailor, falls after a member of the British team crashes into him at the basketball arena during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Sept. 5, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell
  • Mario Rodriguez, a former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and a member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic fencing team, stands ready before the start of a bout during the Paralympic Games at the ExCeL London exhibition and convention center in London, Sept. 4, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sean M. Worrell
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Self informs members of the crash and salvage team of the successful arrested landing of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 31, 2012. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Juan Pinalezl
  • U.S. Navy sailors exercise in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower under way in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 27, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rob Rupp
  • Navy Chief Petty Officer Kevin Sun reunites with his dog and other loved ones after completing Pacific Partnership 2012 as a crewmember of the USNS Mercy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2012. The Mercy stopped in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to drop off several crewmembers while on its way back to its homeport of San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Feddersen