U.S. Troops Mark 9/11 Anniversary

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. troops assigned to Combined Task Force Arrowhead, Spin Boldak Fire Department firefighters and other personnel join together to remember the events of 9/11 during a memorial ceremony on Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eloy Garcia, right, hands the memorial 9/11 flag to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Laurie Cherry during a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2012. Garcia, a firefighter, is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Cherry is first sergeant, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott MacKay
  • A firefighter's helmet and mask serve as reminders of the sacrifices made by first responders during the events of 9/11 in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott MacKay
  • First responders and U.S. Air Force airmen with Team Aviano gather for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Aviano Air Base, Italy, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jenay Randolph
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Kerr posts the colors with fellow service members during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11, 2012. The event honored the first responders killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks 11 years ago. Kerr is the center's chief of military cooperation. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster views photos of the Pentagon and World Trade Center site after a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11, 2012. Lancaster, a combat aerial photojournalist, is deployed from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Joint-Base Charleston, S.C. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
  • U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffery James, center, commander, Joint Base Pear Harbor-Hickam, speaks to service members and civilian first responders near the "Missing Man Memorial" on the Hawaii base, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Sailors from the helicopter squadrons of Naval Air Station North Island, firefighters, and police officers stand in formation during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the Coronado Fire Department in San Diego, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Crossley
  • Service members, their families, retirees, civilians and Defense Department personnel participate in the annual Patriot Day event in Everett, Wash., Sept. 11, 2012, paying tribute to the fallen men and women from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan A. Colon
  • U.S. Navy Capt. Jon Kreiz, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York, addresses sailors and Marines in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, which includes the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zane Ecklund
  • The crew of the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney and embarked U.S. 6th Fleet staff members attend morning colors on the flight deck of the ship in Gaeta, Italy, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian T. Glunt
  • Navy Chief Joseph A. Qualls, left, reads the names of the Sept. 11 hijacked flights while Chief David C. Kanski tolls the bell during a ceremony in Silverdale, Wash., Sept. 11, 2012, to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Qualls is a electronics technician and Kanski is a sonar technician for submarines. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chris Brown