Photo Essays

February 2012

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02/11/2012

Chairman Visits Leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zach Steenhusen before boarding a C-17 Loadmaster on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Feb. 8, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

02/10/2012

Week in Photos 03/12-10/12

U.S. Marine Cpl. Cameron Collier sweeps an alley during a security patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 6, 2012. Collier is a combat engineer assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Marines from his unit and Afghan soldiers partnered to conduct census operations, and search houses for illegal drugs and evidence of insurgent activity. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

02/10/2012

Giffords Attends Pentagon Ceremony in her Honor

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta greets former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, at the Pentagon, Feb. 10, 2012. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced the naming of the U.S. Navy's newest next variant littoral combat ship, USS Gabrielle Giffords, at a Pentagon ceremony. Giffords was critically wounded in 2011 by a gunman in Tucson, Ariz. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

02/10/2012

Australian Army Chief of Staff Visits Virginia Base, Arlington National Cemetery

Soldiers participate in an arrival ceremony for Australian army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. David Morrison in Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Feb. 9, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment known as "The Old Guard." U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

02/10/2012

Dempsey Meets with Leaders, Troops in Afghanistan

From right to left, U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commander of Regional Command East in Afghanistan; U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Terry A. Wolff, director of strategic plans and policy, J5; and U.S. Army Brig Gen. Steve Townsend talk about current operations while flying in a C-130 over Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

02/09/2012

USS Carl Vinson Sailors Conduct Operations in Arabian Sea

U.S. Navy Seaman Emmanuel Gedeon directs aircraft onto the waist catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 6, 2012. Gedeon is a aviation boatswain's mate handling assigned to the air department. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans

02/08/2012

Airborne Officers Participate in a Prop Blast on Fort Bragg

Army Col. Mark L. Stock, left, leads officers in an early-morning run to begin a Prop Blast, a traditional rite of passage for commissioned and warrant officers new to the division, on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012. Stock is the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. A Prop Blast includes a series of physically and mentally taxing team-building events aimed at developing esprit de corps among the officers. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

02/08/2012

U.S., Multinational Troops Participate in Bold Alligator 2012

U.S. and French marines train together as they launch an anti-armor weapon during Bold Alligator 2012 on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 7, 2012. Bold Alligator, the largest multinational naval amphibious exercise in 10 years, represents efforts by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to revitalize the full range of amphibious operations along the mid-Atlantic coast. DOD photo by Marvin Lynchard

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