Photo Essays

May 2012

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05/25/2012

U.S. Sailors Participate in Exercise Eager Lion 12

Jordanian and U.S. Marines disembark an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 during a visit, board, search and seizure drill as part of Exercise Eager Lion 12 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York in the Red Sea, May 18, 2012. The exercise involves 19 nations from five different continents and more than 11,000 participants. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zane P. Ecklund

05/25/2012

Week in Photos 5/19 - 5/25

An Afghan soldier directs fellow soldiers during a firefight near Combat Outpost Giro while a U.S. Army paratrooper fires on insurgent positions in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

05/25/2012

Bidens, Dempseys Visit Good Grief Camp, Survivors Seminar

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, interact with children at the 18th annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp in Arlington, Va., May 25, 2012. TAPS, or Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, is a nonprofit group that supports surviving families of fallen service members. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

05/25/2012

U.S. Paratroopers, Afghan Forces Conduct Patrol in Ghazni Province

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Bast, left, and fellow paratroopers leave Combat Outpost Giro on a patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. Bast is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Their platoon has made contact with the enemy during each of the last six patrols. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

05/24/2012

Provincial Reconstruction Team Surveys Site, Provides Security in Kandahar Province

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jovanny Natareno prepares equipment to conduct a site survey in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, May 23, 2012. Natareno is assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, which includes U.S. service members and civilians helping to rebuild and stabilize the local government and infrastructure. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Chacon

05/24/2012

Thai and U.S. Marines Train in Thailand

U.S. Marine and Thai amphibious assault vehicles land on the beach during a simulated assault for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Thailand 2012 in Hat Yao, Thailand, May 23, 2012. The annual bilateral exercises in Southeast Asia strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Clowney

05/24/2012

U.S. Paratroopers, Afghan Forces, District Subgovernor Patrol Ghazni Province

U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan soldiers and policemen conduct a presence patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 19, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

05/23/2012

Obama Speaks at Air Force Graduation

President Barack Obama speaks at graduation ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23, 2012. Obama called the academy's class of 2012 "exceptional" for the spirit embodied in its class motto: "Never Falter, Never Fail." U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan

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