Marine Corps Recovery Amphibious Assault Vehicle Seven approaches the Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Juneau while being towed by another AAV from Camp Schwab, Okinawa, while under way in the Pacific Ocean May 21, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy
Airmen upload about 180 pallets of ammunition for delivery to Rafic Harari International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, May 26, 2007. The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of rapid delivery of troops and cargo to any location worldwide. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Teresa Sullivan
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies during career day at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., on May 5, 2007. DoD photo by Kenn Brown, U.S. Air Force
The Military Sealift Command auxiliary dry cargo carrier USNS Richard E. Byrd, is launched into the San Diego Harbor after a christening ceremony, May 15, 2007. Byrd is the fourth ship of an expected class of 11 T-AKE dry-cargo-ammunition ships U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty OfficerShawn P. Eklund
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates pushes the button to launch a test rocket for the Madison, Wisconsin Rocket Club during the Team America Rocketry Challenge in The Plains, Va., May 19, 2007. The TARC, in its fifth year, is a nationwide competition designed to encourage students to study math and science in middle and high school. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch demonstrate the maneuverability of an expeditionary fighting vehicle for Department of Defense personnel at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Va., May 1, 2007, during a capabilities exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
Chief Petty Officer Keia Patti asks fifth-grade students to observe the reconnaissance and security robot “Talon” during an demonstration presented by Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit 11, Detachment Bangor, Bangor, Wash., May 8, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Charles Whetstine
Sailors "man the ship" and officially bring the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Hawaii to life during her commissioning ceremony at Groton, Conn., May 5, 2007. Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn P. Eklund
USS Ronald Reagan returns to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 20, 2007, from a three-month surge deployment in support of operations in the Western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, right, from Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Seven, and an Air Force F-22 Raptor conduct joint training over Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 26, 2007. The training focuses on the next generation fighter capabilities of the two services. Defense Dept. photo by Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hurst