An official website of the United States Government 
Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq to U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers at a drop site during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol in the Bala Baluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2010.

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq to U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers at a drop site during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol in the Bala Baluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2010.

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq to U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers at a drop site during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol in the Bala Baluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2010.

Photo Gallery