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.

An Iraqi soldier plots coordinates out to see where a mortar should land if fired during a course at Forward Operating Base Echo, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2009.

MAP IT OUT

An Iraqi soldier plots coordinates out to see where a mortar should land if fired during a course at Forward Operating Base Echo, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2009.

Photo Gallery