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.

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Nutting, right, and an Afghan police officer, center, search an Afghan man and his motorcycle at a traffic control point outside Qalat City in Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2010. Nutting is a security forces grenadier assigned to the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team.

MOTORCYCLE SEARCH

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Nutting, right, and an Afghan police officer, center, search an Afghan man and his motorcycle at a traffic control point outside Qalat City in Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 29, 2010. Nutting is a security forces grenadier assigned to the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Photo Gallery