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 Sgt. Patricia A. O’Connell, a noncommissioned officer in charge of the helicopter landing zone assigned to Company A, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to attach a 4,000-pound collapsible fuel bladder to the bottom of a helicopter during an aerial resupply mission at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7, 2010.

Sgt. Patricia A. O’Connell prepares to attach a 4,000-pound collapsible fuel bladder to the bottom of a helicopter.

U.S. Army Sgt. Patricia A. O’Connell, a noncommissioned officer in charge of the helicopter landing zone assigned to Company A, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, prepares to attach a 4,000-pound collapsible fuel bladder to the bottom of a helicopter during an aerial resupply mission at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7, 2010.

Photo Gallery