Brass Necklace
July 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A string of bullets hangs on the neck of US Army soldier PFC Jean-Paul Desculline , of Miami, Florida, from 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
July 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent at the Sergeants Major Symposium held at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Taking the High Ground
July 30th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
United States Marines from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines fire machine guns for suppression during a gunbattle as part of an operation to clear the area of insurgents near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Really Close Air Support
July 29th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
United States Marines from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines watch the explosion after calling in an air strike during a gun battle as part of an operation to clear the area of insurgents near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Can I Super-Size Your Order?
July 29th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Gen. Stanley McChrystal may have shut down all of the American fast-food restaurants across Afghanistan, but that hasn’t stopped the soldiers at COP Nolen from at least imagining that they are dinning on Big Mac’s and fries. U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffery Meader, right, and Pfc. Justin Amstrong, of Fort Cambell, KY, from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, man the “McPatersons” stand where they cook food for the soldiers at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
DMZ Ceasefire Agreement Ceremony
July 28th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA – JULY 27: North Korean soldiers and U.S. soldiers stand guard during the 57th anniversary of signing the ceasefire agreement ceremony on July 27, 2010 in Panmunjom, South Korea. United States and South Korea are operating a joint military exercise while marking 57th anniversary of signing the ceasefire agreement of Korean War between 1950 to 1953. The exercise, first joint drill after the sinking of South Korean warship in March 2010, is taking place for four days, and has drawn condemnation from Pyongyang. (Both photos by Song Kyung-Seok-pool/Getty Images)
Any Landing You Can Walk Away From…
July 28th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
It’s been a tough week for coalition aircraft, with a pair of crashes, including a spectacular one by Canadian Forces pilot Capt. Brian Bews, above, who was able to eject and parachute to safety just moments before his CF-18 fighter jet crashed and exploded during a practice flight for the Alberta International Airshow at the Lethbridge County Airport on Friday, July 23, 2010. Bews sustained injuries to his back and knees during the violent ejection, but is expected to make a full recovery (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Lethbridge Herald, Ian Martens)
In Afghanistan, four passengers aboard an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Chinook helicopter, below, received only minor injuries when they made a hard landing along the perimeter of a coalition force camp in Kabul province. Both crashes are under investigation. (Photo by SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
Enter Mattis, Stage Left
July 27th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, arriving almost an hour early, takes a peek around the chamber for the Senate Armed Services hearing on his nomination to be Commander, United States Central Command, in Washington, DC, July 27, 2010.
Fire in the Hole!
July 27th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A controlled detonation set off by U.S. Soldiers with 725th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, 441st EOD Battalion, Task Force Troy and Iraqi soldiers with Iraqi Bomb Disposal Company, 9th Army Disposal destroyed several tons of unexploded ordinances outside Bassami, Iraq, on July 13. The Iraqi Bomb Disposal Company with support and guidance from U.S. Soldiers with 725th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, 441st EOD Battalion, Task Force Troy have been tasked to destroy unexploded ordnance found in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gary Silverman)
Iraqi soldiers with the Bomb Disposal Company, 9th Iraqi Army Disposal place C-4 explosives on unexploded ordinances for disposal, supervised by U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, outside Bassami, Iraq, July 13. The Iraqi Bomb Disposal Company with support and guidance from U.S. Soldiers with 725th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, 441st EOD Battalion, Task Force Troy have been tasked to destroy unexploded ordnances found in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Gary Silverman)
EOD Dive
July 25th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 7, 2010) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 conducts dive equipment familiarization and training. EODMU-1 is deployed as part of Task Group 56.1, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathleen A. Gorby/Released)