Good Night And Good Luck
July 23rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (L) shakes hands with Gen. Stanley McChrystal after awarding him the Distinguished Service Medal during his retirement ceremony at Fort McNair in Washington, DC, July 23, 2010.
Thanks For Noticing
July 22nd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Members of Congress congratulate Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci after a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to discuss the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion that Kosovo’s “unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law.” This ruling, although non-binding, basically confirms the country’s independence with the most of the world. Critics of the ruling say it will encourage other separatist regions in the world to break away.
Thaçi joined the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army in the early 90′s, and quickly rose in rank – earning the nickname, “Gjarpëri,” The Snake; Thaci was particularly known for his focus on fund-raising and securing armaments.
Don’t Rain on My Parade
July 20th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Every Tuesday throughout the summer, Marine Barracks Washington conducts a sunset parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VA. The parade on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 started as normal, but drizzle began to fall as members of the Commandant’s marched across the field playing a medley from the musical “Hair.” Umbrellas were passed out, and as the musicians sang the chorus from “Let the Sun Shine In,” the skies opened up. The Silent Drill Team managed to make it through their portion of the parade, but officials decided to call the event shortly after colors passed the reviewing party.
AT-4 Dust Up
July 20th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Dirt gets stirred up as U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Tyson, of 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Europe, fires an AT-4 anti-tank rocket during a live-fire exercise outside Combat Outpost Sangar in Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 1, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Cabral/Released)
Shadow Flight
July 19th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
The shadow of a C-17 from the 14th Airlift Squadron is cast onto the blue waters along the coast of South Carolina as it flies from Joint from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. on July 4, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. DeNoris Mickle)
The Littlest Marine
July 15th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Staff Sgt. David Vogt, III, the 2010 Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year, holds his seven-week old son, Joseph, during the 10th Annual Service Member of the Year Awards, held in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. (Sheila Vemmer/staff)
Say Cheese!
July 15th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
If there is any way of making some of the most powerful men in the military look like a bunch of first-graders getting ready for a class portrait…I think I may have accidentally done it. Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Norton Schwartz, Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp, Jr., and Chief of the Navy Reserve Admiral Dirk Debbink during the 10th Annual Military Times Service Member of the Year awards at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. It is either a really good thing or a really bad thing that I didn’t get Marine Corps Director of the Reserve Affairs Division Major General Darrell Moore in the photo.
K9 Blood Doner
July 15th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Carly M745, a security forces K-9 with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group is sedated to have blood drawn on July 3, during a canine blood drive at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Just like humans, this life saving contribution can be used for another K-9 of the same blood type when needed. Military working dogs at JBB have their blood tested prior to being used as a donor for blood typing and to ensure they are ideal donors. Carly is deployed to JBB from the 87th Security Forces Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)
Raven Launch
July 15th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A Special Operations Task Force Marine launches a raven into the night’s sky for an aerial view of the area which they would be staying at over night to interrupt any Anti-Afghan forces activity on the road between Pasaw and Ranje Bala villages, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan April 12. The Afghan National Army and SOTF Marines chose to stay close to where a roadside bomb killed five including a woman and two young children and injured two men. ANA Soldiers and SOTF Marines were conducting a recon patrol through the area when a pressure plate roadside bomb was run over. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Nicholas Pilch)
So…About My Job……
July 14th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Department of State Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks with Sen. Richard Lugar, R-In., before testifying at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing, “Afghanistan – Governance and the Civilian Strategy,” in Washington, DC, July 14, 2010. Hey, uhhh, Senator, didja read that Rolling Stone article?
Next up on the Hill…. Gen. Mattis faces the klieg lights for the CENTCOM post.