Weather Hold
August 17th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
A US technician works on a Marine helicopter at Ghazi Air Base on August 16, 2010, before it takes off with relief supplies for the nearby Swat Valley. The US Marines and Navy have faced weather and technical difficulties in the last two days as they attempt to continue assisting humanitarian operations in Pakistan. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Los Fundadores
August 17th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
Mexican soldiers escort glass crypts containing the bones of Mexican national heroes in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Mexico is displaying the bones of 13 of its founding fathers, and one founding mother, at the National Palace as part of its year-long bicentennial celebration. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
VJ Day
August 16th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Sheila
A Scottish Second World War veteran attends the VJ Day service to commemorate the 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese (VJ) forces during the Second World War, in London on August 15, 2010. The Second World War in Asia began on December 7, 1941 after Japanese war planes bombed the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese forces surrendered on August 14, 1945 following a dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet declaration of war and the invasion of Manchuria. The next day, Wednesday, August 15, 1945 was celebrated as VJ Day. Britain suffered 90,332 casualties in the war against Japan. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)
On Top of the World
August 13th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Neil Duncan, 26, from Denver, Colorado, makes his way slowly towards the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, on the fourth day of his climb. Duncan lost his legs in Afghanistan. He was one of three wounded warriors from the U.S. who climbed Africa’s highest mountain.
In this photo dated Aug. 6, 2010, released by Disabled Sports USA, on Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010, showing from left, Kirk Bauer, 62, of Ellicott City, MD, Neil Duncan, 26, of Denver, CO and Dan Nevins, 37, of Jacksonville, FL, as they pose together at Gilman’s point before making the last push to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Bauer lost his leg in Vietnam, Duncan lost his leg in Afghanistan and Nevins in Iraq. Three U.S. veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them, and after six days of climbing they stood at 19,336 feet (5,895 meters) on top of Africa’s highest mountain and proving that no disability should stop people from being active, according to Disabled Sports USA director Kirk Bauer. (AP PHOTO / Reed Hoffman, Courtesy of Disabled Sports USA)
Strasburg’s Relief
August 12th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Paul Rieckhoff, an Army Iraq veteran, throws out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game during a military appreciation night in Washington, DC, August 11, 2010. Rieckhoff is the executive director and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a nonpartisan group that aims to improve the lives veterans and “amplify the soldiers’ voice in the American public dialogue.”
The Nationals have several season-long programs for the military, such as the “Me and Friend” USO partnership deal, where military children will receive complimentary tickets +1 to a game.
Flood Relief Mission
August 12th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Members of the Pakistani military form a chain to unload sacks of grain from the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Pakistan Aug. 4, 2010. The grain will be delivered to residents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation.
After unloading the aid, Pakistani flood victims were loaded onto the helicopter for an evacuation flight to safety. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)
Wave Runner
August 12th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
The guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur transits through rough seas in the Pacific Ocean. Curtis Wilbur is part of Destroyer Squadron 15 and is underway with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (Photo by MC3 Adam K. Thomas)
Tanks Don’t Float
August 10th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Don’t worry…this isn’t an amphibious exercise gone FUBAR. It’s actually an effort by officials in Thailand to recycle old tanks and military vehicles by sinking them into the Gulf of Thailand to become artificial reefs. The Thai government hopes that the old war machines will the serve as artificial reefs for coral to help rehabilitate the marine ecology of the region. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images)
Sunday Service
August 8th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S soldier raises his hands during a Gospel service on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Kandahar Airfield is the largest military base in southern Afghanistan and has a population by some estimates of at least 20,000 soldiers and civilians, and has many of the same services of a small American city.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
River Assault
August 7th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
Water sprays as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter above the Arkansas River drops a bridge section to the Army Reserve engineers waiting in the water below. Engineers from the 416th and 412th Theater Engineer Commands bridged the Arkansas as part of operation “River Assault,” on July 21. (Army Photo by Pfc. Devin M. Wood)