Football Brigade
October 3rd, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The start of the Brigade of Midshipmen Dress Parade at the Naval Academy the day before a Navy vs. Air Force football game. Nearly all of the class, around 4000, participate in the ceremony – it’s done before every home game.
“The White House”
September 16th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
On the Al Basrah Oil Terminal, the Iraqis live in what the Americans call "The White House."
Bringing in the stores
September 15th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
CE2 Carl Harms helps pull in a load of food from a supply ship at the Al Basrah Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.
Read the Fine Print
September 10th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Army Linguist Payam Abrarahadi, 22, from Tehran, Iran, examines his naturalization certificate after a citizenship ceremony at the Pentagon.
The 16-page survey
September 10th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Capt. William Goodman, Navy Nurse Corps, fills out a 16-page survey after checking in his gear at the Warrior Transition Center at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Capt. Goodman spent four months in Kuwait and two-and-a-half months in Khandahar during his IA (Individual Augmentee) tour.
Feelin’ hot, hot, hot
September 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Flight deck crew does a FOD walk in 120+ degree heat (and high humidity) on board the USS Reagan (CVN 76), underway in the Arabian Gulf. I will do my best to never complain about the heat again after watching these kids drag chains, move aircraft, do maintenance and refuel planes with tutrtlenecks, long sleeves and float coats on, the sun beating down and the heat of jet engines to top it all off.
ABOT outdoor gym
September 8th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Free weights at the outdoor gym on the Al Basrah Oil Terminal.
A Defender, a dhow and a VLCC
September 8th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Just to give an idea of scale...the smallest is an Iraqi defender (right), a dhow, and a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier.)
Mmmmm…root beer
September 8th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
The crew of a RHIB (rigid hull inflatable boat) get a treat - a case of root beer - from the Al Basrah Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The RHIB was from one of the many small boys surrounding the terminal.