U.S. Navy Chief Hull Technician Clifford Morin embraces his wife and son as the rescue and salvage ship USS Safeguard (ARS 50) returns to Sasebo, Japan, following a scheduled six-month deployment Oct. 16, 2005.

U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian P. Biller

Sailors handle mooring lines as the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Juan (SSN 751) arrives for a port visit in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Oct. 18, 2005.

San Juan is homeported in Groton, Conn., and is currently on a scheduled deployment in support of the war on terror.

U.S. Navy photo by
Mr. Paul Farley

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower's (CVN 69) Deck Department, prepare to launch a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat for training Oct. 18, 2005.

The training is essential to the command's readiness during life saving situations. Eisenhower is underway conducting sea trails off the East Coast.

U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Christopher Molinari

U.S. Army Sgt. Kornelia Rachwal gives a young Pakistani girl a drink of water as they are airlifted from Muzaffarabad to Islamabad, Pakistan, aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Oct. 19, 2005.

The Department of Defense is participating in the multinational effort to provide humanitarian assistance and support to Pakistan and parts of India and Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake.

DoD photo by
Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas
U.S. Air Force