Sgt. Robert Johnson, from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, calls in his position during a patrol in Badoush, Iraq.

Photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
and courtesy of U.S. Army

Ali Al Saleem Air Base, Kuwait - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Dr. Donald C. Winter, meets with Sailors of the Year and Sailors of the Quarter from various units assigned throughout Kuwait. Dr. Winter is in the Middle East to see first-hand the conditions, morale, and equipment in use by Navy and Marine Corps personnel deployed to the region.

U.S. Navy photo by
Chief Journalist Craig P. Strawser

U.S. Marines perform log drills during Corporals' Course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 1, 2006.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Serena DeFilippis

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB-1) participate in a march at Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss., Feb 3, 2006. NMCB-1 is preparing for an upcoming field exercise designed to sharpen the battalion's combat and contingency construction capabilities.

U.S. Navy photo by
Journalist 1st Class Dennis J. Herring