Sailors bow their heads in prayer during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

The George Washington Carrier Strike group is currently participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the U.S. Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kenneth Hendrix

U.S. Army Soldiers and the El Salvador Army Parachute Battalion fire Minimi weapon during a small unit familiarization program platoon exchange in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 1, 2006.

The Minimi is the Belgian version of the M249 Squad Assault Weapon. The Army Soldiers are from 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey

Army Pfc. Douglas Dalton uses his optical sights to scan down the street during a joint neighborhood patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on May 2, 2006.

Dalton is attached to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

DoD photo by
Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
U.S. Air Force.

Staff Sgt. Lucas Gutowski proceeds to the sniper event during the Louisiana State SWAT Team Competition in Alexandria, La., on Tuesday, May 2, 2006.

Sergeant Gutowski is with the 2nd Security Forces Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen J. Otero