Service members demonstrate their strength and teamwork, in the 100 yards humvee pull, Aug. 12, 2006. The Marines and sailors displayed their intensity while dragging a 1.5 ton humvee across the finish line. This event, at Camp Fallujah, was one of many in “Fun Day, the day to reward the Marines and sailors for a successful deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Pfc. Ryan L. Tomlinson

Newly selected U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers place new flags at the entrance to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C., Aug. 25, 2006.

U.S. Navy photo by
Chief Mass Communication Specialist Johnny Bivera

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Randolph Corvin, with the 741st Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Bliss, Texas, diffuses an improvised explosive device at an Afghan border police compound just north of Bari Kowt, Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, Aug. 26, 2006.

Defense Dept. photo by
U.S. Army Spc. Bem Minor

U.S. Marines from "Team Gator" maneuver their amphibious assault vehicle around a corner during a patrol near Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2006.

Team Gator, from D Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5, patrols the highways to keep them clear of improvised explosive devices and insurgent attackers.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva