U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Holly Durkop, the First Sgt. of the 119th Medical Group, hands out toys to chidren during MEDFLAG 2006 at the Osu Orphanage in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 7, 2006.

Medical personnel from U.S. Air Forces in Europe are treating residents and training local health care workers during this medical-training exercise.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Baker, a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, directs a forklift to the back of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after arriving on Wake Island to assess the damage left by a super typhoon, Sept. 12, 2006.

U.S. Air Force photo by
Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo

From left: U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Wade, Petty Officer 3rd Class Karl Graham, Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mellor and Petty Officer 1st Class David Umana, look to the sky as aircraft provide combat air support during Operation Mountain Fury in Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2006.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy

U.S. Army recruits receive their combat boots during the initial issue of clothing as part of their nine-week basic training course at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 20, 2006.

Basic combat training is the first step toward a challenging and rewarding experience in service to the Nation.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios