U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lorenzo Valenzuela, the deputy commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Multinational Division-Central South, poses for a photo with Iraqi children prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Salah Hadi Obid Elementary School in Afak, Iraq, Oct. 11, 2006.

The construction of the school was funded, contracted and inspected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ron Van Ausdal, from 1st Combat Camera Squadron, helps Iraqi boys with an English lesson in Tal Afar, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2006.

Combat Camera is a joint mission composed of photographer, videographers, maintenance personnel, and project officers from all four major branches of the U.S. military to collect high quality imagery for the Department of Defense.

U.S. Air Force photo by
Staff Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle

Frank Scopa, Anaconda area engineer, Tony Chessell, of Prime Projects, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Silverman, 3rd Medical Command commander, Brig. Gen. Robin Rand, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Col. Brian Masterson, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group commander, break ground for the new Air Force Theater Hospital on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2006.

U.S. Air Force photo by
Airman 1st Class Chad Kellum

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Evan E. Miller, assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment aims with a M-32 Multiple Grenade Launcher at Camp Fallujah's Eagle Range Oct. 16, 2006.

Marines are serving a seven-month deployment with Regimental Combat Team 5.

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