KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- A ball of fire erupts as more than 18,000 pounds of munitions are destroyed by explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from the 506th Civil Engineer Squadron here. Munitions were found throughout the Kirkuk region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)
041108-M-8205V-006 Fallujah, Iraq (Nov. 8, 2004) - An air strike is called in on a suspected insurgent hideout at the edge of Fallujah, Iraq by U.S. Marines assigned K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during the opening hours of Operation Phantom Fury. 1st Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris (RELEASED)
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- A Delta II launch vehicle carries a Global Positioning System navigation satellite into orbit from here Nov. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Carleton Bailie)
041026-M-1250B-009 Northern Babil Province, Iraq (Oct. 16, 2004) - Iraqi children receive school supplies from U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during a Back-to-School campaign at an elementary school in south-central Iraq. The visit was the latest in the 24th MEU’s ongoing Back to School campaign, a key feature of which provides local Iraqi school children with water, stickers, balloons, sports equipment, and backpacks full of educational supplies. The 24th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations in the Northern Babil province. U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah A. Beavers (RELEASED)
041029-N-6213R-006 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 29, 2004) - An SH-60F Seahawk, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4), performs a flare maneuver alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air and sea power demonstration. Approximately 1200 friends and family members are aboard participating in "Tiger Cruise 2004". Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are returning home from a five-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas (RELEASED)