12/06/05 - An F/A-18 Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Dec. 6, 2005. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight are under way in the Persian Gulf on a regularly scheduled deployment. DoD photo by Lithographer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder, U.S. Navy. (Released)
PREPARING TO DEPLOY – A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu following the landing of another Sea Knight helicopter during flight operations, Dec. 3, 2005. The Peleliu is underway off the coast of southern California preparing for its upcoming deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zack Baddorf
12/04/05 - A Soldier of the Civil Affairs Unit, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne helps a child put together a new toy during a humanitarian aid mission to pass out items, such as toothpaste and brushes, in the village of Thyad, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2005.