12/07/06 - U.S. Army Soldiers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at McLanely Drop Zone, Fort Lee, Va., Dec. 7, 2006. Various units participated in the jump as a quarterly training requirement. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson) (Released)
061208-N-8148A-037 Persian Gulf (Dec. 8, 2006) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Corey Perez, from San Antonio, Texas, reloads 7.62-mm rounds after the crew of patrol craft USS Chinook (PC 9) conducts small arms qualification. Chinook, homeported at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Va., is conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant (RELEASED)
061221-N-5345W-007 Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 21, 2006) - Air department Sailors assigned to the launch and recovery division aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) watch as a large cloud of steam rises towards the sky during no-load tests on the flight deck’s steam-powered waist catapults. Truman is currently underway conducting sea trials after spending nearly a year undergoing a Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) in Portsmouth, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
061227-N-0000X-003 DOD File Photo: Lt. Cmdr. Gerald Ford in uniform 1945, who later became the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977). Ford received his commission as an Ensign in the U.S Naval Reserve on April 13, 1942 and later participated in many actions in the Pacific aboard the fast aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL 26). He was eventually released from active duty under honorable conditions in Feb. 1946. President Ford, 93, passed away on Dec. 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. DOD photo (RELEASED)