03/30/07 - A U.S. Army Soldier jumps across a stream in the Paktika province of Afghanistan March 30, 2007, during an operation to limit the movement of the Taliban in the area. The Soldier is assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley, U.S. Army. (Released)
04/02/07 - U.S. Marines attached to Battalion Landing Team 2/2 board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) April 2, 2007, in the Persian Gulf. The Marines are headed to Qatar to participate in exercise Eastern Maverick. The helicopter belongs to Medium Marine Helicopter Squadron 264 (Reinforced). DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ken J. Riley, U.S. Navy. (Released)
03/31/07 - U.S. Army Sgt. Bill Stachler throws a smoke grenade to mask his team's movements during a joint operation with the Iraqi police in Baqubah, Iraq, March 31, 2007. The purpose of the operation is to clear houses and palm groves near the Diyala River of any insurgent forces. Stachler is with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall) (Released)
Thanks, lauren, for the pictures of our military hard at work. I would NOT like to fall in that stream.
"Joe be nimble, Joe be quick..."
"It's an exciting smokeball game here at Kowalski Park, top of the ninth,
two men out and two on, the pitcher gets his signal, and here's the wind-up -
ah-ha, it looks like the ol' Green Cloud ball!"