12/5/2007 - LOOK AT THE BIRDIE - U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katie Garske holds a falcon at a Qatar generals beach home on Nov. 26, 2007. The general invited more than 100 U.S. servicemembers to his beach home for a day of entertainment. U.S. Air Force photo by Dustin Senger
11/28/2007 - The kevlars of five Marines with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group can be seen while the Marines learn how to breathe compressed air underwater. This exercise was part of the Shallow Water Egress Trainer class at the Area 2 pool. The SWET class gave the Marines basic skills needed to safely exit a helicopter in a ditching situation and better use equipment that they are issued. Photo by Cpl. Mikaela M. Bravo-Cullen
12/5/2007 - SEARCHING IN IRAQ - A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal team and a Bosnian army soldier, all attached to Multi-National Forces, search for explosive ordnances in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
12-5-07 - Air Assault - Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Iraqi soldiers are picked up in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after completing an air assault mission southeast of Kirkuk. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
Week of 12-7-07 - Here comes the sun - On 140 acres of unused land on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., 70,000 solar panels are part of a solar photovoltaic array that will generate 15 megawatts of solar power for the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)
12-4-07 - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Electronics Technician 1st Class James Carey, assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), and his sons, enjoy a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the command's children's holiday party at the Haygood Skating Center. The ship's Morale, Welfare and Recreation committee hosted the party. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak
12/5/2007 - SEARCHING THE SHADOWS - Bosnian army soldiers and U.S. Navy sailors attached to Multinational Forces cast long shadows as they take a break to stand on top of a mound near a canal following a search for explosive ordnance in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
12-5-07 - YOKOSUKA, Japan - A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 E-2C Hawkeye is lowered onto the pier from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The aircraft was moved to a barge and will be returned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, in the next few days. U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jimmy C. Pan
12-2-07 - Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. - Give me a dolly that laughs and cries - Santa whispers reassurance to a young girl that she will get plenty of presents during the holiday season at the Christmas party. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of Kansans, 430 National Guard soldiers will be home for Christmas.
Flanked by several soldiers and oversized checks, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced Friday that private and corporate donations totaling more than $146,000 had been raised -- more than enough to charter buses to Fort Bliss, Texas, where the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery is training for a year before going to Iraq.
"We think that total will grow because people have committed to donations that aren't quite in hand yet," Sebelius said. "This is just a great way to say thank you. Thank you to (the soldiers). Thank you to the families." (More at link)
Thanks, Luv, for spinning tunes for the troops. ((HUGS))