by Spc. Jeremy Crisp- August 10, 2005. A Soldier from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, takes time to play with Iraqi children at a medical screening, in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil. 
by Pfc. Jon Arguello - August 18, 2005. Cpl. Jessica Stephenson, from the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, gives a ball to a youngster during a humanitarian mission to southern Afghanistan villages. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
by Staff Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross - August 4, 2005. Soldiers from the 198th Armor Regiment, 155th Brigade Combat Team, study the latest satellite imagery prior to conducting a counterinsurgency operation in Najaf, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq – Lance Cpl. Christophe Bacus, a team leader with 4th Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security outside a residence here July 21 during Operation Hard Knock. Company A personnel worked alongside Iraqi Security Forces to sweep through northern Saqlawiyah’s Al Zakarit district to look for weapons and insurgent activity, as well as gather census information on the populace. Photo submitted 08/17/2005 Taken by Cpl Mike Escobar
AL ASAD, Iraq – Corporal Anthony Orna, a communication and navigation technician with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 and Akron, Ohio native, checks his computer after troubleshooting an aircraft before launch Aug. 15. Moonlighter communication and navigation systems technicians are responsible for an array of systems from radar to communication equipment on the squadron’s F/A-18 Hornets. Photo submitted 08/17/2005 Taken by Cpl. C. Alex Herron
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Shawn Thompson installs a turbocharger during a Humvee engine change here. He is a vehicle mechanic with the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers receives a second bracelet from Staff Sgt. Jobette Rosati after the conclusion of a United Service Organizations celebrity tour performance at a forward-deployed location Aug. 16. Sergeant Rosati gave General Myers a green bracelet that she made out of a parachute cord when she was deployed four years ago, which to date, he still keeps on his desk. Sergeant Rosati is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Diaz)