Four airman rest while waiting for site surveyors to map out the next row of tents at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Air Force civil engineers are escavating, grading and building the infrastructure at Al Udeid in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez.
Heading down the last stretch of desert, students from the Desert Environmental Survival Training course in El Centro, California are beat from the week prior of walking (and sometimes running) in the blanket of night to avoid capture from instructors portraying the enemy. These long nights consist of navigating through the night desert for lengths of up to 10 miles at a time in temperatures around 40 degrees only to get to their position, dig a trench, and use pieces of parachute as shade against the day sun that can reach up to 120 degrees. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd class Aaron Ansarov.
Lt. Patrick Honeck of La Mesa, Calif., greets his son upon arrival at Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash. Honeck, along with 23 other Combat Reconnaissance Crew One (VQ-1) members, was held in China for 11 days after their U.S. Navy P-3 aircraft collided with a Chinese jet. U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd class Aaron Ansarov.
After forty-three sea going days without a port visit, Sailors and Marines of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) finally jump ship on November 1, 2001 to enjoy a day of swim call. The Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Photographers Mate Johnny Bivera.
Standing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, the forward watch keeps a vigilant eye for anything suspicious. The Roosevelt is operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Photographers Mate Johnny Bivera.