US Army soldiers of the 130th engineer brigade, facing searing sun and dusty wind, wait for the end of a two-hour respirator drill at 'Camp Virginia' in the desert outside Kuwait City, March 9, 2003.
Sergeant Major Patrick Boykin from the 3/502nd infantry regiment of the 101st Airborne Division writes a message on a U.S. flag en route from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to Kuwait on March 8, 2003. Thousands of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, are arriving for operations in the Gulf Region. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
Shooters signal to an F/A-18 Hornet pilot moments before a catapult launch on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 8, 2003. The USS Abraham Lincoln is part of an eight-ship battle group operating in the Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch patrolling the southern 'no-fly' zone over Iraq (news - web sites). (John Schults/Reuters)