4 Million Miles

Humvees lead a convoy security team from the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron as they complete their 4-million mile mark Jan. 7, 2006, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The team included soldiers. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung

Welcome Home

Family and friends greet the more than 390 sailors of the Pearl Harbor-based guided missile cruiser USS Chosin, Jan. 9, 2006. The sailors are returning from a six-month deployment as part of the Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben A. Gonzales

Down She Goes

Originally built in 1972, the old air traffic control tower at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., was demolished Jan. 5, 2006. The 6th Operations Group headed the demolition project to replace the base's old tower with a newer more efficient one. U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Bradley A. Lail and Senior Airman Jason Robertson

Morning Patrol

A U.S. Army soldier with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conducts an early morning foot patrol in Bayji, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2006 U.S Army photo by Spc. Jose Ferrufin

Pearl Harbor Homecoming

Family members wait on the pier as the guided missile cruiser USS Chosin returns to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2006, after a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf as part of the Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group to support the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane

Helping Hands

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tanya Luckado from the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital measures a young patient's body temperature during a blood transfusion at the MASH in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, Jan. 7, 2006. The U.S. military is participating in the Pakistani-led relief operation designed to aid victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo Special

Inspection and Survey

U.S. Navy Lt. Jerry Graven inspects cargo netting aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as part of a Board of Inspection and Survey at Naval Station North Island, Jan. 10, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Apprentice James R. Evans

Saying Goodbye

.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Leroy Quinn kisses his son before departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 5, 2006, aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon for a maiden five-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The Chung-Hoon will conduct expanded maritime interception operations deterring, delaying and disrupting the movement of terrorists at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley