RECRUIT'S CHALLENGE

Chase Tillett, 20, from St. Paul, Minn., knocks out 20 pull-ups for basketball fans while taking the Marine Corps challenge at the Target Center where the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Denver Nuggets Dec. 29. Tillett, who graduated from Tartan High School, ships off to boot camp Feb. 7. He is currently serving in the Delayed Entry Program as the Recruiting Substation Roseville guide. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook

TUG TEAMS

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment, guided by a team of tugboats, Norfolk, Va., Dec. 20, 2010. Truman deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Brooks

CAROLINA FLYOVER

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft flies over North Carolina during a training mission, Dec. 17, 2010. The Strike Eagle is assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller

FAREWELL SHAKE

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl says farewell to Shah Mahmood, the Sarkani District subgovernor, following a meeting at the Sarkani District Center, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2010. Kuehl is assigned to the 734th Agribusiness Development Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Peter Shinn

SECURITY WATCH

U.S. Army Spc. Mark E. Fielding provides security for Afghan National Security Forces on day five of a six-day dismounted operation in Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. Fielding is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Storm. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cooper T. Cash

CHECKING CULVERTS

U.S. Army Pfc. Samuel Ford walks next to his vehicle in order to clear and document culverts along a highway in the Wardak province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. Ford is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Patrick Casey

CATAPULT MAINTENANCE

U.S. Navy sailors perform maintenance on the catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 29, 2010. Since pulling out of port May 18, 2010, George Washington has traveled 51,700 nautical miles and safely launched and recovered 8,351 aircraft. The George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, ensuring security and stability across the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Cheng S. Yang

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kate DenDekker gives instructions to two Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots during a pre-flight mission brief Dec. 12, 2010, in Taji, Iraq. DenDekker is a combat air adviser with the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. Air advisers from the 721st AEAS instruct and advise AAC pilots to help build a safe, self-sustaining Iraqi rotary-wing force. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Lee