Donna Willard, the sponsor of the Virginia-class submarine

 From right, Donna Willard, the sponsor of the Virginia-class submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit California (SSN 781), christens the submarine as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Jackalyne Pfannenstiel and Mike Petters, the president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, look on Nov. 6, 2010, in Newport News, Va. (DoD photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman/Released)

Armor Reconnaissance Battalion march

 U.S. Marines with the 2nd Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion march to a ceremony held by Operation: Coming Home for Marine Corps Sgt. Stan Roberts in Fuquay, N.C., Nov. 4, 2010. Roberts, who was injured in Iraq by an improvised explosive device, was chosen by the veteran’s organization to receive a custom built home at no cost. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Justin D. Loya, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Mullen was presented the medal

From left, Chief of the Australian Defense Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston and David de Kretser, the governor of the Australian state of Victoria, look at Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen’s Officer of the Order of Australia medal in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Mullen was presented the medal, awarded for distinguished service to Australia or humanity at large, while visiting Australia with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the annual Australia- U.S. Defense Ministerial Consultations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)

ANA trainees in basic marksmanship

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Haidu, left, assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit based in Phenix City, Ala., listens as Afghan National Army soldiers explain why their target grouping is off and how to correct it during a basic rifle marksmanship instructor course at Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2010. After the ten-day course the soldiers will be able to instruct ANA trainees in basic marksmanship. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford, U.S. Air Force/Released)