U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment speak with a village elder in a Kuchi village in Hutal, Afghanistan, March 17, 2010. Kuchis are Afghan Pashtun nomads which make up approximately 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell, U.S. Air Force/Released)
A landing craft, air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 5 prepares to enter the well deck of the forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) while off the coast of Luzon, Philippines, March 16, 2010. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Smith, U.S. Navy/Released)
From right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin B. Marshall, Sgt. Joshua B. Hupe and Afghan Border Police officers provide security during a shura in Luy Kariz, Afghanistan, March 15, 2010. The Soldiers are with 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II, U.S. Air Force/Released)
A U.S. Navy ground crew from Strike Fighter Squadron 94 prepares an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for a flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2010. The unit, based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., is in the area training with Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 pilots for aviation training relocation exercises. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse, U.S. Air Force/Released)
The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, fly in a delta formation over Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., March 11, 2010, during a practice air show. The El Centro air show is the first of 35 air shows in the team’s 2010 season. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen D. Doyle II, U.S. Navy/Released)
A U.S. service member directs a landing craft, air cushion carrying Marines and equipment onto the beach in Djibouti on March 4, 2010. The Marines, who are assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment and Combat Logistics Battalion 24, attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are in the area to conduct training and live-fire ranges. DoD photo by Sgt. Andrew J. Carlson, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadet Mike Mizes punches fellow cadet William Petersen during the USAFA's Wing Open Championships held at Clune Arena March 5, 2010, at the academy in Colorado. Mizes went on to defeat Petersen, both freshmen, by judge’s decision. (DoD photo by Bill Evans, U.S. Air Force/Released)
