Photographs Taken On 2005 09 26

Newport News, Va. (Sept. 26, 2005) - A General George Washington impersonator, William A. Sommersfield, displays a ship's commemorative coin during his visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George More

Everett, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2005) - Newly promoted chief petty officers stand at attention as they sing “Anchors Aweigh” on one of the four aircraft elevators aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham More

Newport News, Va. (Sept. 26, 2005) - A General George Washington impersonator, William A. Sommersfield, greets Sailors during his visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). More

Indian Ocean (Sept. 26, 2005) – Aviation Boatswain Mate Airman Danielle Maniscalo from San Antonio, Texas, directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Red Devils” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two Three Two More

Everett, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2005) - Line handlers standby as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to dock at her homeport of Naval Station Everett, Wash., following Quarterly S More

Newport News, Va. (Sept. 26, 2005) - A General George Washington impersonator, William A. Sommersfield, poses in front of the ship's band on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Wash More

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) provides cover during a convoy security mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. The Scranton, Pa., Army National Guard unit�s D Company recentl More

Atlantic Ocean (Sept. 26, 2005) - Marines, Sailors and family members of the crew stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), gather on the flight deck for photos during the ship's Tige More

Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 26, 2005) – A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the fligh More

Corporal Scott New, a hygiene equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and a Apopka, Fla., native, and Naval Movile Construction Battalion 24�s Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Semmelmann, a util More

Persian Gulf (Sept. 26, 2005) – U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jonathan Jordan keeps a lookout for vessels approaching the Iraqi Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal. Petty Officer Jordan is a member of the Norfolk More

Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 26, 2005) – A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the fligh More

Norfolk, Va. (Sept. 26, 2005) - Air Department personnel assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), assemble the emergency-landing barricade net on the flight deck during More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) provide cover during a convoy security mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. The Scranton, Pa., Army National Guard unit assumed responsibilit More

Gunnery Sgt. Nathan J. Guidry (left-standing), 39, the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program, communication chief and a native of Houma, La., and retired Gunnery Sgt. David J. Moose (right-stand More

Gulf of Mexico (Sept. 26, 2005) – An air crewman looks out the cabin door of his MH-60S Seahawk helicopter as it hovers over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). The Seahawk was More

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) provide cover during a convoy security mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. The Scranton, Pa., Army National Guard unit assumed responsibilit More

Persian Gulf (Sept. 26, 2005) – Sailors assigned to the guided missile crauiser USS Chosin (CG 65), tie-up their Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) while delivering the next "meals on keels" to members of the N More

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) provides cover during a convoy security mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. The Scranton, Pa., Army National Guard unit assumed responsibil More

Minneapolis (Sept. 26, 2005) – A mother and her two year old daughter listen with interest at the Minneapolis Children's Hospital, while Director of Surface Warfare, Rear Adm. Barry McCullough, discusses the N More

Marines and Sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 use a forklift to hold a new piece of pipe in place while they clear debris, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. Th More

NEW IBERIA, LA--The Marines of the 4th Anti-Terrorism Battalion, who voluntarily mobilized from their reserve headquarters in Bessemer, Al, are packing up to head home after almost one month in Gulf Coast regi More

Minneapolis, Minn. (Sept. 26, 2005) – Assistant Professor of Naval Science at Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), University of Minnesota, Lt. Will Brooks, congratulates a Minneapolis Children’s Hosp More

On October 1, the Marine Corps will debut its latest television commercial, �Diamond,� in front of a nationwide television audience. The commercial is set to air on ESPN during the first commercial break after More

AR RAMADI, Iraq (September 30, 2005) - Lance Cpl. James Loomis, a heavy machine gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, joined the Marine Corps after high school for experiences More

Atlantic Ocean (Sept. 26, 2005) - Marines, Sailors and family members of the crew stationed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), gather on the flight deck for photos during the ship's Tige More

San Diego (Sept. 26, 2005) - Commanding Officer, USS Peleliu (LHA 5), Capt. William Personius, holds an all hands call on the flight deck while the ship is in a maintenance period on board Naval Station San Di More

The Marine Corps Institute is now offering testing online, aimed at deployed Marines.

AR RAMADI, Iraq (September 30, 2005) - Private First Class David Shellito Jr., a machine gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, joined the Corps for college money, but realizes More

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 put the final touches on a water pipe repair mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. Marines and Sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and Naval Mobile Const More

051008-M-8489S-001, 002 AR RAMADI, Iraq (October 8, 2005) - Corporal Joe Bier, a machine gunner with 2nd Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, came to Iraq after spending the first three year More

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) provides cover during a convoy security mission, Sept. 26, in Baghdadi, Iraq. The Scranton, Pa., Army National Guard unit assumed responsibil More

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Jason M. Crawford, a tactical data network specialist, with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division is helping keep Marines in the region safe from both the ins More

051024-M-9881Y-001 CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan - Brig. Gen. Frank A. Panter, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, presents the Bronze Star to Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Williams in front of More

051024-M-9881Y-002 CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan - Brig. Gen. Frank A. Panter, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, congratulates Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Williams, who received the Bronze More

Army Staff Sgt. Brian Hagy, a squad leader from the 1st Battalion of the 109th Infantry (Mechanized) and Lexington, Ky., native, applies force to open a door during a clear and search mission, Sept. 26, in Bag More

Seated Buddha from the Koryŏ period

U.S. Army Sgt. Steven Giersch unloads meals, ready to eat from a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter in Deweyville, Texas, on Sept. 26, 2005. Three Black Hawks delivered six pallets of relief aid during this mission. More

Location: Glacier Express, Switzerland Author: Sikander Iqbal Date: September 26th 2005 Details: http://www.sikander.org/entry.php?postid=75&year=2005

An aerial view of the Singapore Science Centre (known after 7 December 2007 as the Science Centre Singapore) in the evening.

U.S. Army soldiers of Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, distribute cases of meals, ready to eat, ice and bottled water to the residents of Orange, Texas, in support of Hurricane Rita relief effo More

A young child receives drops of polio vaccine from U.S. military personnel in Goubetto, Djibouti, on Sept 26, 2005. The Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa administers polio vaccines to foster good will i More

Location: Glacier Express, Switzerland Author: Sikander Date: September 26th 2005 Details: http://www.sikander.org/entry.php?postid=75&year=2005