SECURING THE HOMEFRONT

Air Force Senior Airman Tracy Mauch, front, and Tech. Sgt. Brad Schenck sandbag a home along the Missouri River in Bismarck, N.D., June 2, 2011. Mauch is assigned to the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Logistical Readiness Squadron and Schneck is assigned to the 119th Wing's Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp

MILITARY ADDRESS

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen addresses Egyptian military officers during a welcoming reception on the Nile River in Cairo on June 7, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip to the region meeting with counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

EGYPTIAN AWARD

Egyptian Army Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, presents an award to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Cairo, June 7, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip to the region meeting with counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

CAIRO MEETING

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets with U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey in Cairo on June 7, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip to the region meeting with counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

EGYPTIAN GREETINGS

Egyptian Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt, right, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival in Cairo, June 8, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip visiting Egypt and Europe to meet with foreign defense counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

MARINE GREETING

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets U.S. Marines assigned to the embassy in Cairo, Egypt, June 8, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip visiting Egypt and Europe to meet with counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

EGYPTIAN FAREWELL

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, leaves the Egyptian Ministry of Defense with Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, in Cairo, Egypt, June 8, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip visiting Egypt and Europe to meet with counterparts and leaders. DOD photo by U.S. Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

PICTURE PERFECT

U.S. Navy Seaman Carlos Curiel poses for a photos with the students of Ciangsana Elementary School during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a school construction project in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2011. U.S. Navy Seabees and Indonesian Marine engineers built the schoolropom during Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell