SMOOTH OPERATOR

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Larson adjusts blocks and smoothes grout lines in the Nieuw Amsterdam Clinic in the Commewijne district of Suriname, July 2, 2011. Larson is assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron. U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Stewart

PARATROOPER TRANSPORT

Army paratroopers wait to perform a personnel airdrop mission during a joint operational access exercise on Fort Bragg N.C., June 25, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Asha Harris

PACIFIC LAUNCH

A BQM-74E aerial drone launches from the flight deck of guided-missle frigate USS Thach to simulate an incoming missile during a live-fire exercise for the Pacific phase of UNITAS 52 while the ship is under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 1, 2011. Ships from Chile, Colombia and Peru also participated as part of Southern Seas 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stuart Phillips

BARREL CHANGE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Carter changes the barrel of an M240B machine gun during weapons training aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio, under way in the Red Sea, June 24, 2011. Carter, is a electronics technician. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Class Brian M. Brooks

HEAD ABOVE

Plebes from the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2015 wait to be officially sworn in at the conclusion of Induction Day, marking the beginning of Plebe Summer, six-weeks of training intended to transition the students from civilian to military life at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., June 30, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Runge

NIGHT FLIGHT

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during night flight operations while under way in the South China Sea, July 1, 2011. The George Washington is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Brandt

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Franks examines an optometry patient at the Las Morenas medical site in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, during Continuing Promise 2011, July 1, 2011. CP11 is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric C. Tretter

DIGGING IN

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard West spreads out sand at a newly constructed playground at OS Santopolder School in Paramaribo, Suriname, July 3, 2011. The construction was part of the New Horizons exercise, a cooperative effort between Suriname and the U.S. Southern Command. West is assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron. U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Chris Stewart