Pearl Harbor, February 13, 2012 - Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal man the rails as the ship returns to homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following an eight-month deployment to the western Pacific.

February 7, 2012 - A soldier takes direction from assistant gunner as she fires a M240B machine gun during qualification at Camp Mike Spann, Afghanistan.

Atlantic Ocean, January 29, 2012 - Amphibious assault vehicles enter the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York during a certification exercise (CERTEX).

Arabian Sea, January 14, 2012 - An EA-6B Prowler launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

South China Sea, February 2, 2012 - Airman fuels an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.

November 15, 2011 - U.S. Army Captain directs an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter strike on a target at the Close Combat Attack lane during the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition at the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr in Germany.

U.S. Army Sergeant helps a town elder that is seeking medical treatment in Khowst province, Afghanistan.

January 21, 1954 - Spectators gather around the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN 571) during a christening ceremony.

Arabian Gulf, February 10, 2012 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George fires a round from the forward MK-45 lightweight 5-inch gun during a pre-action aim calibration fire exercise.

January 7, 2012 - Sailors and Coast Guard Deployable Operations Group patrol Kuwait Naval Base's harbor.

Arabian Gulf, February 6, 2012 - A Marine fires a .50-caliber machine gun, as Gunnerrsquos Mate observes for safety during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans.

January 25, 2012 - A MC-130E Combat Talon I awaits its next mission on the flightline at Duke Field, Florida.

An AH-64D Apache helicopter comes in for a landing at a military base in Afghanistan.

Arabian Sea, January 14, 2012 - Firemen combat a simulated fire in an aircraft elevator machinery room during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

Atlantic Ocean, December 1, 2011 - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima.