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<item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conduct a bilateral meeting at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-012D.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-012D.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091120-D-7203C-012D.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-012D.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIGHLANDERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the 78th Highlanders stand at the entrance of the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-006A.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-006A.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HIGHLANDERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091120-D-7203C-006A.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-006A.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CITADEL TOUR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay tour the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-009C.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-009C.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CITADEL TOUR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091120-D-7203C-009C.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-009C.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HALIFAX CITADEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay conduct a press conference at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-018B.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-018B.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HALIFAX CITADEL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091120-D-7203C-018B.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-018B.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HALIFAX FORUM]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience as Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay, left, and Craig Kennedy, president of the German Marshall Fund, look on during the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-026D.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-026D.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HALIFAX FORUM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091120-D-7203C-026D.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091120-D-7203C-026D.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUMVEE VIEW]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Afghan soldier exits a Humvee during egress training with U.S. troops on Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2009.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Evelyn Chavez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-f-4314c-059a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-f-4314c-059a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HUMVEE VIEW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-f-4314c-059a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-f-4314c-059a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASH AND WEAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Leahart washes his clothes in an ammunition can on Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. Leahart is deployed with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-011a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-011a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WASH AND WEAR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-A-3355S-011a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-011a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LINE UP]]></title><description><![CDATA[A row of C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi during a mobility exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 18, 2009. The exercise provides realistic training for combat air force, mobility air force and U.S. Army personnel.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rubi]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-F-7515R-209b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-F-7515R-209b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LINE UP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091118-F-7515R-209b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-F-7515R-209b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PACIFIC OPERATIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aircraft carrier USS George Washington transits the Pacific Ocean while an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51 conducts flight operations in the background, Nov. 18, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Oki]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-N-2013O-467a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-N-2013O-467a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PACIFIC OPERATIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091118-N-2013O-467a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-N-2013O-467a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUNOZ MUSCLES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Brian Weaver and Matt Leahart use exercise equipment in a converted gym on Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. Weaver and Leahart are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-017b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-017b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MUNOZ MUSCLES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-A-3355S-017b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-017b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEETING MISSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Afghan soldiers walk from Combat Outpost Munoz towards the district center to attend a meeting with local leaders to address regional concerns in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEETING MISSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-A-3355S-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-A-3355S-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OUTPOST SHELTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Stephen Martin cleans his weapon inside a small shelter at an observation post near Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009. Martin is assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff  Sgt. Andrew Smith]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-007a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-007a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OUTPOST SHELTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-A-3355S-007a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-007a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIDGELINE WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Esslinger scans a ridgeline from an observation post near Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RIDGELINE WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-A-3355S-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3355S-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL GUARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to about 2,400 adjutants general and assistant adjutants general for ground and air; division and brigade commanders; wing commanders; and senior enlisted advisors during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-001c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-001c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL GUARD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-7203C-001c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-001c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talk to members of the press during a briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 19, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-6655M-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-6655M-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-F-6655M-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-6655M-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS QUESTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[German Minister of Defense Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg, right, responds to a reporter's question during a press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates outside the Pentagon, Nov. 19, 2009. Earlier, the two defense leaders met in private and then held talks with some of their senior advisors. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-079a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-079a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS QUESTIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-9880W-079a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-079a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[German Minister of Defense Karl-Theodor Zu Guttenberg, right, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, Nov. 19, 2009. Germany's Ambassador to the United States Klaus Scharioth, center, and Maj. Gen. Karl Mullner, left, chief of the political military division of the German Ministry of Defense, also participated in the talks.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-043b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-043b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-9880W-043b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-9880W-043b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHOSIN MISSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[A boat crew from the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin approaches three men who were spotted clinging to a piece of wood in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 17, 2009. Chosin is the flagship of Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational effort to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate to actively deter, disrupt and supress piracy off the coast of Somalia.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Taylor]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-9500T-219b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-9500T-219b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHOSIN MISSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-N-9500T-219b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-9500T-219b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN APPRECIATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly K. McKeague, assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, thanks Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his remarks to about 2,500 Army and Air Guardsmen at the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:47:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-100a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-100a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN APPRECIATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-N-0696M-100a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-100a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATIONAL GUARD CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses about 2,500 Army and Air Guardsmen at the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-141ab.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-141ab.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NATIONAL GUARD CONFERENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-N-0696M-141ab.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-N-0696M-141ab.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMORIAL SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of a rifle detail perform a 21-gun salute during a memorial service for nine Marines and one sailor on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2009. The U.S. Marine Corps's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held the service for the troops, who were killed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mark Fayloga ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-M-1558F-238a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-M-1558F-238a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEMORIAL SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-M-1558F-238a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-M-1558F-238a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTENING TO LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. listens as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-004c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-004c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LISTENING TO LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-7203C-004c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-004c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A SESSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[An audience member asks a question of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009.  More than 2,400 adjutants general, assistant adjutants general for ground and air, division and brigade commanders, wing commanders and senior enlisted advisors attended the five-day conference to discuss the theme: "The National Guard-Adding Value to America."  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-003c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-003c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[Q&amp;A SESSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-7203C-003c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-003c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAINTING PRESENTATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, right, the Kentucky National Guard adjutant general, presents Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates with a framed painting during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009. Almost 2,400 adjutants general and assistant adjutants general for ground and air; division and brigade commanders; wing commanders; and senior enlisted advisors attended.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PAINTING PRESENTATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-7203C-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERSHIP ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to nearly 2,400 adjutants general and assistant adjutants general for ground and air; division and brigade commanders; wing commanders; and senior enlisted advisors during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERSHIP ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-D-7203C-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-D-7203C-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WITH THE TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. servicemembers at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 18, 2009.  This is Obama's first visit to Korea since taking office in January.  The stop in Korea was the last leg of his Asia visit.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-2185F-442a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-2185F-442a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WITH THE TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-F-2185F-442a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-2185F-442a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TROOP WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. servicemembers applaud as U.S. President Barack Obama concludes his speech at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 18, 2009.  This is President Obama's first visit to Korea since taking office in January.  The stop in Korea was the last leg of his Asia visit. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091119-F-2185F-356a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091119-F-2185F-356a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TROOP WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091119-F-2185F-356a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091119-F-2185F-356a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LYNN REMARKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III delivers remarks on the topics of detainee affairs and cyber security to about 100 law students from the International Security and Law Society at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-D-7203C-003d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-D-7203C-003d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LYNN REMARKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091118-D-7203C-003d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091118-D-7203C-003d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THANKING TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama addresses U.S. servicemembers at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 19, 2009. This is Obama's first visit to Korea since taking office in January. The stop in Korea was the last leg of his Asia visit.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Gonzales]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-4968G-264a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-4968G-264a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THANKING TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091119-F-4968G-264a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091119-F-4968G-264a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORK INJURY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Hans Tan treats an Afghan worker who cut himself while working for U.S. forces on Combat Outpost Garda in Jalrez, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2009. Tan is a medic assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Battery B, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WORK INJURY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091110-A-224366b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAPITOL CARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi participated in a USO-sponsored event on Capitol Hill, Nov. 18, 2009, to build some 2,000 care packages that contain items specifically for female troops. This is the first time the USO has targeted care packages for females. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_56629-2009-11-18-181103HRa.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_56629-2009-11-18-181103HRa.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAPITOL CARE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_56629-2009-11-18-181103HRa.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_56629-2009-11-18-181103HRa.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOJAVE MOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Black, a candidate for the U.S. Army Rangers, pulls himself out from under a wire obstacle during the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment's Pre-Ranger Assessment in the Mojave Desert on Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 4, 2009. Black is assigned to the Eagle Team, Operations Group, at Fort Iriwn. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-4653C-006a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-4653C-006a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOJAVE MOVE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-A-4653C-006a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-4653C-006a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WALKDOWN]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Bryan Exum helps clean the flight deck aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a debris walkdown in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16, 2009. The Eisenhower is conducting a three-week, joint, combined composite training unit exercise off the east coast of the United States. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-3595W-212a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-3595W-212a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WALKDOWN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-N-3595W-212a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-3595W-212a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HANDS OUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines hand out water to local children during a patrol of the village of Kace Satar, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Zachary Nola ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091111-M-224168.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091111-M-224168.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HANDS OUT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091111-M-224168.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091111-M-224168.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOADING UP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army and Iraqi army soldiers board a Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a static loading exercise being conducted to prepare for upcoming missions on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-5646S-178a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-5646S-178a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LOADING UP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-F-5646S-178a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-5646S-178a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RANGER POWER]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Army Ranger candidate performs one of six mandatory pull-ups during the Ranger Physical Fitness Test held on Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 3, 2009. The fitness test is the first event during the three-day assessment sponsored by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Klutts]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-4653K-009b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-4653K-009b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RANGER POWER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-4653K-009b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-4653K-009b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOB INJURY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Hans Tan treats an Afghan worker who cut himself while working for U.S. forces on Combat Outpost Garda in Jalrez, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2009. Tan is a medic assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Battery B, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366C.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366C.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JOB INJURY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091110-A-224366C.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091110-A-224366C.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PINK DIVERSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course use a smoke diversion tactic while practicing patrol maneuvers on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 12, 2009. U.S. airmen assigned to the 421st Combat Training Squadron teach the course to prepare airmen for upcoming deployments. The squadron is assigned to the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0000S-507a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0000S-507a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PINK DIVERSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-0000S-507a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0000S-507a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JOINT UNION]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut transits the Pacific Ocean during Annual Exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2009. The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force take part in the exercise each year.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Adam K. Thomas]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-6720T-374.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-6720T-374.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JOINT UNION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-N-6720T-374.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-6720T-374.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LADDER CLIMB]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sailor climbs the Jacob's ladder during visit, board, search and seizure operations aboard the Military Sealift Command USNS Prevail in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 16, 2009. The sailor is assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Leah Stiles]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-1522S-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-1522S-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LADDER CLIMB]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-N-1522S-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-1522S-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EXECUTIVE QUESTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is interviewed by Jerry Seib, Wall Street Journal executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Conference, in Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2009. The group includes 100 of the world's leading chief executive officers, who deliberate on top public policy priorities for government and business.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-0696M-024D.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-0696M-024D.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EXECUTIVE QUESTIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-N-0696M-024D.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-N-0696M-024D.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[B-25 CREW REMEMBERED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two high-ranking military members salute as the U.S. Army Ceremonial Honor Guard prepares the flags to present to family members of a World War ll B-25 crew during an interment ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 17, 2009. The B-25 crew was lost on Dec. 5, 1942, near Papua, New Guinea, and the ceremony honored seven of its members.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer William Selby]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_110917-N-5145S-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_110917-N-5145S-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[B-25 CREW REMEMBERED]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_110917-N-5145S-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_110917-N-5145S-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUST STORM]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers shield themselves from sand and rocks kicked up by a CH-53 Sea Stallion during a static loading exercise at Camp Ramadi, in western Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Iraqi Army and U.S. 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Pierre ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224326.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224326.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DUST STORM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091115-F-224326.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224326.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOADING LESSONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. soldier runs to provide security after unloading from a CH-53 Sea Stallion during an exercise on Camp Ramadi in western Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. Marines, and U.S. and Iraqi soldiers train together on the Sea Stallion to prepare for upcoming missions. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Pierre ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224323a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224323a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LOADING LESSONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091115-F-224323a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091115-F-224323a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOGGLE GEAR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Capt. Tolan Hicks tests a pair of night-vision goggles before beginning a mission on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov 16, 2009. Hicks is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is a co-pilot assigned to the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron MC-12 Liberty.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Hubenthal ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091116-F-224226a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091116-F-224226a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GOGGLE GEAR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091116-F-224226a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091116-F-224226a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PARACHUTE PASSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team performs during the Aviation Nation air show on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 15, 2009. The demonstration team includes cadets and instructors.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-3431H-548B.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-3431H-548B.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PARACHUTE PASSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-F-3431H-548B.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-F-3431H-548B.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WELDING WORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Bowker welds the initials of Susan Ford Bales into the keel of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford during an authentication and keel-laying ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Nov. 14, 2009. The Gerald R. Ford is the newest class of aircraft carrier.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-N-5549O-135a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-N-5549O-135a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WELDING WORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091114-N-5549O-135a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-N-5549O-135a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, hosts a meeting to discuss aspects of the current conflict in Yemen with Saudi Arabian Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Khalid bin Sultan, right foreground, at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2009. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,  Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Van Sickle, U.S. Military Training Mission-Saudi Arabia chief, joined Gates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-042d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-042d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-D-9880W-042d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-042d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIAN VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Prince Khalid bin Sultan, the Saudi Arabian assistant minister of defense and aviation, for talks on the current conflict in Yemen at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SAUDI ARABIAN VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091117-D-9880W-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091117-D-9880W-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIETNAM VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Cmdr. H.B. Le, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen, speaks to reporters in front of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge in Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 7, 2009. It was Le's first visit to Vietnam after leaving the country with his family in 1975.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-7478G-084a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-7478G-084a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VIETNAM VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-N-7478G-084a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-7478G-084a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATCH PALS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Iraqi commando, Ahmed, and U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Cullen trade unit patches during joint air assault training between Iraqi commandos and scouts, and U.S. paratroopers on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. During the exercise, Iraqi and American soldiers inspected equipment, discussed warfighting techniques and traded uniform patches. Cullen is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:46:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-013aSCa.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-013aSCa.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PATCH PALS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-A-3108M-013aSCa.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-013aSCa.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STANDARD PROCEDURES]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Iraqi soldier exits a Marine helicopter during joint air assault training between Iraqi commandos and scouts, and U.S. Army paratroopers on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The goal of the training was to learn the standard procedures of each side for future joint missions. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:46:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-008a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-008a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STANDARD PROCEDURES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-A-3108M-008a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-3108M-008a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INFANTRY EYES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Fahey monitors activity from the entry control point on Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2009. Fahey is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0692M-006b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0692M-006b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INFANTRY EYES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-0692M-006b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-0692M-006b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST CLASS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., addresses the first class for master resilience trainers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 2009. The course is one component of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program and is intended to teach how to impart resilience skills to soldiers, family members and Army civilians.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST CLASS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-A-0193C-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RESILIENCE COURSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers review the curriculum for master resilience trainers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 2009.  The course is one component of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program and is intended to teach how to impart resilience skills to soldiers, family members and Army civilians.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:19:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-001c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-001c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RESILIENCE COURSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-A-0193C-001c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-A-0193C-001c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEACHER TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghan National Army Battalion Commander Muhabat Zada Barrat, right, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Burton Shields, center, meet with Afghan teachers at the Suri Elementary School in Suri Bazaar, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2009. Shields is commander of the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-076b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-076b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TEACHER TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091114-F-9171L-076b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-076b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GHALLARHORN GUSTO]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Capt. Dustin Snare blows the Ghallarhorn, a Nordic war horn, kicking off the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions during the viewing party on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. Snare is the battle captain for the 34th 
Infantry Division's operations section.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Soza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-6402S-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-6402S-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GHALLARHORN GUSTO]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091115-A-6402S-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091115-A-6402S-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TACTICAL TECHNIQUES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. sailors learn tactical movement techniques during a security reaction force class aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge while under way in the Pacific Ocean,  Nov. 12, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-7478G-271a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-7478G-271a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TACTICAL TECHNIQUES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-N-7478G-271a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-7478G-271a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATIENT PRACTICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polish infantry soldiers practice loading a patient onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during training by the U.S. Army's General Support Aviation Battalion flight medics on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afhganistan, Nov. 4, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-F-5686C-018b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-F-5686C-018b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PATIENT PRACTICE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-F-5686C-018b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-F-5686C-018b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WINDOW WARRIOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Oravsky's reflection fills a window frame as he provides security at Suri Elementary School in the Suri Bazaar, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2009. Oravsky is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade. U.S. and Afghan soldiers are meeting with the school's teachers to discuss improvement opportunities.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-094b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-094b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WINDOW WARRIOR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091114-F-9171L-094b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091114-F-9171L-094b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes Gen. Freddy Padilla de Leon, Colombia Military Forces commander, to the Pentagon, Nov. 16, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-036c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-036c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-N-0696M-036c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-036c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COLOMBIAN COMMANDER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes Gen. Freddy Padilla de Leon, Colombia Military Forces commander, to the Pentagon, Nov. 16, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-004d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-004d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COLOMBIAN COMMANDER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091116-N-0696M-004d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091116-N-0696M-004d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROOFTOP WATCHERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghan children on a rooftop watch a U.S. Army soldier below as he performs perimeter security during a mission in the village of Miricalai, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 501st Regiment, 4th Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Nicholas]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-6385N-101b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-6385N-101b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ROOFTOP WATCHERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-A-6385N-101b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-6385N-101b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAST LOOK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Robertson walks around the aircraft to inspect it before starting up the engine to pilot the last E-model C-130 Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Powidz Air Base, Poland, Nov. 2, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-f-1014w-134a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-f-1014w-134a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LAST LOOK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-f-1014w-134a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-f-1014w-134a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRUST TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition forces work on gaining the trust of the local population in a small village in the mountains outside Combat Outpost Sabari, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 501st Regiment, 4th Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Nicholas]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-A-6385N-123b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-A-6385N-123b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TRUST TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-A-6385N-123b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-A-6385N-123b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SURKHANI CROSSING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Military Police officers cross a bridge outside Surkhani Village after leaving an Afghan police checkpoint in eastern Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 49th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion. U.S. Army Military Police regularly offer assistance and mentorship to their emerging Afghan police partners.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cody A. Thompson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-9974T-004b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-9974T-004b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SURKHANI CROSSING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-A-9974T-004b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-9974T-004b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMOKE SKILLS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines rush through smoke and into buildings as they train and maintain their urban terrain skills at a combat range on Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 11, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Company G is slated to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in January and will be the battalion's mechanized company.   ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Michael T. Gams]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-035b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-035b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SMOKE SKILLS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-M-3123G-035b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-035b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RETURN FIRE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pvt. John Stafinski fires his squad automatic weapon into an anti-Afghan forces location during a firefight in Waterpur Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. Stafinski is an infantryman assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cody A. Thompson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-005b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-005b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RETURN FIRE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-9974T-005b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-005b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROCKY RUSH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers rush to firing positions as anti-Afghan forces attack their position, during a three-hour firefight in Waterpur Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cody A. Thompson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-009c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-009c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ROCKY RUSH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-9974T-009c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-9974T-009c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOVING OUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[After completing a search of a small village during a joint air assault mission, U.S. Army soldiers move out towards a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to return to base in Taji, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-A-4817Z-550b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-A-4817Z-550b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOVING OUT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-A-4817Z-550b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-A-4817Z-550b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNSET LIFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is participating in a yearly bilateral exercise with the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:46:52 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Rachel N. Hatch]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-6233H-019a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-6233H-019a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SUNSET LIFT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-N-6233H-019a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-N-6233H-019a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EISENHOWER EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. sailors conduct carrier qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offiver 3rd Class Christopher A. Baker   ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-1117B-137a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-1117B-137a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EISENHOWER EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091105-N-1117B-137a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-1117B-137a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNDER COVER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Travis English practices observation techniques using cover and concealment techniques and a homemade ghillie suit on Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 7, 2009. English is a scout observer assigned to Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Ayalin]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-4217A-006b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-4217A-006b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[UNDER COVER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-M-4217A-006b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-4217A-006b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELMENDORF ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama gives a speech to military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-016tc.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-016tc.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ELMENDORF ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-9586T-016tc.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-016tc.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNOW PATROL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni and Afghan national police walk up a snowy hill after their vehicles became stuck in the mud in the Nawur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2009. The team's members visited the district to perform quality assurance control on a collapsed karza and two comprehenisve health clinics.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Rebecca F. Corey]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-5686C-012c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-5686C-012c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SNOW PATROL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091108-F-5686C-012c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-5686C-012c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMANDER QUESTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama addresses military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009. The president visited the base to meet with service members and offer remarks to the local community.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-011c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-011c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMANDER QUESTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-9586T-011c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-011c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OBAMA GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shakes hands with military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tinese Treadwell]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-069.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-069.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OBAMA GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-7832T-069.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-069.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEA OF HANDS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shakes hands with military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-005b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-005b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SEA OF HANDS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-9586T-005b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-005b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama gives a speech to a crowd of military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tinese Treadwell]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-051c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-051c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-7832T-051c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-7832T-051c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPOUSE APPRECIATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama thanks the spouses of active duty service members during a speech to military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-017a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-017a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SPOUSE APPRECIATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-F-9586T-017a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-F-9586T-017a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STRATEGY MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama meets with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 11, 2009. From center to left, members include Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo by Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_4096507686db94914779oHa.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_4096507686db94914779oHa.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STRATEGY MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_4096507686db94914779oHa.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_4096507686db94914779oHa.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMBAT TRAINING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines disembark from an amphibious assault vehicle as they train at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 11, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Company G is slated to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in January and will be the battalion's mechanized company.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pvt. Michael T. Gams]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMBAT TRAINING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-M-3123G-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-M-3123G-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CURBSIDE HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets visiting Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imami curbside at the Pentagon River Entrance, Nov. 13, 2009. The two defense leaders were to hold security talks on a broad range of mainly regional issues.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-077a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-077a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CURBSIDE HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-D-9880W-077a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-077a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, hosts a meeting with Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imami, second from right, at the Pentagon, Nov. 13, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates for the meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-066a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-066a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-D-9880W-066a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-066a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALBANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imami through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Nov. 13, 2009, for security talks.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by  R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-040a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-040a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ALBANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091113-D-9880W-040a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091113-D-9880W-040a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSHKOSH QUESTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with the press following a tour of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected-all terrain vehicle production facility and test site, Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the protection of an MRAP with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-031c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-031c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OSHKOSH QUESTIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-031c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-031c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFF THE LINE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates watches a demonstration of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle at the test facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-025c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-025c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OFF THE LINE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-025c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-025c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SERIOUS DETAIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009.  The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SERIOUS DETAIL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VEHICLE MAKERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers respond to remarks by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after a tour of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle Harrison Street production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-018c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-018c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VEHICLE MAKERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-018c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-018c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKING TO EMPLOYEES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to workers at the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle Harrison Street production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-019c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-019c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TALKING TO EMPLOYEES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-019c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-019c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TIGHT ROPE WALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[A British airman, left, and  U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Xzavior Hill traverse a rope bridge as part of the Ultimate Challenge 2 activity of Leadership, Ethos and Air Power Day on Royal Air Force Marham, Nov. 9, 2009. About 40 U.S. airmen participated in the leadership building opportunities with their British counterparts. Hill is assigned to the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Trower]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-6936T-950b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-6936T-950b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TIGHT ROPE WALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-F-6936T-950b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-6936T-950b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSPIRED]]></title><description><![CDATA[A member of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue Parachute team goes past the spires of the Cadet Chapel to land at the Academy's Terrazzo during "College Game Day" in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 7, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-5040D-913a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-5040D-913a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INSPIRED]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-F-5040D-913a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-5040D-913a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLOSE INSPECTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jake Jones, left, operations manager, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle, M-ATV, production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The M-ATV design combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-011a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-011a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CLOSE INSPECTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-011a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-011a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORKER WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with a worker during a tour of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The vehicle design combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-006a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-006a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WORKER WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-006a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-006a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS ONBOARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press onboard an aircraft destined for Oshkosh, Wis., to tour the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle, M-ATV, production facility, Nov. 12, 2009. The M-ATV design combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-001alf.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-001alf.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS ONBOARD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091112-D-7203C-001alf.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091112-D-7203C-001alf.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEPAK PALS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Capt. Patrick Francescon gives candy to Afghan children during a patrol with U.S. Army and Afghan national army soldiers in Depak Valley, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and the soldiers are assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-154b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-154b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEPAK PALS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091030-A-6365W-154b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-154b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL COIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama leaves a presidential coin at the gravesite of 19-year-old Medal of Honor recipient Army Spc. Ross McGinnis, one of two Medal of Honor recipients memorialized at the cemetery from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, during a Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo by Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_pod11-12-09coinPS-0463a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_pod11-12-09coinPS-0463a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL COIN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_pod11-12-09coinPS-0463a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_pod11-12-09coinPS-0463a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING A SON]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Monti, left, the father of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. stand near Monti's burial site on Veterans Day at the Massachusetts National Ceremony in Bourne, Mass., Nov. 11, 2009. Sgt. 1st Class Monti was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Sept. 17, 2009, after being killed in action by insurgent fire in Afghanistan when he attempted to rescue a wounded soldier.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Army]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-0193C-017b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-0193C-017b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING A SON]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-A-0193C-017b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-A-0193C-017b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZANAKHAN ZONE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition soldiers assigned to the joint force brace themselves against a CH-47 Chinook helicopter's rotor wash at the helicopter landing zone in the Zanakhan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:32:33 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Walter Reeves]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-5449R-411b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-5449R-411b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ZANAKHAN ZONE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-A-5449R-411b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-5449R-411b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CABLE GUYS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver remove a cargo pendant from fresh supplies during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard under way in the Sea of Japan, Nov. 6, 2009. The Denver is part of the USS Denver Amphibious Task Group, which, along with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting its fall patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-N-5538K-040b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-N-5538K-040b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CABLE GUYS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091106-N-5538K-040b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-N-5538K-040b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUIDE LIGHTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kevin Collette guides a K-loader into a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2009. Collette and the rest of his crew are transporting dolphins from the U.S. Navy Marine Mammals Program to Noumea, New Caledonia, where they will participate in a humanitarian project in which U.S. Navy, French, Australian and New Zealand demolition crews will remove mines left over from World War II.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-3798Y-175a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-3798Y-175a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GUIDE LIGHTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091108-F-3798Y-175a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-F-3798Y-175a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPECTACULAR DISPLAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard demonstrates how they conduct a search and rescue during the Sea and Sky Spectacular in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., Nov. 8, 2009. The Sea and Sky Spectacular is part of the Week of Valor.

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sunday Williams]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-N-5812W-004a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-N-5812W-004a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SPECTACULAR DISPLAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091108-N-5812W-004a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091108-N-5812W-004a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TENT TEAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers erect a command and control tent at a forward deployed location during exercise Vibrant Response near Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 716th Military Police Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-F-5964B-123c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-F-5964B-123c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TENT TEAM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091106-F-5964B-123c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-F-5964B-123c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OVERSEAS COMMEMORATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. sailors raise an American flag aboard the USS Harpers Ferry on Veterans Day in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-N-0807W-033a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-N-0807W-033a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OVERSEAS COMMEMORATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-N-0807W-033a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-N-0807W-033a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELMAND HALT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Nobriga halts during a foot patrol in the Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2009. Nobriga, a hospital corpsman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:32:33 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-M-2581P-778a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-M-2581P-778a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HELMAND HALT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091106-M-2581P-778a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-M-2581P-778a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIETNAM VETS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall stand beside a plaque commemorating Prisoners of War and Missing in Action on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2009. Showing in the background are some of the more than 58,000 names of fallen troops etched into the granite partitions of the monument in Washington, D.C.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by John Kruzel]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vietnam20Wall202[1]a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vietnam20Wall202[1]a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VIETNAM VETS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Vietnam20Wall202[1]a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vietnam20Wall202[1]a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORT HOOD TRAGEDY]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009, to attend a memorial service for the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 43 wounded. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fthood_lead1.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fthood_lead1.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FORT HOOD TRAGEDY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_fthood_lead1.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fthood_lead1.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SERVICE TO COUNTRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Tim Mahoney recounts his history of service, which led him from volunteering at schools in Boston to serving in the Army, at a Veterans Day event at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Mahoney, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Alma J. Powell and retired Army Col. Rob Gordon, left to right, shared the stage to discuss the importance of performing acts of service to the country. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Ian Graham]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Mahoney1A.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Mahoney1A.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SERVICE TO COUNTRY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Mahoney1A.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Mahoney1A.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARLINGTON AMPITHEATER]]></title><description><![CDATA[National leaders, veterans and guests gather at Arlington National Cemetery's ampitheater to mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-36-52 a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-36-52 a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON AMPITHEATER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_11-36-52 a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-36-52 a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING THE UNKNOWNS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_wreath 2Bb.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_wreath 2Bb.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING THE UNKNOWNS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_wreath 2Bb.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_wreath 2Bb.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUIET OBSERVANCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama, far left, stands with Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, center, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, second from right, during a Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-XXXXB-004b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-XXXXB-004b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[QUIET OBSERVANCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-VA-XXXXB-004b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-XXXXB-004b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUNCH WITH BIDEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice President Joe Biden, at podium, and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, left, hosted a luncheon for nearly 250 veterans, active duty servicemen and women and their families at the Vice President's residence in Washington as part of November 11, 2009 Veterans Day activities. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, left, joined the Bidens in honoring attendees. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA photo by Robert Turtil  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_207a-Vet Day 09-RTb.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_207a-Vet Day 09-RTb.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LUNCH WITH BIDEN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_207a-Vet Day 09-RTb.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_207a-Vet Day 09-RTb.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEADERS AT ARLINGTON]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shakes hands with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki as he descends the podium after speaking during Veterans Day services at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2009. At the far left is Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth, an Army National Guard helicopter pilot and the Veterans Affairs Department's assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-15-00 b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-15-00 b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LEADERS AT ARLINGTON]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_11-15-00 b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-15-00 b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING HEROES]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, on Obama's immediate right, stand with veterans during Veterans Day services at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-21-17 B.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-21-17 B.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING HEROES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_11-21-17 B.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_11-21-17 B.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-042a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-042a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-VA-000X-042a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-042a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLEMN SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama, left, and Army Brig. Gen. Karl Horst, commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, stand during Veterans Day services at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[VA courtesy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-053b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-053b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLEMN SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091111-VA-000X-053b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091111-VA-000X-053b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHARED SYMPATHY]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama, second from left, and  Army Brig. Gen. Karl Horst, right, stop to talk with visitors among the graves of soldiers from the Iraq and Afghan conflicts in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House Photo by Samantha Appleton]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_visitors_SA-0558d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_visitors_SA-0558d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHARED SYMPATHY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_vetsday_visitors_SA-0558d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_visitors_SA-0558d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARLINGTON ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama addresses the audience during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to mark Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo by Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_speaking_PS-0403a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_speaking_PS-0403a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_vetsday_speaking_PS-0403a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_speaking_PS-0403a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAYING HOMAGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Obama and Army Brig. Gen. Karl Horst pay their respects at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo by Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hero_vetsday_PS-0289a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hero_vetsday_PS-0289a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PAYING HOMAGE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_hero_vetsday_PS-0289a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hero_vetsday_PS-0289a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA['THUMBS UP' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shares a 'thumbs-up" with a veteran at a Veterans Day breakfast in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 11, 2009. After breakfast with veterans in the East Room of the White House, the president took part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, then spoke at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House photo Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_breakfast_PS-0071lk.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_breakfast_PS-0071lk.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA['THUMBS UP' ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_vetsday_breakfast_PS-0071lk.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_vetsday_breakfast_PS-0071lk.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING THE FALLEN]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama place a commander-in-chief's coin on the fallen soldier memorials honoring 13 shooting victims at the conclusion of a memorial ceremony at Fort Hood Nov. 10, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason R. Krawczyk]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Fort Hood Memorial - Obama 2.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Fort Hood Memorial - Obama 2.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING THE FALLEN]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Fort Hood Memorial - Obama 2.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Fort Hood Memorial - Obama 2.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OBAMA'S ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama pays his respects to the families of the 13 victims and 38 wounded in a Nov. 5 shooting spree on Fort Hood, Texas, during a memorial ceremony on the post, Nov. 10, 2009. "Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation," Obama told mourners. "Their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched." ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-010a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-010a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OBAMA'S ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-D-7203C-010a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-010a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[III CORPS MEMORIAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama speaks at the Nov. 10, 2009, Fort Hood, Texas, memorial service honoring the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded. The president said "the killer will be met with justice  in this world, and the next."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Chullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-005c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-005c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[III CORPS MEMORIAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-D-7203C-005c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-005c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST RESPONDERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Fort Hood police and fireman who were first responders in the shootings on Fort Hood, Texas. Mullen traveled to the post  to attend a ceremony honoring the victims of a Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded, Nov. 10, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-314.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-314.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST RESPONDERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-0696M-314.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-314.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONDOLENCES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with family members of fallen heros of the tragic shootings on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Gates was in Texas to attend a memorial ceremony for those that were killed at the Army processing station on Nov. 5, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-006b.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-006b.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CONDOLENCES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-D-7203C-006b.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-006b.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHIEF'S CONDOLENCES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey and his wife Sheila meet with family members of fallen soldiers of the tragic shootings on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Casey was in Texas to attend a memorial ceremony for the fallen heros.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-004b.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-004b.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHIEF'S CONDOLENCES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-D-7203C-004b.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-004b.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOP THREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., center, at Fort Hood, Texas, participate a Nov. 10, 2009, ceremony to honor the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:47:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-382.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-382.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TOP THREE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-0696M-382.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-382.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN'S VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Mason was shot in the hip during a Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-206.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-206.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHAIRMAN'S VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-0696M-206.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-206.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SURVIVOR'S SMILE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits Sgt. Kimberly Munley, a police officer recovering at the hospital on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009. Munley was wounded when she acted as a first responder to the Nov. 5 shooting incident on post that left 13 dead and 38 wounded. Munley fired shots at the alleged shooter.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-001b.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-001b.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SURVIVOR'S SMILE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-D-7203C-001b.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-D-7203C-001b.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST COUPLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prepare to take part  in a Nov. 10, 2009, ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, to honor the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-261.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-261.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST COUPLE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-0696M-261.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-261.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL RESPECTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking part in a Nov. 10, 2009, memorial service on Fort Hood, Texas, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama look at the photograph of one of the victims of the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:18:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-439.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-439.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL RESPECTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-0696M-439.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-0696M-439.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARGHANDAB DONKEY]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Afghan man and boy travel the streets while U.S. Army soldiers conduct a patrol in Arghandab, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-9891G-081b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-9891G-081b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARGHANDAB DONKEY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-F-9891G-081b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-F-9891G-081b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIRBORNE ANGELS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, perform during the Sea and Sky Spectacular event in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 7, 2009. The event is part of Week of Valor at Jacksonville Beach, Fla.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:24:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Leah Stiles]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-1522S-003a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-1522S-003a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AIRBORNE ANGELS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-N-1522S-003a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-1522S-003a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMORIAL TAPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine sounds Taps during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Marine Corps Memorial to honor the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps in Arlington, Va., Nov. 10, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-5549O-111a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-5549O-111a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEMORIAL TAPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091110-N-5549O-111a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091110-N-5549O-111a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COIL CARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyreek Hayward lays coil to rewind a motor in the machine shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 9, 2009. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Robert Winn]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-N-8960W-047a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-N-8960W-047a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COIL CARE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-N-8960W-047a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-N-8960W-047a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHEER DETERMINATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Franklin Sullivan low crawls inches below barbed wire at the Sand Hill confidence course on the fifth day of one station unit training on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 3, 2009. Sullivan, an infantry recruit assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, was among nearly 200 new recruits to go through the course, which included 25 obstacles.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Kristin Molinaro]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-183a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-183a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHEER DETERMINATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-1840M-183a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-183a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OBSTACLE ATTITUDE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Army Infantry recruit tries to hang on as he attempts to swing under a plank during the confidence course on their fifth day training on Fort Benning, Ga., Nov. 3, 2009. The soldier is an infantry recruit assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Kristin Molinaro]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-166b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-166b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OBSTACLE ATTITUDE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-1840M-166b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-1840M-166b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALAD VOLUNTEERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers for the patient administration and disposition section of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron transport a patient away from an HH-60G Pavehawk toward the intensive care unit area of the Air Force Theater Hospital Nov. 2, 2009 on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Volunteers assist in the section's manpower and will respond if available in the event of a mass casualty.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Hubenthal ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-222030a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-222030a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BALAD VOLUNTEERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091102-A-222030a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-222030a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZAMA DISCUSSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dwight Bevill talks to an Afghan man about local issues in Zama, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2009. Bevill is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktika, and meets with villages leaders to plan future development projects.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102F7418E103.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102F7418E103.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ZAMA DISCUSSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102F7418E103.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102F7418E103.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLEASANT SURPRISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Mauricio Moreno spots a group of puppies while posting security in Orgun, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103F7418E080.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103F7418E080.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PLEASANT SURPRISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103F7418E080.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103F7418E080.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEMORIAL CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will join Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. at Fort Hood, Texas, today for a ceremony to honor the victims of the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 38 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason R. Krawczyk]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fort-hood_graphic5.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fort-hood_graphic5.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEMORIAL CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_fort-hood_graphic5.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_fort-hood_graphic5.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THROUGH THE SMOKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct urban search and rescue after a simulated chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive incident at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during Exercise Vibrant Response, Nov. 9, 2009. Vibrant Response is a field training exercise in which Department of Defense forces assist federal, state, local, and tribal partners in saving lives, preventing further injury, and providing temporary critical support to enable community recovery.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-5964B-013.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-5964B-013.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THROUGH THE SMOKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-F-5964B-013.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-F-5964B-013.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama signs an executive order on the Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, Nov. 9, 2009, in the Oval Office at the White House. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[White House Photo by Pete Souza]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_P110909PS-0411c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_P110909PS-0411c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_P110909PS-0411c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_P110909PS-0411c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATER WAYS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghan farmers sit with Coalition Forces members as they discuss ways of improving the village's water supply in Deh-e-Muslem, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Rock Stevens]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-6473S-004a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-6473S-004a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WATER WAYS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-A-6473S-004a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-A-6473S-004a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CANINE COLLABORATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Trevor Hall, far left, watches as Sgt. Justin Wolfschlag is lead by his military working dog Oakley during a search at a farm house near Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2009. Hall is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and Wolfschlag is a dog handler assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 97th Military Police Battalion.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Ali Hargis ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-A-5617H-033b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-A-5617H-033b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CANINE COLLABORATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091105-A-5617H-033b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-A-5617H-033b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEXICAN MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, foreground, meets with Mexican Secretary of the Navy Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, opposite, at the Pentagon, Nov. 9, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-004.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-004.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEXICAN MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-D-7203C-004.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-004.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADMIRAL'S ARRIVAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Mexican Secretary of the Navy Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, left, through an honor cordon upon his arrival at the Pentagon for bilateral security discussions, Nov. 9, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ADMIRAL'S ARRIVAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-D-7203C-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-7203C-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIFT OF EDUCATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Col. Maria Zumwalt, left, chats with students of the Shab Female School, which was recently renovated by U.S. Army soldiers, Baghdad, Nov. 5, 2009. Zumwalt is the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division's Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Risner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091105-A-221664.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091105-A-221664.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GIFT OF EDUCATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091105-A-221664.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091105-A-221664.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, into the Pentagon, Nov. 9, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-046a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-046a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-D-9880W-046a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-046a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISRAELI TALKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, about regional security issues during a meeting in the Pentagon, Nov. 9, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-072A.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-072A.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ISRAELI TALKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091109-D-9880W-072A.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091109-D-9880W-072A.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HISTORIC FLIGHTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Linebaugh taxis down the runway at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in a P-51 Mustang "Gunfighter"  with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ron Boisvert in the passenger seat behind him Nov. 5, 2009.  The Disabled American Veterans Flight Team organized the flights aboard historic and experimental air show aircraft for wounded warriors assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit at the San Antonio Military Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cheung]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-F-2907C-512a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-F-2907C-512a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HISTORIC FLIGHTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091105-F-2907C-512a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-F-2907C-512a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMISSIONING RAILS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines and sailors man the rails during the commissioning ceremony of the USS New York in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center in its hull.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse J. Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-015a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-015a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMISSIONING RAILS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-M-6539J-015a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-015a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INVOCATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the official party bow their heads during the invocation at the commissioning ceremony of the USS New York in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center in its hull.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse J. Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-006b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-006b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INVOCATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-M-6539J-006b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-006b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHIP'S SPONSOR]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Robert W. Stocklin escorts Dotty England, wife of former Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and the sponsor of the USS New York, from the stage during the ship's commissioning ceremony in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center in its hull.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse J. Johnson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-019a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-019a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHIP'S SPONSOR]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-M-6539J-019a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-M-6539J-019a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHIP COMMISSIONING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, participates in the commissioning ceremony of the of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York in New York City, Nov. 7, 2009. The New York Has 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8273J-100a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8273J-100a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHIP COMMISSIONING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-N-8273J-100a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8273J-100a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[USS NEW YORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York is commissioned in New York, Nov. 7, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers forged into her bow, and will be used to support humanitarian, amphibious assault, special operations and expeditionary warfare missions around the world. The New York is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named after a state and will be homeported in Norfolk, Va.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:53:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dan Meaney]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8138M-003B.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8138M-003B.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[USS NEW YORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-N-8138M-003B.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-N-8138M-003B.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFL AT BAGRAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fox Sports NFL Sunday commentators Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, rear left, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, and Curt Menefee, talk with Maj. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force- 82 and 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, command sergeant major of CJTF-82 and 82nd Abn. Div., during the filming of the NFL Sunday pre-game show at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2009]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-A-1344W-244a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-A-1344W-244a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NFL AT BAGRAM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091107-A-1344W-244a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091107-A-1344W-244a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEAM WORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi police conduct a cordon and search mission at a farm house on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2009. The area was suspected of being used as a vehicle-borne explosive device factory. The  U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-0775Y-017b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-0775Y-017b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TEAM WORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091105-N-0775Y-017b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091105-N-0775Y-017b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOURNING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soldiers attend a chemical light vigil held at the North Fort Hood training site Nov. 6, 2009, in remembrance of comrades and loved ones who were killed and wounded in the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, the previous afternoon. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tony M. Lindback]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091106_3111L2a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091106_3111L2a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOURNING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091106_3111L2a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091106_3111L2a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANDERSON AND ARMSTRONG]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Army Division West Commander Maj. Gen. Charles A. Anderson speaks with Army Pfc. James Armstrong and wife, Roxanne, during a chemical light vigil held at the North Fort Hood training site Nov. 6, 2009, in remembrance of comrades and loved ones who were killed and wounded in the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009. Armstrong pulled others out of harm's way despite being shot twice himself. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tony M. Lindback]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_200911063111Lb.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_200911063111Lb.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ANDERSON AND ARMSTRONG]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_200911063111Lb.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_200911063111Lb.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAPLAIN'S SONG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Chaplain (Col.) Mike Lembke, III Corps, plays guitar, leading mourners in song during a candlelight vigil Nov. 6, 2009, to commemorate soldiers and civilians killed and wounded Nov. 5, 2009, by a lone gunman inside and near the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Michael Heckman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Lembke[1]b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Lembke[1]b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHAPLAIN'S SONG]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Lembke[1]b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Lembke[1]b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CANDLE IN THE WIND]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Anderson holds a candle for her daughter, Solana, 4, as her grandmother, Jo Ellen Freleigh, of New York, protects her candle from the wind at Fort Hood, Texas. About 300 people attended a candlelight prayer vigil Nov. 6, 2009, at Hood Stadium to honor those who were killed and wounded Nov. 5, 2009, when a lone gunman opened fire in the Soldier Readiness Processing Center on post.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Michael Heckman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Andersons[1].jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Andersons[1].jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CANDLE IN THE WIND]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Andersons[1].jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Andersons[1].jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRAYER VIGIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Col. Charles Keller, his wife, Sylvie, and their children, Amber and Michael, arrive early for a candlelight prayer vigil Nov. 6, 2009, inside Hood Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Michael Heckman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vigil01b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vigil01b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRAYER VIGIL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Vigil01b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Vigil01b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRANSPORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[First responders prepare the wounded for transport in waiting ambulances outside Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Processing Center Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Jeramie Sivley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TRANSPORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_prepfortransport.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARMY LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary John McHugh, fields a question from a media member at a press conference on Sadowski Field outside the III Corps headquarters building at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 6, 2009, while Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Jr. looks on. The secretary pledged the Army's unwavering support for the soldiers and families hit by a Nov. 5 attack by a lone gunman that left 13 dead and 30 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Martinez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_secchiefuncroppeda.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_secchiefuncroppeda.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARMY LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_secchiefuncroppeda.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_secchiefuncroppeda.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARMY SECRETARY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary John McHugh, speaks to media assembled on Sadowski Field outside the III Corps headquarters building at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 6, 2009. The secretary pledged the Army's unwavering support for the soldiers and families impacted by a Nov. 5 attack by a lone gunman that left 13 dead and 30 wounded.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Martinez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_mchugh1a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_mchugh1a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARMY SECRETARY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_mchugh1a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_mchugh1a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TAKING COVER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bystanders crouch for cover as shots rang out from Soldier Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009, as law enforcement officers run toward the sound of the gun.  A lone gunman killed 13 people and wounded 30 more in the incident.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Jeramie Sivley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_takecovera.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_takecovera.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TAKING COVER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_takecovera.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_takecovera.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRANSPORTING WOUNDED]]></title><description><![CDATA[First responders prepare the wounded for transport in waiting ambulances near Fort Hood's Soldier Readiness Processing Center Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Jeramie Sivley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport2a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport2a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TRANSPORTING WOUNDED]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_prepfortransport2a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_prepfortransport2a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOBILE COMMAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[A soldier stands guard outside a Mobile Command Post at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009, following a gunman's attack that left 13 dead and 30 wounded.     ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_guarda.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_guarda.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOBILE COMMAND]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_guarda.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_guarda.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOOD LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Gen Robert Cone (right), III Corps commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur L. Coleman, Jr., the corps' senior noncommissioned officer, receive a briefing from Fort Hood law enforcement officers outside the shooting site on Fort Hood, Texas.  Thirteen people died and 30 more were wounded in the incident Nov. 5, 2009.   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_coneonsite.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_coneonsite.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOOD LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_coneonsite.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_coneonsite.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWAT TEAM]]></title><description><![CDATA[SWAT team members approach a building with a gunman inside.  Thirteen people were killed and 30 more wounded in an attack by a lone gunman at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason R. Krawczyk]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_swatc.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_swatc.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SWAT TEAM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_swatc.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_swatc.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[POST POLICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post police take cover when a gunman fires shots at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Andrew Evans]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse2a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse2a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[POST POLICE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_policeresponse2a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse2a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DETECTIVES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detectives assigned to the Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Sevices respond Nov. 5, 2009,  to a shooter barricaded in the post's deployment readiness center.  Thirteen people died and 30 more were wounded in the Fort Hood, Texas, incident.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Andrew Evans]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse1A.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse1A.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DETECTIVES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_policeresponse1A.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_policeresponse1A.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDIC'S SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first responder to a lone gunman's attack at Fort Hood, Texas, salutes after aiding his fellow soldiers, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Jason R. Krawczyk]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_medica.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_medica.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEDIC'S SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_medica.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_medica.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LITTER BEARERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[First responders use a table as a stretcher to transport a wounded soldier to a waiting ambulance at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason R. Krawczyk]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-O-9999X-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-O-9999X-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LITTER BEARERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091106-O-9999X-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091106-O-9999X-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOMENT OF COMFORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Army soldier comforts a woman during the deadly shooting on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009. Thirteen people were killed and 30 injured in a rampage.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Video Screengrab]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_ComfortingWomana.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_ComfortingWomana.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOMENT OF COMFORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_ComfortingWomana.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_ComfortingWomana.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST REPONDERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[First responders carry a victim to an ambulance during the deadly shooting on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009. Thirteen people were killed and 30 were injured in the incident.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Video Screengrab]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_FirstRespondersa.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_FirstRespondersa.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRST REPONDERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_FirstRespondersa.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_FirstRespondersa.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPLOYS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the law enforcement community deploy on Fort Hood, Texas, during a shooting spree that killed 13 people and injured 30 others, Nov. 5, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Video Screengrab]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Buildinga.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Buildinga.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPLOYS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Buildinga.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Buildinga.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMBULANCE AID]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency personnel carry a victim to an ambulance in the deadly shooting on Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, 2009. Thirteen people were killed and 30 others were injured in the rampage.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:46:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Video Screengrab ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Ambulancea.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Ambulancea.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AMBULANCE AID]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_Ambulancea.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_Ambulancea.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMANDER'S BRIEF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, commanding general of III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, gives an initial update to media members outside Fort Hood's main entrance, Nov. 5, 2009. Fort Hood's commander fielded questions regarding a shooting spree that killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. 

]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Michael Heckman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_1stBriefinge.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_1stBriefinge.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COMMANDER'S BRIEF]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_1stBriefinge.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_1stBriefinge.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORT HOOD PRESS CONFERENCE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, commanding general of III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, provides details of an attack at the installation by a lone gunman to media members outside Fort Hood's main entrance Nov. 5, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Michael Heckman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_LTGConePCc.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_LTGConePCc.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FORT HOOD PRESS CONFERENCE ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_LTGConePCc.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_LTGConePCc.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIELD FARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local Afghan villager offers shia tea and bread to U.S. Marines, U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan army officers patrolling the Depak Valley, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2009. The Marines are 
assigned to Embedded Training Team 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, and the soldiers are assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-125c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-125c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIELD FARE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091030-A-6365W-125c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-A-6365W-125c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SWEET JOURNEY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Song Moon hands out candy to a group of eager children in El Ciruelo, a mountain village near Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 31, 2009. Eighty-one volunteers from Joint Task Force Bravo, which is under U.S. Southern Command, hiked more than five miles along a mountain road to deliver food to the remote village. Volunteers carried 122 bags of food, equaling 2,684 pounds.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-F-6136T-994a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-F-6136T-994a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SWEET JOURNEY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091031-F-6136T-994a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-F-6136T-994a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIGHTER ENGINE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. sailors prepare to test a rebuilt F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet engine on the fantail aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 4, 2009. Truman is under way conducting carrier qualifications.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kilho Park]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-6003P-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-6003P-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIGHTER ENGINE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-6003P-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-6003P-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAT CARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Goldsmith gives a vitamin treatment to a cat at a veterinarian civil action project  in Lanao Del Sur, Philippines, Nov. 3, 2009. Goldsmith is assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines, which partnered with a local veterinarian to educate residents on a variety of topics, including how to give injections and treat sick animals. The vets treated more than 50 animals.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Theresa Donnelly]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-1008D-034a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-1008D-034a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAT CARE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-1008D-034a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-1008D-034a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAGRAM WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army soldiers conduct a patrol to search for insurgent mortar teams near Bagram Airfield, Nov. 4, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Bravo Company, Task Force Gladius. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew N. Freire]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-414a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-414a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BAGRAM WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-A-2946F-414a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-414a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STATION CONVERSATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Black Richardson and Staff Sgt. Gregg Foland talk to a local gas station owner about insurgent activity in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Bravo Company, Task Force Gladius.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:14 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew N. Freire]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-291a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-291a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STATION CONVERSATION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-A-2946F-291a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-A-2946F-291a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[URBAN EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. soldiers played by U.S. Marines engage in simulated military operations in an urban environment during the final force-on-force exercise in Bold Quest on Camp Lejuene, N.C., Nov. 4, 2009. Bold Quest is a demonstration that brings together nearly 1,000 professional warfighters and contractors from 11 countries and across the U.S. military to test technologies designed to eliminated fratricide on the battlefield.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Laws]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_220416110509163311a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_220416110509163311a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[URBAN EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_220416110509163311a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_220416110509163311a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOPKEEPER TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Capt. Stanford Oki, middle,  and Spc. Hyrum Robb, right, talk with a shopkeeper at the bazaar in the district of Qara Bagh, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. The team was in the bazaar that day conducting atmospherics. Oki is the officer in charge of the Civil Military Operations Center, Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, and Robb is a noncommissioned officer at the center.

]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Sarah R. Webb]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220091b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220091b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHOPKEEPER TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091029-F-220091b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220091b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHOP TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Hyrum Robb speaks with a shopkeeper at the bazaar in the district of Qara Bagh, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. Robb is assigned to the Civil Military Operations Center.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Webb]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220098.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220098.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHOP TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091029-F-220098.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-F-220098.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SILHOUETTE SOLDIERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy sailors and Djiboutian soldiers raise the wall of a 64-foot temper tent on a range in Doudoub Bololé, Djibouti, Nov. 2, 2009. The sailors are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The U.S. Navy donated six tents to the Djiboutian army for an upcoming military field exercise later this year.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Robert P. Gallagher]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hires_091104-N-1385G-001b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hires_091104-N-1385G-001b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SILHOUETTE SOLDIERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_hires_091104-N-1385G-001b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_hires_091104-N-1385G-001b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONOR GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the 3d Infantry Battalion Honor Platoon greet Brig. Gen. Mike Callan in Kaolack, Senegal, Oct. 30, 2009. Callen was invited to speak at the graduation ceremony for the first class of NCO Academy instructors.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Paula Kurtz]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-F-1928K-001b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-F-1928K-001b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONOR GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091030-F-1928K-001b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-F-1928K-001b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NAWA WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicolas Grey pauses during a patrol in the Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is one of the ground combat elements deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7. Grey is assigned to the Combined Anti-Armor Team 2.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-M-2581P-161a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-M-2581P-161a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NAWA WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091028-M-2581P-161a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-M-2581P-161a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN VISIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles-class submarine USS San Juan 751 maneuvers into place at Simon's Town Naval Base outside Cape Town, South Africa, Nov. 4, 2009. The San Juan is visiting South Africa to conduct security cooperation activities, military-to-military exchanges and other activities.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Mark Canning]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-9999C-755b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-9999C-755b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAPE TOWN VISIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-9999C-755b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-9999C-755b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TANK TALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Pfc. Patrick Camp, left, and Spc. Thomas Garrard relax as they wait, Nov. 3, 2009, to convoy M1 Abrams tanks through the night from Contingency Operating Base Speicher to Forward Operating Base Taji, Iraq. Both are truck drivers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2025th Transportation Company, 15th Sustainment Brigade.


]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven King ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-N-219984a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-N-219984a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TANK TALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091103-N-219984a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-N-219984a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[URUZGAN MISSION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bert Shober flies close behind a CH-47F Chinook helicopter  during an aviation mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2009. Shober is a Chinook helicopter maintenance test pilot for Company B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aubree Rundle]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-A-9920R-53a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-A-9920R-53a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[URUZGAN MISSION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091028-A-9920R-53a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091028-A-9920R-53a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TEA TIME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines Lt. Col. William McCollough, center right, and Col. Randy Newman, center, enjoy a cup of tea with locals working in the Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009. McCollough is the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Newman is the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 7. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Freddy G. Cantu]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-9389C-040a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-9389C-040a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TEA TIME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-M-9389C-040a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-9389C-040a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GENERALS MEET]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, meets with Minnesota Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, commander, Multinational Division South, and Staff Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Aswadi, commander of the 14th Iraqi Army Infantry Division, during a visit on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-4276L-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-4276L-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GENERALS MEET]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-A-4276L-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-A-4276L-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEAVY TRAFFIC ]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct a mounted patrol through the Nawa district in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the Combined Anti-Armor Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. Marines conduct patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-7825S-104b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-7825S-104b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HEAVY TRAFFIC ]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-M-7825S-104b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-M-7825S-104b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STRINGRAY PLAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Chief Mike Manthey plays with stingrays in the New Orleans Aquarium during a New Orleans Navy Week event, Nov. 3. 2009. New Orleans Navy Week is one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2009. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Katrina Sartain]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-6736S-069a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-6736S-069a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STRINGRAY PLAY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-N-6736S-069a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-6736S-069a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELMAND HOWITZER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines reload a M777 A2 lightweight howitzer during a calibration shoot on Fire Base Pico in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2009. The Marines, assigned to November Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-M-6237R-168b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-M-6237R-168b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HELMAND HOWITZER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-M-6237R-168b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-M-6237R-168b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIGHT MIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forward gun mount aboard the USS Pinkney is illuminated at night while the ship supports maritime security operations off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 3, 2009. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James Gose]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-2264G-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-2264G-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NIGHT MIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-N-2264G-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-N-2264G-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAUCUS CONNECTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, left, and Congressman Sanford Bishop, co-chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2009. The caucus will educate congressional members on resources available for military families and help develop legislation to support military families. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-022D.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-022D.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAUCUS CONNECTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0696M-022D.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-022D.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAUCUS GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, co-chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, greets Deborah Mullen at the caucus kickoff in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2009. The caucus will educate congressional members on resources available for military families and help develop legislation to support military families.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-011b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-011b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CAUCUS GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0696M-011b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-011b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WET WORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lendon Poyser repairs a leaking fire main pump aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 2, 2009. The Nassau is participating in a training exercise from Virginia to Florida.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Pankau]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-5712P-025a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-5712P-025a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WET WORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-N-5712P-025a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-5712P-025a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS INTERVIEW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is interviewed by James Kitfield, left, national security and foreign affairs correspondent, National Journal, and Tim Clark, editor-in-chief, Government Executive Magazine, at the magazine's leadership breakfast at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-003b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-003b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS INTERVIEW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0696M-003b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0696M-003b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AUSTRALIAN MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escorts Australian Defense Minister John Faulkner, left, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Nov. 4, 2009. The two defense leaders will hold talks on a range of security issues.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-D-9880W-001c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-D-9880W-001c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AUSTRALIAN MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-D-9880W-001c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-D-9880W-001c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STALLION LANDING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Marvin Guinto, a flight deck safety officer, observes a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter land on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry under way in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-394b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-394b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STALLION LANDING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0807W-394b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-394b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HWAJINRI REHEARSAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines unload assault vehicles from a landing craft air cushion embarked on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during a beach assault rehearsal on Hwajinri Beach, Pohang, South Korea, Nov. 4, 2009. The Harpers Ferry and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting the annual bilateral Korean Integrated Training Program.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-159c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-159c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HWAJINRI REHEARSAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0807W-159c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-159c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LANCER ALOFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force airmen conduct maintenance on a B-1B Lancer aircraft as another B-1B flies overhead on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 2, 2009. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary anywhere in the world.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-F-1665S-030b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-F-1665S-030b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LANCER ALOFT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-F-1665S-030b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-F-1665S-030b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MARINE TRANSPORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion 57 transports Marine equipment from the USS Harpers Ferry during a beach assault rehearsal on Hwajinri Beach in Pohang, Republic of Korea, Nov. 4, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-197.JPG</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-197.JPG</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MARINE TRANSPORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091104-N-0807W-197.JPG'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091104-N-0807W-197.JPG' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INJURED AFGHAN BOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines and sailors tend to the medical needs of an Afghan boy near Forward Operating Base Golestan in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2009. The boy fell from an unknown height and was in critical condition. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-M-8774P-017a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-M-8774P-017a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INJURED AFGHAN BOY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-M-8774P-017a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-M-8774P-017a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSPREY TAKE-OFF]]></title><description><![CDATA[An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau during Composite Unit Training Exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 1, 2009. The Osprey is assigned to the Golden Eagles of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:20 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-5319A-001.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-5319A-001.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OSPREY TAKE-OFF]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-N-5319A-001.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-5319A-001.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WATERPUR WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers watch the surrounding hills for insurgents while fellow soldiers race to their positions, dodging heavy sniper fire during a three-hour gun battle in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. The 4th Infantry Division soldiers have been battling insurgent forces in the Waterpur valley since arriving in Afghanistan last June.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219762b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219762b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WATERPUR WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091103-A-219762b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219762b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNIPER FIRE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Cpl. Casey Liffrig watches for insurgent forces as heavy sniper fire rains down on his position during a three-hour firefight with militants in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. Liffrig, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment,  has been battling militant forces in the area's Waterpur valley since arriving in Afghanistan last June. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Moeller ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219752a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219752a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SNIPER FIRE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091103-A-219752a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091103-A-219752a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEAPON SYSTEM]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine Corps mans his weapon system during a patrol through the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2009. Marines conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-M-7825S-111a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-M-7825S-111a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WEAPON SYSTEM]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091026-M-7825S-111a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-M-7825S-111a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSCLE MIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Andre arm wrestles a local boy to keep students entertained while waiting for supplies to arrive at an education assistance drop in Dexebtoth village, north of Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009. Andre is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. After the truck arrived, more than 1,000 backpacks full of school supplies were handed out to students.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Ali Hargis]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091025-A-5617H-027b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091025-A-5617H-027b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MUSCLE MIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091025-A-5617H-027b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091025-A-5617H-027b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MANARAH MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers and members of a Civil Affairs Battalion meet with a village leader to organize several community projects in the area, including a school supply drop in Manarah village near Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Ali Hargis]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091024-A-5617H-004b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091024-A-5617H-004b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MANARAH MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091024-A-5617H-004b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091024-A-5617H-004b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEAHAWK APPROACH]]></title><description><![CDATA[An SH-60B Seahawk helicopter approaches the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen during deck landing qualifications in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 31, 2009. The Seahawk is assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:15:10 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew R. White]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-N-1251W-009.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-N-1251W-009.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SEAHAWK APPROACH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-N-1251W-009.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-N-1251W-009.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAREZGAY MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Col. Burton Shields and his translator, meet with village elders in Karezgay, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2009. Shields is the commander of the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-F-0212J-0046a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-F-0212J-0046a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[KAREZGAY MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091031-F-0212J-0046a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091031-F-0212J-0046a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARMY SECRETARY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary John McHugh addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony for him hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.  McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-115c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-115c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ARMY SECRETARY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-D-7203C-115c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-115c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OLD GUARD ACTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Old Guard stand in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-106c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-106c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OLD GUARD ACTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-D-7203C-106c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-106c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center left, and some of his senior advisors meet with Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, second from right, and a delegation from Estonia at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2009.   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-036a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-036a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-D-9880W-036a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-036a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLICY ISSUES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, right, discusses defense policy issues with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2009. Estonian Ambassador to the United States Vaino Reinart, center, joined Aaviksoo for the meeting.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-024a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-024a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[POLICY ISSUES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-D-9880W-024a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-024a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESTONIAN MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2009. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security talks on issues of mutual interest to both nations.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-012a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-012a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ESTONIAN MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091103-D-9880W-012a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091103-D-9880W-012a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELDER GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Malloney, center, speaks with a village elder during a patrol across the Depak Valley, Afghanistan, with Afghan national army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers, Oct. 30, 2009. Malloney is assigned to the Embedded Training Team 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-A-219423.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-A-219423.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ELDER GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091030-A-219423.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-A-219423.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Left to right, Army Secretary John McHugh, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. render honors during the playing of the national anthem during a welcoming ceremony for McHugh on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-109a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-109a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-D-7203C-109a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-109a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFFICIAL WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Army Secretary John McHugh reviews the troops during a welcoming ceremony for him hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-110a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-110a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OFFICIAL WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-D-7203C-110a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-D-7203C-110a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEAVER'S WORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL student moves through the weaver during an obstacle course evolution in the first phase of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009. The course is one of many physically strenuous exercises during seven weeks of training.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle D. Gahlau]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-N-7883G-029b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-N-7883G-029b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WEAVER'S WORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091029-N-7883G-029b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-N-7883G-029b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BRUNO'S BUDDY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Norby W. Buchhorn walks Bruno, a German shepherd working dog, around the base's K-9 kennel on the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 30, 2009. Norby is a military police K-9 handler assigned to the Security Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Daniel Boothe ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-M-9234B-311a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-M-9234B-311a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BRUNO'S BUDDY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091030-M-9234B-311a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091030-M-9234B-311a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GRAND GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Wilkinson, local representative for the U.S. Agency for International Development, greets a guest attending the grand opening of Al Anbar province's 1st International Trade Fair at the Ramadi Business Center in Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2009. The three-day event will showcase local businesses and attract international investment to the country's western gateway and largest province.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-A-3108M-008c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-A-3108M-008c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GRAND GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-A-3108M-008c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-A-3108M-008c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIBERTY WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amphibious dock landing ship PreCommissioning Unit New York transits New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty in New York, Nov. 2, 2009. The ship has 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow and will be commissioned Nov. 7 in the city.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric M. Durie]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-2022D-118b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-2022D-118b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LIBERTY WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091102-N-2022D-118b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091102-N-2022D-118b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AT SEA PROBE]]></title><description><![CDATA[An underway replenishment detail aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver connects a fuel probe during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson at sea in the South China Sea, Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-N-5538K-114b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-N-5538K-114b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AT SEA PROBE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091030-N-5538K-114b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091030-N-5538K-114b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANOTHER NEW YORK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Park Police escort the Precommissioning Unit New York as the ship sails into New York Harbor Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The amphibious transport dock, laid with seven and a half tons of steel from the World Trade Center in its bow, will be commissioned in a ceremony at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum Nov. 7. It is the sixth Navy ship to bear the name New York.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Barbara L. Patton]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-CG-219110a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-CG-219110a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ANOTHER NEW YORK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091102-CG-219110a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-CG-219110a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FALCON FLIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft head to the Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas, Oct. 29, 2009, during Red Flag a combat exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., through the 414th Combat Training Squadron.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-F-5985C-092a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-F-5985C-092a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FALCON FLIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091029-F-5985C-092a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-F-5985C-092a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFGHAN GRADS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghan National Police prepare to graduate from a police academy in Herat, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. The hundreds of graduates are part of an initiative to double the size of the Afghan force to 160,000 by 2013. Coalition forces contributed to their training.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stephen Decatur  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-A-2388D-095a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-A-2388D-095a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AFGHAN GRADS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091029-A-2388D-095a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091029-A-2388D-095a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[EYE TO EYE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Daniel Perala, left, measures the pressure of a patient's eye using a Goldmann applanation tonometer in Southwest Asia, Nov. 2, 2009. The optometry clinic provides a range of services, from routine exams to emergency eye care. Perala, an optometrist deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard, is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group.

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:51:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Edwards ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-218966a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-218966a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[EYE TO EYE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091102-A-218966a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091102-A-218966a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MORTAR REMAINS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Byrnes, left, and Sgt. James Hall, right, carry part of a mortar tube found during a combined caches sweep in northwestern Baghdad, Nov. 1, 2009. Brybes is an infantry squad leader and Hall is an infantry team leader; they are assigned to Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment.

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091101-A-218959.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091101-A-218959.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MORTAR REMAINS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091101-A-218959.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091101-A-218959.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELPING A BOY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Artez Briseno, right, speaks with Mohammad Eqbal, left center, Gar Sagi village elder, about treatment for Ashqmana Gulab, left, Oct. 29, 2009, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Ashqmana can't lift his right arm more than six inches because a dislocated shoulder from a fall didn't heal properly. Briseno did an initial assessment of the boy and gave the elder an authorization slip.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Boisvert ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-A-218951a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-A-218951a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HELPING A BOY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091029-A-218951a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091029-A-218951a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ENEMY WEAPONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers prepare old munitions for destruction during controlled detonation operations on Forward Operating Base Delta in southern Iraq, Oct. 31, 2009. The 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:43:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-A-219018a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-A-219018a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ENEMY WEAPONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_20091031-A-219018a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_20091031-A-219018a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROUD VETERANS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterans of the 141st Infantry Regiment and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team are recognized at the 65th anniversary of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" in Houston, Nov. 1, 2009. The 442nd, a segregated unit comprised of mostly Japanese Americans, rescued 230 men and lost more than 800 men during the battle. The unit became the most decorated in U.S. military history, earning the nickname: the "Purple Heart Battalion."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-368d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-368d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PROUD VETERANS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-N-0696M-368d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-368d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA['LOST BATTALION' TRIBUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Medal of Honor recipient George "Joe" Sakato at the 65th anniversary of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" in Houston, Nov. 1, 2009. The event honored the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit comprised of mostly Japanese Americans. The unit rescued 230 men, lost more than 800 men in the battle and became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:55:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-333c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-333c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA['LOST BATTALION' TRIBUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-N-0696M-333c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-333c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOTAR MUNITIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army and Iraqi soldiers plan to wire a mass of mortar rounds for explosion on the Besmiyah Range Complex outside Baghdad, Oct. 26, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 704th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:04:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phillip Adam Turner]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-A-3411-102b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-A-3411-102b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOTAR MUNITIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091026-A-3411-102b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091026-A-3411-102b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW CREW]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the crew of Precommissioning Unit Dewey at Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Nov. 1, 2009. Mullen and his wife Deborah, the ship's sponsor, stepped the ship's mast in a ceremony placing pieces of good luck inside the ship's structure that will remain there until its decommissioning.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-258c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-258c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NEW CREW]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/thmb_091101-N-0696M-258c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-11/hires_091101-N-0696M-258c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PACK READY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon Focer heaves his pack over his head as he and other Marines wait to board landing craft utilities to embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau, Radio Island, N.C., Oct. 27, 2009. Focer is assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The ship and Marines are participating in the Composite Unit Training Exercise which is designed to provide realistic training environments for U.S. naval forces.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James R. Stilipec]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-N-3592S-044a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-N-3592S-044a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PACK READY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-N-3592S-044a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-N-3592S-044a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CORN PATROL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Sgt. Jason Swofford conducts a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2009. Swofford is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:47:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-057a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-057a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CORN PATROL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-7825S-057a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-057a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEREMONIAL FIRST]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. troops, civilian agencies, Afghan officials and locals attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the first high school for females in the Shajoy region in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-F-6350L-072b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-F-6350L-072b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CEREMONIAL FIRST]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091022-F-6350L-072b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-F-6350L-072b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOLESTAN SUPPLIES]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft drops supplies outside Forward Operating Base Golestan in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2009. U.S. Marines assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, rely on supply drops to keep operations running smoothly.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-8774P-047b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-8774P-047b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GOLESTAN SUPPLIES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-M-8774P-047b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-8774P-047b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GUARDIAN ANGEL]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force pararescueman surveys his area during a training scenario at an undisclosed U.S. location during exercise Patriot Archangel, Oct. 17, 2009. The exercise hones Guardian Angel combat operations in simulated hostile urban environments and increases combat effectiveness for pararescuemen.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-2034C-068b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-2034C-068b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GUARDIAN ANGEL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091017-F-2034C-068b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-2034C-068b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MULLEN HONORED]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Downing, president and CEO of Soldier On, right, presents the Soldiier On award to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 29, 2009. Mullen was the first recipient of the award created to recognize a person each year who works to stem homelessness among veterans. Soldier On operates shelters as transitional homes for veterans while providing medical care, counseling and career services.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-138c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-138c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MULLEN HONORED]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-N-0696M-138c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-138c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLDIER ON]]></title><description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deborah greet formerly homeless veterans at the 1st Soldier On award ceremony in Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 29, 2009. Mullen was the first recipient of the award created to recognize a person each year who works to stem homelessness among veterans. Soldier On operates shelters as transitional homes for veterans while providing medical care, counseling and career services.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-036e.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-036e.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLDIER ON]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-N-0696M-036e.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0696M-036e.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHIP LANDING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carigo A. Rula directs a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during landing qualifications in the South China Sea, Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-634a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-634a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHIP LANDING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-N-0807W-634a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-634a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUNSET SIGNAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[An enlisted air crew member signals a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter as it approaches the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during landing qualifications in the South China Sea, Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:35 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-443a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-443a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SUNSET SIGNAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-N-0807W-443a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-443a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STALLION APPROACH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Solomon Michel directs a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter as it approaches the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during landing qualifications in the South China Sea, Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-629alf.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-629alf.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STALLION APPROACH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-N-0807W-629alf.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-N-0807W-629alf.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WALKING TOGETHER]]></title><description><![CDATA[From right, President Barack Obama, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel V. Wright, Army Brig. Gen. Michael S. Repass, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mario Vigil and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the dignified transfer of Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin on Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-449b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-449b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WALKING TOGETHER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-F-4800M-449b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-449b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELDER INSIGHTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition soldiers and Afghan commandos speak with village elders about activity in the area near Combat Outpost Lowell, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2009. Coalition forces and commandos traveled to the outpost to clear nearby villages of any remaining Taliban in the area following a recent attack.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Casey Ware]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-A-1179W-602b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-A-1179W-602b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ELDER INSIGHTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091018-A-1179W-602b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-A-1179W-602b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[GHAZNI GREETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army 1st Lt. Russell Dasher teaches a boy how to give "daps" as Army Staff Sgt. Donald Ottaway looks on at the Andar district bazaar in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, Oct. 20, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Webb ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-5686C-110a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-5686C-110a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[GHAZNI GREETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-F-5686C-110a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-5686C-110a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSURGENT SEARCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines provide security for fellow Marines during a security patrol in the Nawa district in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-126b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-126b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INSURGENT SEARCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-7825S-126b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-126b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WALLED WALK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-020Lb.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-020Lb.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WALLED WALK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-7825S-020Lb.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-7825S-020Lb.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIGNIFIED CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[From left, President Barack Obama, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel V. Wright and Army Brig. Gen. Michael S. Repass salute as a team of soldiers carry the remains of Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin during a dignified transfer ceremony on Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 29, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Minto]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-513b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-513b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DIGNIFIED CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091029-F-4800M-513b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091029-F-4800M-513b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD SERIES SONG]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Mary Kay Messenger sings "God Bless America" while veterans U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Schrader and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Damion Salabie stand at attention as part the festivities during the first day of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 28, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-456d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-456d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WORLD SERIES SONG]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-F-6655M-456d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-456d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WARRIOR MARCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wounded warriors march off the field as part of the opening ceremonies of the first game of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 28, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-387a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-387a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WARRIOR MARCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-F-6655M-387a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-387a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AT ATTENTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., right, Capt. James Kerns and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Damion Salabie stand at attention while Sgt. Mary Kay Messenger sings "God Bless America" during the first game of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 28, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-476a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-476a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AT ATTENTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-F-6655M-476a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-F-6655M-476a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HONORING WARRIORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wounded troops from each branch of the military flank the color guard from the United States Military Academy at West Point during a pre-game event at Yankee Stadium, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2009. The ceremony honored military veterans from all service branches.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-4003C-002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-4003C-002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HONORING WARRIORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-M-4003C-002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-M-4003C-002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEASURING UP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clifton Ammons steadies a leveling rod to ensure the ground is level on Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2009. Ammons is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 and working with Marines assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-1159E-005b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-1159E-005b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEASURING UP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-M-1159E-005b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-1159E-005b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOBILITY MANEUVER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers train on the advanced mobility course on all terrain vehicles in Boeblingen, Germany, Oct. 22, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group. The course allows soldiers to gain experience on different surfaces from sand and gravel to steep grades, and can also be used for training in humvees.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:42:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Martin Greeson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-2403G-078b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-2403G-078b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOBILITY MANEUVER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091022-A-2403G-078b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-2403G-078b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MISSION SPRINT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers sprint to load into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combined air assault mission north of Baghdad, Oct. 26, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Adam Halleck]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-8628H-116b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-8628H-116b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MISSION SPRINT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-A-8628H-116b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-8628H-116b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FULL BOAT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Wallace manuevers a cutter's small boat as part of a demonstration for a group of Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp in the Gulf of Mexico, Oct. 20, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:33:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-G-7944L-191a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-G-7944L-191a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FULL BOAT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-G-7944L-191a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-G-7944L-191a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLDIER EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indian soldier helps to secure a village during a joint exercise with U.S. soldiers on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 24, 2009. About 250 U.S. soldiers took 17 of their Stryker combat vehicles and paired with the Indian army's 7th Mechanized Infantry Battalion for the exercise. 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:07:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091024-D-1852B-1267c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091024-D-1852B-1267c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLDIER EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091024-D-1852B-1267c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091024-D-1852B-1267c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOLDIER SPOTLIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq, thanks soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade for their service during a visit to Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2009. The unit is the Army's first fully augmented advise-and-assist brigade to be deployed in Iraq with the mission of security-force assistance.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:36:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-003a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-003a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SOLDIER SPOTLIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-A-3108M-003a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-003a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ODIERNO BRIEFING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq, explains the way ahead for the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade, the Army's first fully augmented advise-and-assist brigade, currently deployed in Al Anbar province on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2009. In the brief, the general stressed the need to increase the capacities of Iraqi civil and security-force institutions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:42:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-002c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-002c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ODIERNO BRIEFING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-A-3108M-002c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-A-3108M-002c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SECURITY TALKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, flanked by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, right, talks with India's National Security Advisor M. K. Narayana, second from right, foreground, in the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:11:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-028a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-028a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SECURITY TALKS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-D-9880W-028a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-028a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with visiting Indian National Security Advisor M. K. Narayana, right foreground, in the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2009. Among the senior Defense Department of Defense officials joining the two for the talks is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, center.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:08:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-027a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-027a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON MEETING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-D-9880W-027a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-D-9880W-027a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRE FIGHTERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy sailors fight a helicopter fire during a shipboard aircraft firefighting class at the Center for Naval Engineering's Learning Site in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 28, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Reckard]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-N-2638R-005a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-N-2638R-005a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIRE FIGHTERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091028-N-2638R-005a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091028-N-2638R-005a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALAD SEARCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force airmen search a field during a force protection patrol outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq,  Oct. 17, 2009. Members of the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrol to provide a security presence intended to deter anyone who would do harm to the people who live and work at the base.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:09:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-8155K-702.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-8155K-702.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BALAD SEARCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091017-F-8155K-702.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091017-F-8155K-702.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[LASER LIGHT]]></title><description><![CDATA[As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army paratroopers train using infrared lasers and night-vision optics on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2009. The paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, train constantly to maintain their fighting edge while standing ready to provide assistance to Iraqi security forces.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-004a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-004a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[LASER LIGHT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-A-3108M-004a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-004a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHEMICAL LIGHTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Army paratrooper walks with two chemical lights as his unit acts as quick reaction force for Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2009. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[CHEMICAL LIGHTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-A-3108M-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-A-3108M-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEDICAL MOVEMENTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and  Indian soldiers perform a medical evacuation during exercise Yudh Abhyas on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 26, 2009. Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 31st Armored Division, 7th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 94th Armored Brigade.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MEDICAL MOVEMENTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_20091026-A-2303J002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WARDAK ROAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers patrol the Nerkh district in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2009.  The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-6365W-180a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-6365W-180a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WARDAK ROAD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-A-6365W-180a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-6365W-180a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW REHEARSAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kurama leads ships during a rehearsal for the annual fleet review in Sagami Bay, Japan, Oct. 21, 2009. More than 8,000 civilians toured selected ships and viewed the rehearsal.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dominique Pineiro]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-3283P-190a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-3283P-190a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[REVIEW REHEARSAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-N-3283P-190a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-3283P-190a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCHOOL SMILES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers take a moment to pose for a photo with children at Walla'a Elementary School where they were distributing supplies along with Iraqi army soldiers, Hurriyah, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 6th Iraqi Division, Civil Affairs Military Transition Team.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offiver 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-9797W-122a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-9797W-122a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SCHOOL SMILES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091025-N-9797W-122a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-9797W-122a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FLAG FARE]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. soldier gives Iraqi students a high five after the children received Iraqi flags from Iraqi soldiers at Al Wallah Elementary School in Al Hurriyah, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009.  The soldier is assigned to the 6th Iraqi Army Military Transition Team, which joined Iraqi soldiers to hand out school supplies  to children attending the school.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:56:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Reed]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091525-A-8278R-041a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091525-A-8278R-041a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FLAG FARE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091525-A-8278R-041a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091525-A-8278R-041a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESS CONFERENCE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, left, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific, and Indian Army Lt. Gen. Amarjeet Singh Sekhon, the director general of military operations for the Indian army, answer questions during a press conference during Yudh Abhyas, a bilaterial U.S.-Indian exercise on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 26, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESS CONFERENCE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_20091026-A-2303J001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091026-A-2303J001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOMECOMING HUG]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Bingham hugs his daughter during his squadron's homecoming to the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Oct. 21, 2009. Bingham is an aviation structural mechanic assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron 139, which concluded a five-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-O-9999X-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-O-9999X-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOMECOMING HUG]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-O-9999X-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-O-9999X-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAFE HAVEN SEARCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition soldiers conduct a search in the village of De Ziarat Kalay in Afghanistan's Arghandab district, Oct. 22,  2009. The purpose of the search is to disrupt the insurgent safe haven in the country's Zabul province.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:57:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gino Palu]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-6193P-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-6193P-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SAFE HAVEN SEARCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091022-A-6193P-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-6193P-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SECURITY DISCUSSIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right foreground, listen to opening remarks by visiting Gen. Xu Caihou, right, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chinese People's Liberation Army, during security discussions at the Pentagon, Oct. 27, 2009. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:01:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-109a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-109a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SECURITY DISCUSSIONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-D-9880W-109a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-109a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Chinese Gen. Xu Caihou, left, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chinese People's Liberation Army, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 27, 2009, for security talks. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:02:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-007b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-007b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091027-D-9880W-007b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091027-D-9880W-007b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIELD WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Cpl. Piet provides security as a herd of goats pass through the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2009. Piet is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-M-9389C-069a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-M-9389C-069a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIELD WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091019-M-9389C-069a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-M-9389C-069a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL HANDSHAKE]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shakes hands with Capt. Jack Scorby Jr, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009. A crowd of 3,500 sailors, Marines and other troops greeted the president.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Anthony C. Casullo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PRESIDENTIAL HANDSHAKE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-N-1644C-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SILENT CEREMONY]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform during a ceremony honoring World War II veterans from North Carolina on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles M. Groff]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-9054G-174b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-9054G-174b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SILENT CEREMONY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-9054G-174b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-9054G-174b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OFFICIAL HONORS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama receives official honors while arriving on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009. A crowd of 3,500 sailors, Marines and other troops greeted the president.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Anthony C. Casullo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OFFICIAL HONORS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-N-1644C-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OBAMA ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama delivers remarks to about 3,500 sailors, Marines and other servicemembers during a visit to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009. During his visit he also met with Gold Star families - families that have lost a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan - to personally thank them for their sacrifice.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Leah Stiles]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1522S-012b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1522S-012b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OBAMA ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-N-1522S-012b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1522S-012b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WITH THE TROOPS]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama shakes hands with sailors, Marines and other servicemembers after delivering his remarks during a rally held on board Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Anthony C. Casullo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-008b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-008b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WITH THE TROOPS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-N-1644C-008b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-N-1644C-008b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUPPLY SMILES]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Iraqi soldiers conduct humanitarian aid drops of school supplies to the Al Fetoah School near Baghdad, Oct. 21. The soldiers distributed more than 100 book bags filed with pencils, notebooks and other school supplies to underprivileged students. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Battalion, 120th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-9797W-120b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-9797W-120b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SUPPLY SMILES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-N-9797W-120b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-N-9797W-120b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHINSEKI ADDRESS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki addresses the audience during the DOD/VA Mental Health Summit in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2009. The summit was the first of its kind and featured mental health experts from both departments, other cabinet agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The goal was to discuss a public health model for enhanced mental health care for returning troops, veterans and their families.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-008a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-008a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHINSEKI ADDRESS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-D-7203C-008a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-008a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience as Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki takes notes during the DOD/VA Mental Health Summit in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2009.  The summit was the first of its kind and featured mental health experts from both departments, other cabinet agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The goal was to discuss a public health model for enhanced mental health care for returning troops, veterans and their families.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by Cherie Cullen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-005b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-005b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-D-7203C-005b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-7203C-005b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOTEBOOK BONANZA]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Iraqi soldiers conduct a humanitarian aid drop of school supplies to local schools near Baghdad, Oct. 20, 2009. The soldiers distributed more than 100 book bags filed with pencils, notebooks and other school supplies to underprivileged students. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Divison's 1st Battalion, 50th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-N-9797W-122b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-N-9797W-122b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NOTEBOOK BONANZA]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-N-9797W-122b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-N-9797W-122b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABYAS SUNSET]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Sherman continues an overnight watch during exercise Yudh Abyas 
on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 22, 2009. Sherman is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Yudh Abyas is a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Crista Yazzie]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-0199Y-021b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-0199Y-021b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[ABYAS SUNSET]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091022-A-0199Y-021b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-A-0199Y-021b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOWITZER HEAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Haseni Lave aims the howitzer to fire during a training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 14, 2009. Lave is a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jessica M. Kuhn]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091014-A-6312K-229b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091014-A-6312K-229b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HOWITZER HEAD]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091014-A-6312K-229b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091014-A-6312K-229b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, welcomes Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva to the Pentagon for bilateral security discussions, Oct. 26, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PENTAGON WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-D-9880W-002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[COLOMBIAN MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 26, 2009. The two defense leaders will discuss a broad range of security issues including topics relating to counter-narcotics operations.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by R. D. Ward]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-008b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-008b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[COLOMBIAN MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091026-D-9880W-008b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091026-D-9880W-008b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIGHTING POSITION]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines prepare to move to a different fighting position after receiving fire during a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, were conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091015-M-7825S-130b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091015-M-7825S-130b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[FIGHTING POSITION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091015-M-7825S-130b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091015-M-7825S-130b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STREET STOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-061b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-061b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STREET STOP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091018-M-7825S-061b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-061b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[THROUGH NAWA]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:35:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-051b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-051b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[THROUGH NAWA]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091018-M-7825S-051b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-051b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JAVELIN MISSILE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Bitter, right, and Sgt. Michael Resendez, fire a Javelin missile for the first time in India during exercise Yudh Abyas on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 23, 2009. 
Bitter and Resendez, are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091023-A-2303J-125b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091023-A-2303J-125b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JAVELIN MISSILE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_20091023-A-2303J-125b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091023-A-2303J-125b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAMPING UP]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. Gregory Opoien ollies or jumps off of a ramp in a parking lot on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2009. Opoien is an information assurance officer assigned to the 34th Infantry Division.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. J. Princeville Lawrence]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-4276L-003a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-4276L-003a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RAMPING UP]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091019-A-4276L-003a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-4276L-003a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUNNERS READY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spectators and participants in the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon gather in Arlington, Va., Oct. 25, 2009. The marathon is the fifth largest marathon in the United States.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:32:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Andrew Bliss]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-7557B-014b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-7557B-014b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RUNNERS READY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091025-N-7557B-014b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091025-N-7557B-014b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEMINAR SECURITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Army soldier provides security for Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team members during a visit to the Professional Teachers Training Center in Kut, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2009. The team's members were discussing an upcoming seminar on women. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-091a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-091a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SEMINAR SECURITY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-A-4137V-091a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-091a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[WASIT WATCH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Pratt provides security for members of the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team during a visit to the Professional Teachers Training Center in Kut, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2009. The team's members were discussing an upcoming seminar on women. Pratt is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:58:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-060a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-060a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[WASIT WATCH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-A-4137V-060a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-A-4137V-060a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SLOVAKIA ARRIVAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks and talks with Australian Defense Minister John Faulkner as they attend a meeting of NATO defense leaders in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:39:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-075b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-075b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SLOVAKIA ARRIVAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-F-6655M-075b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-075b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TURKISH MINISTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul as they attend the NATO Defense Ministerial in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-066a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-066a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TURKISH MINISTER]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-F-6655M-066a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-066a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shares a word with U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, right, during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009. McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, made an unexpected appearance at the meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-268e.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-268e.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[DEFENSE LEADERS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-F-6655M-268e.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-268e.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[BRATISLAVA MINISTERIAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as they attend a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:38:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-257c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-257c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[BRATISLAVA MINISTERIAL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-F-6655M-257c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-F-6655M-257c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMBUSH EXERCISE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Enos gives his squad instructions while setting up an ambush during a training exercise in Seisal, Timor-Leste, Oct. 20, 2009. Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trained with their Timor-Leste counterparts during an exercise to promote theater cooperation through civic action projects and military interaction. Enos is a squad leader assigned to Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Preston Reed ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-001a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-001a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[AMBUSH EXERCISE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-2547R-001a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-001a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW VEHICLES]]></title><description><![CDATA[New mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles, built specifically for the mountainous Afghan terrain, drive from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2009, to a holding yard to be outfitted with government-furnished equipment.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:31:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisabet Freeburg  ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-A-3573F-002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-A-3573F-002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[NEW VEHICLES]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-A-3573F-002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-A-3573F-002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOCK AMBUSH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines return to their platoon after executing a mock ambush during jungle training in Seisal, Timor-Leste, Oct. 20, 2009. Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit trained with their Timor-Leste counterparts during an exercise to promote theater cooperation through civic action projects and military interaction.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:44:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Preston Reed ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-002a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-002a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[MOCK AMBUSH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-M-2547R-002a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-M-2547R-002a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAWK TAIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Loren Romeus inspects the tail of an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 22, 2009. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-N-7478G-280a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-N-7478G-280a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HAWK TAIL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091022-N-7478G-280a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091022-N-7478G-280a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATROL PATH]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:48:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-111b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-111b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[PATROL PATH]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091018-M-7825S-111b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091018-M-7825S-111b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSTRUMENT CHECK]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Leonard Pearson checks his navigation instruments before going on a mission aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Forward Operating Base Diamondback near Mosul, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2009. Pearson is assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, Forward Support Medevac Team.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez ]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091021-N-216243a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091021-N-216243a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[INSTRUMENT CHECK]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_20091021-N-216243a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_20091021-N-216243a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STRIKES AND BOLTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lightning strikes behind several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on the flightline during an early morning thunderstorm on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 20, 2009. The 442nd Fighter Wing maintains a fleet of 27 A-10s.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-2616H-901b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-2616H-901b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STRIKES AND BOLTS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091020-F-2616H-901b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091020-F-2616H-901b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLLUTION RESPONSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard pollution response teams respond to an explosion at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. tank farm in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2009.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:34:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard photo]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-O-9999X-002b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-O-9999X-002b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[POLLUTION RESPONSE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-O-9999X-002b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-O-9999X-002b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUNGLE LESSONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indonesian marines teach U.S. Marines how to set booby traps during jungle survival training in Selogiri, Indonesia, Oct. 21, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are in Indonesia for an exercise on medical and dental assistance, engineering projects and military interaction.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn M. Spitler]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-3699S-058b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-3699S-058b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[JUNGLE LESSONS]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091021-M-3699S-058b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091021-M-3699S-058b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEAD COUNT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Lund conducts accountability of soldiers before boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009. Lund is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, Brigade Support Troops Battalion. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:21:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr.]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-A-1748J-220b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-A-1748J-220b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HEAD COUNT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091012-A-1748J-220b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-A-1748J-220b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHARED SALUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed to Tokyo by Japanese Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Joint Staff Office, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Oct. 23, 2009. Mullen is wrapping up a five-day Asia trip visiting counterparts in Tokyo and Korea.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:23:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-267c.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-267c.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[SHARED SALUTE]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-N-0696M-267c.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-267c.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOKYO WELCOME]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed to Tokyo by Japanese Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Joint Staff Office, during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Oct. 23, 2009. Mullen is wrapping up a five-day Asia trip visiting counterparts in Tokyo and Korea.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:13:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-250d.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-250d.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[TOKYO WELCOME]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091023-N-0696M-250d.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091023-N-0696M-250d.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[VILLAGE PATROL]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in a village near Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:12:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-8560C-010a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-8560C-010a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[VILLAGE PATROL]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091019-A-8560C-010a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091019-A-8560C-010a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUMVEE CROSSING]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines cross a stream in an armored vehicle during a security patrol through Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the local people.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:59:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-M-7825S-581b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-M-7825S-581b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HUMVEE CROSSING]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091013-M-7825S-581b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-M-7825S-581b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[HORNETS IN ACTION]]></title><description><![CDATA[An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies in front of two F/A-18C Hornets, one of which, center, is re-fueling with the assistance of a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. 
The F/A-18s are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which is on a routine deployment to the region.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:49:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Kyle Terwilliger]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-N-xxxxX-002B.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-N-xxxxX-002B.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[HORNETS IN ACTION]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091013-N-xxxxX-002B.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091013-N-xxxxX-002B.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSPREYS OVER EGYPT]]></title><description><![CDATA[MV-22B Ospreys fly over the Egyptian coastline during Exercise Bright Star in Egypt, Oct. 12, 2009. U.S. Central Command conducts the multinational exercise, which is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, and strengthen the military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. The Ospreys are assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:22:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-062-213357a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-062-213357a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[OSPREYS OVER EGYPT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091012-M-1645M-062-213357a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-062-213357a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[STALLION SECURITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marines set up security as a CH-53E Super Stallion takes off during Exercise Bright Star in Egypt, Oct. 12, 2009. U.S. Central Command conducts the multinational exercise, which is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, and strengthen the military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expedionary Unit.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-117-213365a.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-117-213365a.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[STALLION SECURITY]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091012-M-1645M-117-213365a.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091012-M-1645M-117-213365a.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[RADIO REPORT]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Samuel Oliver uses his radio while Marines and Afghan soldiers move through fields to establish a patrol base in the Garmsir district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2009. Oliver, assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:17:00 EST</pubDate><author><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau]]></author><link>http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091009-M-6159T-056b.jpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091009-M-6159T-056b.jpg</guid><media:description><![CDATA[RADIO REPORT]]></media:description><media:thumbnail url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/thmb_091009-M-6159T-056b.jpg'/><media:content url='http://www.defenselink.mil//dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2009-10/hires_091009-M-6159T-056b.jpg' type="image/jpeg" /></item></channel></rss>