Atlantic Strike VII

A U.S. Marine lies in cover prepared to engage hostile forces during Atlantic Strike VII, June 16, 2008. Atlantic Strike is a joint forces training event involving Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marines and is held semi-annually at Avon Park Air Ground training Complex, Avon Park, FL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero)

Curacao crowd treated to U.S. Air Force demo

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles -- A local child covers her ears as the Viper East demonstration team performs over a bay in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. The demonstration, flown by Capt. George Clifford, an F-16 demo pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, was the demonstration team's first overseas demonstration, first over water and first demo in the Caribbean this show season. Viper East joined an Air Forces Southern effort to augment "Dutch Navy Days," a celebration put on every three years by the Dutch military to honor their naval heritage and partnership with the people of Curacao. (Photo by Peter Bijpost)

Viper East Flies with Dutch Navy

Curacao, Netherlands Antilles -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by Capt. George Clifford of the Viper East demo team, rockets over the USS Carr and a Dutch Navy ship in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, surprising spectators as the aircraft headed towards show center. The Viper East team joined an Air Forces Southern effort to augment "Dutch Navy Days," a celebration put on every three years by the Dutch military to honor their naval heritage and partnership with the people of Curacao. (Photo by Peter Bijpost)

U.S. Southern Commander visits FOL Manta

Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. Southern Command commander, talks with Colonel Eduardo Cardenas, Eloy Alfaro Air Force Base commander in Manta, Ecuador. Admiral Stavridis spent several hours visiting with Airmen and getting a tour of Forward Operating Location Manta, Ecuador on June 12. Admiral Stavridis visited and ate lunch with Colonel Cardenas and members of the FOL at a local Ecuadorian restaurant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Ashley Norris)

New Horizons Peru 2008

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mary Pekas, the public affairs officer assigned to Task Force New Horizons Peru, deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., enjoys a game of soccer with Diego Omar Palomino Guerrero, 5, during a visit to I.E. Inicial CRL. Miguel Peñarrieta Elementary School June 4 in Los Cabitos, Peru, the location at which U.S. military members are based in support of New Horizons Peru 2008, a humanitarian event that benefits thousands of Peruvians. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tracie Forte)

New Horizons - Peru 2008

U.S. Airmen assigned to Task Force New Horizon Peru 2008 stack cement blocks to begin the construction of a clinic in Yanama, Peru in support of New Horizons Peru 2008, a humanitarian event that benefits thousands of Peruvians. Nearly 300 members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy came together to provide Peruvians with new schools, clinics, and water wells. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kerry)