U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Mann uses his automatic rifle's scope to scan the area while providing security with his military working dog, Ty, around the villages of Sre Kala and Paygel in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2012. Mann, a military working dog handler, and Ty, an improvised explosive device detection dog, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez
Army Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus, Alaska’s adjutant general, races to the finish line during the "Top Brass" Charity Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Guy Hayes
A Marine with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, eats a cooked insect during a jungle survival class on Feb. 13, 2012. The survival instruction taught by members of the Royal Thai Marine Reconnaissance educated U.S. and Republic of Korean Marines on finding sustenance and tools in the jungle environment. The class is part of exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The exercise is a multi-lateral event focused on strengthening the interoperability of all participating military forces. DoD photo by Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
An aircraft director guides an F/A-18F Super Hornet into position for launch from the bow catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 8, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman George M. Bell
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Price conducts a security patrol near the village of Narizah in Afghanistan's Tani district, Feb. 10, 2012. Price is a squad leader assigned to the 501st Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion Airborne. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
U.S. Army Cpl. Kevin Dehaven uses his weapon's scope to scan the valley while providing security on Observation Post Mangol in the Nari district in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 8, 2012. Dehaven is a sniper team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trey Harvey
