U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Wilson (right) talks with key council members and sheiks during a conference in Taji, Iraq, on Jan. 10, 2008. Wilson is the commander of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tony Cameron (left) and Master Sgt. James Fleming, distribute donations amongst the villagers of Shairkhan Kheyl in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan on Jan.16, 2008. Cameron and Fleming are attached to the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team, which is funding and constructing many roads, schools and clinics in the province. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis, U.S. Army. (Released)
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Legalman Alicia Barnes hands a book bag containing school supplies, flip flops, soap, shampoo and treats to a young girl Jan. 27, 2008, at the Center for the Protection of Women and Children in Djibouti, the country's largest orphanage. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente