Directory:U.S. Department of Defense/Week In Photos September 23, 2007

Ridge Patrol

U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment patrol from Expeditionary Patrol Base Dulab to a ridge along the outskirts of Dulab, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2007. The Marines are working with Iraqi police in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller

On Watch

A U.S. Army soldier searches an area during a patrol in Ramadi, Iraqi, Sept. 27, 2007. The soldier is from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division attached to the II Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos

Ramadi Sun

A U.S. Army soldier scans the area around a vehicle for potential threats in Ramadi, Iraqi, Sept. 27, 2007. The soldier is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, attached to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos

Crossing

An Iraqi woman and two children cross the street between a convoy of vehicles during a neighborhood presence patrol conducted by U.S. Army soldiers of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas A. Hernandez

Spider Hole

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Kennedy and Sgt. Ryan Hill search a concealed hole in the front yard of a house during a cordon and search operation in Biaj, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Troop, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Hubenthal

Sky Ride

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. McCoy, selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the year, is a pararescueman with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron at Pope AFB, N.C. He is a combat-hardened NCO who performed heroically in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in 2006 as a combat search and rescue team leader. U.S. Air Force photo

Farewell Embrace

Marine Gen. Peter Pace embraces Marine 1st Lt. Andrew Kinard following Pace's final new conference as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Kinard, who lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Iraq, now works at the Pentagon. He and hundreds of Pentagon employees cheered as Pace moved through the E-Ring on Sept. 27, 2007. Pace retired Sept. 30 after more than 40 years of service. Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

Commando Training

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston demonstrates how to maneuver through an obstacle course for Iraqi army soldiers going through Iraqi army commando training at the Iraqi army compound in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ