Directory:U.S. Department of Defense/Week In Photos October 7, 2007

Nobel Eagle

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matt Buckner, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., flies a combat air patrol mission in support of Operation Nobel Eagle over Washington, D.C., Oct .7, 2007. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers

Rendering Honors

The Navy Ceremonial Guard renders honors during Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead's assumption of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, Oct. 11, 2007. Roughead relieved Adm. Mike Mullen as CNO on Sept. 29. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien

Escort

Ayhab, an Iraqi boy, walks with his father as he is escorted by U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers in Narhwan, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2007. Ayhab is being escorted to catch a flight from Besmaya Range to a hospital in Najaf. U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Kingston

Homecoming

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelley Wood hugs her 3-year-old daughter during the homecoming celebration for the guided missile destroyer USS Milius in San Diego, Oct. 8, 2007. Wood was assigned to USS Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is returning from a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the war on terror. U.S Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner

Uss Mount Whitney

Sailors aboard amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney prepare to get under way in Instanbul, Turkey, Oct. 11, 2007. The flagship is hosting the embarked staff of U.S. 6th Fleet while they undergo Joint Forces Maritime Component Command training to gear up for their Joint Task Force recertification next summer with Austere Challenge 08. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes

Medical Aid

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Goodner, a medic from 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, wraps a young Iraqi boy's wrist during a medical civic action program at the medical clinic in Narhwan, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2007. U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Kingston

Pre-Flight Inspection

Lt. Kathryn Baehr, a pilot assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 49, performs a pre-flight inspection on an SH-60B Seahawk in Coronado, Calif., Oct. 9, 2007. U.S. Navy Seaman Matthew Jackson