November 7, 2009 10:22 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and soldiers with the 3rd Federal Police Transition Team, work in conjunction with Iraqi Federal Police officers during a cordon and search mission, at a farmhouse on the outskirts of Mosul. The area was suspected of being used as a vehicle-borne explosive device factory. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez.

November 6, 2009 9:16 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) 26 and Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) man the ship's rails as the vessel sails down New York's Hudson River. Photo by Lance Corporal Tommy Bellegarde.

November 4, 2009 5:24 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

The Pakistani Army confiscated passports of al Qaeda operatives when it seized control of an al Qaeda training camp near the village of Sherwangi on Oct. 25. Among the items found at the Sherwangi camp was a passport belonging to Said Bahaji, one of the al Qaeda operatives who participated in the 9/11 attacks on the US.

Bahaji was close to Mohammed Atta, the tactical commander of the 9/11 attacks. He was also an aide to Ramzi Binalshibh, who served as the link between 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Atta. Bahaji is known to have traveled to Karachi from Hamburg on Sept. 3, 2001, just eight days before the attack.

Also recovered at the Sherwangi camp was a passport belonging to Raquel Gacia Burgos, the wife of Amer Azizi, a senior al Qaeda operative who played a role in the train bombings in Madrid, Spain, in March 2004. The deadly attack killed 191 people. Azizi is known to be a senior leader of al Qaeda in Europe and has connections to al Qaeda affiliates in North Africa.

November 2, 2009 11:31 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

The soon to be commissioned USS New York sails into New York Harbor on Nov. 2, 2009. The amphibious transport dock, laid with seven and a half tons of steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center in its bow, will be commissioned in a ceremony at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum Nov. 7. It is the sixth Navy ship to bear the name New York. US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Barbara L. Patton.

November 1, 2009 10:11 AM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Marines provide security for fellow Marines during a security patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. US Marine Corps photo by Corporal Artur Shartsberg.

October 30, 2009 7:38 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

A US Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft drops supplies outside Forward Operating Base Golestan in Helmand province, Afghanistan. US Marines assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, rely on supply drops to keep operations running smoothly. US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Chad J. Pulliam.

October 29, 2009 1:07 AM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Army soldiers sprint to load into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combined air assault mission north of Baghdad. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. US Army photo by Private First Class Adam Halleck.

October 26, 2009 5:11 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies in front of two F/A-18C Hornets, one of which, center, is re-fueling with the assistance of a US Air Force KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan. The F/A-18s are part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which is on a routine deployment to the region. US Navy photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Kyle Terwilliger.

October 24, 2009 8:26 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to depart Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, for a joint mission with US Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and Marines from Embedded Training Team, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment. Photo by Sergeant Teddy Wade.

October 22, 2009 5:45 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers conduct a security patrol in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marines and ANA conduct patrols to deter insurgent activity. The Marines are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Phillip Elgie.

October 21, 2009 12:57 AM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Army paratroopers prepare to load into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an air-assault mission to detain a known militant in the Bermel district of Paktika province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers are assigned the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. US Army photo by Private First Class Andrya Hill.

October 17, 2009 11:10 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Army Sergeant Zachary Adkins walks across a log bridge during a patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Adkins is assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment. US Army photo by Staff Sergeant Andrew Smith.

October 15, 2009 7:00 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

A pack of dogs follow US Army soldiers as they patrol through a village near Combat Outpost Herrera in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment. US Army photo by Staff Sergeant Andrew Smith.

October 15, 2009 1:42 AM ET
By Bill Roggio

A US Navy F-18 Hornet aircraft receives fuel from a KC-10A Extender aircraft during a mission over Afghanistan. The KC-10A crew is assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Michael B. Keller.

October 13, 2009 11:51 PM ET
By Bill Roggio

US Marines wait as a C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying a high-mobility artillery rocket system, equipped with a new universal fire control system, lands aboard Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan. The Marines are with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. Photo by Sergeant Christopher R. Rye.