U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, legal advisor to the convening authority for the Office of Military Commissions, announces at a June 30, 2008, Pentagon press conference, that charges have been sworn against 'Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national and Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of planning and preparing the attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole on Oct. 12, 2000 that killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 47. Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Beth Myhre, the officer in charge of a cooperative medical assistance team, treats an Afghan baby girl for burn scars on her face as part of a medical outreach in Nilay Village in the Kohe Sofe District of Parwan, Afghanistan, June 26, 20886. U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Tamara Gabbard

U.S. sailors man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port call before participating in the Rim of the Pacific, June 27, 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels

U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Russell provides security at a water treatment facility in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, June 26, 2008, as military leaders discuss ways to improve the output of portable water to the residents the area. Russell is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. J.B. Jaso III

When 84-year-old U.S. Army veteran Richard McKinley visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2008, he didn't expect the U.S. Air Force's top enlisted man to greet him -- even if Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rodney J. McKinley is his nephew. The elder McKinley was pleasantly surprised at the impromptu family reunion. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Raymond Sarracino

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Story, left, Lt. Brandon Sheets and Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Holt look over a map during a mission briefing at Iloilo Airport before their visit to remote locations on Panay Island that were hardest hit by Typhoon Fengshen, Iloilo, Philippines, June 30, 2008. The aircrew is assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4, which is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Spike Call

A C-5 Galaxy sits with its nose up ready for U.S. soldiers to load an Army Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle aboard on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 25, 2008. The final destination for the tactical vehicle is Anniston Army Depot, Ala. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Pate stays alert in search of areas that could be used to hide illegal weapon caches in Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, June 25, 2008. Pate is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Pierce