STANDING TALL - An air crew member stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge before flight operations to send medical personal to Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Aug. 18, 2008. The USS Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission with the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo
GOOD-BYE PAVE LOW - A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operation Squadron, and an MH-53 Pave Low from the 20th Special Operation Squadron, fly over the coastline near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 20, 2008. The MH-53 will officially retire October 2008 and the CV-22 will be the primary workhorse to complete the Air Force Special Operations Command helicopter missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
