Saturday, April 24, 2010

An intensive care unit nurse

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Priscilla Lowe, right, an intensive care unit nurse, prepares an intravenous drip for Sgt. Robert Demus, an infantryman, as Spc. Maricris Davison, a licensed professional nurse, adjusts the flow of fluid during medical training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) on Fort Polk, La., April 21, 2010. JRTC integrates U.S. military services, coalition partners and civilian role-players into realistic scenarios that reflect today's current conflicts. Lowe and Davison are from the 801st Combat Support Hospital out of Fort Sheridan, Ill., and Demus is from Fort Carson, Colo. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Erica J. Knight, U.S. Air Force/Released)

A boat from the Spanish navy

A rigid-hulled inflatable boat from the Spanish navy Servola-class offshore patrol vessel SPS Centinela (P 72) carries African sailors through the Atlantic Ocean April 21, 2010, during a basic boarding officer course. The sailors, who are from Senegal, Cape Verde, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Togo, are part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West and embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). APS is an international initiative developed by U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Stratton, U.S. Navy/Released)