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Splat! 2002

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of a Marine launching a volley of paintball shots during a paintball game at Camp Hansen’s Paintball Range in Camp Hansen, Okinawa on Sept. 19, 2002.

David Lynch in Tokyo for Dune, 1984

Here is a photo of director David Lynch at a press conference in Tokyo, in town to promote his latest film “Dune,” based on Frank Herbert’s best-selling science fiction novel.

Manas Air Base, 2002

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Cpl. Randy Novak, an aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 checking the refueling cone on an F/A-18D Hornet in Peter J. Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, on June 11, 2002.

Getting ready for Thunderdome, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Pfc. Mark Greene of the 699th Maintenance Company working on an armored door at the Camp Buehring “Mad Max” shop in Camp Buehring, Kuwait on Aug. 17, 2004.

Coming for you, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Staff Sgt. Ron Ellis as he fast ropes in from an MH-60 helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 31, 2004.

Taking Old Glory for a ride, 2008

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of an American flag sitting in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Merrill checks on Feb. 28, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, before he leaves on a mission.

Trotting along, 2002

Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2002: Horse power is a common source of transportation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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