Ambush in Iraq, 2007

Pir Ahmad, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2007: First Lt. Jordan Pagones, 23, of Fishkill, N.Y., looks up from his ambush position as an OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopter arcs overhead during an operation in the village of Pir Ahmad in northern Iraq.

Navratilova in Tokyo, 1989

Tokyo, Feb. 5, 1989: Top-seeded Martina Navratilova lunges to make a shot during her match against Lori McNeil in the finals of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament

Standing guard at the DMZ, 2002

Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, April 17, 2002: A South Korean soldier stands guard at the truce village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul.

Operation Sea Strike, 2001

Chulmae Range, South Korea, Nov. 27, 2001: Army Pfc. Joshua Turknett, Alfa Battery, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, stationed at Camp Casey, looks over his live stinger missile prior to going to the Chulmae Range, Korea, during Operation Sea Strike.

Panjshir Province, 2009

Panjshir province, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009: A portrait of the late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud adorns the entrance to Panjshir province.

Riots in Seoul, 1967

Seoul, South Korea, July 6, 1967: Seoul police arrest a student after renewed rioting and demonstrations broke out at Korean universities. The students were protesting alleged rigging of the June 8th, 1967 parliamentary elections.

Bringing out the artillery, 2007

Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, July 21, 2007: Marines of 2nd Platoon, Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, finish getting their M198 155mm howitzer into position for future fire missions.

Gorilla tactics, 1992

Darmstadt, Germany, March 6, 1992: Shoppers in Darmstadt, Germany, react to the sight of a giant gorilla carrying a human prisoner through their streets. The simian stroll was a promotional stunt for a local store.

War-damaged statue in Berlin, 1947

Berlin, February, 1947: Two workers repair a Berlin monument that still bears significant scars from World War II.

Duel in the 100 meters, 1948

Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 21, 1948: In a repeat of their close finish at the recent Olympic Games in London, Harrison Dillard edges American teammate Barney Ewell in the 100 meters at a Frankfurt Athletic Club-sponsored exhibition meet featuring 10 Olympic athletes.