CHEESE, PLEASE

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta takes a sample of cheese at Eataly in New York, Oct. 11, 2012. Panetta was in New York to meet with the Time Life editorial board and deliver a speech on cybersecurity issues at the Business Executives for National Security meeting aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which showcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

CYBERSECURITY SPEECH

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks about the Defense Department’s responsibility in cybersecurity during the Business Executives for National Security meeting in New York, Oct. 11, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

HALL OF FAMER

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno shows a baseball to Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first Nationals manager, before the game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2012. Robinson was honored with throwing the first pitch before the game. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade

MAN THE RAILS

Navy sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island as the ship passes under the San Francisco Bay Bridge at the end of San Francisco Fleet Week 2012 in San Francisco, Oct. 9, 2012. The event, which ran from Oct. 3-8, brought more than 2,500 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from four ships to the city. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim D. Godbee

CHOW NOW

Paratroopers relax with some chow before an airborne operation on Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team. About 1,300 paratroopers from the team jumped into Folk Polk, La., for a Joint Readiness Training Exercise rotation. U.S. Army photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden

POLICE SEARCH

Afghan police search villagers while a U.S. Army soldier provides security at a traffic control point during Operation Clean Sweep in Kandahar City in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Oct. 3, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tyler Meister

PORPOISE PALS

Porpoises leap out of the water ahead of U.S. sailors in rigid-hull inflatable boats from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg during Exercise Joint Warrior under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 6, 2012. The Gettysburg is participating in Exercise Joint Warrior, which takes place off the coast of Scotland and is led by the United Kingdom's joint tactical exercise planning staff. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Foster Bamford

CARTER CONVERSATION

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter speaks with Spanish navy Rear Adm. Javier Romero after delivering remarks to the Defense Attaché Association at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Romero is the association's dean. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett