A U.S. Marine stands guard Apr. 14, 1993 from his position on an armored personnel carrier at a check-point in Mogadishu. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/GettyImages)
The fictional Red October, while modified, would look quite similar to this Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine. (Bellona Foundation via Wikimedia Commons)
Columnist and author David Ignatius of the Washington Post speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios May 28, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)
Sailors help Zeus, one of two dogs accompanying two mariners who were aided by the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)
