Commitment to freeing Iraq advances

An Iraqi child sits on the ground as 2nd Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army passes by in the background. The tanks were moving Wednesday near Basra, Iraq.

President Bush sits down to lunch with U.S. military personnel at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. Bush spoke at the base Wednesday before heading to Camp David to meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Lit by Humvee headlights, a soldier from the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division guards Iraqis who were intercepted in south-central Iraq. The Iraqis were captured on Wednesday.

Marines dig out their living quarters after a severe sandstorm in the Iraqi desert. The sand has been a hindrance to coalition troop movement and has made life for soldiers uncomfortable.

Rocket-propelled grenades and mortars are shown in a school in Umm Qasr, Iraq, where the Iraqi army was stationed. Royal Marines swept the town searching for weapons and enemy combatants.