U.S. President George Bush addresses thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 12. Bush thanked the service members, assigned to Third Army (Forward), for their hard work supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bush is visiting the Middle East to promote peace initiatives in the region, and will continue on to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt before returning home.