U.S. President George Bush greets Maj. Gen. Dennis E. Hardy, deputy commander of Third Army (Forward), after addressing Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastguardsmen assigned to Third Army at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 12. Bush thanked the service members 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.