US sailors on board the missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf wave at onlookers as they sail in the early morning mist of October on Saturday through the Suez Canal heading south into the Red Sea on its way to the Gulf. The cruiser, accompanying the aircraft carrier USS Theodor Roosevelt, will be part of the United States' biggest military buildup since the Gulf War, which came in response to the deadly attacks against US targets last month. —REUTERS