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| 8/31/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Grondell plays a trumpet solo during a performance at Undana University in Kupang, Indonesia, Aug. 22, 2006. Grondell is a member of the U.S. Navy Showband currently deployed with the hospital ship USNS Mercy which is conducting humanitarian and civic assistance missions during its five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael R. McCormick
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| U.S. Army paratroopers with the 35th Signal Battalion, board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 21, 2006. The paratroopers conducted an airdrop as part of Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, an Army and Air Force training exercise designed to validate combat readiness of leadership, planning staff, aircrews and ground forces through integrated scenario-based training operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV
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| 8/31/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force airmen from the 18th Wing are brought aboard a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron during an exercise held off the shores of Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 29, 2006. The exercise partnered seven Air Force squadrons in land, sea and air training operations involving search and rescue, mass casualty field triage, medical patient loading and transport.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeremy McGuffin
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| 8/30/2006 |
| Iraqi army soldiers compare the serial number on a weapon found in a mosque to official registration documents ensuring proper registration of the weapon during a cordon and search mission in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The Iraqi army soldiers were the only soldiers allowed to search the mosque.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 8/30/2006 |
| Ten-month-old Alyssa Sava rides on the hip of her father, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny Sava, who will soon be leaving for a six-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Camp. Pendelton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 8/30/2006 |
| Military personnel salute Vice President Dick Cheney upon his arrival at a rally for the troops, Aug. 29, 2006, at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Neb. Offutt is home to the U.S. Strategic Command Headquarters and the Fighting 55th Wing, the largest wing in the Air Combat Command and the second largest in the Air Force.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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| 8/30/2006 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience during the 88th American Legion National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 29, 2006. Speaking to the veterans at the convention, he applauded them for their help in dispelling the negative perceptions and standing up for the truth about the military.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/29/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Darrell Brandes of Goliad, Texas, carries two goats out of the corral to recieve immunizations during a veterinary civil assistance project in Chemeril, Kenya, as part of exercise Natural Fire 2006, Aug. 15, 2006. More than 2000 sheep and goats were vaccinated against Sheep Pox and Pleural Pneumonia during the project operated by veterinarians and doctors from the U.S., Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan
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| 8/29/2006 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses a crowd of sailors and civilian government employees in front of a F-18 Hornet during a town hall meeting at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada, Aug. 28, 2006. Rumsfeld answered questions that ranged from health care to the global war on terrorism.
Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/29/2006 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld takes a picture with a sailor at the conclusion of a town hall meeting at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nev., Aug. 28, 2006. Rumsfeld answered questions that ranged from health care to the global war on terrorism.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/29/2006 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld receives the 2006 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award from Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief James Mueller at the VFW convention in Reno, Nev., Aug. 28, 2006. Rumsfeld received the award for his contributions towards securing the nation from foreign threats.
Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, center, speaks with Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Paul Holton, Operation Give founder and president, during a meeting with organization volunteers in Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 29, 2006. Operation Give is a nonprofit organization that supports children in war-torn and natural-disaster-affected areas of the world.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/28/2006 |
| Firemen and U.S. soldiers arrive on scene after a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Devise (VBIED) exploded on a street outside of the Al Sabah newspaper office in the Waziryia district of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The VBIED destroyed more than 20 cars, killing two people and wounding as many as 30.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin
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| 8/28/2006 |
| The daughter of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Barnes asks Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, not shown, a question in the gymnasium at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2006. The secretary visited approximately 600 family members of soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, who are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/28/2006 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, stands next to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov as he responds to a question during a news conference in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/28/2006 |
| Alaskan State Sen. Gary Wilken, Sen. Ted Stevens, Gov. Frank Murkowski, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, former Alaskan senator John Binkley, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov cut the ribbon dedicating a memorial to the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease program in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/28/2006 |
| Joli Abshira, wife of U.S. Army Spc. Morgan Abshira, holds her daughter as she listens to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speak to approximately 600 family members of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in a gymnasium at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug 26, 2006. The uniformed members of the 172nd are currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/27/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, meets with approximately 600 family members of U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, which is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/25/2006 |
| The weight of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 is displayed as it is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 22, 2006. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Airman Jhi L. Scott
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| 8/25/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Bobby Savicke, motor transportation mechanic, pushes a tool cart out to one of the vehicles in order to inspect it, in preparation for an upcoming deployment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006. This will be Savicke’s second “float” with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 8/25/2006 |
| A U.S. Navy chief petty officer selectee climbs the mainmast shroud aboard USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" during the second day of CPO leadership training, Aug. 22, 2006, in Boston, Mass. Each year the ship hosts approximately 300 selectees for training, which includes sail handling, gun drill training and community outreach designed to instill leadership and teamwork skills.
U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman
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| 8/25/2006 |
| Thirteen servicemembers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan meet with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England before they begin their speaking tour across the country as part of the 'Why We Serve' program.
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| 8/25/2006 |
| Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, center, escorts Iraqi Deputy President Adil Abd al-Mahdi through an honor guard cordon at the Pentagon Aug. 25, 2006.
Defense Dept photo by R. D. Ward
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| 8/24/2006 |
| A local family displays their United States flags during a medical and dental civic action project held by the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, in Tarakan, Indonesia, Aug. 14, 2006. The Mercy is off the coast to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of this coastal city.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Troy Latham
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| 8/24/2006 |
| U.S. Navy sailors, assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan, watch the horses as they race around the track during Navy Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., Aug. 23, 2006. The racetrack opened its gates to the sailors who returned from a six-month deployment just six weeks ago.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 8/24/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Airman Josh Faulds stands fuels watch aboard the USS Boxer during an underway replenishment off the coast of Southern California, Aug. 16, 2006. The Boxer is participating in a joint task force exercise while preparing for a Western Pacific deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Noel Danseco
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| 8/24/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Capt. Kurt Buggeman, with the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conducts preflight checks in an F15 Strike Eagle aircraft prior to a combat mission from an undisclosed operating location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 20, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John DeGroot
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| 8/23/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corey Chiappazzi, a native of Erie, Pa., scans the horizon over the sites of his M240G medium machine gun on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima as it sails through the Suez Canal on its way to the Central Command theater of operation, Aug. 20, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Lujan
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| 8/23/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Rachel Oden, a physical therapist, plays with a young girl during her first day of physical therapy for her neuromuscular deficits from polio aboard hospital ship USNS Mercy, Aug. 22, 2006, while off the coast of Kupang, Indonesia. Mercy is conducting humanitarian and civic assistance missions during its five-month deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Mike Leporati
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| 8/23/2006 |
| Lance Cpl. James E. Connelly, a 19-year-old rifleman from Cedar Grove, N.J., passes by an Iraqi woman and her daughter during a patrol in Sadiquiyah, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2006. Connelly and other Marines assigned to I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment conducted the patrol to show their prescence within the community.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis
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| 8/22/2006 |
| Sailors, onboard the Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer, watch an AV-8B Harrier take off during flight operations in support of their Joint Task Force Exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2006. USS Boxer is part of Expeditionary Strike Group 5, which is currently participating in their Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Noel Danseco
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| 8/22/2006 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of 82nd Airborne Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel lead soldiers of the 82nd Airborne on a four-mile run to celebrate its 89th birthday down Longstreet Road at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 18, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Aubree Rundle
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| 8/22/2006 |
| Iraqi army soldiers move into a neighborhood to set up road blocks in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Martin Anton Edgil
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| 8/21/2006 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Robert G. Jewell pulls security while other members of his platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, meet local Iraqis near Mudiq, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2006. On their way to the mission, the unit encountered enemy fire from a neaby cemetery. Iraqi Army soldiers were in the area within minutes to assess the insurgent activity. No Coalition Forces were hurt.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis
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| 8/21/2006 |
| An Iraqi boy walks beside U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Ruhlman, of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, during a presence patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 13, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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| 8/21/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Ensign Brian Christner levels out freshly poured concrete for a driveway at a local school in Tarakan, Indonesia as part of a community relations project with the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, Aug. 15, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Troy Latham
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| 8/20/2006 |
| Company C recruits stretch out their abdominal muscles before a martial arts session at the Marine Corps recruit depot in San Diego, Calif., Aug. 18, 2006. Since August 2005, almost every drill instructor who has graduated from Drill Instructor School here has attended the Instructors’ Course at the depot’s Marine Corps Martial Arts Program facility.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Green
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| 8/18/2006 |
| U.S. Marines participate in a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction exercise as they hang from a 120-foot line attached to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 over Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 11, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric D. Arndt
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| 8/18/2006 |
| Iraqi men wait to be x-rayed for weapons during a recruiting event for the Iraqi police on Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 8/17/2006 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from the 6th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 1st Armored Division, conduct a cordon search of a glass factory during a patrol in Tameem, Ramadi, Iraq, Aug. 10, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 8/17/2006 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Jeremy Beauchamp, battalion surgeon, 1st Battalion 68th Civil Affairs Regiment, holds up an x-ray of an Iraqi boy's head that shows a bullet lodged in his brain during a Medical Civil Action Project in Tahrir, Iraq, Aug. 16, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paul J. Harris
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| 8/17/2006 |
| A Ugandan soldier pauses for a moment from formation during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of exercise Natural Fire 2006 conducted at Nginyang Village, Kenya, Aug. 7, 2006. The exercise, the largest held between East African Community nations and the United States, consists of military-to-military training as well as medical, veterinary, and engineering civic affairs programs conducted in rural areas throughout the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan
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| 8/16/2006 |
| A U.S. Army trainee provides cover fire for her teammate during the buddy movement phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Aug. 9, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 8/16/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Lanzarin, from the 6th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 1st Armored Division, watches as a young Iraqi girl tries on his Kevlar helmet while he and his team speak to her family members in order to fill out a census form in Tameem, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2006. The census is being conducted to gather general information about Iraqi households and to see if soldiers can answer any concerns or questions.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 8/15/2006 |
| An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Warfare Squadron One Four conducts flight operations from the USS Kitty Hawk, Aug. 8, 2006, over the Pacific Ocean. The Seahawk is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Wayne LeGrand
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| 8/15/2006 |
| U.S. Army Cpl. Jammy Randell, with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, pulls security at the front door of a home while his team questions an Iraqi family in order to fill out a census form in Tameem, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2006. The census is geared to finding out general information on the Iraqi household and to see if the Army can help with any of their concerns or questions.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 8/15/2006 |
| The guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift departs the pier, Aug. 14, 2006, for the last time as a homeported vessel of U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. After being part of Destroyer Squadron 15 for nearly 10 years, the Vandegrift is moving to its new homeport of San Diego.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Paul J. Phelps
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| 8/15/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Tomlinson, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructor, negotiates an obstacle during the first ever SERE Challenge held at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 10, 2006. Thirty SERE members are participating in the challenge, which includes an obstacle course, three-mile run, six-mile road march, and a variety of other events that test the strength and stamina of the participants.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Laura K. Smith
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| 8/14/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace gives a coin to a U.S. Army soldier during a visit to Camp Liberty, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2006. Pace is in Iraq to meet with U.S. military commanders and visit the troops.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/14/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps First Sgt. Robert Hamilton, center, unloads supplies at the heaquarters of exercise Natural Fire 2006 in Nginyang, Kenya, Aug. 4, 2006. The exercise is the largest held between East African Community nations and the United States and consists of military-to-military training as well as medical, veterinary, and engineering civic affairs programs conducted in rural areas throughout the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan
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| 8/14/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Maj. Valerie Clegg examines a young boy at the provincial hospital in Tarakan, Indonesia, during a humanitarian assistance visit, Aug. 12, 2006. Clegg is a pediatrician deployed on the hospital ship USNS Mercy, which is in the fourth month of a five-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to South and Southeast Asia.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joseph Caballero
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| 8/14/2006 |
| President George W. Bush met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff at the Pentagon, Aug. 14, 2006. From left to right: Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 8/14/2006 |
| President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld thank troops for their service at the Pentagon, Aug. 14, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/13/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace walks to a briefing at the Multinational Division Baghdad headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Aug. 12, 2006. Pace is in Iraq to meet with U.S. military commanders and visit the troops.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/12/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lance Cheung photographed a three-ship formation of F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 3, 2006. The fighters, with 492nd Fighter Squadron, are practicing basic surface attack techniques. Cheung is a photojournalist for the Air Force News Agency in San Antonio, Texas.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung
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| 8/11/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force airmen from the 27th Security Forces Squadron march out of the cantonment area during night reconnaissance training for exercise Coronet Roadrunner, Aug. 9, 2006, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather R. Redman
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| 8/11/2006 |
| A U.S. Army private competes in the victory tower course during Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Aug. 9, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios
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| 8/11/2006 |
| Commodore of Commander Task Force 67 Capt. George J. Walter, Jr., speaks with students of Osu Presbyterian Preparatory School at the completion of a friendship welcoming ceremony provided by the school in honor of the task force, in Accra, Ghana, Aug. 8, 2006. CTF-67 will provide some much needed landscaping at the school.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin
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| 8/11/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Lynn, congratulate Clare Lanigan, 15, Kids Serve Too youth co-chair, for winning a $7,500 grant during the 2006 Newman’s Own Award Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 2006. Kids Serve Too, in partnership with Warner Brothers, spearheaded “A Thousand Thanks to Military Children,” sending letters of thanks signed by a wide range of children’s characters to children of deployed military members
Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/10/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace (center), Marine Col. Katie Haddock, special assistant for the chairman (right), and Special Agent David Wheeler depart the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2006. Pace was at the NDU convocation to speak to and congratulate the 215 students selected to be the Class of 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/10/2006 |
| Sailors from the Navy Operational Support Center Indianapolis and Navy Recruiting Command unfurl a huge American Flag during opening ceremonies for NASCAR’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Aug. 5, 2006. The event is part of festivities in conjunction with Indianapolis Navy Week.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Gary Ward
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| U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Martinez Francois, left, and Pvt. Brian Brock, both from the 4th Civil Affairs Group, take cover after a bomb exploded in a mock village during civil-military operations training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Aug. 9, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 8/9/2006 |
| An HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter prepares to land during a mass casualty training exercise, Angel Thunder, at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., July 27, 2006.
U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte
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| 8/9/2006 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, Fox Troop, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, provide security and help Iraqi police search for weapons caches in a cemetery on the outskirts of Ramadi, Iraq, July 29, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 8/9/2006 |
| A U.S. Army soldier pulls her way to the top of the slide to victory obstacle during the confidence course phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Aug. 8, 2006. Basic combat training consists of nine weeks of training designed to hone skills and teach new skills as well as optimize physical and mental performance.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios
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| 8/8/2006 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Cory McElhatton, a crew chief deployed to the 1st Forward Support Medical Team, cleans a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter windshield before a mission near Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2006. McElhatton is assigned to the 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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| 8/8/2006 |
| Staff Sgt. Rafael Melendez and his K-9 partner, Hoston, patrol the flightline at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 2, 2006. Melendez and his military working dog provide direct support to Joint Task Force - Bravo and U.S. customs to prevent the illegal use and transport of narcotics through Central America.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares
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| 8/8/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Dunlap familiarizes himself with the operation of a PK3 9mm sub-machine gun during a live-fire exercise on Forward Operating Base Dagger in Tikrit, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2006. Dunlap is attached to the Military Integrated Transition Team, 101st Airborne Division.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika
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| 8/7/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Nick Martin, with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security as members of his squad pass through a dangerous area during urban movement drills at the former military housing complex at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 7, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani
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| 8/7/2006 |
| President George W. Bush, left, is greeted by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the McAllen-Miller International Airport in McAllen, Texas, Aug. 3, 2006. Bush visited National Guard troops participating in Operation Jump Start.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill
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| 8/7/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Peat shows squad members the route they are taking on an upcoming reconnaissance patrol during a field exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., July 27, 2006. The field exercise is designed to prepare small unit leaders with skills to better lead their troops.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez
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| 8/6/2006 |
| A U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcat aircraft, assigned to Fighter Squadron 31, sits on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, July 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Laird
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| 8/5/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Harris, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Civil Engineer Squadron, shows children how the F6A Andros robot operates during Operation Bug-Out at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 29, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jonathan Snyder
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| 8/4/2006 |
| Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert E. O’Malley is presented with a Medal of Honor Flag by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee as Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada looks on during a parade ceremony at the Marine Barracks, 8th & I Streets, S.E., Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 8/4/2006 |
| President George W. Bush speaks with members of the Army National Guard on duty along the U.S.-Mexico border during his visit Aug. 3, 2006, in the Rio Grande Valley border patrol sector in Mission, Texas.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 8/4/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Pfc. Jacklyn H. Lucas shakes hands with the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee while receiving his Medal of Honor ceremonial flag during a ceremony at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 8/3/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Michael J. Harty waits while intraveneous fluids are pumped into him at Observation Post Falcon in Iraq, July 29, 2006. Harty and fellow hospital corpsman, Seaman Samuel L. Blanco, are refreshing their lifesaving skills with each other and fellow Marines during down time.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis
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| 8/3/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Robert, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, scans a portion of the Euphrates River in Barwanah, Iraq, July 29, 2006. Despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, Marines with the mobile assault platoon say they are making notable progress equipping the Iraqi Army with the necessary skills to take over security operations in this city of 30,000 nestled along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Roe F. Seigle
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| 8/3/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2006. Pace was joined by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, commander of the United States Central Command.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hilliard
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| 8/3/2006 |
| An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from Strike Fighter Squadron 2, performs a high-speed pass alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during an air power demonstration over the Pacific Ocean, July 30, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman James R. Evans
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| 8/2/2006 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi army soldiers inspect the bullet-ridden windshield of an Iraqi army vehicle at a checkpoint east of Baghdad, Iraq, July 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Keith W. DeVinney
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| 8/2/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace hold a press conference at the Pentagon, Aug. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 8/2/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 48th and 58th Rescue Squadrons prepare to load a mock patient into an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a mass casualty exercise in the Huachuca Mountains in Sierra Vista, Ariz., July 27, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce
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| 8/1/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Lyke cleans his M-4 rifle in his living space at the Gode Hotel in Gode, Ethiopia, July 22, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan
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| 8/1/2006 |
| A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Team, made up of U.S. sailors and Royal Malaysian Navy sailors, rush to the guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin in a rigid hull inflatable boat to perform a pierside boarding in the waters near Kemaman, Malaysia, during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, July 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John L. Beeman
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| 8/1/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Apprentice Scott Bazemore, right, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, helps Seabees from the Philippine Navy move rocks at the Mabanengbeng Elementary School project site in San Fernando, Philippines, July 24, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart
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