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| 1/31/2007 |
| A C-17 Globemaster III sits in Hangar 4 after being pressure washed during a routine home station inspection Jan. 29 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. Regular washing and rinsing prevent and control aircraft corrosion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Abner Guzman
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| 1/31/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Wilson, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, is one of the first to cross a near-complete, medium girder bridge as part of training for the two-week MGB Course at Gulfport, Miss., Jan. 29, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| 1/31/2007 |
| A Marine assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit views the Friendship Bridge as amphibious assault ship USS Bataan passes underneath during the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group's transit through the Suez Canal, Jan. 30, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ken J. Riley
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| 1/31/2007 |
| Contract workers replace the fitness center roof that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina aboard Naval Support Activity New Orleans, Jan. 26, 2007. The NSA water tower is in the background.
U.S. Navy photo by Sam Shore
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| 1/31/2007 |
| Aircraft fill the hangar bays on board the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is under way in support of operations in the Western Pacific.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John P. Curtis
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| 1/31/2007 |
| An Iraqi soldier with the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th Division, and a policeman from the 17th Street Security Station Police Detachment pose for photos with local Iraqi children during a joint patrol in the Thaylat District of Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Jan. 24.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Robbins Jr.
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| 1/31/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (center) poses for a photo with his two guests: Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu (left), of Albania, and Minister of Defense Lazar Elenovski (right), of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. England will host a Pentagon breakfast meeting with the two defense leaders to discuss a range of regional security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/31/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Gattison, a crew chief with 14th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assists strapping Lt. Col. Chris Ashby, deployed to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, into his Block 50 F-16 aircraft on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2007, before departing on a combat mission over Iraq.
U. S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
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| 1/31/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Devine, of the 332nd Communications Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq, takes stock video footage of a small sand storm to show local weather conditions at Balad, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2007. Devine is the base multimedia manager deployed from Aviano Air Force Base, Italy.
U. S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
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| 1/31/2007 |
| A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye from the "Golden Hawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 approaches for landing on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis, Jan. 28, 2007. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 9 are under way in the Pacific Ocean en route to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves
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| 1/31/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clint Ezell, from Alpha Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, checks his equipment before departing on a mission from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| 1/31/2007 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani moves through the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2007. Giambastiani visited with senior U.S. and coalition military leaders at the embassy.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan
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| 1/30/2007 |
| Servicemembers cut the ceremonial ribbon for the Center for the Intrepid, a state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center and two new Fisher Houses for hospitalized military members' families, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 29, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/30/2007 |
| Wounded warrior Marine Cpl. Ty Ziegel cuts the ceremonial ribbon to officially open Fisher Houses 3 and 4 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 29. The new Fisher Houses are a sprawling 16,800 feet and will temporarily house families of wounded warriors recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center. Actress Michelle Pfeiffer (left) participated in the ceremony.
Defense Dept. photo by Elaine Wilson
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| 1/30/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Rodriguez checks the perimeter for insurgents as U.S. Army coalition convoys return from a patrol at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2007. Rodriguez is a perimeter guard gunner with 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bradley A. Lail
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| 1/30/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division prepare to deliver a clothing donation to a middle school in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki
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| 1/30/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marian Cox from Holland, Mich., stands watch on vultures row as USS Lake Champlain sails alongside USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joe Painter
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| 1/30/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Ivy plays the tuba on the floor at the Kadena Children’s Center on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2007. Ivy of 7th Fleet Band’s “Shonan Brass” performed for children, teachers and volunteers.
U.S. Navy photo by U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Schwarz
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| 1/30/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Samuel VanHouten, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, secures a line which will be used as an anchor for lowering a litter containing a wounded survivor off the roof of a training structure in a mass casualty drill at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Miss., Jan. 26, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Runge
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| 1/30/2007 |
| Wounded soldiers arrive for the opening of the Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 29, 2007. Dignitaries, families and friends honored the servicemembers as they arrived.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Fire controlmen assigned to combat systems department lift a case of RAM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles to load into the RAM Battery by crane aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves
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| 1/29/2007 |
| A harbor security boat assigned to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay patrols the area as tugs assist the Military Sealift Command contract tanker High Century during her arrival for a port visit at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Jan. 23, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Local news media interview a sailor and his family in the early morning hours Jan. 27 in San Diego, Calif., aboard Naval Station North Island, as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan prepares for deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kathleen Gorby
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| 1/29/2007 |
| When the sun goes down, Marines like Lance Cpl. Jason P. Cogley, a machine gunner with the Military Police Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), use the information provided by intelligence to help position themselves on the battlefield.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey P. Ingersoll
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| 1/29/2007 |
| A U.S. Army soldier from the Tennessee Army National Guard uses binoculars to spot signs of illegal activity along the U.S./Mexico border in the Sasabe district of Arizona, Jan. 19, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody recognized Master. Sgt. Daniel Robles, who lost both his legs after an attack in Iraq, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 28. His wife, Ernestine; daughter, Mary; and Bill White (far right), president of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, look on.
U.S. Army photo by Cheryl Harrison
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Wives of U.S. Navy sailors wave as the USS O'Kane makes its way past Hospital Point in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 26, 2007. The O'Kane is deploying as a member of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, which will enter 5th Fleet's area of operation and provide support to U.S. and coalition forces operating there.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ben A. Gonzales
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| 1/29/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Domonic Simpson, right, and Pfc. Phillip McMillan inspect a weapon prior to conducting a combined mission with the 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2007. Simpson and McMillan are both assigned to 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki
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| 1/29/2007 |
| A U.S. Marine from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-264, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aims at targets during an enhanced marksmanship program range on the flight deck of USS Bataan at sea, Jan. 12, 2007. The range featured unconventional shooting courses of fire.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross
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| 1/29/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alen Wurst spends a few moments with his son in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 27, 2007, before deploying aboard USS Ronald Reagan. More than 5,500 sailors from the Ronald Reagan Strike Group departed San Diego on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kathleen Gorby
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about the importance of the Center for the Intrepid as a way of showing our deepest appreciation to wounded warriors. The Center for the Intrepid, designed for service members wounded in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, opened on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 29, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Cheryl Harrison
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| 1/29/2007 |
| Senior Airman Mathew Steer, left, and Senior Airman Richard Rodriguez monitor vehicles closely at an entry control point at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2007. Both airmen are Kirkuk Air Base perimeter guards for the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bradley A. Lail
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| 1/28/2007 |
| The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan transits San Diego Bay accompanied by several small-craft, including a sailboat displaying a large American flag. The USS Ronald Reagan and attached ships of the Reagan Carrier Strike Group surge deployed to the 7th Fleet Area of Operations from Naval Station North Island, Jan. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Burden
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| 1/28/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Cavalry Division share chow after conducting a mission in Buhriz, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 1/28/2007 |
| On their way home from Bagram, Afghanistan, Airmen from the Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, exit their C-130 Hercules during a "gas and go" stop at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Jan. 25, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Tolzmann
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| 1/28/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edwin Davis and Senior Airmen April Schlichtenmyer, both assigned to the 2nd Mission Support Squadron, review alarm black procedures during Global Cajun 07-1 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 24, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabitha M. Gracie
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| 1/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Chad Vos checks a mortar hole for post blast analysis while on a foot patrol in Kahlis, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 1/26/2007 |
| An Iraqi army soldier guides vehicles at a traffic control point near Husayniyah, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 1/26/2007 |
| The U.S. Navy's High Speed Vessel Two Swift arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2007, for routine maintenance after completing its third circumnavigation of the world.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl
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| 1/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Randy Flores, from 1st Cavalry Division, provides security during a patrol in Khalis, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 1/26/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (middle, left) conducts a Pentagon press availability, Jan. 26, 2007. Gates said he will consider the recommendations of U.S. commanders in Iraq and ensure they have the forces they need to accomplish their mission.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 1/26/2007 |
| Plane captains from each squadron stand by while pilots conduct their pre-flight inspections prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves
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| 1/26/2007 |
| On their way home from Bagram, Afghanistan, airmen from the Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, exit their C-130 Hercules during a "gas and go" stop Jan. 25 at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Thule airmen with two major space missions support Air Force Space Command.
U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Tolzmann
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| 1/26/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Kaluza, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26, secures Petty Officer 1st Class Darren Beckett while being hoisted into an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during search and rescue training in Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 24, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 1/26/2007 |
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares to conduct an underway replenishment with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, Jan. 25, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Travis Alston
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| 1/26/2007 |
| From right, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multinational Corps - Iraq, Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim and Polish Minister of Defense Radoslaw Sikorski look on during a ceremony marking the change of command over Multinational Division Central - South at Camp Echo, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 1/26/2007 |
| Polish army soldiers march during a Multinational Division Central - South change of command ceremony at Camp Echo, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2007. Polish Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Kwiatkowski passed the MND-CS reins to Polish Maj. Gen. Pawel Lamla.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 1/26/2007 |
| Sailors aboard the Avenger-class mine hunter USS Guardian paint the hull while in port at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka during the ship's visit, Jan. 23, 2007. The ship's home port is Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Gabriel S. Weber
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| 1/25/2007 |
| Regimental Combat Team 7 officially relinquished command of the Denver area of operation to RCT-2 in a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Ripper, Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2007. The area in western Al Anbar Province spans more than 30,000 square miles.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston
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| 1/25/2007 |
| President George W. Bush addresses members of the media prior to meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room at the White House, Jan. 24, 2007. Bush said "it's an honor to be in the presence of such fine citizens, men who are doing their duty to protect this country."
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/25/2007 |
| Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 1, based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, train aboard small unit river craft, during a unit-level training exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Jan. 23, 2007. RIVRON-1 is part of the newly formed Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 1/25/2007 |
| Seaman Akilah Geddes stands watch on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2007. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine 9 prior to transiting west to bolster security in U.S. Central Command area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins
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| 1/25/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jon Ours, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troop Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, carries rocket propelled grenade rounds away from a weapons cache discovered in the village of Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Jan 17, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| 1/25/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Benson, from Alpha Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, reads a book during his down time at the Iraqi police emergency response force building in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 1/25/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jay George, left, the Multi - Iraqi Transitional Team chief, discusses the future plans of a recaptured building with Iraqi army Lt. Col. Tariq, executive officer of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, in Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 1/25/2007 |
| U.S. Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Ballias stands by while his partner inspects his gear before diving near the local piers prior to U.S. vessels arriving in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 10, 2007. Ballias is assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8, deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement
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| 1/25/2007 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Sarah Rosnick gives deworming medicine to sheep during a veterinarian civic action program in Panjshir, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
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| 1/24/2007 |
| Airman 1st Class Thomas Conger, Tech. Sgt. Steve Williams, Tech. Sgt. Thomas Badgero and Staff Sgt. Corey Proulx play a card game at the Yokota Air Base, Japan, passenger terminal, Jan. 23, while waiting for a flight to return home after a deployment to the Middle East. The airmen are assigned to the 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Veronica Pierce
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| 1/24/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Crawford holds his son, Will, upon his return from a five-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Jan. 21, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Crawford was deployed to Southwest Asia in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Angela Ruiz
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| 1/24/2007 |
| The USS Gladiator, an Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship, arrives in Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 23, 2007. The ship was transported from Ingleside, Texas, aboard Condock V, a heavy lift vessel contracted by Military Sealift Command. Gladiator is one of two new Avenger-class minesweepers.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Zeltakalns
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| 1/24/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Solarz, assigned to Naval Station Rota’s Harbor Security Division, observes the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Minneapolis-St. Paul from his patrol boat as the submarine prepares to get under way from Rota, Spain, Jan. 22, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Hills
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| 1/24/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 73rd Cavalry Regiment search and clear canals during a search in Ballad Ruz, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2007. The search was a coordinated effort between coalition forces and Iraqi army to neutralize the insurgency war fighting ability.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle
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| 1/24/2007 |
| Sailors stand on the flight deck of the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as it pulls out of San Diego for a scheduled deployment, Jan. 20, 2007. Stennis will conduct carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins
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| 1/24/2007 |
| Airman Shaina Smith waits for a B-52 Stratofortress aircrew Jan. 8 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. Smith and the rest of her maintenance team worked through harsh sub-zero temperatures and gusts of wind up to 50 mph.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Boitz
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| 1/24/2007 |
| A visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland returns to the ship after a night on patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of responsiblity, Jan. 10, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Langdon
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| 1/24/2007 |
| Crewmembers aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepare to offload wounded personnel from Balad Air Base, Iraq, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 17, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Edward D. Holzapfel
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| 1/23/2007 |
| Firefighting parties work side-by-side while battling a simulated out-of-control fire in the hangar bay during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 17, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson
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| 1/23/2007 |
| A burst of flames leaps from the barrel of a .50-caliber machine gun during a security team weapons qualification on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 17, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson
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| 1/23/2007 |
| A U.S. Marine from Dam Security Unit III pulls security while his small unit riverine craft is inserted for a recon mission at Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2007. Marines from DSU III are deployed with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward A. Reagan
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| 1/23/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen.David H. Petraeus gives his opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee during testimony for his nomination as the new commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, in Washington, Jan. 23, 2007.
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| 1/23/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) escorts Canadian Minister of Defence Gordon O'Connor into the Pentagon, Jan. 23, 2007, for a breakfast meeting.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/23/2007 |
| President George W. Bush receives applause while delivering the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Also pictured are Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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| 1/23/2007 |
| An A-10 Thunderbolt II, like this one, is among the various U.S. Central Command Air Forces air assets available for providing close-air support for International Security Assistance Force troops in contact with enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The A-10 is specially designed for close air support of ground forces and can be used against all ground targets.
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin T. Watson
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| 1/23/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maje Almaz buffs a crown for a patient aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 20, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Rafael Figueroa Medina
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| 1/22/2007 |
| A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron sit on the end of the runway as they are armed by crew chiefs from the 355th Maintenance Squadron, during Exercise Bushwacker 07-02, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan 21.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte
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| 1/22/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England greets U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Junior Sailor of the Year Petty Officer 2nd Class Teresa Charvira and NAVCENT Command Master Chief Christopher Angstead, center, before conducting a town hall meeting at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Jan. 22, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Julian Carroll
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| 1/22/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Watkins lifts weights as he prepares for Naval Station Rota's spring physical readiness test, in Rota, Spain, Jan. 18, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristine DeHoux
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| 1/22/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Lea Ann Fracasso helps an Iraqi girl cross the monkey bars on the playground at the Civilian Military Operations Center near Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2007. At the CMOC, Iraqi citizens receive medical attention from U.S. military doctors and the children receive clothing and school supplies.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Woller
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| 1/22/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. James Johnson, a baritone in the 82nd Airborne Division’s All American Chorus, leads the chorus in a choreographed marching cadence at the introduction of their performance for paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford
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| 1/21/2007 |
| Chairman of Colombia's Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Freddy Padilla, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos and U.S. Ambassador William Wood march during a military ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 19, 2007.
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets British Maj. Gen. JM Shaw, commander of Multinational Division-South East, as U.S. Army Gen. George Casey, commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, looks on in Basra, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007.
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| 1/20/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with soldiers from the Minnesota Army National Guard following a meeting with Gen. George Casey, commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, and coalition commanders in Talil, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates receives a tour of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007. The ziggurat was believed to be a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia.
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with military policemen and security guards at the Great Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007.
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| 1/20/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, front center, takes a photo with members from his staff and U.S. Air Force C-17 crew members on board a C-17 in Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 19, 2007.
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| 1/19/2007 |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David Chu (right) briefs reporters in the Pentagon on new policies regarding the frequency and length of involuntary mobilizations for National Guard and Reserve units.
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| 1/19/2007 |
| U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain William T. Monroe, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Partick Walsh, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, attend a meeting at Al Safria palace in Bahrain, Jan. 18, 2007.
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| 1/19/2007 |
| Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hemingway (left) and Department of Defense Principal Deputy General Counsel Dan Dell'Orto (right) listen as a news reporter poses his question during a Jan. 18, 2007, Pentagon press briefing on new rules governing the conduct of military commissions used to try detainees in the global war on terrorism.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, and his wife, Lynne, meet senior Colombian military officers upon their arrival at Bogota, Colombia , Jan. 18, 2007.
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| 1/19/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos, discuss military- to-military relations in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates receives a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of responsibility briefing and brief tour of the facility from Commander Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh, in Manama, Bahrain, Jan. 18, 2007.
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a meeting with King Abdullah bin Abdul al-Saud at the King's hunting lodge in Saudi Arabia to discuss current issues in the Middle East, Jan. 17, 2007.
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| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley talks about the status of Bagram Air Field to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, second from right, while Maj. Gen. Karl Eikenberry looks on, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2007.
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| 1/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks with General Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, deputy commander-in-chief and minister of defense, Bahrain Defense Force, and U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain William T. Monroe upon his arrival in Bahrain, Jan. 17, 2007.
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| 1/17/2007 |
| From Left: Secretary of the Navy Dr. Donald C. Winter, Vice President Dick Cheney, Susan Ford Bales, Jack Ford, Mike Ford, Steve Ford, Sen. John Warner, Sen. Carl Levin and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen salute as the model of the USS Gerald R. Ford is unveiled in Washington, D.C., Jan. 16, 2007.
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| 1/17/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Waller, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs an aircraft recovery on an F-15E Strike Eagle at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2007.
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| 1/16/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, meets with key members of his staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, second from left, at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with top military and coalition leaders, local government officials and U.S. and Afghan National army troops.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/16/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007.
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with U.S. Army soldiers at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace meets with U.S. Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007.
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| 1/16/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates conducts a press conference with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace looks on, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007.
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| 1/15/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Prime Minister Tony Blair at his residence in London, Jan. 14, 2007. Gates met with Blair to discuss, among other topics, the new Iraq plan.
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| 1/15/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, and United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Secretary of State Des Browne conduct a press conference at Lancaster House in London, Jan. 14, 2007.
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, joins NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in discussing issues facing the alliance during Gates’ visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 15, 2007.
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted by U.S. Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle and his staff upon his arrival at London Heathrow airport, Jan. 14, 2006. Gates will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Defense Minister Des Browne to discuss the new Iraq plan.
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| 1/12/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives testitmony on the new Iraq strategy to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in Washington, Jan. 12, 2007.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace gives testitmony on the new Iraq strategy to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in Washington, Jan. 12, 2007.
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| 1/12/2007 |
| President George W. Bush greets soldiers during a visit at Fort Benning, Ga., to share thoughts on his new strategy for the war in Iraq and to offer praise, Jan. 11, 2007.
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| Officials inducted U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Dunham into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes as a Medal of Honor recipient, Jan. 12, 2007. Dunham received the medal posthumously for his heroic actions in Iraq.
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, right, speaks with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dunham, parents of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, who was inducted in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes as a Medal of Honor recipient, Jan. 12, 2007. Dunham received the medal posthumously for his heroic actions in Iraq.
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace address questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee in a hearing about Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace address questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee in a hearing about Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Magnus hugs Deb Dunham after presenting Deb and Dan Dunham with the Medal of Honor Flag during the ceremony honoring their son, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason L. Dunham at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Va., Jan. 12, 2007.
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| 1/11/2007 |
| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press briefing at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the media during a press conference at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace also participated.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace answers a question during a press briefing at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007.
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| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the White House press briefing, Jan. 11, 2007. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace also participated.
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| President George W. Bush speaks during a White House ceremony honoring U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham was leading a patrol near the Syrian border in April 2004 when he was wounded. He died eight days later.
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| President George W. Bush presents the family of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason L. Dunham with his Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham was critically wounded while on patrol in Iraq in 2004.
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates, accompanied by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, addresses questions at a news conference in Washington, Jan. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, address questions at a news conference in Washington, Jan. 11, 2007.
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| 1/11/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meet at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House in Washington, before a news conference, Jan. 11, 2007.
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| 1/11/2007 |
| U.S. President George W. Bush presents the Medal of Honor to Dan, left, and Deb Dunham for their son, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, during a ceremony in his honor at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with U.S. Marines following a Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham at the White House, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham gave his own life in April 2004 so that the men under his command might live.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates prepares to give testimony at the House Armed Services Committee, Jan. 11, 2007. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace also presented testimony.
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| President George W. Bush talks to troops at Fort Benning, Ga., Jan. 11, 2007. The troops will be deploying to support the global war on terror.
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| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addresses a question during the committee hearing about Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2007.
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| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, during the House Armed Services Committee hearing about Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan.11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/10/2007 |
| An Iraqi man and woman shop in a market in Khalis, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tracy Thomas
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| An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron 143 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of responsiblity, Jan. 10.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Danals
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Phillip Tyner, of Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives updates on possible insurgents in the area during an operation in Balad Ruze, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins
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| A U.S. Army gunner from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security during a patrol near kandari market in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani speaks to a reporter from Defense Daily after addressing the 2007 Worldwide Personnel Recovery Conference in Washington, Jan. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Michelle Lenihan
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Efflandt, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, addresses the concerns of local community leaders in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 1/10/2007 |
| President George W. Bush outlines his new strategy for Iraq during an address to the nation from the White House, Jan. 10, 2007.
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| 1/10/2007 |
| President George W. Bush concludes his address to the nation, Jan. 10, 2007, from the White House Library, where he outlined a new strategy on Iraq.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/9/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, provide security as soldiers from their unit talk with locals in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, in order to gain information on possible enemy activity and weapons caches.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| 1/9/2007 |
| An Iraqi child reads a sticker that was given to him by Iraqi police officers from the Reheem Awa police department in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2007. The sticker reads "One Team One Mission...Iraqi Unity."
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 1/9/2007 |
| An Iraqi army commander observes his troops during Iraqi Army Day festivities at the 8th Iraqi Army Division compound near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rob Summitt
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| 1/9/2007 |
| Employees of Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard install new propellers on the USS Carl Vinson in dry dock in Newport News, Va., Jan. 5, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew Dewitt
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| A plane director moves an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the “Tigertails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125, into launch position aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jan. 8, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Danals
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| Iraqi army soldiers distribute humanitarian aid packages to children in the village of Al Hak, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2007. U.S. Army soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, and Iraqi army soldiers are working together to ensure security and stability in the region.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Allan K. Holloway patrols through Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Holloway is from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, which is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner
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| Iraqi policemen conduct a patrol through Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian M. Henner
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher French and Mervin Bailey inspect welds on an expansion bellows that they are repairing for the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City in Mayport, Fla., Jan. 3, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Regina L. Brown
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| A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands at the Air Force theater hospital on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum
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| 1/8/2007 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim walk past a group of Iraqi army soldiers during Iraqi Army Day, a celebration marking the 86th birthday of the Iraqi army, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 1/8/2007 |
| American and Canadian pararescue jumpers launch into the air as part of an international search and rescue exercise Jan. 5 over Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. Air Force Reserve Command PJs from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., participated.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Grande
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| A wave crashes alongside the USNS Arctic during an underway replenishment wih the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 4, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Shanika L. Futrell
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| Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shakes hands with U.S. servicemembers during Iraqi Army Day, a celebration marking the 86th birthday of the Iraqi army, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. The event was attended by military and civilian leaders from both the United States and Iraq.
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| A sailor from Beachmasters Unit 2 looks on as Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors from Assault Craft Unit 4 load vehicles onto a landing craft air-cushioned, Jan. 5, 2007, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross
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| U.S. Army soldiers from Army Recruiting Command, Camp Atterbury, Ind., and members of the Indiana Army National Guard show support during the NFL playoff game in Indianapolis, Jan. 6.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika
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| 1/7/2007 |
| Jennifer Oviedo, an ROTC cadet from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, is commissioned a second lieutenant by Gen. William Wallace, commanding general of the Training and Doctrine Command, during a pre-game ceremony in the Alamodome, Jan. 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Daren Reehl
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| Advanced Individual Training students from Fort Sam Houston's Army Medical Center and School, Texas, render salutes during the playing of the national anthem during pre-game activities prior to the start of the "All-American" Bowl football game, Jan. 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Drew Wilkinson
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| 1/7/2007 |
| Loadmasters of the Wyoming Air National Guard watch a one-ton hay bale land near a herd of cows during an emergency feeding mission Jan. 3 caused by a snowstorm that hit the area in southeastern Colorado.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer
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| Airman 1st Class Steven Brumley, middle, takes part in a two-mile hike with Guam Army National Guardsmen Specialists Albert Samana and Manno Raigelig as part of a weekly fitness regiment, Dec. 28, 2006. All are deployed to Contingency Operating Location Bilate, Ethiopia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| 1/7/2007 |
| Seaman Ruben Casilla prepares to release the mooring lines as the USS Oak Hill departs Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., Jan. 4, 2007. The Oak Hill is part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group which is under way to conduct maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Kasten
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| President George W. Bush nominates John Negroponte as deputy secretary of state, left, and retired Navy Vice Adm. Mike McConnell as director of national intelligence during an announcement in the Roosevelt Room, Jan. 5, 2007. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pictured at left.
White House photo by Paul Morse
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Cristina Kavanagh, left, and 1st Lt. Tanya Frazier provide space-based theater ballistic warning to U.S. forces in the Southwest Asia theater from the Combat Operations Space Cell inside the Combined Air Operations Center.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Munraj Singh, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, looks out over the village of Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007, while soldiers with his unit search for possible enemy observation posts and weapons caches.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James Bond tack welds on a safety net frame for the USS Hue City prior to its inspection at the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Jan. 3, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Regina L. Brown
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| U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Santolini, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, interacts with children in Dingak, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2007. Soldiers with Santolini's unit are working with locals in the village to gain information on possible enemy activity.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Shreveport man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, 2007. The Shreveport is part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group and is deploying to conduct maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew R. Bookwalter
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jenny Dimanche signals to the crew of a P-3C Orion, from Patrol Squadron 5, that the number three propeller is turning at Sigonella, Sicily, Jan. 3, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Harry J. Rucker III
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leslie Wuerflein loads hay bales onto a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colo., Jan. 3, 2007. The hay will be dropped near La Junta, Colo., to help feed livestock that have been stranded by a snowstorm.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer
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| Iraqi children greet U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, in Al Rashidiyah, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 1/5/2007 |
| Families watch as the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze departs into the fog at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 5, 2007. The Nitze is part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike group deployed in support of the ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lolita Lewis
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| 1/4/2007 |
| The United States Air Force Band plays ceremonial music during the services honoring the life and legacy of former President Gerald R. Ford as he is laid to rest in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 3, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Helen Miller
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| 1/4/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors with the Sewells Point detachment of Navy Munitions Command perform a 21-gun salute in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford at Iowa Point on Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3, 2007. The 38th president of the United States passed away Dec. 26, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kiona Mckissack
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| 1/4/2007 |
| U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Hardin of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, helps local children carry school supplies into a primary school in Al Huwaish, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason Edwards
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| 1/4/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith McDonald, pointing, of Alpha Company, 8th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, advises a local to clear the area because his platoon is conducting a cordon and search of the Al Amin area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki
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| 1/4/2007 |
| Dozens were in attendance at the Home of the Commandants to view a performance from the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band during the New Year’s Serenade, Jan. 1. Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is America’s oldest professional musical organization.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook
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| 1/4/2007 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Justin Smith, from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security during a cordon and knock operation outside Sadar City, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| 1/4/2007 |
| Parachutes begin to open on supply pallets being airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III to servicemembers Jan. 2 at a remote camp in Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ricky J. Best
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| 1/4/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney Nowland, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, poses for a photo with a group of Iraqi children as she documents a cordon and knock operation outside Sadar City, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| 1/3/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Bruce Antona, center, battalion commander, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speaks to an Iraqi boy during a cordon and search operation in the New Baghdad area of East Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Davis Pridgen
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| 1/3/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, move to an enemy weapons cache in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
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| 1/3/2007 |
| On the first morning of the new year, sailors assigned to the morning color detail aboard the USS Frank Cable salute the holiday ensign in Apra Harbor, Guam. The flag is flown at half-staff to honor the former President and Navy veteran Gerald R. Ford, who passed away Dec. 26, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson
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| 1/3/2007 |
| Former first lady Betty Ford, escorted by Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, commanding general Joint Force headquarters-National Capital Region/U.S. Army Military District of Washington, waves goodbye to her husband, former President Gerald R. Ford, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 2, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Craig Clapper
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| 1/3/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers of 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, patrol routes in a Humvee between Bagram and Gandar, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman
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| 1/3/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Reinhart, left, hands a 75mm high explosive anti-tank projectile round to Sgt. Angel Maldonado to be lined up for detonation at the East River range on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| 1/3/2007 |
| The Salman Pak Iraqi Police, under the supervision of U.S. Army soldiers from Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a cordon and search during an operation, Dec. 22, 2006, in the Al Jara area of East Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki
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| 1/3/2007 |
| Airman Christopher Till performs abdominal exercises aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 28, 2006. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Adrian J. Escobar
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| 1/3/2007 |
| A multi-service honor guard guides the flag covered casket of former President Gerald R. Ford from Air Force One towards a waiting motorcade destined for his final resting place at the museum named in his honor, the Gerald R. Ford Musuem, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 2, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Helen Mae Miller
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| 1/2/2007 |
| Vice President Dick Cheney greets former first lady Betty Ford at Blair House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 1, 2007.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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| 1/2/2007 |
| President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand next to the catafalque holding the flag-draped casket of former President Gerald R. Ford Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol as they pay their final respects to the 38th President of the United States.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/2/2007 |
| The funeral cortege of former President Gerald R. Ford passes by the White House, Jan. 2, 2007. After a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, the cortege will travel to Andrews Air Force Base. His casket will be put on board a presidential jet for the flight to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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| 1/2/2007 |
| President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush greet former first lady Betty Ford and her son, Steven Ford, upon their arrival for the State Funeral service for former President Gerald R. Ford at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/2/2007 |
| The casket of former President Ford is carried past President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush during Ford's state funeral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/2/2007 |
| A military honor guard places the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford into an Air Force plane, Jan. 2, 2007, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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