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| 2/29/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers, along with Iraqi police, clear and patrol the town of Aswad in Diyala province, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| 2/28/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier, along with Iraqi police, clears and patrols the town of Aswad in the Diyala province of Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| 2/28/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Turkish Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/28/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Turkish Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Air Force Senior Airman Rebeca Hill, an inspection technician assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance, and Senior Airman Christopher Jaeger, a crew chief with 332 EMXS, conduct maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| 2/28/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ginni Stolaas stands guard outside a medical clinic in Saqlawiyah, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2008. Stolaas is a member of the Iraqi Women's Engagement Team assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force FWD, which held an open clinic for local residents.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erin A. Kirk
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Geoffrey Maki, a pilot assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, waits to depart Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008. Maki is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| An Iraqi soldier explains the security situation at a new combat outpost in Al Risala, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008, to an interpreter for U.S. soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis
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| 2/28/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks through an honor cordon while departing at the Turkish Ministry of Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/28/2008 |
| The U.S. Navy NASCAR team services the No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life Monte Carlo during the Stater Brothers 300 at California Speedway, in Fontana, Calif. Feb. 25, 2008. A late-race transmission failure relegated Navy driver Brad Keselowski to 32nd in the race.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Andrea Ross
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| 2/28/2008 |
| Army Col. Stephen Twitty leads more than 3,000 of his soldiers through the streets of downtown El Paso, Texas, during a Welcome Home Heroes Parade Feb. 27, 2008. Twitty is commander of the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Paula Taylor
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| 2/28/2008 |
| Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform their new "four-corners" drill sequence, which represents the global reach of the Air Force, at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Feb. 21, 2008. The "unveiling drill" is the first drill of the year and the formal presentation of the 2008 team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sean Adams
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts an all hands call with Joint Staff members at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts an all hands call with Joint Staff members at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/28/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment provide security on a rooftop during a patrol in the Al-Risalla district of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 2/27/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, assisted by members of the Indian Honor Guard, places a wreath at the India Gate Memorial in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008. The memorial commemorates the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Indian Minister of Defense A.K. Antony at the Ministry of Defense in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/27/2008 |
| Indian soldiers stand at attention during a wreath ceremony in which U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates placed a wreath at the India Gate Memorial in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/27/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pays his respects at the India Gate Memorial in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008. The memorial commemorates the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Indian Buglers stand at attention during a wreath ceremony in which U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates placed a wreath at the India Gate Memorial in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/27/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with the Indian Honor Guard to the India Gate Memorial in New Delhi, India, Feb. 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Army Capt. James Tczap examines an Iraqi woman during a combined medical clinic at the Ministry of Health building in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2008. Tczap is assigned to the 785th Combat Stress Control Company.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Hernandez
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| Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Division, practice marching for their graduation ceremony at the Iraqi Training Center in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. The Iraqis are trained by U.S. Marines from Military Transition Team, 2nd Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt
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| Sgt. Steven Olesen with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, plays with two puppies at Joint Security Station Ghazaliyah 1 in western Baghdad, Feb. 24, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James P. Hunter
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| Army Sgt. Steven Olesen and Army Spc. Bryce Wiltermood pose for a picture with a puppy at Joint Security Station Ghazaliyah 1, Feb. 24, 2008. Both are assigned to the personal security detachment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James P. Hunter
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| 2/27/2008 |
| An Iraqi Security Force member plays with local children at the al Durrer School in the Shifta Village, Diyala Province, Iraq, Feb. 22, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| U.S. Army Special Forces soar out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster III at an altitude of 6,000 feet during a "HALO" training exercise, Feb. 22, 2008, during the annual Balikatan 08 exercise in the Philippines. During "HALO" training, troops jump from high-altitudes, free fall, and then open their parachutes close to the ground.
U.S. Army photo by Lance Cpl. Ronald W. Stauffer
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| Maj. Michael Matchette, a radiologist assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron, reviews CT scans from a trauma patient, Feb. 20, 2008, at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| 2/27/2008 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England provides an answer during testimony before the House Budget Committee at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2008. England, Defense Department Comptroller Tina Jonas and Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified about the 2009 Defense budget.
DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump.
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| Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, dig out munitions from a huge cache discovered west of Owesat, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2008.
Photo by 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs
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| Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, uncover a huge cache of spent and unused munitions, west of Owesat, Iraq,Feb. 25, 2008.
Photo by 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs
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| 2/26/2008 |
| A U.S. Soldier with 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, provides security while a member of Abna'a Al Iraq, a security group contracted by the U.S. government, calls in support before searching the last known location of a wanted man in Rusafa, Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 launches flares over Al Taqqadum, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2008. HMM-268 is deployed with Multi National Force - West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason W. Fudge
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England presents the first-ever awards of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism during Pentagon ceremonies, Feb. 26, 2008. Fourteen Department of Defense civilians who served abroad in direct support of military operations to combat terrorism received the medal. Shown here receiving his medal is Gilbert R. Reed III, a financial management analyst assigned to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. Reed deployed to Baghdad,
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, joined by Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, present the first- ever awards of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism during Pentagon ceremonies, Feb. 26, 2008. Here, Beverly Hall of the Defense Language Institute, accepts her award.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Vice President Richard Cheney, center, talks to a sea of soldiers on the 1st Cavalry Division's parade field at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008. About 9,000 soldiers turned out to hear Cheney's address. He told the troops, “Because of you, the people of Iraq can see a better day ahead.”
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicole Kojetin
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Vice President Richard B. Cheney speaks to 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during a welcome home rally on Fort Hood, Texas’s Cooper Field Feb. 26, 2008. "You amassed a superb record,” Cheney told the troops. “I’m here to say ‘thanks’ and ‘welcome home.’”
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexis Harrison
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| Vice President Richard B. Cheney shakes the hand of a 1st Cavalry Division Soldier during a welcome home event on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
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| Vice President Richard B. Cheney shakes hands with 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during a welcome home event on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp
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| Two 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers wave American flags in the air while waiting for Vice President Richard B. Cheney to speak at a welcome home rally on the division’s parade field on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Army Sgt. Donald Davis shakes hands with Vice President Richard B. Cheney as he worked his way through the crowd of 9,000 1st Cavalry Division soldiers to thank them for all their hard work during their 15-month deployment to Iraq. Cheney took part in the division's welcome home ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb.26, 2008. Davis is assigned to the division's Company A, 115th Brigade Support Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan Hoskins,
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| 2/26/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky tour the Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Feb. 26, 2008. Gates is in India to meet with the Indian prime minister and minister of external affairs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and wife Becky arrive at Palam Air Station in New Delhi, India, Feb. 26, 2008. Gates is in India to meet with the Indian prime minister and minister of external affairs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Afghan National Security Forces conduct operations to disrupt the insurgents' ability to engage friendly forces from prepared fighting positions in Helmand Province of Afghanistan Jan. 20, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Gunn
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| 2/26/2008 |
| Kenyans attend the Shant Abak well dedication and turnover ceremony in Shant Abak, Kenya, Feb. 8, 2008. The well was constructed by the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Kreps
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| A KC-135 aircraft from 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., delivers fuel over the Philippine Sea, Jan. 25, 2008, during a routine refueling mission for the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine
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| U.S. Marines stop for a flock of sheep during a patrol near Anah, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2008. The Marines are from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| 2/26/2008 |
| A Civil-Military Cooperation official leads an Iraqi woman through a security checkpoint as Polish and Iraqi army soldiers work together to distribute supplies to civilians in the city of Ad Diwaniya, Iraq, Feb. 20, 2008.
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| 2/26/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers, along with Iraqi police, clear and patrol the town of Aswad in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| A U.S. soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment gives a toy to a young boy while on patrol through the Al-Risalla district of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Army soldiers and Air Force airmen participate in a combative tournament on Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2008. Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division hosted the event in which the Army won in all three weight classes.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| Air Force Staff Sgts. Robert Lewis, Christopher Dion and military working dog Rex participate in a dismounted patrol scenario on Fort Dix, N.J., Feb. 20, 2008, during the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Course. Lewis, Dion and Rex are all from the 6th Security Forces Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
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| 2/26/2008 |
| An Iraqi police instructor shows a new recruit how to hold his weapon during Iraqi Police basic training at police headquarters, Baqubah, Diyala province, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 2/26/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Shaun Reass, platoon leader, and Staff Sgt. William Houdeshell, squad leader, discuss movement into the village of Aswad, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008, during Operation Chaos Thrasher. Both are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 38th Regiment, 1st Battalion.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 2/26/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. William Fallon, Central Command commander, enjoys a cup of chai and talks with a vendor through an interpreter on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2008. During his visit, the commander observed the troops at work and the Fallujah commerce that has flourished through cooperation between the local community and coalition forces.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc
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| 2/26/2008 |
| A duck crosses the road as U.S. Army soldiers and Iraq's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008. The American troops are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Delta Company.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks out of the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates is in Jakarta to meet with Indonesian leaders and attend the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shakes hands with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts an interview with Indonesian Metro television in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates will meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the Bronze Star Ceremony for Navy SEAL Lt. Melvin S. Dry in Memorial Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., Feb. 25, 2008. Dry received the posthumous award for heroic achievement during Operation Thunderhead, a top secret mission to rescue prisoners of war in Vietnam in 1972.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/25/2008 |
| Indonesian Commander Boy Sahril Qamar salutes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates will meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/25/2008 |
| A U.S. Army military policeman instructs Afghan soldiers on how to use rocket-propelled grenade launchers at a range in Beshud, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2008. The U.S. soldier is assigned to Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin French
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| 2/25/2008 |
| An F/A-18 Hornet taxis to a catapult prior to launching off the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 22, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Clark, a hull maintenance technician, performs a qualification test in the machine shop of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which is operating in the Pacific and Indian oceans, Feb. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Pvt. Derek Hayes, a mortarman with the 25th Infantry Division, patrols Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| U.S. Army Pfc. William Felton talks with local children during a halted patrol in Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 17, 2008. Felton is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 14th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi's Emergency Service Unit conduct a cordon and search in Amushabi, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008. The American troops are assigned to assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 2/25/2008 |
| Joint Staff Director for Operations Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon Feb. 25, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 2/25/2008 |
| Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, stand guard at a checkpoint in Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 2/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Randall M. Hendrickson, left, commanding officer USS Lake Erie, speaks with U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who visited the ship Feb. 23, 2008, to congratulate the crew on its successful launch of a missile to stop the Earthward journey of a malfunctioning reconnaisance satellite.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Air Force airmen load sandbags as part of an operational readiness exercise at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., Feb. 20, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, the 153rd Airlift Wing, and the 463rd Airlift Group.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William John Hinamo
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 324th Physiological Operations Company, 14th Physiological Operations Battalion, Joint Physiological Task Force, hand out flags and stickers to the people of Naray, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2008, to foster stronger relations between the Afghan people and coalition forces.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Niccolson
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frank Reardon and Airman 1st Class Eric Rickards apply a jungle theme to an F-16 Fighting Falcon Feb. 14, 2008, at the corrosion facility on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Reardon and Rickards are assigned to the 354th Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin
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| 2/24/2008 |
| Retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, left, gives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Roll of Honour, a long series of bronze panels recording the names of Australia's war dead, during a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/24/2008 |
| Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pose for a photo during the Australian Ministerial dinner at Rudd's residence, "The Lodge," in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, tours the Australian War Memorial in Canberra with retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, Feb. 24, 2008. Gates was in Canberra, Australia, to attend the Australian Ministerial.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/24/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, front right, lays a wreath at the tomb of unknown soldiers during a tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, following the Australian Ministerial, Feb. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, looks at photographs during a tour of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia, with retired Australian Maj. Gen. Steve Gower, director of the Australian War Memorial, Feb. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Randall M. Hendrickson, left, commanding officer of USS Lake Erie, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a visit to the ship to congratulate the crew on their successful launch of a missile at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to the audience before the kickoff of KoleKole Jam II on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/23/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon sign a Military Satellite Communication Partnership agreement during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/23/2008 |
| From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith pose for a photo before the kickoff of the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/23/2008 |
| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon answer questions from the press during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/23/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, front left, and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon, front right, and members of their staffs, pose for a photo prior to the kickoff of the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008. The U.S. delegation also includes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of he the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, both seated rear left.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/23/2008 |
| From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon hold a press conference after signing an agreement for a Military Satellite Communication Partnership during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, talks with Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Weston, left, commanding officer of the USS Russell, and Adm. Robert Willard, right, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, aboard the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to the press after touring the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the engineering room of the USS Russell with Navy Lt. Courtney Minetree, chief engineer, while aboard the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to students at the Australian Defense College, Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Steve Gower, director of the Australian War Memorial, tour the memorial Roll of Honour in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2008. The bronze panels record the names of over 102,000 Australian servicemen and women who have died in wars since the late 19th Century.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets Australian Rear Adm. Raydon Gates in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2008. Mullen is visiting the continent to attend the 2008 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reviews Australian servicemembers during a welcoming ceremony at Russell House,Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2008. Mullen is visiting the continent to attend the 2008 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to Dr. Greg Fox as he tours the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Col. Don McMahon and Maj. Greg Lester, both with the 3rd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, explain a project during an inspection while Georgian army Maj. David Sulkhanishvilli, commander of 13th Georgian Light Infantry Battalion, takes notes during a civil affairs project inspection in Al Heriyah, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008. The Georgians recently assumed control of Combat Outpost Cleary.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 2/22/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment stands in the turret of his M1-A1 Abrams tanks before a mission in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 2/21/2008 |
| An Iraqi pharmacist explains medication directions to a patient at the Hadid Medical Clinic, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Kenyan veterinarians and members of Kenya's National Youth Service treat a goat during a program conducted on Manda Island in Kenya, Feb. 14, 2008. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's 350th Civil Affairs Command spearheaded the event, which treated over 400 goats, sheep and dogs at the site.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Local herdsman arrive with goats that will be treated by Kenyan veterinarians during a program spearheaded by the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's 35th Civil Affairs Command on Manda Island in Kenya, Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Houdeshell inspects a vehicle for weapons, Feb. 19, 2008, in Aswad, Iraq. Houdeshell, a squad leader, is assigned to the 38th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion, Company C.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Toby Obrien and other soldiers assigned to the 38th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion, Company C patrol Aswad, Iraq, with Iraqi policemen, Feb. 19, 2008, during Operation Chaos Thrasher.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Iraqi army soldiers assigned to the 1st Iraqi Army Division's 2nd Regiment give a thumbs up while working on their humvee at the Iraqi Training Center in Al Anbar province, Iraq Feb. 15, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer Curtis Staybrook and Petty Officer Johnpaul Candelaria, assigned to the USS Ingraham, inspect passports during an oil tanker inspection in the North Persian Gulf, Feb. 6, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Kulp
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Navy Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, after a tour of the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the engineering room of the USS Russell by Navy Lt. Courtney Minetree, chief engineer, while aboard the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks at artifacts while touring the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command while on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Sailors salute Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he disembarks the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/21/2008 |
| The USS Lake Erie launches a Standard Missile-3 at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 20, 2008. The objective was to rupture the satellite's fuel tank to dissipate the approximately 1,000 pounds of hydrazine, a hazardous material which could pose a danger to people on Earth, before it entered into the Earth's atmosphere.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, and Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England follow the progress of a Standard Missile-3 as it races toward a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite in space over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Jackson activates a modified tactical Standard Missile-3 from the Combat Information Center of the USS Lake Erie as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 20, 2008. The Aegis cruiser launched the missile at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hight
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| 2/21/2008 |
| The USS Lake Erie launches a Standard Missile-3 at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy
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| 2/21/2008 |
| Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, informs Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates of the successful missile intercept from the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center, Feb. 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to servicemembers at an all hands call at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Feb. 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Erickson, an avionics integrated technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron, checks the bore sight values of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft head-up display on March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Feb. 18, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Erickson inspects the circuit card of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Feb. 18, 2008. Erickson is an avionics technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| 2/21/2008 |
| More than 65 Officer Training School trainees and 20 other airmen assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., clear debris caused by a tornado that stormed through Prattville, Ala, Feb. 19, 2008. More than 150 homes were destroyed and 760 homes were damaged in a series of storms near the base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Moorman
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| 2/21/2008 |
| An Iraqi boy gets a new soccer ball from U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Mattwig during a medical operation at an abandoned school in Al Bahda, Fed. 13, 2008. Mattwig is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion,1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/21/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion's 82nd Field Artillery fire a salute round during the presentation of honors to the troopers of the 15th Sustainment Brigade during a change of command ceremony at Fort Hood, Feb. 15, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Cooley
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| 2/21/2008 |
| An Iraqi army soldier scans his sectors of fire during a dismounted tactical movement exercise at Battle Position Eagle, Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. The soldier is from the 8th Army Division's 2nd Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/21/2008 |
| The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz prepares to set anchor in Sasebo Bay for a port visit Feb. 11, 2008. Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Leo Buehler greets Iraqi army Maj. Sayid, assigned to the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 8th Army Division, at a new Iraqi army checkpoint in Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. Buehler is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 0832 Military Transition Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer Roger Giangrande stands watch aboard the USS Tarawa as dawn breaks over the Persian Gulf, Feb. 12, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cariglo A. Rula directs a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of the USS Harpers Ferry, which is off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Benavides,assigned to 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 27th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Charlie Company, conducts a mission briefing on Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 2/20/2008 |
| An Iraqi army platoon sergeant checks the chamber of a soldier's weapon to make sure it is cleared before they begin training with U.S. soldiers in Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Mastin Robeson, left, and Paul O'Friel distribute wheelchairs to local residents during a medical and veterinarian civil action program in Muthanna, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008. Robeson is deputy chief of staff for strategy, plans and assessments for Multinational Force Iraq and O'Friel is team leader of the Muthanna Provincial Reconstruction Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny C. Cantrell
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Popple pulls security outside the surgical department at the Yarmouk Hospital in Iraq, Feb. 16, 2008. Popple is assigned to the 32nd Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Hunter
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| 2/20/2008 |
| The U.S. Central Command Air Forces Band "Live Round" performs at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 15, 2008. The band performed for Manas Air Base airmen and local villages and schools during their eight-day trip to the area.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tabitha Kuykendall
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Academy wrestler Stephen Crozier, in blue, attempts to complete a single leg takedown of North Dakota State University wrestler Vince Salminen during their 165-pound match at the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo, N.D., Feb. 15, 2008. Crozier won the match over Salminen by 17-6.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp
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| U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Leonard gives land navigation tips to Ugandan army soldiers participating in a 16-week training course on Forward Operating Location Kasenyi, Uganda, Feb. 12, 2008. The training course is led by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to The Old Guard, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Delta Company.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 2/20/2008 |
| Friends and family wave to U.S. Navy sailors on board amphibious assault ship USS Nassau as it departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Feb. 20, 2008. Nassau, which is a part of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group, is deploying to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Julie Matyascik
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Missouri Army National Guard's Agri-Business Development Team visit with a local farmer in eastern Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2008, to discuss ways to assist him in agriculture.
U.S. Army photo by Col. Marin Leppert
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| U.S. airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to lift Capt. Loree Lunsford, a nurse from the 386th EMDG, during litter management system training at an air base in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon
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| 2/20/2008 |
| Troopers from 1st Cavalry Division's Horse Cavalry Detachment charge across Cooper Field at the climax of 15th Sustainment Brigade's change of command ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb, 15, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Cooley,
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| 2/20/2008 |
| The USS Essex is guided by Philippine tug boats as it enters port at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Phillippines, Feb. 20, 2008.
U.S. Navy photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class (SW) Mark R. Alvarez
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean Kane talks to his soldiers on his radio during a patrol in Saharoon, a small village east of Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008. Kane is assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Hutto
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| U.S. Army Spc. Sylvester Maradona cleans a Kiowa Warrior helicopter engine, Feb. 13, 2008, on the Combat Aviation Brigade flight line, Baghdad, Iraq. Maradona is assigned to the 277th Combat Support Task Force, Company B.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills
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| 2/20/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, greets Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky upon their arrival at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Feb. 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley
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| 2/19/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Marine Cpl. Giovanni Morales, a resident of the Wounded Warrior Battalion West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army First Lt. Mike Barth, bottom right, briefs his soldiers before an upcoming patrol at Combat Outpost Cashe, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008. Barth is assigned to the15th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Hutto
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| 2/19/2008 |
| Defense Ministers of the three Adriatic Charter nations arrive at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2008, for security discussions with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Left to right: Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, Gates, and Macedonian Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/19/2008 |
| Army Brig. Gen. Robert Hipwell, far left, commander of the 300th Military Police Brigade and Camp Bucca in southern Iraq, greets soldiers of the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Feb. 6, 2008. Camp Bucca is the largest detainee facility in Iraq, with more than 20,000 detainees.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos D. Vinson
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, with his arm in a sling due to a fall during recent icy conditions, leads defense ministers from the three Adriatic Charter nations to a conference room in the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2008, for a meeting on regional security. Left to right: Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic, Gates, and Macedonian Defense Minister Lazar Elunovski.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Defense ministers from the three Adriatic Charter nations meet with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right foreground, in the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2008, for regional security discussions. On the far-side of the table, left to right, are Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu and Macedonian Defense Minister Lazar Elunovski.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/19/2008 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Feb.19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| U.S. Army Maj. Bryant Schumacher, the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Recruiting Assistance team chief, speaks with an elder from Kapisa Province at a recruiting conference for the Afghan national army, Feb. 16, 2008. The army hopes to reach 80,000 end strength by the end of this year.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| U.S. Navy Cdr. Anthony L. Simmons, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen, presents an autographed photo of the ship to residents of Nozomi No Mori, a senior citizens home in Nagasaki, Japan, Feb. 18, 2008.Simmons and members of his crew visited the home during a community relations project, where they spent quality time with the residents.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Lysiak, a librarian with 332nd Expeditionary Services Squadron, sorts through books donated from Coutts Library Services Inc., Niagara Falls, N.Y., to the library on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2008. The air base library receives about seven boxes of new books a month from locations around the United States.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| An Iraqi soldier scans his sectors of fire during a dismounted tactical movement exercise at Battle Position Eagle in Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. The Iraqi soldiers from the 8th Army Division are training with U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Duane Cunningham, a damage control specialist, and Seaman Jose Cortez, a fireman, prepare to back out of the scene during a damage control drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 17, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hight
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| A Marine from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts an airfield seizure as part of the unit's semi-annual evaluation exercise, Feb, 11, 2008. Sailors and Marines from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex are conducting training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Lemus
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| An Iraqi soldier from 8th Army Division scans his sectors of fire during a dismounted tactical movement exercise at Battle Position Eagle in Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/18/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Majs. Mike Castellano and Brad Weston bid farewell to Marine Lt. Andrew Kinard as he departs a Valentine's Day luncheon at Marine Barracks, Washington, Feb. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway talks with servicemembers and their families during a Valentine's Day luncheon at Marine Barracks, Washington, Feb. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace and his wife, Lynne, greet a servicemember during a Valentine's Day luncheon at Marine Barracks, Washington, Feb. 16, 2008. The luncheon, hosted by the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his wife and supported by the USO, honored wounded warriors and their families.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Liliana Caparo shares her observations of Walter Reed and the Veterans Affairs program with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James Cartwright during a Valentine's Day luncheon at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| U.S. soldiers from 77th Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, work throughout the night to construct a new combat outpost in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. The outpost is being constructed in the Rissala traffic circle, one of the most dangerous areas of the city, and will aid as a stronghold against insurgency in the area.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Army Spc. Brian Willard teaches a class on vehicle searches to Afghan National Policemen in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008. Willard is assigned to the 66th Military Police Company.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird
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| Iraqi soldiers salute Mayor Hikmar Najris Al-Gaood and other distinguished guests during a transfer of authority ceremony in Hit, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. U.S. Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 are transferring authority of the city to Iraqi security forces.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| A Polish soldier checks an Iraqi man's identification card outside a hospital in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, witnesses the new Infantry Immersion Trainer at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Accompanied by his wife Deborah, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Marines on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Marine Maj. Gen. Michael R. Lehnert, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Sgt. Maj. Mario Carreno, senior enlisted advisor, Wounded Warrior Battalion West , and Marine Lt. Col. Charles Johnson III, commanding officer, Wounded Warrior Battalion West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/15/2008 |
| An Iraqi policeman assigned to the 1-6-2 National Police posts informational posters in a neighborhood in Khadra, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sharhonda R. McCoy
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| U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex scrub the ship's flight deck between flight operations while under way in the Sea of Japan, Feb. 15, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Ty Swartz
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cariglo A. Rula directs a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| 2/15/2008 |
| U.S. Army Col. Arthur Wellman, a judge advocate general assigned to the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team, meets with key Iraqi leaders and councilmen of Tarmiya, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| An Afghan National Army soldier participates in a demonstration to show weapons and communicatons capabilities at Camp Joyce, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jordan Carter
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| 2/15/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Charlie Jones provides security and crowd control during a medical mission in Jasmiyah, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008. Jones is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| Army Gen. David Petraeus, left, Multi-National Force-Iraq commanding general, Army Lt. Gen.
Ray Odierno, center, III Corps commander, and Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Multi-National
Corps-Iraq commander, salute the colors during a change of command ceremony at Al Faw
Palace on Feb. 14. Austin assumed command of Multinational Corps Iraq from Odierno, who is scheduled to become the U.S. Army’s next vice chief of staff.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Laura M. Bigenho
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| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Carter Ham, director for Operations, and U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Sattler, director for Strategic Plans and Policy, conduct an operational update press briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 15, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Iraqi soldiers march in formation, followed by Marines assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment's 1st Battalion, during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony to the Iraqi Security Forces in Hit, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Dion and his military dog participate in an obstacle course during the Phoenix Warrior Course at Fort Dix, N.J., Feb. 14, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Horace Locklear briefs his soldiers before a consequence management mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2008. Locklear is a platoon sergeant with 25th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Rosencrans
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| A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter lands in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav
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| U.S. Army Cpl. Robert Anderson extinguishes a wildfire near Roanoke, Va., Feb. 12, 2008. Anderson, assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard's 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Bravo Company, is one of about 60 soldiers working in the Roanoke area.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Smith
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| U.S. Navy sailors prepare to chock and chain a Super Stallion helicopter to the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during training operations near Okinawa, Feb. 13, 2008. The helicopter is attached to the air combat element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| U.S. Army Cpl. Marvin Olnes hands out candy and treats to Iraqi children in the village of Al Hakeem in Baqubah, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008. Olnes is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson
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| U.S. Army soldiers talk about the M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System Vehicle capabilities in Salah ah Din province, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008. The soldiers are from the 2nd Infantry Division and 101st Airborn Division.
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Johnpaul Arnold
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| A U.S. Marine keeps his eyes peeled during a patrol in an urban terrain training facility in Hawthorne, Nev., Feb. 9, 2008. His team, serving under 3rd Marine Division, will deploy to Afghanistan where they will train and advise the Afghan National Army to become a self-efficient military force.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel De Luna-Felix
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ryan Kuhn, Dr. Ihassaan al Jabouri Shwat, health director for the Mada’in Qada, and U.S. Army Maj. Cynthia Majerske walk through the gate of the al Mada’in general hospital in Salman Pak, Feb. 12, 2008. Kuhn, a deputy commander, and Majerske, a surgeon, are assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
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| U.S. Army Pvt. Donald Burrow provides security during the clearing of a room as part of a mission in Sab al Bor, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2008. Burrow is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 14th Cavalry Regiment, Bravo Troop.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| Soldiers assigned to the 501st Military Police Company conduct a foot patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alfredo Jimenz Jr.
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| 2/14/2008 |
| An amphibious assault vehicle from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launches from the well deck of the USS Juneau, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 11, 2008. The USS Juneau crew and the 31st MEU are participating in an amphibious integration training exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy
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| Sheik Nouri Zabar Khamiss, head sheik of the Mada’in Qada, speaks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jack Marr during a tour of the al Mada’in General Hospital in Salman Pak, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008. Marr is commander of the 15th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion.
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| A Marine assigned to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) hugs his daughters upon his return from Al Anbar province, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Katie Mathison
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| U.S. Army Col. Todd McCaffrey surveys the construction efforts on a new media center Feb. 12, 2008, in Taji, Iraq. Caffrey is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multinational Division Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elliot Valdez
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| U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Kathleen Sullivan and Lindsay Judkins are surprised to receive Valentine's Day cards from Texas elementary school students, Feb. 13, 2008, at a Southwest Asia air base. Both airmen are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Domonique Simmons
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Cordero, Staff Sgt. Andrew House and Staff Sgt. Barrett Read troubleshoot an electronic error on an A-10 Thunderbolt II on the flightline at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Scott M. Thomas, assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, Personal Security Detail, reloads an M-240G automatic machine gun for Sgt. Oscar L. Corzo at Joe Foss Range on Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason W. Fudge
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tag Tux, a sax player with U.S. Air Forces Europe Band, performs for a child in a village outside Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at the start of the Carnival season, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| David Moore guides an aircraft to a parking spot on the flight line of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan E. Leonard works on a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter's rotor blade on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, which is under way in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 12, 2008. Leonard is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced 166.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Doolin
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| NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, briefs Pentagon reporters on the proposed attempt to destroy an unresponsive U.S. reconnaissance satellite, Feb. 14, 2008. Next to Griffin is U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Ambassador James Jeffrey, left, assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| An Mk 45 Mod 4 Gun system fires off the bow of the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh during surface gunnery exercises, Feb. 9, 2008. The Shiloh is under way to a scheduled deployment to Yokosuka, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton
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| Troops assigned to Special Operations Command, Pacific, wait to hook up to a static line on a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 11, 2008, during a training mission over Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, is helping the command conduct jump currency training.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| Troops assigned to Special Operations Command, Pacific, prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster III on Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2008. The C-17, from the 535th Airlift Squadron, is helping the command conduct their airborne proficiency training.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric M. Ballard, left, directs a Marine Corps humvee onto the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau in White Beach, Japan, Feb. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael D. Kennedy
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| U.S. soldiers meet with sheiks from the Abu T'shir province and an interpretor during a reconciliation meeting in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2008. The solders are assigned to 2nd Striker Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Michael Hendrickson
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| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Alan Daniel directs the recovery of Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau, Feb. 11, 2008, following an amphibious integration training exercise under way in the Pacific Ocean. The vehicles are from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael D.Kennedy
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Hamblen distributes school supplies to an Iraqi man for his younger brothers, Feb. 7, 2008. The donation is part of an area-wide effort near Camp Bucca to aid residents in maintaining their newly returned province.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brandon Hubbard
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Bruhn, a cavalry scout with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, patrols through the Al Mansour neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby
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| U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Heather R. Holbert conducts a preflight inspection of her CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the USS Tarawa, under way in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 12, 2008. Holbert is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced 166.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Doolin
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| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Feb. 13, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Next to Mullen is Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Defense Department Comptroller Tina Jonas, right, who also testified, Feb. 13, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Department Comptroller Tina Jonas, far right, listens as Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, responds to a question from a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense at a Feb. 13, 2008, hearing.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, attends a strategic planning meeting in his office at the Pentagon, Feb. 13, 2008. Gates resumed his daily agenda after slipping on ice and fracturing his arm.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, attends a strategic planning meeting in his office at the Pentagon, Feb. 13, 2008. Gates resumed his daily agenda after slipping on ice and fracturing his arm.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| An interpreter translates the concerns of a local resident to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron, in the Al Magrab neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis
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| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James Boozer, right, scans the area during a patrol with his protective security detail in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| A volunteer with the Sons of Iraq provides rooftop security during a medical mission with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, Al Forsan, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer Jason Porter welds a spar in the machine shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 7, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Matthew A. Lawson
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| An Afghanistan National Army artilleryman looks through the sight lenses of a Howitzer while receiving training from U.S. Army artillerymen assigned to the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Jan. 28, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Kalagush, Nuristan province, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gregory Argentieri
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| A vertical/short take-off and landing Harrier directs its jet engines downwards to lower itself to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, Feb. 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Doolin
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| Keith Twing, left, a technical supervisor, watches as Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172’s Combat Engineer Platoon prepare a coil of steel, Feb. 6, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Arndt
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| U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn West, an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot, returns to Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2008, following a combat mission.
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Richardson
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment conduct a routine patrol in Diyala, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulliga
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| Multinational Corps Iraq Commanding General Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, MNC-I Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stand at attention during an awards ceremony in honor of the two MNC-I leaders in Baghdad, Feb. 11, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle as part of his operational update of Forward Operating Base Falcon in Iraq, Feb. 11, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead holds a press briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 12, 2008, to discuss his first months in office, the Navy's shipbuilding program and the USS Nimitz flyover.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Willy Sigears, a medic, has an interpreter write special instructions on medicine for an Iraqi patient during a medical operation in Jasmiyah, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008. Sigears is assigned to 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England escorts Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure to his Pentagon office, Feb. 12, 2008, where he will discuss security with the African leader.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| A U.S. soldier assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gives toothpaste and toothbrushes to Iraqi children during a medical operation in Jasmiyah, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Army Capt. Joe Pena, a doctor and surgeon's assistant, examines an Iraqi child's leg during a medical operation in Jasmiyah, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008. Pena is ssigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general of Multinational Division Baghdad and 4th Infantry Division, presents a gift to Sheik Nadeem, left, and Sheik Naji following a dinner meeting at the division’s headquarters at Camp Liberty, Feb. 8, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Thompson
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| U.S. Army Pvt. Jose Nunez carries munitions from the site of a large weapons cache found in southern Arab Jabour, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2008. Nunez is assigned to 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
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| Michael Arocha, a construction electrician, repairs the wiring at Orphans Cry International, Apowa, Ghana, Feb. 8, 2008. The project, assisted by U.S. Navy Seabees, is a part of Africa Partnership Station.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eddie Harrison
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| Combat rubber raiding crafts return to dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during Spring Patrol 2008 near Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| A landing craft air-cushion approaches the open bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Drae Parker
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brooks Steinbacher demonstrates tropical environment evasion and concealment techniques to a group of B-2 Spirit pilots from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Jan. 31, 2008, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine
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| U.S. soldiers assemble traffic impediments at an Iraqi police checkpoint in the Abu Nouri area of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patrick Lair
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| U.S. Army Spc. Hospedales gives candy to an Iraqi girl during a patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2008. Hospedales assigned to 2nd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr., right, and Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent answer questions before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2008. The military's senior enlisted leaders testified on health care, family housing and childcare.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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| An Iraqi army solider climbs out of window opening during a cordon and search in a village in Kirkuk, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2008. Coalition forces suspect insurgents are using the area as a corridor into western parts of the city.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Fontan carries a .125-mm high explosive round found by Concerned Local Citizens along a road outside Patrol Base Assassin, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2008. Fontan is assigned to 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and German Minister of Defense Dr. Franz Josef sign a defense agreement during the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and German Minister of Defense Dr. Franz Josef shake hands after signing a defense agreement during the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of Multinational Force - Iraq, center, Ned Powell, USO Worldwide president and CEO, left center, and other USO personnel cut a ceremonial ribbon at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2008, during the opening ceremony for the first USO in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mathew Jemison, with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, provides security during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann, legal advisor to the convening authority, Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, announces during a Feb. 11, 2008, Pentagon briefing that charges have been sworn against six detainees at Guantanamo. The detainees are alleged to have been involved in the planning and execution of the 9/11 attacks against the United States.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Shepard works inside a torpedo tube, Jan. 29, 2008, aboard the decommissioned World War II-era diesel submarine USS Drum to help prepare it for the upcoming film "USS Seaviper."
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alec J. Noe
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors board the starboard side rigid hull inflatable boat during a man overboard drill aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 4, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brandon C. Wilson
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| 2/11/2008 |
| A plane captain gives a thumbs-up sign aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 6, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| 2/11/2008 |
| MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters assist in transferring an ammunition load from the USNS Mount Baker to the the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 5, 2008, as crewmembers stand by to move the ammunition below decks.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| 2/11/2008 |
| Iraqi policemen unload a couch at a school supply drop mission in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Ben Washburn
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Kenneth Charleston provides cover during Operation Iron Harvest II in Sulah ad Dihn province, Iraq, Feb 6, 2008. Charleston is assigned to 2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Richard Ybarra
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| 2/11/2008 |
| A young Iraqi boy smiles at U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Mattwig as he pumps up a new soccer ball. Mattwig, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division,1st Cavalry Regiment, was participating a medical civic mission in Al Bahda, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Sayed Ali listens to the heartbeat of an elderly Iraqi woman during a medical civic mission in Al Bahda, Iraq, Feb. 3, 2008. Ali is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/11/2008 |
| Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival for an unannounced visit to Iraq after Gates left the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, Multinational Force Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Iraqi National Security Advisor Mouwaffak al-Rubaie discuss Iraqi defense issues during an unannounced visit by Gates after he left the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/11/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Iraqi National Security Advisor Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, center, talk with one another during Gates' unannounced visit to Iraq, Feb. 10, 2008.
Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| An Afghan National Army soldier peers through the firing tube during a hands-on training session on the M198 Howitzer, Jan. 28, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Kalagush in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gregory Argentieri
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| 2/10/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers a speech during the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Germany, Feb. 10, 2008. Gates spoke about the dangers posed to European nations by terrorists.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/9/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of the press onboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft, Feb. 8, 2008. Gates traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania, this week to meet informally with NATO ministers before heading to Germany for the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier before the beginning of the 44th Werkunde Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, second from left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reviews Pakistani troops at an honors ceremony welcoming Mullen to Islamabad, Feb. 9, 2008. Mullen is visiting the country to discuss security issues with Pakistani military officials and President Pervez Musharraf.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Peterson meet with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 9, 2008. Mullen is visiting the country to discuss security issues with Pakistani military officials.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/8/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer Felicia Garcia checks sprinklers for blockage on the wash down system of the USS Iwo Jima, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Dawson
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| 2/8/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers lift weights at Patrol Base Doria, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 2/8/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier and an Iraqi army soldier look through photo albums in search of "high value" insurgents during a search in Kirkuk, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 2/8/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania during the NATO Defense Ministerial, Feb. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/8/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with the United Kingdom's Minister of Defense Des Browne during the Vilnius Defense Ministerial held in Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| A U.S. Marine Corps platoon hikes along the Habu Trail in Okinawa, Japan, during annual chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Knallay
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Thompson, an aircraft mechanic assigned to the Aero Repair Shop at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., inspects the bead area inside a landing gear tire, Feb. 3, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets U.S. Marines assigned to the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 8, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson greets U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival in Islamabad, Feb. 8, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to the troops assigned to the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 8, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/8/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers stop their vehicle along the Tigris River during a clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/8/2008 |
| U.S. Army Master Sgt. Heath Potteiger provides security as part of a clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. Potteiger is assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/8/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Francisco Hernandez, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Lanny Greenbaum play with some of the babies at a Djibouti orphanage near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 26, 2008. Hernandez and Greenbaum are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente
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| 2/8/2008 |
| Coalition forces and members of Afghan National Army's 207th Kandak meet with village elders during a humanitarian mission to Familia Village, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2008.
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| 2/7/2008 |
| Crew members assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, under way in the Atlantic Ocean, participate in command physical training on the ship's flight deck, Feb. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Watson
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| 2/7/2008 |
| A Seahawk helicopter transfers ordnance from the USNS Mount Baker to the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael D. Cole
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| 2/7/2008 |
| The amphibious assault ship USS Essex and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos steam together during a refueling at sea, Feb. 6, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| 2/7/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Gonzales, a 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment cavalry scout, patrols through Mosul, Iraq, on a reconnaissance mission Feb. 4, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jon Husman
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| 2/7/2008 |
| Royal Tongan Marine Cpl. Amanaki Lelei Langi stands at attention during a Feb. 5, 2008, ceremony as he and 54 of his fellow soldiers are awarded U.S. Army Commendation and Achievement Medals for their service to Multinational Corps - Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Crisp
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| 2/7/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division patrol Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| 2/7/2008 |
| A B-2 Spirit aircraft approaches the boom of a Stratotanker aircraft out of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., during a refueling mission over the Midwest, Feb. 4, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chad M. Kellum
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| 2/7/2008 |
| A Tennessee National Guard member captures an aerial view of tornado damage in Tennessee while travelling with the governor's staff, Feb. 6, 2008, to assess the situation.
U.S. Army photo by Senior Master Sgt. Randy Harris
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| 2/7/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division train for combat at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David House
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| 2/7/2008 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to multinational troops at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2008. Rice spoke briefly to the troops and praised the multinational efforts in Afghanistan. "You are contributing to the security of the Afghan people, your own people, and the world," she said.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cdr. Steven Parks
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| 2/7/2008 |
| An Al Qaeda training tape, one of five multinational forces recovered in Iraq in December, shows young boys recruited and trained by the terrorist group to kidnap and kill.
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| 2/7/2008 |
| Army Maj. Gen. Richard Sherlock, deputy director for operational planning, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides reporters with an operational update in the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/7/2008 |
| An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a training mission Jan. 30, 2008, over the South Korean peninsula.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Quinton T. Burris
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| Army Sgt. Chad Ward holds his wife, Kazia and son, Asher, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, before deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jan. 30, 2008. Ward is an infantry team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, 14th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by: Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller
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| U.S. Army Spc. Alfred Davis carries a kerosene heater during a dismounted patrol to deliver heaters to a school in Rashad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2008. Davis is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 22nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Cheyme Miskulin pauses during a dismounted patrol to give an Iraqi child a ball outside of a school in Rashad, Iraq, Feb. 4, 2008. Miskulin is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 2/7/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers and Air Force airmen prepare to board a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter on the North Carolina Air National Guard Air Base in New London, N.C., Feb. 6, 2008. The soldiers and airmen are assigned to the 45th Civil Support Team, Tennessee Army and Air National Guard.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 2/7/2008 |
| An aviation handler aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt directs a Seahawk during a vertical replenishment, Feb. 5, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael D. Cole
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| U.S. soldiers heading to locations to support Operation Iraqi Freedom enter a C-130H Hercules at an air base in Southwest Asia, Feb. 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon
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| 2/6/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sfc. J. Marco Jackson, with the 350th Civil Affairs Command out of Pensacola, Fla., prepares to give a cow deworming solution during a veterinary civic action program at a displaced persons camp in Te Tugu, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen
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| U.S. Army Maj. Becky Morris, commander of Charlie Company, 486th Civil Affairs, shows local children a photo she took of them during her visit to Gulu, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2008, with members of Business Executives for National Security.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen
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| U.S. Army Maj. Becky Morris, center, the commander of Charlie Company, 486th Civil Affairs, and a coalition member, left, both from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, walk with a member of Business Executives for National Security, right, during their visit to a displaced persons camp in Te Tugu, Uganda, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen
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| 2/6/2008 |
| An Afghan National Police officer collects information from villagers outside a medical clinic at a combined military outpost in Farah Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2008. Afghan medics treat more than 400 people a week.
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| U.S. Navy 1st Class Mark Osborne supervises two sonar technicians aboard the USS Momsen, under way in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 26, 2008. The Navy is launching a new Web site to explain the importance of sonar and its low impact on marine life.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 2/6/2008 |
| Iraqi police graduates dismount a patrol vehicle during a demonstration of what they learned during training at the Camp Fiji Iraqi Police Training Facility, Feb. 2, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions from Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, left, Carl Levin, and John W. Warner, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal 2009 defense budget and supplemental funding requests for the global war on terror, Feb. 6, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies about the fiscal 2009 defense budget before the House Armed Services Committee, Feb. 6, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greet Sen. Carl Levin, left, and Sen. John W. Warner, prior to testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 6, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the Defense Authorization Request for 2009 and continuing funding for Iraq and Afghanistan operations, Feb. 6, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/6/2008 |
| U.S. Marines aboard a combat rubber raiding craft steer away from the well deck aboard USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Feb. 3, 2008, after being launched during blue-green workups while off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| U.S. Marines aboard a combat rubber raiding craft return to the well deck aboard USS Harpers Ferry, Feb. 3, 2008, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The Marines are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Griffin provides security during a clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. Griffin is assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Hedrick provides security during a clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. Hedrick is assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| Members of Concerned Local Citizens take a break during a search for weapons caches and enemies in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. The citizen volunteers are on patrol with U.S. Army soldiers from 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment halt in the muddy streets of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniel Savage, assigned to 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, writes a note during a night patrol while speaking with residents of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| 2/6/2008 |
| U.S. Marines patrol through Agadere, a refugee camp located in the outskirts of downtown Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2008. The Marines are assigned to 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alec Kleinsmith
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| A T-45 Goshawk training aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt off the Virginia coast, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Hall
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| Crew members refuel an A V-22 Osprey before a night mission in central Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joe Kane
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| Iraqi army soldiers and an Iraqi policeman guard a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Walt Cline leads the U.S. Seventh Fleet Band during a performance at the Precious Blood Primary School in Hong Kong, China, Jan. 30, 2008. The band traveled to the city on board USS Blue Ridge.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin A. Coker
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| U.S. Navy sailors compete in a "Smokers" boxing match in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 27, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter
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| U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Anthony Kurta kicks out the first ball at a soccer game between members of the Togolese 1st Infantry Regiment and sailors stationed aboard the high speed vessel 2 Swift during the vessel's first port call for Africa Partnership Station, Lome, Togo, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Marvin Guinko watches a Marine armored assault vehicle enter the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan. Feb. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, search for a possible improvised explosive device cache in Baghdad, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| Flight deck personnel prepare for a launch from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 2, 2008, in the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| U.S. troops with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team and Afghan National Police meet with village leaders in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Spc. Justin French
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| 2/5/2008 |
| Concerned Local Citizens keep an eye out for signs of improvised explosive devices and enemy fighting positions during a joint clearing operation with U.S. Army soldiers in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. The soldiers are from 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| An electromagnetic railgun is fired at 10.64 megajoules with a muzzle velocity of 2,520 meters per second at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., Jan. 31, 2008.
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| Chief Petty Officer J.C. Ledbetter, a member of "Leap Frogs," the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, jumps over Naval Air Station Key West, Jan. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rachel McMarr
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| An officer from the Hy al Amil Iraqi Police Station places his fingerprint on a pay form after receiving his monthly pay, Jan. 30, 2008, at Joint Security Station Black Lion in Baghdad. Nearly 200 Iraqi police officers will receive their monthly pay with the help of U.S. expeditionary security forces.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Blottenberger
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st class April Morehouse learns how to weave a basket with help from a girl at an orphanage in Lome, Togo, Jan. 30, 2008. Morehouse is an Africa Partnership Station volunteer assigned to the high-speed vessel Swift.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
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| U.S. Navy sailors conduct morning maintenance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| U.S. Marines conduct a patrol through Agadere, a refugee camp in the outskirts of downtown Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alec Kleinsmith
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Turkish Gen. Ergin Saygun, deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff, at the river entrance to the Pentagon, Feb. 5, 2008. Saygun and Cartwright are meeting to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Army Capt. Will Canda points out a possible route to follow while attempting to navigate his convoy through a muddy field in Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood Jan. 27, 2008. Canda is a 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division commander.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Ian Campbell and Spc. Brad Tarbuskovich replace an inner seal hub on a vehicle at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2008. Both soldiers are all-wheel mechanics assigned to the 41st Transportation Company, 1103rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.
U.S. Army photo Pfc. Andrea Merritt
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. sailors assigned to the USS Boise stand at parade rest during the ship's change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Feb. 1, 2008. Navy Cmdr. Paul S. Snodgrass relieved Cmdr. Rodney A. Mills as commanding officer.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelvin Edwards
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| 2/5/2008 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England escorts visiting Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu into the Pentagon, Feb. 5, 2008. England will host a working lunch for Mediu and his delegation to discuss a broad range of security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers patrol an orchard with K-9 assets in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Shawn Thompson, right, talks with Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Moore while watching for enemy personnel during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. Thompson and Moore are assigned to 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/5/2008 |
| A donkey appears more interested in the camera than the U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, searching a damaged building in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| 2/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Renzo Garcia, assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, secures the rear during a search for an improvised explosive device cache in Baghdad, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| 2/5/2008 |
| An Aviation Survival Training School instructor teaches accountability during a two-day aircrew indoctrination training course at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Goacher
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates briefs the press at the Pentagon on the fiscal 2009 defense budget President Bush submitted to Congress, Feb. 4, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Tina Jonas, right, with Navy Vice Adm. Steve Stanley, director Joint Staff for Force Structure, Resources and Assesment, explains details of the 2009 fiscal year defense budget at a Pentagon press briefing, Feb. 4, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Tina Jonas briefs the press on the 2009 Defense Department Fiscal Year Budget at the Pentagon, Feb. 4, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. William Clark, a15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division commander, is joined by Iraqi volunteers from the Concerned Local Citizens as they look for weapons caches and enemies during a clearing operation in Dura'iya, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment return to the well deck on Combat Rubber Raiding Craft boats to the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| 2/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment secures an alley while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Combat rubber raiding craft boats steer away from the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry after being launched as part of Spring Patrol 2008 near Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after talking with deploying troops and their spouses at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/4/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment provides security while his platoon searches a house for a possible improvised explosive device cache in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with deploying troops during a visit to Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008. The troops are set to deploy to Afghanistan within a month.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Army Sgt. Maj. David Allard gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the Warrior Transition Facility at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with spouses of deployed troops during a visit to Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Air Force Maj. Lanny Greenbaum spends time with a baby, Jan. 26, 2008, at an orphanage near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Troops supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission volunteer three times a week to help French nuns feed the babies at dinner time.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr. of Portola Valley, Calif., outgoing commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, cheers after leading a cavalry charge down Cooper Field on Fort Hood after an uncasing and relinquishing of command ceremony, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma
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| 2/4/2008 |
| A U.S. sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge embraces her mother after returning from a six-month deployment, Feb. 1, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Ash Severe
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| 2/4/2008 |
| T-2 Buckeye aircraft fly a seven-aircraft formation over Perdido Pass near Naval Air Station Pensacola, Jan. 30, 2008. The flight is to mark the 50th anniversary of the first flight of a T-2 on Jan. 31, 1958. The T-2 will be replaced by the T-45 Goshawk.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Brendan O'Brien
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force pilots fly F-16 Fighting Falcons on a training mission over the South Korean peninsula Jan. 30, 2008. The pilots are assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Quinton T. Burris
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Pfeffer, an aircraft shooter, stands watch in the catapult bubble control booth during flight operations on USS Abraham Lincoln while under way in the Pacific Ocean Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick M. Bonafede
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel de-ice several C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on the flight line of McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Jan. 28, 2008, prior to launch.
U.S. Air Force photo by Abner Guzman
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| 2/4/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors man the rails aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as the ship gets under way from San Diego, Calif., Jan. 24, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby
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| 2/4/2008 |
| Matt Ballenger, an Iraqi military advisor, instructs an Iraqi army soldier on the proper way to pull rear security during a training session at an Iraqi army compound in Sherween, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. LaRayne Hurd
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| 2/4/2008 |
| The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman performs a replenishment with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic and the destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill while under way in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jay C. Pugh
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| 2/4/2008 |
| From left, U.S. Army Maj. Brian Sullivan, operations officer for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Pina Mahummad, Col. Sakhidad and Col. Mahummad Jaji review courses of action during a joint command post exercise at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matt Leary
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| 2/3/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the promotion ceremony of Army Col. Mark Milley to brigadier general at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008. Milley, now the deputy commander of operations for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), was formerly a military assistant to Gates.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/3/2008 |
| Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), greets Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/3/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stands with Army Col. Mark Milley, deputy commander of operations for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), during his promotion ceremony to brigadier general at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 2/1/2008 |
| An Afghan National Army soldier conducts pre-flight inspections and preparations on an MI-17 helicopter, Jan. 31, 2008, prior to conducting an all-ANA run medevac from Bagram Airfield to Kabul, Afghanistan.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr.
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| 2/1/2008 |
| National Sniper Champion Todd Hodnett peers through the scope of an M40 sniper rifle while instructing U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Lindner during a drill at the Udairi Complex, Kuwait, Jan. 27, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti
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| 2/1/2008 |
| An Iraqi child shakes hands with a U.S. soldier during a humanitarian mission in Imon Ways, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Oden displays the victory sign during a mission in Meshahadah province, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2008. Oden is assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 2/1/2008 |
| A U.S. Air Force pilot flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training mission, Jan. 30, 2008, over the South Korean peninsula. The pilot is assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Quinton T. Burris
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| 2/1/2008 |
| An Iraqi construction worker digs a hole for the foundation of a wall surrounding a water treatment facility in Khatun, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson
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| 2/1/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier guards several AK-47 assault rifles while visiting an Iraqi concerned local citizen house in Khatun, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson
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| 2/1/2008 |
| A Super Hornet pilot salutes the catapult officer or "shooter" before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Jan. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers take cover behind a stone wall while providing security during an operation to clear enemies and weapons from the village of Ja'ara, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 832nd Medical Company unload a UH-1 Huey helicopter at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2008, during exercise Pacific Lifeline. The exercise tests the military's ability to rapidly deploy a team anywhere in the Pacific.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samara M. Scott
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Mills leads Marines through side straddle hops in the gas chamber on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 28, 2008. Marines of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion and 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducted their annual training session at the base.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Bobbie A. Curtis
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| 2/1/2008 |
| Miami Dolphins' cheerleaders sign copies of their group photo for U.S. Navy sailors and Marines during a USO-sponsored visit to amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa while under way in the Middle East Jan. 31, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 1, 2008. Mullen discussed the process for deciding when troops would redeploy from Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/1/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 1, 2008. Mullen discussed the process for deciding when troops would redeploy from Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 2/1/2008 |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Paul McHale, right, and Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, hold a press conference at the Pentagon, Feb. 1, 2008, to provide their perspectives on the recently released 400-page report by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 2/1/2008 |
| A local resident brings his young daughter to a medical clinic conducted by Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces at the Falahat Primary School in Hasan ad Daryush, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2008.
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