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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alan L. Scott inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft brake assembly on March Air Reserve Base, Calif., July 30, 2008. Scott is a pneudraulics technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster guides a 10-ton armored tractor as it unloads a communication trailer designed to provide phone service to the Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, July 28, 2008. Airmen assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group and U.S. soldiers assigned to the 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion delivered two of the 66-foot, 80,000 pound trailers.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Davidson
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Cathcart holds his daughter after arriving at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 29, 2008. Cathcart is one of 309 airmen returning home from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia and is an aerospace maintenance journeyman assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Corey Hook
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| U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Joe R. Campa Jr. discusses the 60th anniversary of the integration of the armed forces during an interview with the Pentagon Channel, Washington, D.C., July 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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| A U.S. soldier speaks to an Iraqi man during a humanitarian aid mission in a village in the Jazeera desert in Iraq, July 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers distributed toys, clothing and medical supplies during the mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| U.S. Army Spc. Jesse A. Murphree, left, greets his 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team comrades returning from deployment in Afghanistan, on the flight line at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 22, 2008. Murphree lost his legs in a roadside bomb attack in the Korengal Valley, near Ali Abad, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2007. He has been undergoing treatment at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
U.S. Army photo by Dave Melancon
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| Members from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing, 144th Fighter Wing, 146th Airlift Wing, 163rd Reconnaissance Wing and 162nd Combat Communications Group walk to the forest outside of Paradise City, Calif., July 27, 2008 to conduct fireline training during Operation Lightning Strike. More than 200 members from the various California wings were called up to help fight the wildland fires in Northern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dan Kacir
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates smiles when asked if he is considering staying on with the next administration during a joint press conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen at the Pentagon, July 31, 2008. Gates said he is planning on leaving in 173 days, at the end of the current administration.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| 7/30/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Josh Fisher, left, provides his interpreter information to tell the caretaker of a suspected improvised rocket assisted mortar factory in Shula, Iraq, July 19, 2008. Fisher is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| A Delta helicopter transports U.S. Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for a simulated mission at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands as part of Rim of the Pacific 2008, Pacific Ocean, July 20, 2008. The event, scheduled by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is the world's largest multinational exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery J. Gabriel Jr.
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| 7/30/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Sgt. Chesty XIII, left, plays with Sgt. Chesty XII, the official mascot of Marine Barracks Washington, during a parade practice at Marine Barracks Washington, July 25, 2008. Chesty XII would retire minutes later and be succeeded by Chesty XIII.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob H. Harrer
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| U.S. Navy sailors raise an aircraft barricade aboard USS Kitty Hawk during flight deck drills while under way in the Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2008. The USS Kitty Hawk is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008, a biennial international exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Reckard
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| 7/30/2008 |
| A U.S. sailor gives the takeoff signal to a CH-46E Sea Knight pilot assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during training aboard the USS Iwo Jima, July 21, 2008. The exercise is part of the certification process the MEU must complete while aboard the USS Iwo Jima for the final exercise of its predeployment training period.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Christopher A. Matt
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| Iraqi army soldiers gather to look at photos taken of them by a U.S. Army soldier as they hand out toys to children in the Al-Jazeera desert in Iraq, July 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo By Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 7/30/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Col. W. Blake Crowe pins the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on Sgt. Chesty XII, the former barracks mascot, during his retirement ceremony in Washington, July 25, 2008. Crowe is the commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chris Dobbs
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| U.S. Marines and sailors prepare to conduct a raid from a helicopter during a training exercise aboard USS Iwo Jima, July 25, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Silvers leaps down from a pipe to talk with some Iraqi army soldiers guarding a checkpoint in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, July 21, 2008. Silvers is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Marines and sailors stand in line as they prepare to load onto a landing craft during an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 24, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell
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| A sailboat crosses in front of the guided missile destroyers USS Pinckney, USS Chung-Hoon and USS Kane as they perform a sail-by near Waikiki Beach to celebrate the centennial of the Great White Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 29, 2008. The destroyers are participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008, an international exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief David Rush
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| A U.S. Army soldier shows a group of Iraqi men and children a card trick in the Al-Jazeera desert, Iraq, July 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| A U.S. soldier stands on top of a battlement on the inside of the Wistani Gate, one of the remaining four gates leading into the Rahseed district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 27, 2008. The soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, 89th Cavalry Regiment, ensure the site has not been tampered with by vandals.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| A U.S. Marine offers a treat to a child during a relief mission after forces secured the Garmsir city district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 21, 2008. The Marines are assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
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| A U.S. Marine stands watch at a check point in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 21, 2008. Marines assigned to the 24th Expeditionary Unit's 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment have conducted full-spectrum operations in the Garmsir city district since April and have begun transferring control of the region to coalition and Afghan forces.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex C. Guerra
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| U.S. Navy Seabees walk down to the Joe Foss range during weapons training in Taqaddum, Iraq, July 27, 2008. The Seabees, assigned to a mobile construction battalion, are on a six-month deployment to Iraq to provide general engineering support to coalition forces.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Coveny
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Maxwell fires an M-16 using a three-round burst at the Joe Foss range during a weapons training in Taqaddum, Iraq, July 27, 2008. The Seabees, assigned to a mobile construction battalion, are on a six-month deployment to Iraq to provide general engineering support to coalition forces.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Coveny
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| The guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf fires a 5-inch light-weight gun during an exercise in the Atllantic Ocean, July 27, 2008. Vella Gulf is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4 as a part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann
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| 7/29/2008 |
| U.S. Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewmen on board a rigid hull inflatable boat observe an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter lift another inflatable boat during a maritime external air transportation system training exercise in the Virginia Capes near Fort Eustis, Va., July 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager
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| An E-2C Hawkeye prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during carrier qualifications, Atlantic Ocean, July 18, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wilyanna C. Harper
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| 7/29/2008 |
| The Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle flies at Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force Training Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., July 18, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy photo
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| A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies over eastern Baghdad as the command staff of the 10th Mountain Division conducts an aerial reconnaissance of major joint security stations and combat outposts in Baghdad, Iraq, July 25, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Probus, left, assists U.S. Army Capt. Stephanie Hall, a veterinarian, check the muscles of his working dog, Astor, for tightness after a training exercise, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gretel Sharpee
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| A U.S. Army soldier plays with Iraqi children during a patrol in Balad, Iraq, July 25, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo By Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| U.S. Army Spc. Timothy C. Berlanga of the Texas Army National Guard hands ice to a resident whose Raymondville, Texas, neighborhood was severely flooded on July 25, 2008, by torrential rain from Hurricane Dolly.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Lek Mateo
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| Texas National Guard soldiers distribute food, water and ice, July 25, 2008, from a tactical vehicle to residents of Raymondville, Texas, flooded by Hurricane Dolly.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Lek Mateo
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| U.S. Navy Senior Chief Billy Gilber watches as a member of the Saint Kitts coast guard replaces the propeller of a small patrol boat in the waters of Zante, Saint Kitts and Nevis, July 24, 2008. The two divers conducted the dive in support of Navy Diver-Global Fleet Station 2008, an exercise to maintain strong multilateral partnerships.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Andrew McKaskle
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| 7/29/2008 |
| William Kafka, a disabled veteran from El Paso, Texas, prepares to take a shot during nine-ball pool at the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Omaha, Neb. The games opened July 25, 2008.
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ferdinand Ajel laughs after taking a pie in the face as part of a morale and recreation fundraiser on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, North Arabian Sea, July 26, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to Viola Thorn at the Tri-County Korean War Memorial dedication ceremony at Loves Park, Ill., July 27, 2008. Thorn, whose son was killed during the Korean war, is the oldest living Gold Star mother in Illinois at 100 years old.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Army soldiers listen to a briefing for a patrol at Joint Security Station Shula, Iraq, July 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B,1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Lucas Collins unearths a terrorist weapons cache during Operation Hammer Bonzai XI, aimed at finding and destroying terrorist weapon caches in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2005. Collins is an infantry team leader assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Pierce
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| U.S. Navy Capt. Richard W. Rhett Butler gets hosed down after returning from his final flight as commander of Carrier Air Wing 14 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, July 27, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the Pacific.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Painter
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Drolet, left, and Seaman Colby Cook prepare for push-ups with their Basic Crewman Training classmates at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif., July 23, 2008. BCT is the first phase of the special warfare combatant-craft crewman training pipeline.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco
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| The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard receives fuel from the oiler USS Guadalupe during Rim of the Pacific 2008, Hawaii, July 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Rankin
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| 7/28/2008 |
| President George W. Bush walks with Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani from the Oval Office to deliver their remarks on the South Lawn of the White House, July 28, 2008,
White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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| Robert Hastings, left, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Johnny Roscoe during a tour of the Combined Joint Operations Center in Southwest Asia, July 28, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| Robert Hastings, right, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, tours the Al Jazeera Channel facilities in Southwest Asia with Ayman Jaballah, the channel's deputy chief editor, July 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Olga Arguello
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| U.S. Air Force firefighters battle to control a blaze that destroyed six metal-framed buildings used as workspace, storage and living quarters at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 22, 2008. No injuries were reported from the fire, but a high temperature of 117 degrees forced three firemen to be treated at the Air Force Theater Hospital for heat -related injuries.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gary Hawkins
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| An MV-22 connects to a refueling hose during training exercises over the eastern North Carolina coast, July 14, 2008. The MV-22 Osprey aircraft is assigned to Marine Medium Tilitrotor Squadron 263. The
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 refueled the Osprey from a KC-130J aircraft.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Curvin
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| U.S. Marines pick up chicken to go from Iraqi employees at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the Hey Al Dubat area of Fallujah, Iraq, July 16, 2008. This and other businesses have become popular with local residents as a result of security improvements in the area.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Latrisha Peebles holds a Malian baby, July 16, 2008, at a local orphanage in Bamako, Mali. Peebles is one of more than 90 servicemembers deployed to Bamako for MEDFLAG 08, a multinational medical training exercise designed to enhance medical capabilities and readiness for U.S. and African forces. Peebles is assigned to the 31st Medical Group.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justin Weaver
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| 7/28/2008 |
| U.S. Navy aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt hook ammunition to an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 during a vertical replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply, Atlantic Ocean, July 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wilyanna C. Harper
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Armes aims his M240B machine gun during a base-wide exercise on Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 21, 2008. Armes is an entry controller assigned to the 51st Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Boitz
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| Several basic cadet trainees of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2012 participate in the assault course during Jacks Valley training at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Ahlschwede
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| Iraqi soldiers enter the gate of a suspected improvised rocket assisted mortar factory while U.S. Army Spc. Jose Guerra III, left, pulls security, in Shula, Iraq, July 19, 2008. Guerra is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| A U.S. Army soldier stands guard outside a home being searched for weapons caches in Balad, Iraq, July 24, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| Texas National Guard soldiers carry a woman stranded by flood waters caused by Hurricane Dolly to a waiting truck off State Highway 77 near Harlingen, Texas, July 25, 2008. The soldiers are, from left, Pfc. John Paul Borrego, Pfc. Christopher Culbelier, Pfc. Mark Rivera and Pfc. Joseph Davora. They are with the Texas National Guard's 72nd Infantry Brigade and 41st Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer D. Atkinson
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| A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle embarks aboard the U.S. Navy's amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, July 19, 2008. The Marines, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are taking part in the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise COMPTUEX, Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Loy
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| 7/27/2008 |
| Red, white and blue lights illuminate the Battleship Missouri Memorial for the Navy's Great White Gala at Pearl Harbor, July 18, 2007. The ceremony, which marked the centennial anniversary of the Great White Fleets arrival to Hawaii, included a pass and review by the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee and the guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin, and a fly-by of four F/A-18 Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hight
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| U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 3 Patrick Halinski signals to a shooter launching a French F-2 Rafale jet during combined French and American carrier qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, July 20, 2008. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| U.S. Navy Civlian Firefighters Georgios Sgouromalis, left, and Robert Womble fight a brush fire near the Chania International Airport in Crete, Greece, July 23, 2008. Naval Support Activity Souday Bay responded to a request for assistance from local authorities and dispatched 21 firefighters and five emergency vehicles to the scene along with two Seabees and other personnel for ground support and liaison.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| 7/27/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Luke Hathaway walks with Iraqi children as his unit gets ready to conduct a routine patrol around Forward Operating Base Loyalty in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, July 21, 2008. Hathaway is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes during the Tri-County Korean War Memorial dedication ceremony at Loves Park, Ill., July 27, 2008. Cartwright, originally from the neighboring town of Rockford, was the keynote speaker at the event.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 7/27/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Fieser, left, stands by as soldiers enter and search a house for illegal weapons in Saydiyeh, Baghdad, Iraq, July 21, 2008. Fieser is assigned to the 4th Battalion, Company A, 64th Armory.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mathews installs a set of screws after replacing a nose plug on a laser guided bomb unit aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, July 23, 2008. The nose plug is removed in order to attach a lift bar to the bomb to be used in a manual lift.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill
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| A U.S. Marine peers out of his amphibious assault vehicle as he prepares to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 19, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katrina Parker
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| Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff, right, discusses market revitalization projects in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood with Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, July 21, 2008. Talley is commander of the 926th Engineer Brigade, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zachary Mott
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the Basic Military Training dormitory during a visit to Kelly and Lackland Air Force bases in San Antonio, July 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a coin ceremony for Air Force Basic Military Training graduates on a visit to Kelly and Lackland Air Force bases in San Antonio, July 24, 2008. Gates toured the Air Force's Basic Military Training facility and praised the trainees on their perseverance and dedication.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Paradis, left, and Sgt. Robert Tepera, inspect a home for illegal weapons in Saydiyeh, Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2008. Paradis and Tepera are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armory Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Tepera, center, speaks with Iraqi army soldiers about patrols being conducted in Saydiyeh, Baghdad, Iraq, July 22, 2008. Tepera is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company A, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Army Capt. John Karcher makes some new friends with Iraqi boys in Mosul, Iraq, July 21, 2008. Karcher is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division Military Transition Team.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise
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| U.S. Marines await to depart the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard 6 for a simulated mission at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands as part of Rim of the Pacific,
RIMPAC 2008, Pacific Ocean, July 20, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Bravo Company. RIMPAC is the worlds largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery J. Gabriel Jr.
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| U.S. Marines stand on the flight deck of USS Bonhomme Richard before flight operations off the coast of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 16, 2008. Bonhomme Richard is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008, a biannual exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.
U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor
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| 7/24/2008 |
| An oil spill response team at U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay deploys a "Harbour Buster" high-speed oil containment system during a drill to test procedures to contain and recover oil during a spill, Crete, Greece, July 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| 7/24/2008 |
| A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter kicks up dust as sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 perform terrain flight training, San Diego, Calif., July 22, 2008. TERF flights are typically flown below 500 feet and are used for the insertion of SEALS or to recover "downed" pilots behind enemy lines.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Wagner
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas Albert walks beside a force protection dog during a combined dismounted patrol with Iraq police in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 17, 2008. Albert is assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elijah Acklin, right, guides Romanian army paratroopers through airborne pre-jump training on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 15, 2008. Acklin is assigned to the 5th Quartermaster Company.
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jennifer Johnson
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U. S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Damien Bell uses his uniform as a floatation device during a training exercise in the combat training tank at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., July 22, 2008. Bell is a basic crewman training student in the first phase of special warfare combatant-craft crewman training.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco
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| 7/24/2008 |
| A civilian employee assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Port Operations deploys a hydraulic-powered boom reel during a drill to test procedures to contain and recover oil during a spill, Crete, Greece, July 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) hosts a Pentagon meeting, July 23, 2008, with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos (right foreground). Gates began the meeting by complementing Santos and his military forces for the recent rescue of 15 hostages being held in the Colombian jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 7/24/2008 |
| A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, July 22, 2008. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wilyanna Harper
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Speakman takes a bike for a ride during a patrol in the Shula district, Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2008. Speakman is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Dennis Lown provides squad security after finding a simulated explosive device at the Battle Skills Training School on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2008. Lown is a corpsman assigned to the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Rooks
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| 7/24/2008 |
| As seen through a night vision device, a U.S. Army soldier provides security during a patrol in the Ghazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, July, 20, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Cpt. Michael Kolton conducts a combined dismounted patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Ghazaliya district, Baghdad, Iraq, July, 18, 2008. Kolton is the platoon leader, 4th Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang plays a game of ping pong with local children during a combined patrol with the Iraqi army in the Shula district, Baghdad, Iraq, July 20, 2008. Chang, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 75th Cavalry.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Cpt. Michael Kolton stops to speak with a local man during a combined dismounted patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Ghazaliya district, Baghdad, Iraq, July 18, 2008. Kolton, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 75th Cavalry.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chad Copp installs rubber-surfaced liner in an engine while performing an annual service to a vehicle at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 18, 2008. Copp is a light-armored vehicle mechanic assigned to the Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson
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| 7/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy aviation ordnancemen assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron 34 wait to arm weapons as an F/A-18C Hornet is prepared for a mission aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the North Arabian Sea, July 23, 2008. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 7/24/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to Air Force basic trainees on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 24, 2008. Gates toured the Air Force's Basic Military Training facility and praised the trainees on their perseverance and dedication.
U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Larlee
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| 7/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Jim Lehrer, host of PBS's Jim Lehrer News Hour, Arlington, Va., July 22, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Fowler, left, a weapons system operator, and 1st Lt. Daniel Silk, a B-1 Bomber pilot, hold their children prior to departing Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 22, 2008. Fowler and Silk are assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron. More than 200 airmen are deploying to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marc I. Lane
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| 7/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Printy marshals in nine light-medium tactical vehicles deployed from San Antonio to the Standing Joint Inter-Agency Task Force headquarters at the National Guard Armory, Weslaco, Texas, in anticipation of heavy flooding from Hurricane Dolly, July 22, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| 7/23/2008 |
| U.S. Marines exit an aircraft on a combat freefall jump exercise over Camp Al Asad, Iraq, on July 18, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler W. Hill
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| 7/23/2008 |
| Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the integration of the armed forces in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C., July 23, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, far right, also spoke at the event, which celebrated 60 years of a racially integrated military following President Harry S. Truman's proclamation on July 26, 1948.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| 7/23/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Uruguayan Minister of Defense Jose Bayardi stand at attention as the honor guard presents arms during arrival ceremonies at the Pentagon, July 23, 2008. Gates and Bayardi will hold security talks on a variety of issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, land in Amman, Jordan, July 22, 2008. The aircraft were carrying U.S. officials visiting the nation.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. George J. Papastrat
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| 7/23/2008 |
| Basic cadet Anne Koons learns hand-to-hand combat skills during the field training portion of basic training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., July 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan
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| 7/23/2008 |
| The visit, board, search and seizure team conducts maritime interdiction operations during an Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 12, 2008. The team is assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio
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| 7/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Herrera gives a thumbs-up to other crew chiefs and loadmasters as a winch system drags an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 12, 2008. Herrera, a crew chief with the 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit, deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| 7/22/2008 |
| Canadian soldiers conduct physical training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during Rim of the Pacific, RIMPAC, 2008, Kauai, Hawaii, July 13, 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor
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| 7/22/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier steps out of a room during a home search in northern Adal, Iraq, July 14, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.
US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 7/22/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier and Paladin crew member waits in his mobile howitzer to head to an artillery range in Kuwait, July 19, 2008 The soldier is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment.
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Eifler, commander of Task Force Regular 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, performs the reenlistments of Sgt. Vincent Ruiz and Staff Sgt. Frank Lugo at Joint Security Station in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 16, 2008. Lugo and Ruiz are assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs unit.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Eric Waddle sits in an open window as he observes Iraqi workers renovating a school in Al Awad, Iraq, July 17, 2008. Waddle is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Steven Robinson, conducts a dismounted patrol with his soldiers in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, July 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 7/22/2008 |
| Hamed al-Khoudari, left, governor of Iraq's Qadisiyah province, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, commander of Multinational Corps-Iraq, sign the official document to return control of the Qadisiyah province back to its government during a ceremony in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, July 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the National Guard Bureau's Joint Family Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/22/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier patrols the playground of a school under renovation in the Al Awad region of Iraq, July 17, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. sailors fight a simulated fire during a flight deck fire drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Pacific Ocean, July 17, 2008. Bonhomme Richard is at sea for Rim of the Pacific exercise 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Patterson II
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy divers secure wreckage to a shipboard crane during underwater salvage training near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 17, 2008. The dive is supported by the rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor during the Rim of The Pacific 2008 international exercise.
U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels
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| 7/22/2008 |
| An Iraqi policeman shows off the watermelon he has just bought from a street vendor during a patrol with U.S. soldiers in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, July, 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's,1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang and Iraqi Police Lt. Akil bond during a combined patrol in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad, Iraq, July, 17, 2008. Chang is a platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 7/22/2008 |
| An Iraqi police officer stands guard during a ceremony attended by U.S. officials and Iraqi leaders to mark the opening of the Najaf International Airport, Iraq, July, 20, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michel Sauret
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Neisen walks through an obstacle course with his dog, Goro, on Ali Base, Iraq, July 7, 2008. Neisen is a dog handler assigned to the 407th Provost Marshals Office from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Coley speaks to another soldier on a lower level during a search of a Red Crescent aid station in Northern Adl, Iraq, July 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 7/22/2008 |
| Participants of Patriot 2008 take off in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during an incentive flight on Volk Field, Wis., July 19, 2008. Patriot is a joint, multinational exercise involving the National Guard, the reserve and active components of the Air Force and Army, and international forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Barney
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| 7/22/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers speak to a local sheik as they assess the conditions of a school under construction in the Al Awad region of Iraq, July 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 7/22/2008 |
| World War II veteran Spencer Moore, right, greets a fellow African-American former soldier at the conclusion of the ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the integration of the armed forces in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C., July 23, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| 7/21/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses Department of Defense summer interns in the Pentagon auditorium, July 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers walk to their next objective while searching for weapon caches in Abu Saymack, Iraq, July 08, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 33rd Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Simmons positions a 12-year old Timorese patient for a CT-scan, Dili, East Timor, July 18, 2008. Simmons, a hospital corpsman, is assigned to the radiology department aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy. The ship is anchored off East Timor and is supporting Pacific Partnership 2008, which provides humanitarian assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class A. Nick De La Cruz
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| Two U.S. Army soldiers hold up the American flag during the playing of the national anthem before a soccer game between U.S soldiers and citizens of Zaab, Iraq, July 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, and have played a series of soccer games with Iraqi teams.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kaimana Kalauli
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| 7/21/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier shows an Iraqi girl a photo he took of her with his digital camera while on patrol in the village of Shatab, Iraq, July 14, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Paul Borke signals his location to an incoming UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a practice search and rescue mission during Patriot 2008 on Hardwood Range in Juneau, Wis., July 16, 2008. Patriot is a joint, multinational exercise involving the United States Canadian, British and Dutch forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 3 post a security watch as they prepare to be extracted by approaching riverine patrol boats from the Watah Peninsula near Rawah, Iraq, July 11, 2008. Riverine units are engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar province to update census details, improve security and deter insurgent activity.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| 7/21/2008 |
| Divers secure wreckage to a shipboard crane off the shores of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during an international training exercise, Rim Of The Pacific 2008, July 17, 2008.
U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, National Guard Bureau chief, presents U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, a Minuteman Statue at the Joint Family Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., July 21, 2008. More than 1,500 family members participated in four days of workshops, speakers and breakout sessions to promote communication and recognition between families and the National Guard.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Christopher Duguay, an aviation boatswain's mate, helps move aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, Gulf of Oman, July 8, 2008. The USS Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah Merklinger restrains Bojar, a military working dog, on their way to board an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 14, 2008. Kadena's working dogs participated in familiarization training to get used to the loud noise from helicopters and disturbances associated with flying during deployments.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Chad Warren
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| 7/21/2008 |
| U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall watch the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima break away from the replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, COMPTUEX, Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2008. COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katrina Parker
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| 7/21/2008 |
| Iraqi children learn how to make a model airplane from a U.S Army soldier during a Youth Outreach Day on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 12, 2008. The event was coordinated by the Provincial Reconstruction Team to increase understanding of coalition forces for children in the local community.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 7/20/2008 |
| A U. S. Marine congratulates a member of the Afghan National Police after a successful joint patrol in Garmsir, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008. The Marine is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew J. Carlson
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| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David J. Neukirchen, center, talks with another Marine about training during a combined medical engagement exercise in Mudiq, Iraq, July 6, 2008. Neukirchen is a squad leader assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jerry Murphy
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| U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal personnel of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group prepare a string of C-4 explosives before placing the charges around the wings of a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The team is using a series of controlled detonations designed to divide the airplane into smaller pieces so it can be moved.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
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| U.S. Marines aboard amphibious assault vehicles travel across Red Beach on Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore 2008 operations, July 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian P. Caracci
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| 7/20/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Marines shut down an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft after a mission in Asad, Iraq, July 10, 2008. The Marines are "Golden Eagles" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott McAdam
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| 7/18/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Daryl Williams takes the oath of enlistment from his hospital bed at the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Williams is assigned to the Scout/Sniper Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zachary Mott
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| U.S. Army Spc. Adam Brown patrols through a neighborhood in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, July 9, 2008, en route to a tribal sheik’s house to discuss essential services and grants. Brown is an infantryman assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. J.B. Jaso III
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| 7/18/2008 |
| A soldier assigned to the 41st Fires Brigade overlooks the courtyard and get a bird's eye view during the opening of the al Kut Youth Center, at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq, July 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Michael Cain, left, Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Dahlin and Seaman Nancy Torres, ride a Zodiac inflatable boat through the surf while on safety patrol near the construction area of an elevated causeway during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore, JLOTS 2008, Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 12, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian P. Caracci
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| 7/18/2008 |
| An Iraqi police officer conducts weapons training in the Muthanna Province of Iraq, July 12, 2008.
The training with U.S. Army soldiers is designed to better prepare the police in weapons tactics for their duties.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lester Colley
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| The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga 46 leads the way as the guided-missile frigate USS Jarrett 33, and the Royal Malaysian Navy ships KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil F 135 and KD Lekir F 26, line up during a maneuvering exercise as part of the Malaysian phase of cooperation afloat readiness and training, CARAT 2008, South China Sea, July 14, 2008. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Steve Vasquez
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Giovanny Magallon pulls himself along a rope while participating in an obstacle course at the Naval Special Warfare Center aboard Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif., July 15, 2008. Magallon is a Special Warfare Combatant-craft crewman student in the second week of Basic Crewman Training.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco
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| 7/18/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Josh A. Buege provides overhead security during a combined medical engagement training exercise in Mudiq, Iraq, July 6, 2008. Buege is assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Jerry Murphy
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Tener tends Filo, his military working dog, as part of the combat first aid course in Phoenix Warrior training on a range at Fort Dix, N.J., July 9, 2008. Tener and Filo are assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron based on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul R. Evans
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| 7/18/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadet Taylor rinses off after running the assault course during the field training portion of basic training at the academy in Colorado, July 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan
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| U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets read their Contrails pocket book in the tent area of the Jacks Valley training encampment during a break from field training at the academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Ahlschwede
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| U.S. Navy chief petty officers assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Far East and the USS Blue Ridge, run in formation during a morning physical training session, Yokosuka, Japan, July 17, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel S. Weber
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| 7/18/2008 |
| A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sits on a trim pad before an engine run up at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, escorts visiting President Fatmir Sejdiu, left, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, of the newly independent nation of Kosovo, into the Pentagon on July 18, 2008. Gates and his senior advisors will meet with the Kosovar leadership to discuss the new nation's security requirements.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| U.S. Marines and Malaysian army rangers wade ashore at a beachhead during an amphibious exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, CARAT 2008, Bukit Tioman Darat, Malaysia, July 15, 2008. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and several Southeast Asian nations to build relationships and enhance operational readiness.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Daryl Borgquist
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| 7/17/2008 |
| Christopher Payne Jr. enjoys his new home in the Operation Homefront Village serving Water Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., July 15, 2008. The village offers transitioning wounded warriors and their families rent-free housing while they recuperate at one of the medical facilities.
Photo courtesy of Operation Homefront
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| The crew of the USNS Pililaau, a roll-on/roll-off ship, sees an offshore view of Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12, 2008. Pililau is transporting U.S. Army equipment from the the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade and 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, from Hawaii to Camp Pendleton, Calif.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller
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| 7/17/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers practice exiting from a Black Hawk helicopter and taking a fighting position before their air assault mission in Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, July 13, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Marines in a Humvee provide security while camels walk by during Operation Bonneville Flats in the desert southwest of Lake Habbaniyah, Iraq, July 9, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy M. Giacomino
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| U.S. Army Spc. Francisco Jimenez stops near a cow while searching for weapon caches during an air assault mission in Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, July 13, 2008. Jimenez is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| 7/17/2008 |
| Iraqi children gather around U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Haggard for a group photo during Youth Outreach Day on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, July 12, 2008. The Provincial Reconstruction Team coordinated the event to increase understanding of coalition forces for children in the local community.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 7/17/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as the ship pulls into Busan for a routine port visit, Busan, Korea, July 14, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Painter
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Cosbeeyoma pumps oil into the engine of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle after semi-annual servicing on Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, July 8, 2008. Cosbeeyoma is a Bradley mechanic assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Turner
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell Osbun looks through his 14D night vision device while monitoring the gunner position aboard a Riverine Patrol Boat on Lake Quadsiyah in Haditha, Iraq, July 11, 2008. Osbun is assigned to Riverine Squadron 3, which is engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar province to update census details, improve security and deter insurgent activity.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| U.S. Marine Sgt. Adam Storey observes a cement factory through an M-40 sniper rifle near Bahkit, Iraq, July 3, 2008. Storey, a scout sniper, is assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, which conducted an observation mission near a suspected improvised explosive device factory.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William J. Faffler
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Overton Pierce, right, and Constable Vincent Gregoire, a regional security diver from the Common Wealth of Dominica, perform searching techniques off the coast of Antigua during Navy Diver-Global Fleet Station 2008, July 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kori Melvin
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| The last U.S. Marine assigned to Echo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 1, exits the KC-130J as a jumpmaster looks on ensuring the parachutes deploy properly over Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 3, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott McAdam
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| The ships of the Nassau Strike Group transit westward in the Atlantic Ocean as they wrap up their deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in the Atlantic Ocean, July 5, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Coleman Thompson
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| The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie, fires a Harpoon anti-ship missile during the Rim of the Pacific, maritime exercise, Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Public Affairs Office
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Esteban Vazquez takes a break to sit next to an Iraqi man while maintaining a nearby security checkpoint in Sadr Yusifiyah, Iraq, July 12, 2008. Vazquez is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 1-187 Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Holtzhauser squeezes in next to several cases of water bottles in his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Diyala, Iraq, July 13, 2008. Holtzhauser is assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Troop G, 2nd Battalion.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Heldreth checks his bottle pressure alongside his diving buddy, Constable Gaveline Brouet, a Region Security Service diver from St. Lucia, during Navy Diver-Global Fleet Station 2008 in St John’s, Antigua, July 10, 2008. The exercise, hosted by U.S. Southern Command, is designed to maintain strong multilateral partnerships and support the U.S. maritime strategic goals of enhancing regional stability and security.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kori L. Melvin
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| 7/16/2008 |
| Malaysian Army Rangers and U.S. Marines wade ashore from Landing Craft Unit 1634 during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2008 amphibious assault exercise, Bukit Tioman Darat, Malaysia, July 15, 2008. CARAT is an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises involving the United States and several Southeast Asian nations designed to build relationships and enhance operational readiness.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Daryl Borgquist
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| Department of Defense senior leadership gather for a group photo at the River Entrance of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 15, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Tibbs trains with a teammate at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego to prepare himself for his upcoming Paralympics events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, July 15, 2008. Tibbs, a cryptologic technician, will represent the United States in several events including shotput, discus and long jump.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Brandenburg
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| U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Pacific Fleet band entertain children at a Pacific Partnership engineering civic action program conducted by personnel assigned to the USNS Mercy at Bario Pite Elementary School, Dili, East Timor, July 14, 2008. The USNS Mercy hospital ship is on a four-month deployment to aid participating nations with medical, dental and construction programs.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Valcarcel
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| 7/16/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Mario Caycedo, a surgeon, talks with an Iraqi boy and his father during a cooperative medical engagement in Juhaysh, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Caycedo is assigned to the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion.
4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse prepares to raise the national ensign as the USS Ronald Reagan pulls into Busan, Korea, for a routine port visit, July 14, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Painter
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| 7/16/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seabees work out in an improvised gym at their tent camp in Sankuri, Kenya, July 10, 2008. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 and are conducting well-drilling projects in Kenya in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hulle
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| A CH-53E Super Stallion conducts night flight operations near the USS Carter Hall during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, COMPTUEX, in the Atlantic Ocean, July 14. 2008. COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Christopher L. Clark
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| U.S. Army soldiers and Marines conduct sling load operations on Chabelley Air Field, Djibouti, July 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 18th Field Artillery Regiment's Battery B, 2nd Battalion, and the Marines are assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 operating CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Samuel Rogers
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| The guided-missile destroyer USS Normandy steams in the Atlantic Ocean preparing for a fueling at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, July 8, 2008. Kearsarge is assigned as flag ship for the U.S. 2nd Fleet.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Lange
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign Tribute dinner in his honor in Washington, D.C., July 15, 2008. The USGLC, a nationwide coalition of businesses, non-governmental organizations and community leaders, advocates for a strong U.S. international affairs budget.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, address the media during a briefing at the Pentagon, July 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S Army soldiers survey a proposed site for a new observation post, Combat Outpost Zerok, in Afghanistan, July 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Task Force Castle’s 420th Engineer Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tomas Rofkahr
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talk with Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon, near left, at the Pentagon, July 16, 2008. Fitzgibbon met with Defense Department officials and signed a communications accord with Gates between Australia and the United States.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts the Czech Republic's Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova through an honor cordon at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2008. The two defense leaders will meet to discuss a broad range of security issues of mutual interest.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Gina Gonzalez, Gary Sinise, and Jeff Vezain perform as part of the Lt. Dan Band at U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt, Germany, July 7, 2008. Sinise is co-founder of Operation Iraqi Children, which provides school supplies to children in areas being served by deployed U.S. forces, such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Last fall, the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry, headquartered in Schweinfurt, distributed 2,048 school supply packages to children in Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Kimberly Gearhart
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| U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Anthony Venson works on reinstalling the engine of a Bradley fighting vehicle on Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Venson is a Bradley mechanic assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Turner
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| Army Spc. Erik Heath hooks up a toe-bar to the rear wheel of a Black Hawk helicopter, July 12, 2008, at the Combat Aviation Brigade flight line in Baghdad, Iraq. Heath is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Monica K Smith
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| The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 8, 2008. The team will perform around the region in July as part of their Summer Drill Series.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandre Montes
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Goodwin performs maintenance on the arresting hook of a Strike Fighter Squadron 195 F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, July 11, 2008. The Kitty Hawk is participating in the "Rim of the Pacific" exercise with other U.S. units and those from Australia, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Heil
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristy Vanlanen holds an Iraqi child at the Civil Military Operations Center at Forward Operating Base Hawk, Iraq, July 13, 2008. Vanlanen is assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 7/15/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seabees fire M16 assault rifles during training on a firing range near Garissa, Kenya, July 11, 2008. The Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 and are conducting well-drilling projects in Kenya in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hulle
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| Aircraft are readied for launch off the bow catapults of the USS Ronald Reagan during night flight operations, Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
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| Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion Mechanized, 36th Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division, prepare to march during their graduation ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq, July 10, 2008. The troops graduated from a two-week course in advanced skills training.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| Marine Lance Cpl. Randy Aisen provides cover while concealed by smoke as fellow Marines place a breach charge during urban terrain training on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 8, 2008. Aisen is a light-armored vehicle scout assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holt
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| A final checker waits for a signal before giving the thumbs up to launch an aircraft from the USS Harry S. Truman, July 9, 2008. The USS Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T Murray
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, holds a press conference on the status of the U.S. Missile Defense Program at the Pentagon, July 15, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, briefs the media on the status of the U.S. Missile Defense Program at a press conference in the Pentagon, July 15, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Brumfield plays catch using a soccer ball with local children during a Population Engagement mission in the Shula district, Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Brumfield is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anson Rice, assigned to Detachment 2, Regimental Combat Team 5, sits in the shade beneath a tree on the Watah Peninsula, near Rawah, Iraq, July 11, 2008. Detachment 2 sailors are engaged in waterborne operations in Anbar Province to update census details, improve security, and deter insurgent activity.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| U.S. Army Spc. Dale Beaubien walks past a building with an Iraqi flag during a foot patrol in Shula, Iraq, July 7, 2008. Beaubien is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| A U.S. Army soldier pulls security while other soldiers search the house in Shula, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Infantry Division's 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Martin departs a sheik’s home after discussing essential services, security, and business grants while enjoying Iraqi cuisine in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, July 9, 2008. Martin is an infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. J.B. Jaso III
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Fabian Reyes lets local Iraqi boys have some fun by helping him wash his Humvee during a patrol through the central market in the Shula district, Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Reyes is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Marine Corps Pfcs. Angel Rivera, left and Joshua Grubb, motor transport mechanics with 2nd Marine Logistics Group's General Support Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, check the radiator of a seven-ton truck for mechanical problems during a training exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 10, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Rooks
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| U.S. Marines search a large hangar at a future Iraqi air base in western Anbar province, Iraq, July 3, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5's Charlie Company, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and are providing security for combat engineers during a survey of the area.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson
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| U.S. Army Maj. Shean Phelps re-enlists U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Arnold in an underwater ceremony on the main deck of the newly sunken aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, which is located at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico about 23 miles south of Pensacola, Fla., July 6, 2008. This was the first re-enlistment to be held aboard the sunken aircraft carrier. Arnold is a personnel specialist attached to Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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| U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Aspland tells a business owner about available grants that can help improve his store, located in the East Anbar Province, northwest of Baghdad, July 7, 2008. Aspland is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. J.B. Jaso III
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| California National Guard soldiers set up a tent city to help residents who are being evacuted or misplaced due to the wild fires in northern California, July 11, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith
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| U.S. Army and Air National Guard units are fighting fires that continue to smolder in the Paradise Lake area of Butte County, Calif., as part of Campaign Lightning Strike, July 11, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Davison
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| U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 3rd Class Cody Moorhead receives free-fall techniques training from Staff Sgt. Joseph Valente, an airmanship instructor at the academy in Colorado, July 7, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan
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| U.S. and Iraqi army explosive ordnance disposal teams transfer weapons confisicated in raids and slated for destruction at a range near Camp Echo, Iraq, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| U.S. Army Spc. Dale Beaubien jumps into the olympic size pool at Joint Security Station Shula in Shula, Iraq on July 7, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johathan R. Segovia, personnel security detail, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, a ground combat element attached to Multinational Force - West, relaxes with Iraqi children in Sha-ban, Iraq, July 9, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Taylor J. Schulz
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| U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers work hand in hand while conducting a weapons cache search using metal detectors and shovels in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, July 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 66th Engineer Company, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| A U.S. Army special forces soldier instructs members of an Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics police squad on movement and cover techniques during a close-quarters combat training session on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 6, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe conducts a refueling at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, Pacific Ocean, July 9, 2008. The USS Kitty Hawk will be participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008 exercise that includes units from the United States, Australia, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Anthony R. Martinez
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| A U.S. Army soldier hands candy to a local boy during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, July 8, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Navy sailors perform pull-ups while taking a physical screening test at Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, Calif., July 10, 2008. The sailors interested in applying for SEAL or Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman training must complete a timed swim, run, push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a briefing from U.S. Army Capt. Dan Kearny on the situation at Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008. Mullen conducted a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a visit by professional athletes through the United Service Organizations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet departs a Twin-Otter jump plane at 4,500 feet during Airmanship 490, Basic Parachuting, a program in which cadets earn their basic jump wings after successfully completing five free-fall jumps at the academy in Colorado, June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Uriah Orland
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Jose Caro watches the open water while conducting a security patrol in Lake Quadsiyah near Haditha, Iraq, July 5, 2008. Caro is a gunner's mate assigned to Riverine Squadron 3, which patrols waterways to help ensure safety and security in Al Anbar province.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| Aircraft mechanics Paul Rudolph and Schuyler Dunn replace a multispectural targeting system ball on an MQ-1B Predator on Ali Base, Iraq, July 9, 2008. The Predator provides close-air combat operation support, to include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson
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| U.S. Marines aboard an M1A1 Abrams tank drive through the Jazeerah Desert in Iraq, July 4, 2008. The Marines presence disrupts enemy operations and prevents foreign fighters from entering the area. The Marines are assigned to a ground combat element with Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, Task Force Mech, Multinational Force West.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason W. Fudge
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristopher Rodriguez prepares to release a weather balloon from the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Pacific Ocean, July 9, 2008. The radiosonde, a radio transmitter attached to the balloon, has sensors that measure meteorological variables such as wind, temperature, dew point and humidity, sending this information to the observing station. Kitty Hawk is taking part in the Rim of the Pacific 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during the Daughters of the American Revolution National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution filled the organization's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. for their annual convention, July 9 - 13, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates poses for a photo with members of the Daughters of the American Revolution before their National Defense Night at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., July 11, 2008. More than 3,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution are attending their annual convention in Washington, D.C., July 9 - 13, 2008.
Defense Dept photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Andersen of the Army Evaluation Task Force on Fort Bliss, Texas, conducts a briefing on the advantages of the Unattended Ground Sensor to Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., standing center, and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, seated right, and fellow committee member Sylvestre Reyes, July 12, 2008. The congressmen visited Fort Bliss to learn about the Army's plans to accelerate Future Combat Systems technologies to soldiers in combat.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| As seen through a night vision lens, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Phillip Evans, right, searches a home in the Rusafa security district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, with an Iraqi National policeman during a night patrol, June 30, 2008. Evans is assigned to the 89th Cavalry Regiment's Troop C, 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Grant Okubo
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Langdon climbs through the top hatch of a C-130 Hercules aircraft before placing explosive charges around the wings of the plane in Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2008. Langdon and his team are using a series of controlled detonations designed to divide the airplane into smaller pieces so it can be moved. The airmen are assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cisneros guides a new length of water pipe into position while Staff Sgts. Rodolfo Pena and Randy Blount prepare to connect the new segment on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008. The three are assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group. The system will pump about 165,000 gallons of water per day from a well drilled into an underground aquifer.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jorge Batres
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards the Silver Star to U.S. Army Capt. Gregory Ambrosia, Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008. Ambrosia was recognized for valor under fire after running into a hail of enemy gunfire to help save fallen comrades in September 2007. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops. He is also hosting a USO contingent including NFL stars.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Budge a three-year-old therapy dog kisses his handler Sgt. Duane Sanders before they head out on his daily walk to visit troops in Mosul, Iraq, July 6, 2008. Sanders is an occupational therapist assigned to the 528th Medical Detachment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Karla Rodriguez Maciel
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andre Batts demonstrates to children the proper way to spin a basketball on a fingertip during a community relations project at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kijal elementary school in Chukau, Malaysia, July 7, 2008. The visit is part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training 2008, an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises among the United States and six Southeast Asia nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of parti
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Vanek, left, plays checkers with Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, a contract employee for the local "Sons of Iraq" citizens group, in a market in downtown Hawijah, Iraq, July 8, 2008. Vanek is commander of the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Sawyer returns from a diving mission in Providence River to conduct salvage operations on the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484, July 7, 2008. Sawyer completed a dive that required tunneling in the mud underneath the former Soviet submarine which is off the coast of Providence, R.I. Sawyer is assigned to the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two, Company 21.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Perez
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| A rainbow arches near the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk while it is moored at Pearl Harbor, July 4, 2008. The USS Kitty Hawk is making its first U.S. port call in more than 10 years. The ship will participate in Rim of the Pacific 2008 with units from the United States, Australia, Chile, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John J. Mike
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| U.S. Marines work through the night using generator-powered lights so that they can see while building a compound for their battalion, June 27, 2008, during Mojave Viper, a month-long pre-deployment training evolution aboard the Combat Center. The Marines are assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion's Alpha Company.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Michael Nerl
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| A U.S. Army soldier stands guard just inside a compound in the city of Khanaqin, Iraq, June 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the Troop F, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| A member of the Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics team calls for help to U.S. Navy instructors while participating in exercises with members of his team at Lake Quadsiyah in Haditha, Iraq, July 7, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| Members of the Iraqi national police uncover an artillery round used in improvised explosive devices from a weapons cache after receiving a tip from a local citizen in a joint operation assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Quick Reaction Force, July 8, 2008, in Husseniaya, northeast of Baghdad.
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| Marine Lt. Col. Chris Landry says hello to children as the Iraqi army and the national police bring security to the people of Iraq during a joint operation designed to eliminate illegal weapons and criminal elements, July 8, 2008, in Husseniaya, northeast of Baghdad. Landry is
the senior Military Transition Team advisor assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Quick Reaction Force.
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Besmullah Khan, chief of staff of the Afghan National Army, in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent.
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, talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Afghanistan, July 10, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kirk A. Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, spends a moment with Simon, who was brought to a Zambia orphanage very close to death, July 8, 2008. With the care and treatment he received there, Simon was able to once again be a vibrant and energetic child. The orphanage in Kitwe, Zambia, was founded in 2003 with the help of Dr. Milhoan who is assigned to the 59th Maternal/Child Care Squadron.
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| U.S. Navy sailors create a vicious wake with a Zodiac raft to achieve ideal training conditions for members of the Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team as they exercise in the shallow waters of Lake Quadsiyah in Haditha, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Riverine Squadron 3, Detachment 2, Regimental Combat Team 5.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samnang Lay replaces a bulb on an approach light on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 5, 2008. Lay is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Illumination of the airfield at night is critical to the safety of aircraft, personnel and cargo at the busiest single runway operation in the Department of Defense.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| United Kingdom Defense Minister Des Browne addresses the audience during a reception hosted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom at the State Department, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2008.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a reception commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom with United Kingdom Defense Minister Desmond Browne, right, at the State Department, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2008.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a reception commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom at the State Department, Washington, D.C., July 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| U.S. Navy sailors from the sea-and-anchor detail of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall pull in lines during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008. The exercise provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katrina Parker
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| U.S. Navy personnel perform pre-flight maintenance on an SH-60B Seahawk aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, North Arabian Sea, July 9, 2008. The USS Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Ashley Houp
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escorts British Secretary of State for Defense Desmond Browne through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, July 10, 2008. The two defense leaders will discuss a range of bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Deroest instructs a simulated patient aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a mass casualty exercise on Moody Air Force Base, GA., June 27, 2008. Deroest is a pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti
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| Ted Levitt, owner of Chick and Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis, Md., advertises his Faces of Valor USA project outside his downtown restaurant. Levitt had the faces of heroes airbrushed on a restored 1931 Buick he plans to show to raise funds for scholarships and financial assistance for those wounded or killed while serving.
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir Muhammed Jasim, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO tour.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposalmen detonate explosives attached to the wings of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Sather Air Base, Iraq, July 7, 2008. The aircraft was disabled after it made an emergency landing last month, and the airmen used a series of controlled detonations to divide the aircraft into smaller pieces so it could be moved. The disposalmen are assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group.
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Micah Smith walks with his fellow soldiers to the next objective during an air assault mission conducted by the 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, July 3, 2008.
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| U.S. Army soldiers fold blades of a UH-60A Blackhawk helicopter on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 2, 2008. The soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment from Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, were preparing the Blackhawk for an air transport to the Republic of Georgia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multinational Force-Iraq, depart a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 9, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO tour.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announces the rebid of a multibillion-dollar tanker contract during a press briefing in the Pentagon, July 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, left, commander of the Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq, and Iraq’s Defense Minister, Abdu Kadev Mohammed Jasim al Obaidy, sign documents transfering ownership of 11 Cessnas from U.S. forces to the Iraqi Air Force during a ceremony July 9, 2008, at New al Muthana Air Base in Baghdad.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado, center, arrives at the Pentagon for security talks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, July 9, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| An Iraqi police recruit assesses his shot grouping after firing a Glock pistol from the 15-yard line during a fire exercise at a range on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, July 3, 2008. U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 are overseeing the training of Iraqi police.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy M. Giacomino
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| A boy says goodbye to USS Kitty Hawk as it departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 8, 2008, to participate in Rim of the Pacific 2008. RIMPAC is a biannual exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael A. Strand
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| A Landing Craft Air Cushion approaches the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group Composite Unit Training Exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Starkey
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| A U.S. soldier throws a tire at an Iraqi SWAT vehicle to signify the vehicle has been hit by a roadside bomb during an vehicle reaction training course on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 6, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Operational Detachment A-Team 0362.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| A worker fixes lighting to illuminate the U.S. flag for the Fourth of July activities on Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| U.S. soldiers group together while having icy water thrown on them in a competition during Fourth of July activities on Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo By Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua West lowers himself to the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 to conduct salvage operations, Providence, R.I., July 7, 2008. U.S. Navy and Army divers along with federal, state and local authorities are working to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine at Collier Point Park. Mobile Diving & Salvage Unit 2, U.S. Army Dive Company and a NAVSEA Support Unit prepare to salvage the former Soviet submarine.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Perez
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| The sun sets behind the USS Arizona Memorial as seen from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk , July 4, 2008. Kitty Hawk is making a port call to the United States for the first time in nearly 10 years. The ship will participate in Rim of the Pacific 2008 exercise with other units from the U.S., Australia, Chile, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John J. Mike
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| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Wyble carries a 155mm artillery round to his M777 Howitzer in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, July 3, 2008. Wyble is an ammunition team chief assigned to the India Battery, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is in Kuwait conducting sustainment training.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T.G. Kessler
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| U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kurt Shingledecker gets his bearings after leaving a helicopter while participating in an air assault mission conducted around the city of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, July 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade,187 Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens as Iraqi Army Lt. Gen. Jaalal Riayd, Ninewah operations commander, briefs him on operations in Mosul, Iraq, July 8, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops.
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, addresses Iraqi Army troops at Combat Outpost Rabiy, Mosul, Iraq, July 8, 2008. Mullen thanked the troops for their dedication and sacrifice in the continuing fight for Mosul during his visit to the city. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a brief from Army Sgt. Brady Malear on different Stryker variant vehicles while on a tour of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division on Fort Lewis, Wash., July 8, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Army Col. Harry Tunnell look into a Stryker Transport vehicle while on a tour of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division on Fort Lewis, Wash., July 8, 2008. Tunnell is the commander, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a briefing from an Air Force airman while touring the facilities on McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 7, 2008. Gates visited McChord and the U.S. Army's Fort Lewis, Wash.
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 U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sheila Baxter, commanding general of Madigan Army Medical Center, while on a tour of the facilities at Fort Lewis, Wash., July 7, 2008. Lt. Col. Lena Gaudreau walks on the far left.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Cecil Watt, boatswain's mate, signals a MEDAVAC to land during a unit field exercise, Camp Shelby, Miss., June 26, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael B. Lavender
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| Mounted on horseback, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daniel P. Bolger, right, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rory L. Malloy, 1st Cavalry Division command sergeant major, prepare to conduct 'pass and review' of the division's troops, a cavalry tradition, at Fort Hood, Texas, July 1, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Phillip Adam Turner
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| U.S. Navy Capt. James L. Danner, the U.S. Central Command command chaplain and a priest, conducts a Catholic Mass in the field for several members of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School's Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course, Fort Jackson, S.C., June 24, 2008.
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| Iraqi police officer candidates and ceremonial flag bearers march at a graduation day ceremony on Camp Ashraft, Diyala province, Iraq, June 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| A U.S. soldier gives an impromptu lesson on aiming techniques to an Iraqi national policeman outside a building in Khanagin, Iraq, June 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the Fox Troop 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Williams conducts a pre-flight check on an SH-60F Seahawk aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan before an airlift of food and water to typhoon stricken areas of Panay Island, July 1, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball
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| Fire destroys a U.S. Marine compound at Entry Control Point-5, a post where Marines and Iraqi police safeguard those entering the city of Fallujah, June 25, 2008. The compound was used by Marines assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle
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| The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan and Carrier Air Wing 14 begin their transit into Agana Harbor for a port call on Guam after working off the coast of the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen, July 6, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Spike Call
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| Confetti rains down at the completion of the song "Stars and Stripes Forever" during the 35th Boston Pops Orchestra and Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, July 4, 2008. U.S. sailors assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan are in Boston participating in the 27th Annual Boston Harborfest 2008, a six-day festival that showcases U.S. colonial and maritime heritage.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Wilson, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, fills a plate with barbecue at Camp Eggers' Independence Day celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 4, 2008. Servicemembers participated in a myriad of traditional Fourth of July events including a basketball tournament, horseshoes and a pie-eating contest.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Condreay, a military policeman, stands at the ready in providing security for U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Horst and his interpreter as they speak with the headmaster of Al-Jabar Aktar school in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 2, 2008. Condreay is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team and Horst is assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| U.S. soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, take off for the one-mile steeple chase while competing in the Borzoi Squad Competition at Joint Security Station Sheik Amir, northwest of Baghdad, in celebration of Independence Day, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield
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| Iraqi soldiers compete against U.S. Weapons Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment in a volleyball tournament during the Borzoi Squad Competition at Joint Security Station Sheik Amir, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lyndsey R. Dransfield
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| An Iraqi girl waits in line to receive medication from U.S. Army medical personnel in Qarghuli, Iraq, June 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion,187th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice wrote this message to servicemembers while attending the AT & T National PGA Golf Tournament, July 5, 2008, Bethesda, Md. Rice was one of many people who left postcard messages to troops at a kiosk sponsored by "America Supports You," a Defense Department program that highlights citizen support for servicemembers.
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Deagle flips a tire during Independence Day competitions at Joint Security Station Shiek Amir in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 4, 2008, while his teammates encourage him. Deagle is assigned to the 27th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Pierce
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses soldiers assigned to Multinational Division-Baghdad during a town hall-style meeting, Camp Victory, Iraq, July 7, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent including NFL All-Pros Drew Brees and Osi Umenyiora, the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and former Marshall University football coach Jack Lengyel.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/7/2008 |
| This A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close-air-support for ground forces in Iraq and Afghanistan July 6, 2008. The A-10 is effective against all enemy ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg L. Davis
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, takes a walking tour of the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, July 7, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent including NFL All-Pros Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, and Osi Umenyiora, defensive end for the New York Giants, as well as the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and former Marshall University football coach Jack Lengyel.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Offier 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/7/2008 |
| The U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors ensemble performs at the Taste of Chicago festival, July 3, 2008. The Taste of Chicago is the world's largest food festival.
U.S. Army photo by Courtney Wittman
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Gabriel Meza and Spc. Randel Smith take a short break before conducting a foot patrol in the area surrounding Joint Security Station Hurriyah 2, Iraq, July 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Kaster, a communications mentor for the Afghan National Army, discusses a job with two Afghan civilians at the Afghan National Army print plant in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 17, 2008. In an average week, the plant produces more than 75,000 products used by the army for training, recruitment and logistical support.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio
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| 7/7/2008 |
| Iraqi soldiers prepare to destroy confiscated ordinance at a demolition range outside of Camp Echo, Iraq, July 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. and Iraqi soldiers gather for a review after conducting a training exercise on reacting to improvised explosive devices, Camp Echo, Iraq, July 2, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha team 0326.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| 7/7/2008 |
| The Nassau Strike Group transits westward in the Atlantic Ocean, July 5, 2008. The NASSG is completing their deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Coleman Thompson
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| 7/7/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Rafael Garcia secures a structural piece of the Navy Elevated Causeway System off-loaded from the Military Sealift Command auxillary crane ship SS Flickertail State onto the Improved Navy Lighterage System Causeway Ferry 1 during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore 2008, Del Mar, Calif., June 30, 2008. Garcia is assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Morales
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| 7/7/2008 |
| Tug boats assist the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as the ship pulls into Agana Harbor off the coast of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled port visit to the city. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Spike Call
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| 7/5/2008 |
| More than 1,200 U.S. troops re-enlist in Baghdad, July 4, 2008, during a ceremony in the Al Faw Palace rotunda led by Multinational Force-Iraq Commander Army Gen. David Petraeus.
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| 7/5/2008 |
| XM Satellite sports reporter Michael Collins interviews Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the AT&T National Golf Tournament, July 5, 2008, in Bethesda, Md. Tournament organizers, including golf champion Tiger Woods, son of an Army Green Beret, distributed
30,000 free tickets to troops.
Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel
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| Sporting an 'America Supports You' lapel pin, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signs autographs at the AT&T National Golf Tournament, July 5, 2008, in Bethesda, Md. 'America Supports You' is a Defense Department program that highlights the public's support for the troops.
Defense Dept. photo by John Kruzel
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| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice poses for a photo with Marines at the AT&T National Golf Tournament, July 5, 2008, in Bethesda, Md.
Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel
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| Following a TV interview, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shakes hands with Pentagon Channel reporter Marine Sgt. Brian Buckwalter during the AT&T National Golf Tournament, July 5, 2008, in Bethesda, Md. Tournament organizers, including golf champion Tiger Woods, son of an Army Green Beret, distributed 30,000 free tickets to servicemembers.
Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel
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| 7/4/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright and Turkish officers salute at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, July 3, 2008. Cartwright visited Turkey to meet with his counterparts on U.S.-Turkish security matters.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 7/4/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson after landing in Ankara, Turkey, July 3, 2008. Cartwright visited Turkey to meet with his counterparts on U.S.-Turkish security matters.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 7/4/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright walks behind a procession of Turkish soldiers at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey, July 3, 2008. Cartwright paid respects to the country's founder, Kemal Ataturk, by laying a ceremonial wreath at the mausoleum.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 7/3/2008 |
| Right to left, President George W. Bush, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, and Army Gen. Richard A. Cody, Army vice chief of staff, stand at attention while the national anthem is played during the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center groundbreaking ceremony at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Md., July 3, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 7/3/2008 |
| An honor guard detail waits to post colors for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center groundbreaking ceremony at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Md., July 3, 2008. President George W. Bush and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England presided over the event.
U.S. Air Force Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Suzanne M. Day
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| 7/3/2008 |
| President George W. Bush stands with wounded servicemembers during the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center groundbreaking ceremony at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Md., July 3, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 7/3/2008 |
| At the top of the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III, Keith Stansell hugs one of the people who helped him return to the United States on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 2, 2008. The contractor was one of three Americans rescued after being held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for five years.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cheung
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| Keith Stansell, a hostage returned safely to the United States after more than five years' captivity in Colombia, gives a thumbs up as he arrives on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 2, 2008. Stansell was one of three U.S. defense contractor employees captured by Colombian guerillas after their plane crashed in the jungle in February 2003.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cheung
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| 7/3/2008 |
| Jeffrey Dahl, 9, left, and professional golfer Fred Couples hit the ceremonial first shots to open the second AT&T National golf tournament, July 2, 2008, at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. Dahl, who is from New Jersey, hit the shot along with Margaret Rollins, 13, from Virginia. Both the children's fathers are servicemembers, and the two were part of a group of 20 military children honored during the tournament.
Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| 7/3/2008 |
| PGA Tour commissioner, Tim Finchem, right, and tour community outreach manager, Dan Nevins, welcome Wounded Warriors and their families to the 1st Annual Birdies for the Brave barbecue, July 2, 2008, at the Mologne House on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus, Washington, D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| 7/3/2008 |
| Professional golfer Charles Howell III chats with U.S. Army Sgt. Ron Frye during a barbecue hosted by the PGA Tour, July 2, 2008, at the Mologne House on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus, Washington, D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| 7/3/2008 |
| U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers gather for a review after conducting a training exercise on reacting to improvised explosive devices on Camp Echo, Iraq, July 2, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| 7/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army Col. David Paschal, greets Kirkuk Provincial Governor Abul Rehman Mustafa at the grand opening of the Kirkuk Waste Transfer Station Number 1, the most advanced waste management system in Iraq, July 2, 2008. Paschal is the commander, 10th Mountain Division, 1st Brigade.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ave I. Pele-Sizelove
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| 7/2/2008 |
| U.S. sailors scrub the hangar bay during a scrubbing exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, Pacific Ocean, June 27, 2008. A SCRUBEX is conducted on the flight deck and hangar bay to clean the non-skid deck surface after the air wing departs.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathen E. Davis
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| 7/2/2008 |
| The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command auxiliary oiler USNS Guadalupe while steaming through the central Pacific Ocean, June 26, 2008. The ships will be taking part in the 'Rim of the Pacific' exercise off Hawaii in July. It will be Kitty Hawk's last exercise before returning to the U.S. mainland for decommissioning.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Anthony R. Martinez
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| 7/2/2008 |
| A helicopter from the California National Guard assists in firefighting efforts in Napa County, Calif., June 24, 2008. The fire was set by a series of lightning strikes that hit the area June 21, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Stewart Brown
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| 7/2/2008 |
| Army Secretary Pete Geren greets a new recruit during a ceremony at the Pentagon, July 1, 2008. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer force.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| 7/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a press availability at the Pentagon, July 2, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a Pentagon press conference, July 2, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 7/2/2008 |
| The Class of 2012 recites the oath of allegiance during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., June 27, 2008. In-procesing marks the start of 38 days of Basic Cadet Training.
U.S. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan
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| 7/2/2008 |
| U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Bill Carr briefs members of the press on the signing of a policy revision to standardize military recruiting waivers at the Pentagon, July 2, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 7/2/2008 |
| Spectators at the the 2nd Annual AT&T National Golf Tournament in Bethesda, Md., watch as Army Staff Sgt. Larry Jarrett performs a parachute landing on the golf course, July 2, 2008. Jarrett is team leader of the 101st Airborne Division Screaming Eagle Parachute Demonstration Team, which performed a demonstration jump before the start of the tournament.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 7/1/2008 |
| A graduate of the Afghan National Police "Jump Start" program raises his graduation certificate as he is applauded by his classmates, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 26, 2008. Jump Start is an eight-week course that qualifies Afghan recruits as police officers.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Graham
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| 7/1/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers conduct a vehicle convoy to the city of Telkaef, Iraq, June 25, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise
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| U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Carlton straps himself into an F-2 Typhoon at Royal Air Force Coningsby, England, June 16, 2008. Carlton is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot on an exchange program.
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| 7/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army Military Police conduct security checks at a fire station and other buildings in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26, 2008. The military police are assigned to the 3rd Battalion Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 7/1/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers cross the street during a patrol in the city of Amariyah, Iraq, June 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Squadron, Commanche Troop, 10th Cavalry.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 7/1/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, greets Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas at the Pentagon's river entrance prior to escorting him through an honor cordon to conduct a closed-door discussion of bilateral issues, July 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas through an honor cordon into the Pentagon to conduct a closed-door discussion of bilateral issues, July 1, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Pittman signals an Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to park alongside several others at Ali Base, Iraq, June 30, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson
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| The Class of 2012 recites the oath of allegiance on the second of 38 days of Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., June 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Ahlschwede
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| U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Miller, left, laughs as Spc. Michael Paniagua looks down at the ice cream that fell on his body armor during a patrol in Amariyah, Iraq, Jun 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| One drone is launched next to another from the U.S. Navy's amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga during a scheduled missile exercise, in Singapore, June 26, 2008. The drone was shot down with a missile launched from the Republic of Singapore ship RSS Endeavour as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. CARAT is an annual series of maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asian nations.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. James Ridgway
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| U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. administers the oath of enlistment to 15 civilians during a ceremony in the courtyard of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2008. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 35th year of the all-volunteer force.
U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Chavez looks out across the mountains of Panay Island, Philippines, July 1, 2008. His squadron has delivered thousands of pounds of food and water since Typhoon Fengshen struck the island. Chavez is assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Spike Call
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, acts as a landing signal officer as a Strike Fighter Squadron 192 F/A-18C Hornet lands on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, Pacific Ocean, June 28, 2008. LSOs are naval aviators who communicate with pilots to help safely land aircraft. Keating and 20 other guests toured the ship.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau
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| Army Secretary Pete Geren, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. greet a soldier who reenlisted during a ceremony at the Pentagon, July 1, 2008. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force.
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