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| 3/31/2007 |
| Amphibious Assault Vehicles transport U.S./Republic of Korean Marines and equipment on the Korean shores in support of Foal Eagle 2007, in the South China Sea, March 29, 2007. The annual exercise involves forces from the U.S. and the Republic of Korea to improve combat readiness through interoperability.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brandon Myrick
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| Lt. Col. John Blackburn examines a Nicaraguan volunteer policeman's eyes March 19 at a makeshift optometry clinic at Collegio San Gregorio. Inside the local school, 836 Nicaraguan patients were given free medical, dental and optometry care during New Horizons-Nicaragua 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| 3/31/2007 |
| President George W. Bush addresses the medical personnel of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, March 30, 2007, in Washington. He thanked them for providing extraordinary health care to the people who wear the uniform.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 3/30/2007 |
| More than 500 airmen from Cannon Air Force Base have assisted Clovis, N.M., residents in storm cleanup. A tornado hit the town, located six miles east of the base, March 23 leaving homes, property and businesses in ruin. Airmen will continue to assist in clean up efforts on an individual basis.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Trower
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| 3/30/2007 |
| Maj. Gen. W.E. Gaskin, commanding general, Multi-National Force-West, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite, providing an update of ongoing operations in western Iraq, March 30, 2007.
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| 3/30/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, deputy director for operations, Joint Staff, J-3, speaks with reporters at the Pentagon, March 30, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/30/2007 |
| During a tour of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, President Bush pledged significant improvements in the care of wounded war veterans, March 30, 2007.
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| 3/30/2007 |
| Assistant Division Commander of Multi-National Division-North Brig. Gen. John Bednarek speaks with reporters at the Pentagon via satellite, providing an update on ongoing security operations in northern Iraq, March 30, 2007
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| 3/30/2007 |
| President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart to U.S. Army Sgt. Bruce Dunlap of Kansas City, Mo., during a visit, March 30, 2007, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Dunlap was injured during convoy operations in southern Baghdad.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 3/30/2007 |
| President George W. Bush presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Roscoe Brown Jr., during ceremonies honoring the Tuskegee Airmen March 29, 2007, at the U.S. Capitol. Brown, director of the Center for Urban Education Policy and university professor at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group during World War II.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct physical training during Corporal's Leadership Course class 2-07 aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Persian Gulf, March 27, 2007. Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group is currently supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu
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| 3/29/2007 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Meluus Ulechong, platoon leader for 2nd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, gets a high-five from a child in the neighborhood of Qubah, Iraq, March 25, 2007.
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| 3/29/2007 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod MacEachern provides on the ground security while conducting a tactical check point near Patrol Base Doria, Iraq, March 21, 2007. MacEachern is assigned to the 1st Platoon Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter (center) is joined by Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the 2008 National Defense Budget Request in Washington, March 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 3/29/2007 |
| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh, commanding general, Gulf Region Army Corps of Engineers, speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite from Iraq, March 29, 2007.
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives opening remarks before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in Washington, March 29, 2007.
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives testimony before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in Washington, March 29, 2007.
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| 3/29/2007 |
| A destroyer steams along the starboard side of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman March 22, 2007, as an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Squadron Seven conducts plane guard during flight operations over the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Recruit Matthew D. Williams
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| 3/29/2007 |
| A loadmaster secures a C-130 Hercules ramp after dropping critical supplies to replenish U.S. ground forces in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom March 27, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Andy Huneycutt
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| 3/29/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct a visit to a primary school in Adhamiya, Iraq, March 25, 2007, to assess the necessary repairs after it was damaged during a firefight earlier in the week.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Two MH-60 Sierra Nighthawk helicopters from the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment perform medical missions, in Kuwait, March 28, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Day
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| 3/29/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, talks with Peruvian Minister of Defense Allan Wagner, left, as they walk through a cordon on honor guards and into the Pentagon on March 29, 2007. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security discussions on a variety of global and regional issues of interest to both governments.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 3/28/2007 |
| Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Business Transformation Paul Brinkley presents the status of the Iraq Industry revitalization during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 28, 2007.
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| 3/28/2007 |
| Alaskan Guard members load a C-130 Hercules with cargo headed to Bulgaria in support of the phase 1 operational readiness exercise Thracian Spring, March 22, 2007, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The joint exercise with the Bulgarian air forces trains on NATO transport aviation procedures.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter
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| 3/28/2007 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani (center) greeted the new Why We Serve speakers in his office March 28, 2007. They have all recently returned from deployment in support of the global war on terror. They will share their stories of why they serve in the military with the American public through different speaking opportunities.
Defense Dept. photo by Samantha Quigley
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| 3/28/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Jess Stewart radios in the destroying of a van that contained a weapons cache during an operation to eliminate insurgents in Qubbah, Iraq, March 24, 2007. Stewart is from Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment (Airborne Recon), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, out of Fort Bragg, N.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 3/28/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Alba, Cpl. Joseph Casiano and fellow soldiers prepare to search a house in Ghazaliya, Iraq, March 23, 2007. The soldiers are from Black Hawk Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| 3/28/2007 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Jarrod MacEachern climbs down to the bottom of the canal near the Tal Jawal village, Iraq, March 22, 2007, during a foot patrol. MacEachern is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/28/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Coco Gunther, from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, observes her surroundings during a combined cordon and search mission with Army soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Iraqi army soldiers in Ghazaliya, Iraq, March 21, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tierney P. Nowland
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| 3/28/2007 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. William Gainey and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.Marine Gen. Peter Pace stand at attention before presenting the "USO Special Salute" award to Marine Cpl. Dylan Gray during the 25th Anniversary USO of Metropolitan Washington Annual Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va., March 27, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/28/2007 |
| An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf, March 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins
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| 3/27/2007 |
| Hundreds of local Afghan men and women, along with Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team members, attend a ceremony celebrating the Afghan New Year and the first day of school at the Mahmud Raqi High School in Deh Baba Ali, Afghanistan, March 26.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| 3/27/2007 |
| A C-130 Hercules aircraft maneuvers to land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 22, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| 3/27/2007 |
| A landing craft utility prepares to depart the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Essex loaded with combat vehicles in support of Foal Eagle 2007 near Pohang, Republic of Korea, March 23, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Ty Swartz
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| 3/27/2007 |
| State Veterans Affairs officials, veterans and family members give testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, March 27, 2007.
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| 3/27/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Noah Diehl, of the Gardez Provincial Reconstruction Team, gives school supplies to children during a joint patrol of coalition forces and Afghanistan National Police in the Zormat province of Afghanistan March 21, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Bracken
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| 3/27/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers stabilize rafters during construction of a school in La Calera, Nicaragua, March 23, 2007. The soldiers, from the 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, and deployed with the U.S. Air Force's 820th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, are participating in New Horizons-Nicaragua 2007, a joint humanitarian and training exercise with the Nicaraguan military.
Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force.
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| 3/26/2007 |
| From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Alba, Cpl. Joseph Casiano, Spc. David Tunstall and an Iraqi National Police officer conduct a combined cordon and search foot patrol at a market in Ghazaliya, Iraq, March 23, 2007. The soldiers are from Black Hawk Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| 3/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Johnson, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, presents findings from the investigation of the events and circumstances surrounding the 2004 death of U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick Tillman during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 26, 2007.
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| 3/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Rodney Johnson, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, presents findings from the investigation of the events and circumstances surrounding the 2004 death of U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick Tillman during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/26/2007 |
| Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, left, and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody provide comments following the investigation into the 2004 death of U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick Tillman during a Pentagon briefing, March 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating render honors during the U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, March 26, 2007. Keating succeeds Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, who took command of U.S. Central Command on March 16.
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| 3/26/2007 |
| Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, left, assumes command of U.S. Pacific Command from Lt. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf in a ceremony on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, March 26, 2007. Keating succeeds Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, who took command of U.S. Central Command on March 16.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elisia Gonzalez
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| 3/26/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, left, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Daniel Leaf salute during the symbolic passing of the flag as part of the U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony at Camp Smith, Hawaii, March 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony at Camp Smith, Hawaii, March 26, 2007. U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, second from left, took over command of PACOM from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Daniel Leaf, second from right.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) greets U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Flavio Magana-Aguilar during a surprise visit to check on wounded soldiers at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, March 26. Magana-Aguilar recently returned from Iraq and is undergoing physical therapy at Tripler.
Defense Dept. photo by Mark Jackson
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| 3/26/2007 |
| U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad speaks with reporters in Iraq, March 26, 2007
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| 3/26/2007 |
| U.S. Navy veteran Paul E. Baker, center, receives applause after receiving a Bronze Star with Combat "V" from the Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter, left, in Rochester, N.Y., March 23, 2007. Baker was awarded for his actions 62 years ago on the island of Iwo Jima, while providing care to wounded Marines.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn P. Eklund
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| 3/26/2007 |
| The official party salutes the colors at the historical decommissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy in Mayport, Fla., March 23, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell
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| 3/26/2007 |
| The chief of the Ferris police station puts his policemen in formation for their morning physical training in front of the station, March 15, 2007, in Ferris, Iraq.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown
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| 3/25/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, takes pictures with children while visiting the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, China, Mar. 25, 2007. The parents of the young children asked the General for the photo upon his departure from seeing the tomb of Sun Yat-sen.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/24/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr. assumes command of NORTHCOM and NORAD in a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Peterson AFB, Colo., March 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/24/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace is pinned with honorary "Top Gun" wings by Chinese Air Force Senior Col. Wang Wei during his visit to Anshan Airfield, China, March 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/24/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace is offered to sit in the cockpit of the Chinese Su-27 Flanker fighter while he visits Anshan Airfield, China, March 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/24/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace is briefed by People's Liberation Army Gen. Ai Husheng while observing a reinforced armor company team conduct deliberate attack training exercise at Shenyang training base, China, March 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S.Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Chief Executive Officer of Feld Entertainment presents U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler with the ‘Guest Ringmaster’ certificate during the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus show in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2007.
Defense Department photo by William D. Moss
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Commander of the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Army Col. Stephen Twitty, speaks with reporters today at the Pentagon via satellite providing an update on security operations in Iraq.
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Commander of the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Army Col. Stephen Twitty, speaks with reporters today at the Pentagon via satellite providing an update on security operations in Iraq.
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stands with U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating During the US Northern Command change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 23, 2007.
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivers remarks as U.S. Air Force Gen. (sel) Victor Renuart assumes leadership of U.S. Northern Command from U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating in a change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 23, 2007.
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hands the U.S. Northern Command flag to U.S. Air Force Gen. (sel) Victor Renuart during a change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 23, 2007.
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| 3/23/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors man the rails aboard the USS John F. Kennedy during the ship's decommissioning ceremony in Mayport, Fla., March 23, 2007. The conventionally-powered aircraft carrier served its country with more than 38 years of service and 18 official deployments.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Regina L. Brown
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace signs a guest book at the beginning of his visit to the Forbidden City Beijing, China, March 23, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/23/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace is given a guided tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, March 23, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/22/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chadwick Shelby, assigned to the 207th Security Force, hands out school packs to local Afghan children before the weekly bazaar at Kandahar Air Field, March 10, 2007.
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| 3/22/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hunzeker, commanding general of the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, speaks via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, March 22, 2007.
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today on "Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Deputy Commander for the US Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Johnson testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today on "Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan." Scheduled witnesses include
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace delivers chocolate-chip cookies that were made by his wife, Lynne, to the Marines stationed at the American Embassy in China during a visit to Beijing, March 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace participates in a ceremony hosted by his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Liang Guangile, during a visit to the Ministry of Defense in Beijing, March 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace along with his delegation, left, and Chinese Chief of General Staff Gen. Liang Guanglie along with his delegation, right, attend a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Beijing, March 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace and Chinese Gen. Guo Boxiong discuss ways to improve military-to-military relationships between their two nations at Beijing, March 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with Pentagon reporters at a media roundtable March 22, 2007.
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| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with Pentagon reporters at a media roundtable March 22, 2007.
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience of the House Army Caucus during a breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2007.
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience of the House Army Caucus during a breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/22/2007 |
| Reporters had the opportunity to question Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates about some of the pressing security-related issues of the day during a media event at the Pentagon on March 22, 2007.
Defense Department photo by R. D. Ward
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace executes a pass and review of Japanese soldiers while visiting the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, March 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, and his Japanese counterpart, ADM Takashi Saito, salute during the playing of the Japanese and American national anthems during a pass and review ceremony of Japanese soldiers while visiting the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, March 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace addresses questions from Japanese and international members of the press during a press conference in Tokyo, March 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/21/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Rick Cote reacts after losing a game of tic-tac-toe with a young boy duriing the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show in Tucson, Ariz., March 18, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Janine Deneault
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Commander of U.S. Strategic Command U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright testifies before the House Armed Services Committee today on FY08 budget requests from Strategic, Northern, Transportation and Southern Commands.
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Commander of U.S. Southern Command U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis testifies before the House Armed Services Committee today on FY08 budget requests from Strategic, Northern, Transportation and Southern Commands.
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| 3/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) hosts a March 21, 2007, Pentagon meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (left foreground). Joining Gates on the U.S. side of the table are Amb. Eric Edelman (left), under secretary of defense for policy, and Robert McCormick (center), U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.
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| 3/20/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates on the set before his appearance on the CBS talk show "Face the Nation" March 18, 2007, in Washington.
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| 3/20/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates greets European Union High Representative and Secretary General Javier Solana in the Pentagon on March 20, 2007. Solana will meet with Gates and other high-level Department of Defense officials to discuss a number of global security issues of particular interest to the European Union.
Defense Department photo by R. D. Ward
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| 3/20/2007 |
| Deputy Director for Operations, Joint Staff, J-3, Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, speaks with reporters at the Pentagon, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq, March 20, 2007.
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| Sailors clear ice from the crew hatch aboard Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria, March 18, 2007. Alexandria surfaced through three feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise conducted on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn P. Eklund
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| 3/20/2007 |
| Off the port side of USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Paul Hamilton, center, JS Myoko, right, and JS Hamagiri move into position to participate in a photo exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force in the Philippine Sea, March 18, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Burden
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| 3/20/2007 |
| Nicaraguan orphans show their goat to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Holly Walters at the ABC Feed the Children orphanage near Caliguate, Nicaragua, March 17, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| 3/20/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Barbero, the deputy director for operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts an operational update on Iraq and Afghanistan at the Pentagon, March 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/19/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with enlisted servicemembers during an informal roundtable discussion at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 16, 2007. Gates spoke with the troops who had all been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan to learn about their concerns and to answer any of their questions.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby.
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| 3/19/2007 |
| A U.S. Marine strikes a punching bag as part of green belt martial arts class hosted by the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 23rd Battalion in New Orleans, La., March 15, 2007. The course certifies the attendees as instructors in disciplined forms of unarmed combat.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Graham
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| 3/19/2007 |
| A young girl awaits the arrival of the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill during a homecoming ceremony March 13, 2007, in San Diego, Calif. Bunker Hill returned from a regularly scheduled six-month deployment as part of Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Roland Franklin
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| 3/19/2007 |
| President George W. Bush talks about the fourth anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 19, 2007.
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| 3/19/2007 |
| Coalition and military members interact with local refugee children in Kabul, Afghanistan, during a volunteer community outreach program, March 16, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| 3/19/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Eric O. Schacht, right, and Capt. Scott Gilman, center, discuss recent security operations at the Adhamiyah Joint Security Station in Iraq with Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, March 17, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 3/19/2007 |
| Iraqi army soldiers march in formation after graduating from the School of Infantry at Camp Yasser in Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, March 8, 2007. The school teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi army soldiers before they report to their battalions.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki
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| 3/19/2007 |
| A Marine assinged to the combat service support element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security for a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a convoy live-fire training event in the Republic of Korea, March 17, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric D. Arndt
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| 3/19/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Branden S. Morse stands in front of a platoon of cadets from Kinnick High School on Yokosuka Naval Base March 9, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Warren Peace
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| 3/19/2007 |
| USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) connects to JS Myoko (DDG 175) of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force during a refueling at sea evolution March 17, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is under way on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call
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| 3/19/2007 |
| An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, March 16, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman John Wagner
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| 3/19/2007 |
| An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven is directed into launch position in front of a steam powered catapult, March 16, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman John Wagner
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| 3/19/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. John Bride, a battalion surgeon assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, listens to the breathing of a patient during a joint U.S.- Iraqi medical operation in Sadr City, March 17, 2007
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor
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| 3/19/2007 |
| A detective with Kirkuk’s major crimes unit discusses an open investigation with soldiers outside the major crimes unit offices in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, March 2, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Spc. Michael Alberts
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| 3/18/2007 |
| Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala province, engaging anti-Iraqi forces in Baqubah, Iraq, March 14, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 3/18/2007 |
| An Afghan National Army officer candidate communicates with air support to evacuate a simulated patient onto an Italian UH-60 Huey Helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise held at the Kabul Military Training Center, March 15, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| 3/18/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers his speech at the U.S. Central Command Change of Command ceremony. Adm. William J. Fallon took command of CENTCOM from Gen. John P. Abizaid at MacDill Air Force Base
Defense Department photo by Spc. Patrick A. Ziegler
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| 3/18/2007 |
| From right: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, U.S. Navy Adm. William J Fallon and U.S. Army Gen. John P. Abizaid prepare to pass the U.S. Central Command flag signifying the official passing of leadership from one commander to the next during a change-of-command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 16, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Russell Kies uses a stethoscope to evaluate a young girl as her mother holds her during a medical readiness training exercise as part of New Horizons-Nicaragua 2007 in Diriamba, Nicaragua, March 10, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin P. Milliken
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| 3/16/2007 |
| Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Capt. Tomonori Kudo, commander, Iwo Jima Airbase, shakes hands with a Battle of Iwo Jima survivor during a ceremony commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima March 14, 2007, on Iwo Jima, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam R. Cole
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors with ordnance departments of Strike Fighter Two Zero Four and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, ready bombs for attachment onto an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during a training exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., March 9, 2007.
U.S Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Graham
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ahmad Clemmons, left, and Staff Sgt. Kyle Dyment strap Steve Spurrier, the head coach for University of South Carolina's football team, into a mockup of the cockpit in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before an orientation flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., March 8, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvin R. Preston
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Army Col. David Sutherland, left, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Maj. Gen. Shakir Halail Husain, commander of 5th Iraqi Division, speak with reporters at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Baqubah, Iraq, to discuss the deployment of Strykers into Diyala, and Security Operations in and around Baqubah
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Army Col. J.B. Burton, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite, March 16, 2007, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
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| 3/16/2007 |
| Pentagon spokesperson Bryan Whitman speaks in the Pentagon press briefing room with news reporters as he mediates the two-way briefing from Iraq with U.S. Army Col. J.B. Burton, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, March 16, 2007.
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| 3/16/2007 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, left, hosts a Pentagon meeting, March 16, 2007, with visiting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 3/16/2007 |
| An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from the 42nd Attack Squadron taxis into Creech Air Force Base, Nev., March 13, 2007. This marks a historic day for the MQ-9 Reaper, as it was the first operational airframe of its kind to land at Creech.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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| 3/16/2007 |
| An Afghan National Army officer candidate provides perimeter security for the transport of a simulated patient onto an Italian army UH-60 Huey helicopter during a medical evacuation exercise at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 15, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
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| 3/16/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. William J. Fallon, center, the incoming commander of United States Central Command, shakes the hand of his predecessor, U.S. Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, right, as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates applauds at a change-of-command ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., March 16, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Patrick A. Ziegler
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| 3/15/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Elemen, from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, provides security outside a school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine
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| 3/15/2007 |
| A landing craft air cushion, assigned to dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry, brings sailors and Marines to the historic location of the Battle of Iwo Jima, March 13, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Aaron L. Stephens
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| 3/15/2007 |
| Pilots assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron 154 test their F/A-18F Super Hornet's ailerons prior to launch aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea, March 13, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman John Wagner
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| 3/15/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Joshua Langland, assigned to USS Harpers Ferry, observes a dog-tag memorial dedicated to fallen servicemembers of the Battle of Iwo Jima, March 13, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam R. Cole
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| 3/15/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rick Pfeifer embraces his 3-month old daughter for the first time at the homecoming ceremony for guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill in San Diego, March 13, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Roland Franklin
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| 3/15/2007 |
| Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee today on the posture of the United States Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and beyond.
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| 3/15/2007 |
| Dan Turner, a representative from DuPont; Jeanette Cram, founder of Treat the Troops; U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Jack Cram, pose for a photo in Gainey’s office at the Pentagon, March 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 3/15/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Russell takes the temperature of a child during a medical civil assistance project as part of Edged Mallet 2007 in Kenya.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Multi-National Force-Iraq Spokesperson Maj. Gen. William Caldwell and Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, speak with reporters at a joint media roundtable to provide an operational update, March 14, 2007.
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| 3/14/2007 |
| An Iraqi army soldier hands out backpacks, and school supplies at an all-girls school in Mosul, Iraq, March 7, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abdal-Mahdi, at the Pentagon to discuss situations in Iraq, March 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/14/2007 |
| An M88 recovery vehicle from the 3rd Infantry Division recovers an M992 field artillery ammunition supply vehicle that broke down during convoy operations at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 6, 2007, as an observer controller from the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., takes pictures of recovery efforts.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson
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| 3/14/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James H. Wallenstein performs a function check on a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle before demonstrating a flight for Kenyan army soldiers from the 15th Kenyan Rifle Battalion during exercise Edged Mallet 2007 at Bargoni Range in Kenya, March 9, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Texas A&M University's Corps of Cadets and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates give the traditional "Gig'em" sign at the Pentagon, March 14, 2007. The cadets presented Gates with a pair of "senior boots," for his service as president of the university.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Kenneth Krieg, undersecretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, conducts a briefing at the Pentagon, March 14, 2007.
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Flight deck officers, referred to as shooters, launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron 146 off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, March 13, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Denny C. Cantrell
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| 3/14/2007 |
| Kenneth J. Krieg, under secretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, conducts a press conference at the Pentagon, March 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/14/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Kiser, commander of Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas, talks to Iraqi students at an all boys school in Mosul, Iraq, Mar. 7, 2007. U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, helped Iraqi Army soldiers deliver school supplies, clothes and toys to gain local support for U.S. Coalition and Iraqi Forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vanessa Valentine
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| 3/13/2007 |
| Servicemembers swear their oath of allegiance to the United States during Okinawa's first Naturalization and Oath of Allegiance Ceremony of 2007 at the Camp Foster Theater.
U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy photo
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| 3/13/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Walker provides security during a patrol of the Riyahd village in Iraq, March 8, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway.
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| 3/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lee McMahon, of the Pentagon Channel, during a one-on-one interview at the Pentagon, March 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks during a one-on-one interview with the Pentagon Channel, at the Pentagon, March 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz pose for photographers prior to their meeting at the Pentagon March 13, 2007. The two leaders are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/13/2007 |
| A Cutlass 460, piloted by Lt. j.g. Peter Mallory and Lt. Matt Mariano, is guided into position during a vertical replenishment with guided missile frigate USS Robert G Bradley.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Timothy Metcalf
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| 3/13/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shelly Ward distributes school supplies to children Mar. 8, 2007, at a school in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Sgt. Shelly and other volunteers from the Combined Security Transistion Command volunteered in the community relations trip sponsored by coalition forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stacia Zachary
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Air Component Coordination Element Director U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Hoog speaks with reporters in Iraq, March 12. 2007.
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Communications Division Chief, Strategic Effects, Multi-National Force-Iraq U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Fox, and Air Component Coordination Element Director U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Hoog speak with reporters in Iraq, March 12. 2007.
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell and Iraqi Brig. Gen. Qassim Atta speak with reporters in Baghdad, March 12. 2007.
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell speaks with reporters in Baghdad, March 12. 2007.
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren speaks to the work force at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, March 12, 2007.
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| 3/12/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and visiting congressmen inspect a cache of recently seized weapons March 11, 2007, at Al Faw Palace, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 3/12/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace attends a meeting and addresses questions with a group of senior editors of the Chicago Tribune in Chicago, Ill. March 12, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/11/2007 |
| Marines from 14th Marine Artillery Detachment fire a 19-gun salute in honor of U.S. Sen. David Vitter during arrival honors for the commissioning of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans in New Orleans, March 10, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Eischen
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| 3/11/2007 |
| Boatswain's mates assigned to deck department steer a rigid hull inflatable boat toward the back end of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during a training exercise for security operations and man overboard scenarios in the Arabian Sea, March 6, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves
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| 3/11/2007 |
| Cpl. Michael Sawatzky, a 24-year-old motor transport operator from Aberdeen, S.D., binds down a damaged humvee that Motor-T Marines from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion lifted onto his vehicle, Feb. 24, 2007, near Baghdad.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Sapp
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| 3/11/2007 |
| A C-130 Hercules is loaded with humanitarian supplies March 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. U.S. Southern Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, is delivering the supplies in response to devastating floods in eastern Bolivia.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Clayton Corey
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| 3/11/2007 |
| Medical nurse 1st Lt. Karis Russell flushes the IV in patient Rahmat Shah's arm March 4 at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital in Bagram, Air Base, Afghanistan. Patients were moved from the original task force medical hospital to the new facility earlier that day.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher
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| 3/11/2007 |
| Sgt. Anthony Larson, his adaptive ski instructor close behind, skis down the beginner’s hill on his mono-ski March 9 in Vail, Colo. Larson lost his right leg below the knee while serving in Iraq. The lesson is part of the Vail Veterans Program’s winter sports clinic.
Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| 3/9/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Airman Charlie Forshee, a plane captain assigned to the "Black Aces" of Attack Fighter Squadron 41, signals the pilot to start up the engine of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, Feb. 27, 2007, on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz , off the coast of southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Specialist John Scorza
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| 3/9/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nina Kovacs, assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion, shakes the hands of local kids during a medical civic action program as part of exercise Balikatan 2007 at Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, Feb. 25, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Johansen Laurel
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| 3/9/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multi-National Division-North and the 25th Infantry Division, and U.S. Army Col. Trogdon speak with Pentagon reporters via satellite, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
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| 3/9/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) escorts President Vaclav Klaus (left), of the Czech Republic, through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon on March 9, 2007. Klaus and Gates will discuss a range of bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 3/9/2007 |
| Timothy Carney, coordinator for Economic Transition, U.S. Embassy Baghdad, speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite about Iraqi economic and reconstruction efforts, March 9, 2007.
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| Panel members speak with Pentagon reporters via satellite about economic & reconstruction efforts in Iraq March 9, 2007.
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| U.S. Navy Capt. Todd A. Zecchin, commanding officer of USS John F. Kennedy, drops the ceremonial puck at the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadians game at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Mass., March 3, 2007. John F. Kennedy is in Boston for a five-day port visit prior to its March 23 decommissioning in Mayport, Fla.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Gilligan
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| 3/9/2007 |
| U.S. Army Pvt. Brian Kibbey provides security while Iraqi police search a house during a patrol of Riyahd, Iraq, led by the Iraqi police, March 6, 2007. Kibbey is assigned to 4th Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/9/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James Pelitier measures rebar spacing to ensure accuracy while Utilitiesman Greg Frost readjusts rebar ties as needed before the crew pours concrete for a new ramp being installed at the post office on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 7, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica A. McIver
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| 3/9/2007 |
| Crown Prince and Commander-In-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walk past a military cordon at the start of the prince's visit to the Pentagon, March 9.
Defense Dept. photo by Elizabeth Lo Presti
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| 3/9/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, and his wife Becky, meet with wounded servicemembers during a luncheon in their honor at the Pentagon, March 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Donaldson, a scout observer assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, calls in fire support during a Fire Support Team exercise held at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jayson Teague, assigned to 4th Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, climbs down a guard tower after looking for a sniper during a Iraqi police patrol of Riyahd, Iraq, March 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare to pick up and transport soldiers for an air assault mission near Samarra, Iraq, March 3, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Molly Dzitko
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Quarter Master 2nd Class Christopher P. Whaley (left) and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Luis Renteria, both rescue swimmers assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) hold onto a training torpedo as they escort it back to the ship. Mahan fired the torpedo during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Seaman Vincent J. Street
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| 3/8/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Lebanese Minister of Defense Elias Murr pose for photographs prior to their Pentagon meeting on March 8, 2007. The two leaders will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.
Defense Department photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 3/8/2007 |
| Panel members are sworn in during the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations pertaining to servicemembers' transition into civilian life, March 8, 2007.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. William Winkenwerder speaks during the House Armed Services Committee regarding challenges and obstacles wounded and injured servicemembers face during recovery, March 98 2007.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley speaks during the House Armed Services Committee regarding challenges and obstacles wounded and injured servicemembers face during recovery, March 8, 2007.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division check out a cell phone that was taken from a local Iraqi native for security reasons in the mock city of Al-Jaff on during training at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 2, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholaus Williams
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force - Iraq, gives his first press conference March 8 since taking command in February.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of Multi-National Force - Iraq, gives his first press conference March 8 since taking command in February.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David Chu speaks during the House Armed Services Committee regarding challenges and obstacles wounded and injured servicemembers face during recovery, March 8, 2007.
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| 3/8/2007 |
| United States Army Chief of Staff Gen Peter Schoomaker speaks during the House Armed Services Committee regarding challenges and obstacles wounded and injured servicemembers face during recovery, March 8, 2007.
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Fraser, a C-130 Hercules flight chief engineer, performs a preflight check March 6 in preparation for a warning leaflet airdrop over Afghanistan. The mission is contributing to Operation Achilles, launched by International Security Assistance Force, to create an environment that will enable the government of Afghanistan to help improve security.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Pre-Commissioning Unit New Orleans transits under the Crescent City Connection Bridge on the Mississippi River toward her namesake city, March 5, 2007. The ship will be commissioned in a ceremony, March 10, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kurt Eischen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S. Navy crew members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bataan move pallets of food into the ship's hangar bay during a replenishment at sea, March 3, 2007. The Bataan Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Adm. William Fallon testifies before the House Armed Services Committee today on Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea.
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee today on Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea .
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley testifies at the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on defense department medical programs, March 7.
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Plush, a weapons squad leader and Staff Sgt. William Rose, a squad leader assigned to the Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, speak with locals of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Mar. 2, 2007. The soldiers were looking for evidence of a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device cell in the area.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Leith Edgar
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S Army Brig. Gen. Frank Wiercinski, 25th Infantry Division and Salah Ad Din, Deputy Governor of Abdulla exchange greetings with the Director of the Bayji Fertiliizer plant, March 6, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert C Brogan
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace hold a press conference at the Pentagon.
Defense Dept. file photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| United States Army Chief of Staff Gen Peter Schoomaker speaks during the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Evaluators for the Nato Tactical Evaluation team check in at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Mar. 6, 2007, to determine if the 31st Fighter Wing is prepared to support NATO Response Force 9/10.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bethann Caporaletti
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| 3/7/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with students at the National Defense University as part of a Distinguished Lecture program in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a news conference at the Pentagon, March 7.
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, March 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the media during a news conference at the Pentagon, March 7, 2007. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace also participated.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace fields a question during a news conference at the Pentagon, March 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 3/7/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a news conference at the Pentagon, March 7, 2007.
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| 3/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Holland, assigned to the Military Transition Team, provides over watch security from his turret for the Iraqi army, 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, during Operation Brown Hawk in Tahrir, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 3/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Jeff Noll, a fire support officer assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, speaks with local nationals in Sadr City, Iraq, March 4, 2007. Coalition forces, led by the Iraqi army, searched the area and met with elders to discuss how to better the conditions.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. M. Benjamin Gable
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| 3/6/2007 |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel Readiness Dr. David Chu speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, March 6, regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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| 3/6/2007 |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. William Winkenwerder speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, March 6, regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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| 3/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Brent Moreno scans his sector of the outer cordon as Iraqi army emergency services unit soldiers search the Al Mora village, Kirkuk, Iraq, March 4, 2007. Moreno is assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Natalie Wendling autographs local child's notebooks at a medical civic action program during exercise Balikatan 2007 in Lanao Del Norte, Republic of the Philippines, Feb. 23, 2007. Balikatan 2007 focuses on interoperability of forces and humanitarian/civic assistance operations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Johansen Laurel
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| 3/6/2007 |
| Flying F/A-18C Hornets above the USS Ronald Reagan, Capt. Craig Williams, foreground, and Capt. Richard Butler look up for a photo during their airborne change of command ceremony, March 1, 2007. Butler, a University of Kentucky graduate with more than 21 years of experience as a naval aviator, relieved Williams as the commander of Carrier Air Wing 14.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham
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| 3/5/2007 |
| Tech. Sgt. Chris Lakkala, left, regulates the rate of operation for the replenisher tray as it feeds PGU-28A/B 20mm cannon rounds into the universal ammunition loading system while Tech. Sgt. J.C. Whitney prepares more rounds to load through the replenisher Feb. 25, 2007,at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The new ammo allows for higher velocity, a greater standoff distance and increased safety for pilots, all contributing to greater effectiveness while providing close-air support. Its use Feb. 26, 2007,
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ken Hall
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| 3/5/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph S. Singleton plays with an Iraqi boy Feb. 23, 2007. Al Angur, a town that American forces started patrolling in October 2006, has opened its arms to the coalition forces that now patrol its streets. Soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division patrolled alongside the U.S. soldiers and Marines.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wayne Edmiston
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| 3/5/2007 |
| Vice Chief of Staff for the Army Gen. Richard A. Cody speaks at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field hearing, March 5, regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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| 3/5/2007 |
| An interpreter translates for Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Lt. Col. Iman Ibrahim Mansour, commander of the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, March 4, 2007. The two discussed the security situation in Baghdad's Yusifiyah district and later toured the Joint Security Station there.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 3/5/2007 |
| Col. Michael Kershaw, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division; Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq; Lt. Col. Iman Ibrahim Mansour, commander of the 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Lt. Col. Michael Infanti, commander of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, discuss joint security operations at Forward Operating Base Yusifiyah, Iraq, March 4, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour, MNC-I Public Affairs
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| 3/5/2007 |
| The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field held a hearing regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, March 5, 2007.
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| 3/5/2007 |
| A U.S. Army staff sergeant testifies at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field hearing regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, March 5, 2007.
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| 3/5/2007 |
| Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley testifies during the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers housed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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| 3/5/2007 |
| Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center Commander Maj. Gen. George Weightman testifies during the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing regarding allegations of unacceptable care and living conditions of wounded soldiers.
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| 3/5/2007 |
| USS Anzio (CG 68) Command Master Chief William Seegars talks to Iraqi navy Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Class Abdul Majeed during a tour of the ship in Bahrain, Feb. 26, 2007. Majeed, the senior noncommissioned officer of the Iraqi navy's surface component, toured Anzio and USS Whirlwind (PC 11) with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet Command Master Chief Kelly Schneider.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher T. Smith
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| 3/2/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, left, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, meets with officials from the Iraqi National Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Directorate at a new joint security station in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2007. The station is one of 32 stood up as part of the Baghdad security plan.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 3/2/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, conduct a foot patrol in Rashad village near Patrol Base Doria, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 3/2/2007 |
| Iraqi civilians off-load food and other aid materials provided by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a humanitarian aid dropoff in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 26, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Olanrewaju Akinwunmi
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| 3/2/2007 |
| An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron 154 launches from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis, Feb. 26, 2007, while under way in the Arabian Sea. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ron Reeves
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| 3/2/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Brown, assigned to USS Carl Vinson, repairs electrical wiring on a piece of machinery in the light industrial facility at Newport News, Va., Feb. 21, 2007. The Vinson is undergoing a scheduled refueling complex overhaul at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Campbell
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| 3/2/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Holland with the Military Transition Team provides security from his turret for Iraqi army soldiers with 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, during a raid operation in Tahrir, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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| 3/2/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announces to reporters that he has accepted the resignation of Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey on March 2, 2007. Army officials announced that Maj. Gen. Eric R. Schoomaker will be the new commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Gates also announced that Under Secretary of the Army Pete Geren will be Acting Secretary until a replacement for Harvey is confirmed.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 3/2/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announces to reporters in the Pentagon briefing room that he has accepted the resignation of Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey on March 2, 2007. Gates told reporters that later today, the Army will name a new permanent commander for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Gates also announced that Under Secretary of the Army Pete Geren will be Acting Secretary until a replacement for Harvey is confirmed.
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Eric Zimmerman (kneeling), Staff Sgt. Edward Tompkins and Mitchell Manzo (on ladder), comprising the Elmendorf Air Force Base snow sculpting team, work late into the night Feb. 23 carving out a pirate ship during the Anchorage, Alaska, Fur Rendezvous snow sculpture competition.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Garrett Hothan
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Airman Charlie Forshee, a plane captain assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 41, signals the pilot to start up the engine of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, off the coast of Southern California, Feb. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice John Scorza
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| 3/1/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alvin Anyiah removes snow from fast attack submarine USS Philadelphia at Submarine Base New London, Conn., Feb. 26, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Aviation personnel perform maintenance on the engines of an AV-8B Harrier on board amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 26, 2007. Essex is the Navy's only forward deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Readiness Group operating from Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Christian L. Lemus
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (center), Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani and Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Tina Jonas testify at a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, March 1, 2007.
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates takes photos with Air Force noncommissioned officers after a breakfast meeting at Fort Belvoir, Va., March 1, 2007. Gates delivered brief remarks and then addressed questions and concerns from the troops.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to a question from a noncommissioned officer during a breakfast meeting with NCOs from all services within the National Capital Region at Fort Belvoir, Va., March 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/1/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates welcomes members of the Independent Review Group to the Pentagon, March 1, 2007. The group which consists of military, medical and political leaders will take a broad look at the rehabilitative care and administrative processes at Walter Reed and at the National Naval Medical Center.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 3/1/2007 |
| From left: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen, Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway testify to the House Armed Services Committee on the 2008 National Defense Budget Request at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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