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7/31/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace signs a message on a munition, after seeing a howitzer demo from the 4th Brigade, 25th Field Artillery Regiment unit in Camp Salerno, Afghanistan, July 28, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/31/2006 |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Kane, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, observes the physical condition of U.S. Naval sea cadets inside the pressure chamber at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., July 26, 2006, during a three-week course on explosive ordnance disposal diving operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant
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7/31/2006 |
A U.S. Army National Guard member stands watch on a ridge above Nogales, Ariz., on the U.S. border with Mexico, July 19, 2006. The soldiers are currently working with the U.S. Border Patrol in support of Operation Jump Start.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill
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7/29/2006 |
U.S. Marine General Peter Pace, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands wiith a U.S. Air Force airman while visiting Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/28/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace greets and thanks soldiers for their service outside the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 27, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/28/2006 |
Air Force basic military trainees assigned to the 322nd Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, run through a confidence-building course, July 25, 2006. They began their training June 27, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilo Ricardo
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7/28/2006 |
Seaman Michael Fabel makes his way down a rappel tower wall at Camp Hansen, Japan, July 19, 2006. Corpsmen with B Company, 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participated in a day of rappelling to gain experience in Marine Corps training and build confidence.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. W. Zach Griffith
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7/28/2006 |
U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment participate in a military operation in urban terrain exercise July 23, 2006, at the Combined Training Facility on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat
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7/27/2006 |
President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki share some conversation and lunch with military personnel at Fort Belvoir, Va., July 26, 2006.
White House photo by Paul Morse
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7/27/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Perez, from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrols through Haqlaniyah, Iraq, July 22, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M. Henner
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7/26/2006 |
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Wright fills out aircraft forms after performing maintenance on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 20, 2006. Wright is a crew chief assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit based out of Little Rock, Ark.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Oquendo
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7/26/2006 |
The guided-missile destroyers USS Pinckney and USS Shoup sail in formation during the Rim of Pacific Exercise 2006 in the Pacific Ocean, July 25, 2006. Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Walter T. Ham IV
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7/26/2006 |
U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment participate in a military operation in urban terrain exercise at the Combined Training Facility on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006, July 23, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat
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7/25/2006 |
President George W. Bush recites the Pledge of Allegiance Monday, July 24, 2006, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., joining newly sworn-in American citizens, Specialist Sergio Lopez, 24, of Bowlingbrook, Ill., left, Specialist Noe Santos-Dilone of Brooklyn, N.Y., center, and Private First Class Eduardo Leal-Cardenas of Los Angeles, Calif., during their naturalization ceremony.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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7/25/2006 |
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jarod Lambert walks down an aisle of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during the transportation of American citizens from Cyprus to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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7/25/2006 |
Americans walk to their bus after exiting a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2006. The passengers departed Lebanon.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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7/25/2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld welcomes Prime Minister of Iraq Noori Al- Maliki as he arrives at the Pentagon to discuss issues of mutual interests, July 25, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard, U.S. Army
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7/24/2006 |
American citizens departing from Beirut, Lebanon, make their way to a waiting U.S. Navy landing craft utility vessel for transport to the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, July 21, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the U.S. Defense Secretary, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor
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7/24/2006 |
"Perspectives" features the work of U.S. Air Force photojournalists. Here, U.S. Air Force doctors care for a premature infant at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Wilford Hall, the Air Force's largest medical facility, is a national resource, providing complete medical care to military healthcare beneficiaries in the south central United States as well as specialized care to patients referred from all over the world.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kenneth Wright
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7/24/2006 |
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Carl Jensen (left), commander of Task Force 59, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tom Mooney, defense attaché to the American Embassy in Cyprus, upon her arrival in Larnaca, Cyprus, July 24, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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7/23/2006 |
A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion departs the shore of Lebanon after picking up American citizens, July 22, 2006. The U.S. Navy is assisting in the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel
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7/22/2006 |
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses more than 10,000 troops from the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the Georgia National Guard's 48th Brigade Combat Team, July 21, 2006, at Fort Stewart , Ga.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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7/21/2006 |
A U.S. citizen holds a child as they wait to board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, for a flight to Cyprus on July 19, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/21/2006 |
U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville transport a U.S. citizen in Beruit, Lebanon, onto a Landing Craft Utility for transport to the ship, July 20, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor
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7/21/2006 |
U.S. Navy sailors from the USS Trenton assist two young American citizens departing Lebanon, July 21, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Karen Eifert
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7/20/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Carl Jensen (second from right), Commander Task Force 59, helps U.S. citizens to the terminal at Cyprus, following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 19, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the U.S. Defense Secretary, the United States Central Command is assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/20/2006 |
U.S. Naval sea cadets do pushups on the coastline of Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va., during explosive ordnance disposal and dive training, July 12, 2006. The three-week long course not only educates sea cadets about the naval special warfare community, but also emphasizes the importance of teamwork.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert McRill
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7/20/2006 |
U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare U.S. citizens to be loaded onto Marine Corps CH-53 helicopters heading to Cyprus following their departure from Beirut, Lebanon, July 19, 2006. U.S. Forces are assisting in the transport of American citizens wishing to leave Lebanon.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/19/2006 |
An American woman calms a child while traveling in a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter to Cyprus following their departure from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 18, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/19/2006 |
A U.S. citizen dons an air crew cranial and ear protection before boarding a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the "Blue Knights" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 18, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the U.S. Defense Secretary, the United States Central Command and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/19/2006 |
U.S. Navy Hull Technician Fireman Stefan Gingerich, attached to Naval Special Clearance Team 1, gives an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Katrina positive reinforcement in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 18, 2006, while conducting mine countermeasure operations in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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7/18/2006 |
Members of the Harlem Globetrotters 2006 team view the names of sailors and Marines killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor at the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 13, 2006. Since playing their first game in 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters have traveled worldwide entertaining basketball fans. The team will perform an exhibition basketball game and provide a youth basketball camp for military and Department of Defense children.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl
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7/18/2006 |
A woman and her child are guided to the terminal as they exit a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 17, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the U.S. Defense Secretary, the United States Central Command and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. The helicopters are attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Sq
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins
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7/18/2006 |
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 construct a bridge for a hospital in Simeulue Island, Republic of Indonesia, July 13, 2006. The U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy will be off the coast of Indonesia to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of this small island. The Mercy is in the third month of a scheduled five-month deployment to host nations in the Pacific Islands, and South and Southeast Asia.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joseph Caballero
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7/18/2006 |
U.S. citizens exit a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter at Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 17, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins
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7/18/2006 |
Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopters taxi to the parking ramp at Cyprus following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 16, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael B.W. Watkins
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7/18/2006 |
A U.S. Marine helps a child look out the window of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during their departure from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, to Cyprus July 18, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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7/17/2006 |
U.S. citizens exit a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter in Cyprus following their transportation from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and U.S. Marines are assisting with the authorized departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Demetrio J. Espinosa
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7/17/2006 |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Baker carries a young child from an MH-60H Seahawk helicopter aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy off the coast of Simeulue Island, Republic of Indonesia, July 15, 2006. The child will be one of many to receive medical care during the Mercy’s visit to Indonesia on a scheduled humanitarian mission.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Ryan Clement
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7/16/2006 |
Marine Lt. Gen. Frances Wilson stands at attention while Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Dunn hands the National Defense University colors to Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the change of command ceremony at Fort McNair, Washington D.C., July 14, 2006. Lieutenant Gen. Wilson assumed duties as the 12th President of NDU from Lt Gen. Dunn.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/14/2006 |
Medical Treatment Facility Commanding Officer Capt. Joseph L. Moore, aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy, returns a child to the recovery room, July 4, 2006. The child received corrective surgery for a cleft lip during the ship's visit to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the people of Bangladesh.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy F. Sosa
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7/14/2006 |
U.S. Army Pfc. Zachary McDaniel of the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, looks over a bombed-out car after a firefight with insurgents during Operation Starlit, July 6, 2006. The nine-day mission was conducted in the Salah-Ad-Din providence of Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika
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7/14/2006 |
A U.S. Army soldier demonstrates how to properly clear a hallway for Iraqi police recruits during a hallway clearing scenario at Forward Operating Base Duke, Iraq, July 4, 2006. Iraqi police recruits go through a two-week training course called The Crucible, which is conducted by the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment and civilian contractors.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler
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7/13/2006 |
U.S. Army Pfc. Andy Dorau walks to the next house to be searched during a cordon knock patrol July 10, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq. Dorau is assigned to 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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7/13/2006 |
Leading Seaman Ben Abbott, assigned to Australian Clearance Diving Team 1, boards the guided-missile cruiser USS Valley Forge, during a Vehicle Board Search and Seizure exercise as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific, July 10, 2006. Eight nations participate in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise off the coast of Hawaii.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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7/13/2006 |
A U.S. Navy crewmember shows pilots the weight of an awaiting aircraft prior to launching from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis currently undwerway for carrier qualifications in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, July 11, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon Hyde
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7/12/2006 |
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gideon Brent, a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter pilot for Forward Support Medical Team 1, puts on his flight gear upon receiving the order to launch a "nine line," an urgent medical evacuation mission, after a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device injured approximately 50 people in Sinjar, Iraq, July 7, 2006. Brent is from the 542nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Campbell, Ky.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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7/12/2006 |
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses servicemembers on current issues in Iraq at Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2006.
.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Oquendo
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7/12/2006 |
A U.S. Army soldier from 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, searches abandoned buildings and homes while on patrol along the Diyala River in East Baghdad, Iraq, July 4, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bart A. Bauer
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7/12/2006 |
U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Bussell, with the California Army National Guard and assigned to the 49th Military Police Brigade Police Transition Team at Camp Echo, Iraq, watches traffic as he helps man the Al Sedeer Iraqi Police Station vehicle checkpoint in Ad-Diwaniyah, Iraq, July 6, 2006. Members of the PTT conduct joint vehicle-search operations with Iraqi police in order to train the Iraqis on vehicle checkpoint procedures.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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7/12/2006 |
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld shakes a soldier's hand during a Town Hall meeting at Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard
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7/11/2006 |
The Navy Ceremonial Guard stands at attention while the ceremonial battery cannon fires 19 rounds in honor of the official party for the change of charge ceremony for the office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy in Washington, D.C., July 10, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Johnny Bivera
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7/11/2006 |
A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Knighthawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 launches from the flight deck of USS Enterprise while under way in the Indian Ocean, July 7, 2006. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the war on terror.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Milosz Reterski
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7/11/2006 |
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai bids farewell to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld at the conclusion of his visit to the presidential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 11, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard
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7/11/2006 |
The president of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmonov, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to Dushanbe prior to their meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest, July 10, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard
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7/11/2006 |
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Lyle White (right) signals to Australian Able Seaman Adam Hubbard as he prepares to rappel from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter during exercise Rim of the Pacific at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, on July 8, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Rebecca J. Moat
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7/10/2006 |
Vice President Dick Cheney waves to sailors and Marines as he walks to the podium on board the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 7, 2006. Cheney praised more than 2,500 sailors and Marines from the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group for actively supporting the global war on terror.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Davis J. Anderson
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7/10/2006 |
A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., takes off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on July 4, while a C-130 Hercules from the Alaska Air National Guard waits to take the runway. Strategic and tactical airlift are the backbone of the logistics efforts for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle
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7/10/2006 |
U.S. Ambassador Richard Hoagland (center) and Tajik Defence Minister Gen. Col. Sherali Khairulloyev welcome U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on July 10, 2006. Rumsfeld traveled to Dushanbe to meet with Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary Hilliard
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7/9/2006 |
Former President George H.W. Bush reenlists U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Valarie Payton onboard the newly constructed aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush at Northrop Grumman Naval Ship Yard in Newport News, Va., July 8, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class R.J. Stratchkor
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7/7/2006 |
Waiting For Dad
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert M. Garcia's daughter entertains herself by waving the American Flag while she waits for her father to arrive aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., July 6, 2006. The Fort McHenry participated in Joint Caribbean Lion 2006, a Dutch-led exercise off the coast of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles island of Curacao.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew D. Leistikow
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7/7/2006 |
U.S. Army National Guard soldiers clean up fallen trees July 2, 2006, from Walton, N.Y., after severe thunderstorms and flood-like conditions hit the surrounding area. The soldiers are assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineering Battalion based out of Binghamton, N.Y.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Willie Gizara
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7/7/2006 |
U.S. sailors of the USS Blue Ridge, communicate with Russian sailors as the ship moors to pier 33 in Vladivostok, Russia, July 3, 2006. The Blue Ridge is currently in Vladivostok to foster camaraderie between the U.S. and Russian Navies.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Bryska
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7/6/2006 |
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima passes the Mubarak Peace Bridge, as the ship transits through the Suez Canal, July 4, 2006. The Iwo Jima is deployed in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime security operations in the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda M. Williams
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7/6/2006 |
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. James Rockwell rises from the water during survival training in the Camp Hansen Training Pool, in Okinawa, Japan, June 23, 2006. Rockwell is a field radio operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Travis V. Easter
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7/6/2006 |
U.S. Army soldiers leave Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq, in a Stryker combat vehicle to conduct a cordon and knock patrol, July 1, 2006. The soldiers are from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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7/5/2006 |
President George W. Bush holds a birthday cake in honor of his upcoming 60th birthday, at a luncheon with troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 4, 2006. Bush earlier addressed the troops at an Independence Day celebration thanking them for their service to the nation.
White House photo by Paul Morse
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7/5/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace gives a live television interview from the Pentagon, July 4, 2006. He thanked servicemembers and their families for their commitment to the nation.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/5/2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace gives a live television interview from the Pentagon, July 4, 2006. He thanked servicemembers and their families for their commitment to the nation.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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7/4/2006 |
President George W. Bush spoke before a crowd of more than 1,000 soldiers, airmen and family members July 4, 2006, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bush thanked the troops and their families for their service and sacrifice in the Global War on Terrorism during his Independence Day visit.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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7/3/2006 |
Servicemembers recently back from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Cockran, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph G. Buzanowski, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roberto Medrano, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Bobby Barnett and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jody Belzer - threw a ball from the pitcher's mound during Armed Forces Appreciation Day at RFK Stadium in Washington, July 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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7/3/2006 |
Vice President Dick Cheney meets members of the U.S. Army NASCAR racing team July 1, 2006, while attending the 2006 Pepsi 400 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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7/3/2006 |
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Arthur M. Bartell, vice director for Operational Plans and Joint Force Development of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sends a text message to the troops during Armed Forces Appreciation Day at RFK Stadium in Washington, July 2, 2006. To send a text message, T-X-A-S-Y (8-9-2-7-9).
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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7/2/2006 |
Presley Merritt Wagoner, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) President General, presents the Patriot Award to U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2006. Gen. Pace was invited to be the guest speaker at the annual DAR tribute to the American Armed Forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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