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| U.S. soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, help an injured Iraqi man home during Operation Wolfpack Harvest, Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| U.S. soldiers assigned to 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, find a newly constructed fighting position during a patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shawn M. Cassatt
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| 1/31/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Marcel Roth, a medic, examines an Iraqi child in Meshahadah province, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008. Roth is assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 25th Infantry Division.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 1/31/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew O'Brian, a civil affairs liaison with the 3rd Latitude Air Defense Battalion, applauds with local children during a concert by U.S. Air Force airmen at a school in Chebellier, Djibouti, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer
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| An instructor at the U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL school sprays water from a high pressure hose as candidates navigate the obstacle course at the Naval Special Warfare Command, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. Beauchamp
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| An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106 launches from a catapult during flight operations on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 26, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| 1/31/2008 |
| Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Fabian Villota grinds a piece of pipe to use as a guide for mooring lines on the forcastel of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Roosevelt is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Virginia, Jan. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Hall
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| U.S. Navy Senior Chief Legalman Alicia Barnes hands a book bag containing school supplies, flip flops, soap, shampoo and treats to a young girl Jan. 27, 2008, at the Center for the Protection of Women and Children in Djibouti, the country's largest orphanage.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente
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| 1/31/2008 |
| Recording artist Jimmy Buffett gives the hang loose sign after stepping off a Seahawk helicopter on board the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in port in the Middle East, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Justin Losack
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escorts visiting French Minister of Defense Herve Morin through an honor cordon at the Pentagon entrance, Jan. 31, 2008. Morin is visiting to discuss bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| French Minister of Defense Herve Morin emphasizes a point during his meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Jan. 31, 2008. The two defense leaders held talks on a broad range of security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/31/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, conducts a press conference with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin during Morin's first visit to the Pentagon as the defense minister, Jan. 31, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/30/2008 |
| A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons sit on the flightline as the sun sets at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008. F-16s fly close-air-support missions exclusively for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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| An Iraqi soldier greets a child entering a medical facility in the village at the T-1 pumping station in Iraq, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Billy Hall
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| 1/30/2008 |
| Iraqi boys hop to the finish line in a potato sack race during a U.S. Marine Corps-sponsored field meet in a village in Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008. Nearly 300 Iraqi boys and girls participated in the all-day event with food and activities.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Billy Hall
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| 1/30/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Thomas Louden takes readings from a bearing ring aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate
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| Aboard the USS Pasadena, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Micheli renders a 13-gun salute during a sea burial for retired Rear Adm. Eugene Fluckey in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2008. Fluckey's ashes were scattered at the same location where he and his crew rescued 14 allied POWs stranded at sea more than 60 years ago.
U.S. photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry R. Hirayama
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| 1/30/2008 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Charles Earls provides security during a patrol in the Al Risala neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2008. He is assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis
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| 1/30/2008 |
| Afghan National Police officers stand in formation as they listen to guest speakers during a noncommissioned officer graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Police Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr.
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| 1/30/2008 |
| Staff Sgt. Jacob Schargus, a 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron machinist, welds an air compressor unit door, Jan. 27, 2008. Schargus is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| 1/30/2008 |
| Chief Warrant Officer Pamela Howell follows instructions for the M249 squad automatic weapon during predeployment training, Jan. 25, 2008. All soldiers of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade participated in weapons familiarization training at Camp Ripley, Minn., during their drill weekend, Jan. 24-27.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke
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| 1/30/2008 |
| An Iraqi soldier operates an armored tank which is staged in a small village in Al Ja'ara, Iraq, to help protect locals from enemy insurgents, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 1/30/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nick Piergallini, a platoon leader with the 4th Infantry Division, jokes about losing an arm-wrestling match with an Iraqi he met while conducting operations in Jalatah, Iraq, while Musher Ali Shakur, chairman of the Fahama regional council, listens, Jan. 27, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. April Campbell
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| 1/30/2008 |
| Two F/A-18 Hornet aircraft taxi into position during flight operations on
the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| An F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft prepares to take off from the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| 1/30/2008 |
| U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare an F/A-18 Hornet for takeoff from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| Ships assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group trail behind the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen during an exercise, Jan. 26, 2008, off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| Shortly after air assaulting into a farm field, U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth Armbrister, assigned to Company A, 1-30th Infantry, scans for enemy activity during Operation Browning in southern Arab Jabour, Iraq, Jan 20, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis Delgadillo
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| Mineman 2nd Class Matthew Rishovd and Mineman 2nd Class Kody Egelhoff repair a Pirata bouy for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Jan. 25, 2008. Fixing these bouys is part of the mission for the Africa Partnership Station, which collects data that may help predict hurricanes and other inclement weather.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Ships assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group trail behind the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen during a straight transit exercise off Southern California, Jan. 26, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 1/29/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Pepper, left, and Lance Cpl. David Hernandez eat meals ready to eat and read as they sit between two seven-ton trucks during down time before moving to the next firing range at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell briefs media correspondents at the Pentagon, Jan. 29, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| A U.S. Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment plays rock, paper, scissors with an Iraqi child at a clinic with coalition and Iraqi doctors in Buhrez, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| 1/29/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Cole Weih crosses a pile of rubble at Combat Outpost Killer near downtown Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2008. Weih is a medic assigned to the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patrick Lair
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| 1/29/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attend a meeting of the military combatant commanders and President George W. Bush in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 1/29/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attend a meeting of the military combatant commanders and President George W. Bush in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Iraqi vendors sell produce in makeshift stalls of poles and plastic sheeting near the site of the New Baghdad Market. The “Baghdad 2” embedded provincial reconstruction team and the U.S. Army 2-69th Armor Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, have been working with local leaders to revitalize the market.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Hernandez
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division break down a gate with their vehicle during a raid in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers inspect a vehicle after a firefight with insurgents who owned the vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Iraqi Army Division, Military Transition Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| Iraqi men stand outside a local medical clinic while coalition and Iraqi doctors provide free care near Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kirby Rider
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| 1/29/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Elston, a senior medic, looks up medication dosages for treating a patient Jan. 25, 2008, during a combined medical effort at Falahat Primary School in Hasan ad Daryush, Iraq. Elston is assigned to 143rd Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 1/29/2008 |
| President George W. Bush waves as he delivers his 2008 State of the Union address, Jan. 28, 2008, at the U.S. Capitol.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Servicemembers join in recognizing former Sen. Bob Dole and former Cabinet Secretary Donna Shalala in the First Lady's box, Jan. 28, 2008, at the U.S. Captiol, during the State of the Union Address by President George W. Bush. Dole and Shalala were selected by President Bush to co-chair the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Stephen Smith to the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2008, to discuss a broad range of bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/29/2008 |
| Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Stephen Smith meets with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2008. Michael L'Estrange, secretary for foreign affairs and trade, and Brigadier Rod West, assistant defense attache and head of the Australian defense staff, joined Smith as part of the Australian delegation.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| An Iraqi army soldier gets Iraqi girls ready on the starting line for the 100-meter dash at a field meet put on by 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, in the village at the T-1 pumping station in Iraq, Jan. 27, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Marine Cpl. Billy Hall
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| Cmdr. Adrienne Simmons, medical provider for Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost and the only woman on the team, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first women's mosque and park in downtown Khost City, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis
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| Iraqi army soldiers from 2nd Iraqi Army Division discover a weapons cache in a car after the driver fled in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeff Schumacher, damage controlman, and Michael Kingen, fireman and engineman, stand at parade rest while manning the rails on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in San Diego, Jan. 24, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Scorza
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| Airborne artillery men from 82nd Airborne Division, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Battalion, hold their ears while firing a 105 millimeter howitzer at Firebase Wilderness in Paktya Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Micah Clare
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| 1/28/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to NATO parliamentary leaders during their visit to the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Chairman Julio Miranda Calha, NATO parliamentary leader, introduces Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during a meeting at the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/28/2008 |
| Iraqi army Col. Haji Al Zebary, commander of 2nd Iraqi Army Division, removes a grenade from the backseat of a car in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2008. The soldiers searched the vehicle after the driver fled.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amanda Davis
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Thomas, the non-commissioned officer leading the 205th Corps Training Team, evaluates a target with Afghan National Army trainers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| U.S. Army soldiers investigate a man suspected of selling propane illegally from his horse cart in a Baghdad market, Jan. 24, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 89th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Sammy Rodriguez, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, and local Afghan truck drivers work together to prepare a damaged vehicle for recovery in the Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Hendrix
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| 1/28/2008 |
| The guided missile destroyer USS Momsen breaks away following a refueling at sea between Momsen and the Military Sealift Command Auxiliary Oiler USNS Guadalupe, Jan. 26, 2008. Ships and aircraft assigned to Carrier Strike Group 9 are under way off the coast of Southern California participating in a joint task force exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 1/28/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Johnson, assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, loads a high explosive round into a grenade launcher before firing it for practice, Jan. 23, 2008. The Marines are deployed with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 1/28/2008 |
| Iraqi National Police Force members demonstrate tactical maneuvers during the opening of a police station in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Jan. 22, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Michael Hendrickson
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| 1/28/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Felten, a tech controller, examines circuits on one of the circuit cards from an FCC-100 multiplexer, Jan. 22,2008, at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Each card can receive up to 50 signals at any moment and send them to air traffic control scopes, which project images of the air space.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| U.S Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eber Varraz, a culinary specialist, hugs his newborn baby girl for the first time after walking off the guided-missile Cruiser USS Vicksburg in Mayport, Fla., Jan. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Gay
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| U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Army Division attend a meeting Jan. 24, 2008, with the governor of the Ninewa province to discuss strategies and plans for the security of Mosul, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/26/2008 |
| Deborah Mullen christens the Dewey, the newest Aegis-class destroyer, with a bottle of champange across its bow during a ceremony at Northrup Grumman Systems Shipyard, Pascagoula , Miss., Jan. 26, 2008. Mullen is the wife of Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 1/26/2008 |
| Deborah Mullen speaks at the christening ceremony for the Dewey, an Aegis-class destroyer, at Northrup Grumman Systems Shipyard, Pascagoula , Miss., Jan. 26, 2008. "Having been a Navy wife for all these years, having my sons serve, being a sponsor of a ship is probably the greatest honor I have ever had,” she said.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, conduct a night patrol to discourage enemy activity in Baghdad, Jan. 15, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey
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| Thousands of locals fill the streets to take part in the Ashura celebration in Kadhamiyah, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 1/25/2008 |
| Iraqi army soldiers patrol a neighborhood as part of a security detail during the Ashura celebration in Kadhamiyah, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brett, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, breakdances before moving to the next firing range in the Arta region of Djibouti, Jan. 23, 2008. The Marines will be training with an M203 grenade launcher, an AT-4 anti-tank weapon and M67 fragment grenades.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 1/25/2008 |
| A U.S. Marine assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa pulls range guard while his fellow Marines fire rounds from a grenade launcher in the Arta region of Djibouti, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers from 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, fire a round from a howitzer during training at the Warrior Range in Kirkuk, Iraq, Jan.23, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Laura M. Buchta
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Stuart Arnold, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, pulls security next to an Abrams tank and a Bradley vehicle at Combat Outpost Meade, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Connors
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Henrique DeAlmeida, a drummer assigned to the U.S. Central Command Air Forces Expeditionary Band, involves local children during a community concert in Chebellier, Djibouti, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Meador and his military working dog, Ikka, practice a scenario during training at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 17, 2008. Meador and Ikka are assigned to the 437th Security Forces Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
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| Local sheiks listen to U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. E. Gaskin, commanding general of Multi National Forces - West, in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2008, as he thanked them for their partnership.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb Gomez
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as the ship departs Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Jan. 24, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Omar A. Dominquez
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Terry, assigned to the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, welds a piece of metal as he fabricates a Humvee vehicle part on Forward Operating Base Dragon, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 1/25/2008 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England shakes hands with an instructor from the U.S. Naval Academy during a visit to the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2008. England spoke to the midshipmen about the importance of leadership.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/25/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Ecuador Minister of Defense Wellington Sandoval Cordova with a military honor cordon ceremony upon his arrival at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/25/2008 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England meets with a group of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2008. England spoke to them about being good leaders and gave the young group advice about being successful in their careers.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates fields questions from an audience of nearly 200 representing 113 troop-support organizations who had gathered at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, 2008, for the 3rd Annual America Supports You Summit.
Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the nearly 200 representatives of 113 troop-support groups at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, 2008, for the 3rd Annual America Supports You Summit. Gates' thanked the group for its collective support of servicemembers before fielding a few questions.
Defense Dept. photo by R.D. Ward
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| Army Lt. Gen. Carter F. Ham, director for operations, J-3, the Joint Staff, provides a global overview briefing for attendees at the 3rd Annual America Supports You National Summit, held in the Pentagon on Jan. 25, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| A participant in the 3rd Annual America Supports You National Summit held at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, 2008, visits the memorial alcove dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack at the Pentagon.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to questions from participants in the 3rd Annual America Supports You National Summit held at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, 2008. "America Supports You" is a Department of Defense sponsored program helping to funnel charitable endeavors to our service men and women and their families.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh fire 9 mm handguns during small arms qualifications in the Sea of Japan, Jan. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton
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| 1/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Henriques checks documentation and credentials of employees at a fuel distribution point in Kadhamiyah, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2008. Henriques is assigned to 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker as it flys from Kunsan Air Base, Korea, to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler
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| An A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close-air support for International Security Assistance Force troops Jan. 23, 2008, in contact with enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin T. Watson
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| 1/24/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lindsey Flaugher, foreground, and Senior Airman Cassandra Napolitano-Romero, go over meteorological satellite imagery Jan. 17, 2008, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Both are meteorological satellite analysts assigned to the 2nd Weather Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by G. A. Volb
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| 1/24/2008 |
| F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with Artic Flanker paint schemes fly in formation in preparation to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight from Kunsan Air Base, Korea, to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2008. The bases are swapping seven F-16s as part of the Common Configuration Implementation Program.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler
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| 1/24/2008 |
| Army Spc. Beverly S. McDaniel, a combat medic assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, gives a young child medicine at a health clinic in Nawa District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan W. Hutchison
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| 1/24/2008 |
| While on a routine "meet and greet," mission in Iraq, Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5, 23rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion met a family Jan. 22, 2008, who had a two-year-old girl in need of urgent heart surgery. The battalion worked with the Iraqi government, and the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security, to fly the child to a hospital in Nashville, Tenn., where the surgery will be done at no cost.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Shawn Coolman
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| 1/24/2008 |
| Iraqi army soldiers compare their qualification targets at the firing range on Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2008. The soldiers qualified with AK-47 rifles during training for the non-commissioned officer academy.
U.S. Army photo By Spc. Adam Sanders
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| 1/24/2008 |
| A coalition soldier scans for unexploded ordnance after discovering an unexploded anti-personnel mine near an elementary school in the Paktya province of Afghanistan Jan. 20, 2007. Local construction workers discovered the mine while digging an irrigation ditch.
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| 1/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Henriques says hello to a boy while checking up on a fuel distribution site in Kadhamiyah, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2008. Henriques is assigned to 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 1/24/2008 |
| A single US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad AB, Iraq, flying in a two man formation, launches electronic countermeasure flares, following an aerial refueling mission over Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jan. 22. 2008.
Courtesy photo by U.S. Central Command Air Forces
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| 1/24/2008 |
| The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower approaches Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 22, 2008, for a six-month planned incremental availability for maintenance and upgrades.
U.S. Navy photo by Bill Black
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| 1/24/2008 |
| The sun silhouettes aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 18, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew D. Williams
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| 1/24/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 789th Ordnance Company prepares a cache of 120 mm mortars for a controlled detonation, Jan. 18, 2008, near Jisr Diyala, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Natalie Rostek
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| 1/24/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (right), U.S. Navy hold a media availability with reporters in the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/24/2008 |
| Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses for a photo with a volunteer at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Va., Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates responds to a reporter's question during a joint media availability with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen in the Pentagon on Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/24/2008 |
| Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents a coin to Marine Corps Master Sgt. Andre Hunter, a medical liaison, during a visit to the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Va., Jan. 24, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 82 and Regional Command East in Afghanistan, holds a Pentagon press briefing Jan. 23, 2008, to update reporters on the latest developments in the fight against the Taliban.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/23/2008 |
| An Afghan woman talks with a Ministry of Public Health representative Jan. 17, 2008, during medical and humanitarian assistance provided by Afghan National Security Forces, Ministry of Public Health and Coalition forces in Farah province, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Benny H. Rom
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| 1/23/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, center, welcome Republic of Korea National Assemblyman Chung Mong-joon, right, to the Pentagon for a meeting to discuss bilateral security issues, Jan. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R.D. Ward
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| 1/23/2008 |
| Local villagers receive humanitarian aid from the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team in the village of Nijrab in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Brad Smith assumes command of a task group from Capt. William Sheehan during a change of command ceremony Jan. 20, 2008, aboard the USNS Stockham in port in Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines.
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Stephen Simeone and Airman 1st Class Evan Barnhart provide armed reconnaissance for U.S. Army soldiers outside Patrol Base Meade, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2008. Simeone and Barnhart, both joint terminal attack controllers, are assisting the search for improvised explosive devices and weapons caches in the area.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 1/23/2008 |
| Aviation ordnancemen mount an air-to-air missile onto a Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 22, 2008. The ordnancemen are assigned to the "Raging Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron 37.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Justin Lee Losack
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| 1/23/2008 |
| The sun sets over aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 18, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew D. Williams
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers attached to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, take cover behind their vehicle after hearing small arms fire in the distance in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Frederick Vaughan, a musician assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Band, places a reed inside his clarinet during a performance for the Cruise Missile Support Activity Atlantic change of command and retirement ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk's Vista Pointe Club in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman John Suits
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Erik Saks, from the Bagram Provincial Reconstrucion Team, gives balloons to children during a humanitarian aid mission in the village of Nijrab in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force airmen work to build a small shelter system known as a BEAR, or Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resource, in a Jan. 16, 2008, exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| 1/23/2008 |
| Operations Specialist Seaman Victor Padilla monitors a radar console for air contacts near the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Jan. 19, 2008. Truman is on a regularly scheduled deployment supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Maritime Security Operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losac
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| 1/23/2008 |
| Pete Ward, MRAP project engineer for SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, briefs Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about mine resistant ambush protected vehicles by in the MRAP facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks through the mine resistant ambush protected vehicle facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Pete Ward, MRAP project engineer for SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, in the MRAP facility in Charleston, S.C., briefs Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about mine resistant ambush protected vehicles Jan. 23, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Members of the 176th Kulis Air National Guard receive training for the possible recovery of an F-22 aircraft from 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 13, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Garrett Hothan
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| 1/23/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment peers through the entrance of a cemetery in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008, during a patrol.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers attached to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, talk with local power station workers in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Maas carefully operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Jan. 20, 2008, while refueling an F-16 Falcon aircraft returning to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Mass is a boom operator with 909th Air Refueling Squadron.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler
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| 1/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 52nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, hand out candy to Iraqi school children Jan. 20, 2008, in al Hakeem, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson
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| 1/22/2008 |
| A worker at Force Protection Industries Inc. works on a Cougar H 4 X 4 MRAP vehicle at the factory in Ladson, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chadwick Carter, a weapons loader with 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inserts an arm/disarm pin into munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacquez D. Hickman, a culinary specialist, and Airman Lori A Heindel run back to the foul line after attaching a pallet of ammunition on to a Seahawk while offloading ammunition aboard of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, Jan. 15, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Patterson II
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seal students from Basic Underwater Demolition work together during surf passage training in Coronado, Calif., Jan. 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Arcenio Gonzalez Jr.
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from the Bagram Provincial Reconstrucion Team give out humanitarian aid to villagers in Nijrab, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| 1/22/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier from the Bagram Provincial Reconstrucion Team provides security as team members distribute donated items to villagers in Nijrab, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Afghan villagers wait in line to receive donated items from U.S. Army soldiers from the Bagram Provincial Reconstrucion Team in Nijrab, Afghanistan, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Laborde draws a line on a piece of lumber to be used in building huts for a project in Iraq, Jan. 17, 2008. Laborde is a builder assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Fouts, assigned to the weapon's department aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, sights a .50-caliber machine gun on a floating drum target during a "killer barrel" exercise, Jan. 19, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin R. Blake
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| New soldiers in U.S. Army basic combat training roll up their sleeves in preparation for immunizations during in-processing January 16, 2008 at Fort Jackson, S.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa prepare to perform litter carries following a 10-mile rucksack march during endurance training on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, U.S. Air Force
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Two security forces members stop at an entry control point near wing headquarters during exercise Beverly Bulldog 08-02 on Osan Air Base, South Korea, Jan. 18, 2008. The scenarios test the ability of personnel to defend the base and conduct daily operations in a combat environment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Daniel Sullivan and Renea Zachary, both loadmasters with 71st Expeditionary Search and Rescue Squadron, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, communicate with personnel on several CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 464 during an air refueling over Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, U.S. Air Force.
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Fatek, a member of the U.S. Central Command Air Forces Band, performs for the Djibouti National Police Academy in Djibouti, Jan. 22, 2008. The band will perform eight shows in five days for Camp Lemonier personnel and the local community.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer
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| 1/22/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Reuter, a network systems technician at an air base in Southwest Asia, taps into the Global Broadcast System, Jan. 12, 2008. The worldwide system transmits data, imagery and other information to support joint forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Styer
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen greets the Salvadoran army's Cuscatlan Battalion in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. Mullen's visit to the Central American country wraps up a five-day tour of the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Army Col. John H. Hort and Lt. Col. Michael Pappal, both 4th Infantry Division commanders, discuss area needs with Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh, a council chairman from a district north of Baghdad, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. April Campbell
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| 1st Lt. Kareem F. Hernandez, 2nd Platoon leader in Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), talks on the radio while village elders and a Afghan National policeman walk down a mountain during a patrol to Omar in Kunar Province Afghanistan Jan. 11.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Aird
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Rachel Blouch, left, a 21st-century version of World War II’s “Rosie the Riveter” and the wife of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Blouch, is among workers at Force Protection Industries building mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles in Ladson, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Workers at Force Protection Industries Inc. who make Cougar H 4 X 4 MRAPs in Ladson, S.C., are working two shifts a day, six and sometimes seven days a week to speed MRAP deliveries to the combat theater, Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/22/2008 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G, Mullen and his wife wave farewell prior to boarding their aircraft in Comalapa, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. Mullen's visit to the El Salvador concludes his five-day tour of the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, gives his opening remarks to U.S. Army Soldiers during a mass reenlistment at the 100th anniversary of the Army Reserve on Camp Victory, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt.Abel Trevino
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| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes a demonstration by the Salvadoran army's Cuscatlan Battalion in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. The unit is training prior to a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets sailors assigned to Forward Operating Location Comalapa, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. FOLC operates P-3 Orion and C-130 Hercules aircraft in the war against illicit maritime narcotics trafficking in Central and South America. Mullen's visit to the Central American country concludes a five-day tour of the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Carroll fires an AT-4 during live-fire training, Jan. 18, 2008, at the Udairi Range Complex in Kuwait. Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., are training as part of their current deployment to the Pacific and Arabian Gulf.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryson K. Jones
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Alejandro DeLaFuente (front) and Anthony Leonard (back) inspect the perimeter for enemy forces during the peninsula wide operational readiness exercise Jan. 17, 2008, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The exercise is conducted to ensure members remain mission ready at all times. Both are members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven R. Doty
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| Pilgrims gather for the Ashura ritual in Karbala, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2008. The 10-day event commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Mohammad, 1,300 years ago. About 2.5 million people are estimated to have gathered in Karbala this year and Iraqi security forces have increased their operations in southern Iraq to protect the pilgrims.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicole Dykstra
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| Salvadoran Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Jorge Alberto Molina Contreras introduces U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a brief before the high command of the Salvadoran armed forces in San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Air Force Col. John "Red" Millander gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of a C-17 Globemaster loaded with MRAPs at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| More than 100 soldiers gather at the Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, Iraq, Jan. 18, 2008, to reenlist during a ceremony marking the 100th Anniversary of the Army Reserve.
U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Anthony Martinez
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| U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, commander, Multinational Force-Iraq, administers the oath of enlistment to more than 100 Army Reserve soldiers at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq. The event kicked-off the Army Reserve’s 100th Anniversary commemoration, which takes place throughout 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Anthony Martinez
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| U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tony Cameron and Master Sgt. James Fleming, both from the Provincial Reconstruction Team, distribute donations among villagers from the Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Jan.16, 2008. The team constructs many of the province's roads, schools and clinics.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis
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| The F-22 Raptor is unveiled at its exhibit opening ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Maj. Brian Horine gives a donated stuffed animal to a little girl during a convoy stop in Albu Hayat, Iraq, Jan. 14, 2008. Horine, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. April Campbell
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| A U.S. Army soldier from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division talks with a young Iraqi boy in Hor al Bosh, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gets a firsthand look at the different variations of MRAPs being produced during a visit to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with and thanks a production worker at the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with workers at the MRAP vehicle integration facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with production workers at the vehicle integration facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division soldiers and local leaders share an al fresco lunch in the front yard of Sheik Mohan Sager Al-Fayadh’s home in Istaqlal, a district north of Baghdad, Jan. 14, 2008. The soldiers met with Sheik Mohan, the district council chairman, to discuss area needs.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. April Campbell
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| Capt. Paul Biving Nziengui, left, chief of the Gabonese National Navy, and U.S. Navy Capt. John Nowell, commander of Africa Partnership Station, present U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Saucedo, with a letter of commendation Jan. 17, 2008, for saving the life of a Gabonese civilian. The basic life-saving skills Saucedo learned aboard the USS Fort McHenry are part of the same training APS is providing to the maritime services of nine West and Central African countries.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class RJ Stratchko
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| U.S. Army Capt. Troy Thomas holds hands with a young Iraqi girl as he walks to his Humvee in a village outside Patrol Base Assassin, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008. Thomas is assigned to 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 1/18/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers re-enlist on Forward Operating Base Bernstein, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Laura M. Buchta
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| A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, walks next to a creek during a patrol to Omar in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Aird
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, along with William Brownfield, U.S. ambassador to Colombia, and Dr. Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian minister of defense, greet Colombian President Dr. Alvaro Uribe Velez at the presidential palace in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 17, 2007. Mullen is wrapping up a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations with a final stop in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen and Colombian Chief of Defense Gen. Freddy Padilla are briefed during a visit to the Coordination Center for Integrated Action in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen speaks with students and staff at the Colombian War College, Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen observes a soccer game played by patients Jan. 17, 2008, at the Bogota Military Health Battalion, a rehabilitation center for Colombian soldiers.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment conduct a patrol to Omar in Afghanistan's Kunar province Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Aird
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| U.S. Navy Capt. Bob McLaughlin, the governance advisor for the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team in Fallujah, prepares to attend a city council meeting Jan. 15, 2008. McLaughlin works with local Iraqi government members to improve Falluhah's quality of life.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicole Dykstra
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela and Pfc. Christopher Carbone watch for security risks in one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood, Jan 15, 2008. Both soldiers are assigned to 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Mazuela and Pfc. Christopher Carbone, a medic, watch for security risks during a visit to one of the thriving new market areas in Baghdad’s Sha’ab neighborhood Jan 15, 2008. Both soldiers are assigned to 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Pryor
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| 1/17/2008 |
| Colombian military leaders welcome Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen to Bogota, Colombia, with a full honors ceremony, Jan. 16, 2008. Mullen is on a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Colombian Air Force Commander Gen. George Ballesteros Rodriguez, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, Colombian Chief of Defense Gen. Freddy Padilla and Colombian Navy Commander Vice Adm. Guillermo Barrera participate in a full honors ceremony welcoming Mullen to Colombia, Jan. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, Colombian Chief of Defense Gen. Freddy Padilla and Colombian Navy Commander Vice Adm. Guillermo Barrera salute during a full honors ceremony welcoming Mullen to Colombia, Jan. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, listens as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James Cartwright answers questions during a media roundtable at the Pentagon, Jan. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James Cartwright answer questions from local press during a media roundtable in the Pentagon, Jan. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Calvin Overway clears the area around a hole during a mission to clear insurgents from the Chaka Four region south of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008. Overway is assigned to 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kim Smith
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| Anthropologists performing a site survey on Wake Island, Jan. 12, 2008, after human remains were found observe "Rock 98," a memorial to American civilian POWs killed Oct. 5, 1943. The memorial was carved by one of the POWs who temporarily escaped the enemy.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| Paul Teutul Sr. of Orange County Choppers and the "American Chopper" television program rides the "Patriot Chopper," a motorcycle designed by U.S. troops, Jan 15, 2008. Episodes of "American Chopper" airing on The Learning Channel, Jan. 17 and 24 will feature the first of three bikes to be built by Orange County Choppers for the National Guard.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mary Flynn
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| U.S. Navy sailors load chicken into an extra-large smoker barbecue grill in the hangar bay aboard the USS Harry S Truman, Jan. 15, 2008. The grill can cook more than 300 pounds of food at any given time.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter
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| 1/16/2008 |
| U.S Navy sailors assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman work on the flight deck during a replenishment operation with a support ship in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 15, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| 1/16/2008 |
| U.S Marine Corps Lt. Col. Thomas Euler checks his aircraft’s instruments as Marine One sits in the background in Jerusalem, Israel, Jan. 10, 2008. Euler is the operations officer for the Marine helicopter squadron that provided logistical support during President Bush’s visit to Israel.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matt Epright
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| A C-17 Globemaster III, the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft in the U.S. Air Force, is loaded with 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies Jan. 14, 2008, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| 1/16/2008 |
| An injured U.S. Air Force airman is rushed through "Hero's Highway" to the emergency room on Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 15, 2008. "Hero's Highway" is a canopy with an American flag that serves as a transition area between the helipad and the ER.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr.
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| U.S. Marine Sgt. Will D. Craig sweeps snow off a Humvee to keep water from leaking into the vehicle at Forward Operating Base Naray, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Craig is assigned to Embedded Training Team 2.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Koch loads one of 40 bundles onto a cargo aircraft for a humanitarian supply airdrop Jan. 14, 2008. Koch is assigned to an airlift squadron in Southwest Asia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brad Pilgrim checks a C-17 Globemaster III, a cargo aircraft, to prepare to airdrop 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies Jan. 14, 2008, in Afghanistan. Pilgrim is assigned to an airlift squadron in Southwest Asia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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| Denise To excavates a dig site Jan. 12 on Wake Island. To, a forensic anthropologist, was sent to do a site survey after Wake Island officials notified the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command of bones located on the island. JPAC officials are charged with achieving the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of past conflicts.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| Local woman go about their daily business during a cordon and search mission in Monsour, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Infantry Regiment speak with a sergeant before a mission in Monsour, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 1/16/2008 |
| A U.S. soldier with 4th Infantry Regiment provides security during a cordon and search mission with Iraqi soldiers in Monsour, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| Boat units attached to a U.S. Navy coastal warfare squadron conduct port operations to provide anti-terrorism protection off the coast of Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin Surgener
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Efflandt exchanges farewells with Sheik Sabah after a conference in Hor al Bosh, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2008. Efflandt is a commander with 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare for aircraft launches on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman while under way Persian Gulf Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| A C-130 Hercules aircraft and propeller blades sit on the flight line of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 14, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, NATO's supreme allied commander Transformation, and commander, U. S. Joint Forces Command, greets Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji at Joint Forces Command's Joint Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Va., Jan. 14, 2008. The minister is touring the command on personal invitation from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Laws
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| Soldiers from the 6th Iraqi Army, 5th Brigade's 1st Battalion set up perimeter security during a cordon and search mission with U.S. soldiers in Monsour, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Signs, of the 186th Military Police Company, Iowa Army National Guard, takes part in military operations on urban terrain mobilization training conducted by the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade in Fort Dix, N.J., Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt Russell Lee Klika
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| Sailors sweep elevator 4 aboard the the USS Harry S. Truman after replenishment at sea, Jan 15, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and Adm. William J. Fallon, commander, Central Command, greet Iraqi Gen. Babakir Zebari, chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces, during the Central Command Chief of Defense Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 15, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during the Central Command Chief of Defense Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 15, 2008. Defense chiefs from more than 12 Central Asian and Middle Eastern nations of attended the conference.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| A Super Hornet assigned to "The Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32 approaches the catapult during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Pertty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| Iraqi soldiers patrol a check point in Abu Sayda, Diyala province, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2008, during Operation Raider Harvest.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| U.S. Navy petty officers work to crane off a barge from the hangar bay into the water as the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan prepares for a port call in Santa Barbara, Calif., Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joe Painter
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Minister of Defense of Poland Bogdan Klich through an honor cordon into the Pentagon prior to a working luncheon, Jan. 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| A sailor assigned to the ammunition ship USNS Flint attaches a sling to a Seahawk helicopter while loading ammunition with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008. The Seahawk is assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen visits Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Jan. 14, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen holds an all hands call with troops assigned to U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Fla., Jan. 14, 2008. Mullen is on a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen holds an all-hands call with troops assigned to U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Fla., Jan. 14, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the USNS Flint steam alongside one another in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008. The two ships exchanged more than two million pounds of ordnance over a two-day period.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph McCoy with 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment cautiously checks an alley while 2nd Lt. Thomas Blackburn distributes small gifts and lists of emergency phone numbers to children in the Tal al-Raman neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan 10, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra
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| U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. Michael Harris, Pfc. Clay Adams and Sgt. Joseph McCoy with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment patrol the Tal al-Raman neighborhood market of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra
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| Iraqi police march in a parade for the celebration of the Iraqi polices birthday in Ad Diwaniyah Iraq Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
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| A U.S. Army Bradley crew assigned to a 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment squadron drives up a hillside to provide security for its unit to support Operation Raider Harvest near Mansuriyah al Jabal, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby
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| Navy Seaman Nicole Davis shovels snow through a gun port aboard the USS Constitution Jan. 14, 2008, after a snow storm hit New England states. At 210-years-old, the sailing vessel is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty U.S. sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Brown
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| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions during a press briefing inside the Pentagon Jan. 15, 2008. He said 3,200 Marines will deploy to Afghanistan for seven months.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Airmen from the 79th Fighter Squadron push an F-16 Fighting Falcon into a hangar Jan. 15, 2008, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven R. Doty
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| A U.S. Army soldier pulls security while others speak with an Iraqi man in Radwaniyah, Jan. 9, 2008. The soldiers are asssigned to 3rd Platoon, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James P. Hunter
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| Reconnaissance Marines signal to the waiting CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter that they are ready for a ride. Seconds later the Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit were flying over sand of Camp Buehring in Kuwait Jan. 13, 2008, during a refresher in special purpose insertion/extraction.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti
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| Soaring 250-feet above ground, Marines with the Reconnaissance and Sniper Platoons of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit , get a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area during a special purpose insertion/extraction refresher Jan. 13, 2008, at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.
U.S. Marine Corps photo byCpl. Scott M. Biscuiti
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| A C-17 Globemaster III taxies to the ramp at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2008. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Nimmo Sr.
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| Soldiers maintain constant vigilance and coordination during a patrol, Jan. 13, 2008, in Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| President George W. Bush joins military personnel and coalition forces for breakfast Jan. 13, 2008 in Manama, Bahrain. The president took the opportunity to visit the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command before departing Bahrain for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| Troops reach out for President George W. Bush as he leaves the stage after delivering remarks to military personnel and coalition forces at Camp Arifjan before departing Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2008, for Bahrain.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| Flanked by Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice, President George W. Bush speaks at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 12, 2008.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen receives a briefing on the status of task force operations during a visit to Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008. Mullen is on a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Army soldiers search after air-assaulting into Chinchal Village in Kirkuk province, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| A Sea Knight helicopter from a Marine helicopter squadron prepares to land on amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David A. Brandenburg
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| Boat units attached to a U.S. Navy coastal warfare squadron conduct port operations to provide protection off the coast of Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Jan. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin Surgener
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| Iraqi firemen march in a parade to celebrate the Iraqi police's birthday in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Reynaldo S. Datu (left) advises Afghan National Army Capt. Amanullah (right) on potential medical assistance locations within Anchagal village, Naray District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, as Maroof, an Afghan interpreter, looks on.
Defense Dept. photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr.
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| A portion of the one thousand, three hundred, and twenty five Iraqi police recruits conduct a pass-in-review during a graduation ceremony held Jan. 9, 2008 at the Kirkuk Police Academy.
U.S. Army p hoto by Staff Sgt. Margaret C. Nelson
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| An Afghan National Army soldier gives clothing to an Afghan girl during a humanitarian assistance visit in Anchagal village, Naray District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12. Gulhar Jalal, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan parliamentary representative for Kunar Province, is seen smiling in the background.
Defense Dept. photo by Marine Staff Sgt. Luis P. Valdespino Jr.
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| An Iraqi army soldier with 6th Iraqi Army Division provides security from an armored vehicle at a traffic control checkpoint in Jamiya, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Starnes briefs Paul A. Schneider, Department of Homeland Security under secretary of management, on construction progress of the Expeditionary Legal Complex at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Griffin
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| Singapore's Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, left, arrives at the Pentagon on Jan. 14, 2008, where he is escorted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, right. England and Teo will discuss a broad range of bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen rides the ferry during a visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Starnes, commander, 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, gives a tour of the Expeditionary Legal Complex here to Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, Jan 12, 2008. The 474th is the Air National Guard unit charged with the construction of the complex.
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| Maj. Thomas Siebold, executive officer, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, leads a squad on patrol as part of Operation Raider Harvest in a small village in Diyala province, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| Iraqi Police march during a Police Day ceremony in Baghdad, Jan. 9, 2008, as Iraq’s Interior Ministry highlighted the growing numbers and capabilities of its police forces during its 86th annual Police Day.
Courtesy photo by Dave Karwoski
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan 11, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Soldiers of the 186th Military Police Company, Iowa Army National Guard, prepare an IV to treat a simulated wounded comrade during Military Operations on Urban Terrain as part of mobilization training conducted by the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Dix, N.J. Jan. 10, 2007. The unit is scheduled for deployment in support of the war on terrorism.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.Russell Lee Klika
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| An M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams Tank waits its turn to head toward an objective in support of Operation Raider Harvest near Mansuriyah al Jabal, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby
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| A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Task Force Sierra, waters a freshly laid pad of concrete to aid the curing process, Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| Sheik Tomah Al Juburi, center, a prominent local area sheik who has taken an active role in rebuilding Arab Jabour, meets with the contractors after the site survey of the new local police station, Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky
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| A Seahawk lifts off the USNS Flint while loading ammunition with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Brossard
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| 1/11/2008 |
| A Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| 1/11/2008 |
| Air Force Capt. Glenn Gonzales, an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., checks to see if Lt. Col. Robert Garland, 71st FS commander, is ready to start engines Jan. 9, 2008. After a month-long stand-down, the 71st launched the first of its F-15C fleet.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Sam Talley with the Tactical Psychological Operation Detachment 1400 plays soccer with children during a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Sullivan, right, and Capt. Jared Albright, center, talk with a local sheik following a clearing operation to sweep insurgents and caches from the abandoned village of Sha Buu’t, Jan. 3, 2008. Sullivan is commander of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery. Albright is commander of 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron's Troop B.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Hutto
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| 1/10/2008 |
| An Iraqi army soldier from the 8th Iraqi Army Division salutes as he passes the audience during a parade to celebrate the Iraqi army birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S Air Force Airman Air Deargo Ellis, an aviation electronics technician, performs tests on a computer in the radar shop aboard the USS Harry S Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua A. Moore
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Iraqi army soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division march in a parade to celebrate the Iraqi army birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S Navy sailors conduct mooring operations as guided missile destroyer USS Laboon arrives for a routine port visit to the island of Crete in Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 9, 2008. Laboon is supporting Operation Active Endeavor, designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction and to enhance the security of shipping.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan work into the night as a Seahawk lowers a missile case onto the flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 8, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| 1/10/2008 |
| An Afghan soldier with the Afghan National Army Air Corps directs a newly delivered AN-32 transport plane to its spot on the ramp of Kabul Air Base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2008. The plane is the first of four refurbished AN-32s that were bought from the Ukraine for the ANAAC by the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| 1/10/2008 |
| A soldier assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division and his military working dog clear a building in Diyala Province, Jan. 10, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| 1/10/2008 |
| An Iraqi National Police officer walks past a gate while searching outside an abandoned building for signs of terrorist activity in Al-Hamidat, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Iraqi police trainees conduct physical training as U.S. Army soldiers from a military police company with the 101st Airborne Division look on at Forward Operating Base Danger, Iraq, Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jordan Huettl
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Heath teaches basic rifle marksmanship to Iraqi police trainees at Forward Operating Base Danger, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. Heath is assigned to 56th Military Police Company, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jordan Huettl
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers drive a Bradley armored fighting vehicle during a clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens and Iraqi National Police outside Patrol Base Assassin, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors attached to Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21 conduct boat maneuvers off the coast of Camp Patriot, Kuwait, Jan. 9, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sandra M. Palumbo
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to a translation during joint press conference with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji listens to a question during a joint press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a question during a joint press conference with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 10, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 1/10/2008 |
| Air Force Capt. Philip “Buddah” Mallory climbs into his F-15A Eagle Jan. 9, 2008 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to begin flying for his currency training.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| 1/10/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Suzanne Hicks, from 10th Mountain Division, meets local children while on patrol in Sab al Bor, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 1/9/2008 |
| Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin T. Laughlin transports a fueling hose across the flight deck during flight operations aboard the USS Harry S Truman, Jan. 4, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| 1/9/2008 |
| U.S. troops and Iraqi officials dine on a feast of lamb and rice served to celebrate the opening of the Maderiyah health clinic Jan. 3, 2007. People in the Maderiyah area have not seen a doctor since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Stadel
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| 1/9/2008 |
| An Iraqi army soldier from the 8th Iraqi Army Division leads an Iraqi woman to the distribution point during a Civil-Military Cooperation distribution of care packages to Iraqi civilians in the city of Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gabriel Reza
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| 1/9/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier attached to 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment hands out informational flyers in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/9/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment hands out ready-to-eat meals to children in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Burnell mans a .50-cal machine gun on a 35-meter security boat in Shu'aybah Port, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2008, to provide security for USS Germantown as it pulls out to sea. Burnell serves with Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21, which provides anti-terrorism force protection to Camp Patriot and Seaport of Debarkation at Ash Shu'aybah, Kuwait.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sandra M. Palumbo
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| 1/9/2008 |
| A platoon of Iraqi army soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division practice marching at an Iraqi army camp in Diwaniyah Iraq, Jan. 5, 2008. The unit planned to celebrate its upcoming anniversary by marching in a parade.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
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| 1/9/2008 |
| Air transportation specialists from the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron download cargo from a C-5 Galaxy at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 7, 2008. The C-5 can carry up to 36 standard pallets and 81 troops.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia
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| 1/9/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment hands out ready-to-eat meals to children in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| Cameroon Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Edoh Mvondo and U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Mevo Jean Chrysostome man the rails with Africa Partnership Station staff and crew members aboard the USS Fort McHenry while pulling into port Libreville, Jan. 7, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eddie Harrison
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Bills, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Cox, patrol Shu'aybah Port, Kuwait, in a small 35-foot boat Jan. 8, 2008. They are providing security for the USS Germantown as it pulls out to sea. The two are assigned to Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sandra M. Palumbo
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| 1/9/2008 |
| Iraqi police officers conduct a patrol in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| 1/9/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors from Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21 conduct port operations in Shu'aybah Port, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sandra M. Palumbo
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| Forward Operating Base Delta hosted a series of four weapon ranges to build camaraderie and teamwork between different coalition forces, Jan. 9, 2008. Weapons fired on the range were the M60 and M240B machine guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, the MK19, M203 and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Stacy Niles
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Bevington and 1st Lt. Jonathan Paynter, take a breather during a foot patrol through the al-Tahreer neighborhood on the northeastern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2008. The two men are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron's Iron Hawk Troop.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patrick Lair
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| 1/9/2008 |
| Iraqi and U.S. military police found various weapons during a raid in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008. Police will further investigate and destroy the weapons, which include mortars, a machine gun, ammunition, anti-tank mines and rocket-propelled grenades.
U.S. Army photo by John Crosby
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class David Trice watches as Afghan National Army Platoon Sgt. Paywand Ali makes adjustments to a D-30 howitzer in Qalat, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2007. Trice, of the 4-2 Embedded Training Team, is a field artillery mentor for the Fourth Kandak of the Afghan army’s 205th Corps.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Oliver Puckyk sets the head space and timing on the .50-cal machine gun prior to a recent road construction quality inspection in and around Khost province, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2008. Puckyk is attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost.
U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis
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| Senior Airman Renardo Sanders conducts a topographical survey of the levee just outside of the perimeter fence on the west side of Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 7, 2008. The data collected is used by the levee repair team in stopping base flooding and to provide 500,000 gallons of water to Iraqi farm land. Sanders is assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Mercer
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| 1/8/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Marine recruits during a visit to Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after visiting the USS New Orleans in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents Bronze Star medals to members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit during an award ceremony in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pins the Bronze Star medal on a U.S. Navy SEAL during an award ceremony in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland after arriving at Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Marines who recently returned from Iraq at Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates observes Marine recruits in training during a visit to Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Iraqi army soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division and Polish army soldiers prepare to set up a security checkpoint so civil-military cooperation officials can distribute care packages to Iraqi civilians in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gabriel Reza
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| A Bronze Star medal hangs from a U.S. Navy sailor's shirt pocket during an award ceremony in San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008. During the ceremony, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presented awards to several SEALS for their service in combat.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Navy Cmdr. John Skillman, commander of the U.S.S. New Orleans, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the ship during a visit to San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates eats lunch with sailors aboard the USS New Orleans during a visit to San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents Petty Officer 2nd Class David Bloom with the Bronze Star Medal for his efforts in combat during an award ceremony in San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after touring the USS New Orleans and meeting with sailors and recruits in San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with sailors aboard the USS New Orleans during a visit to San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates observes Marine recruits in training during a visit to Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates observes Marine recruits in training during a visit to Camp Pendelton, Calif., Jan. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 1/8/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers begin a fire mission with the M777 Light Weight 155 mm howitzer on Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2008. The artillerymen are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, which is the first Army unit to field and fire the cannon system in Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti
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| A Polish army unit conducts a convoy brief before heading out on a mission from Camp Echo, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos
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| U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W. E. Gaskin, commanding general of Multi-National Force - West, shakes hands with Sheik Hatim as he arrives at Hatim's house in Hit, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007, for a celebration.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Castillo
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| U.S. Army soldiers attached to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment search for weapons or improvised explosive devices during a clearing mission, Jan. 2, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Mulligan
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| A Super Hornet aircraft attached to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 prepares to launch off the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman during night flight operations in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 3, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr.
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| An Afghan villager smiles after receiving a portable radio Jan. 2, 2008, from Afghan National Army soldiers from the 203rd Kandak. Afghani soldiers handed out gifts to villagers who visited a clinic in the Oruzgan province that day.
Defense Dept. photo by Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan.
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| Sheiks from areas surrounding Sayafia spoke with U.S. Army Commanders Col. Terry Ferrell, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Col. Dan Ball, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, at Forward Operating Base Kalsu Jan. 4.
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| U.S. Army soldiers cross a bridge to Al Zunbria, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007, to increase security near their area of operations. The soldiers are from Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Golindano
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Bersaglia, a crew chief with the 332nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, places a seat cover in the cockpit of an F-16 aircraft at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Grassi with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan checks on a patient, Jan. 3, 2008, in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was the first time the procedure, a pericadio centesis, had been done at the National Military Hospital.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| A Marine radios his squad at an Iraqi police station in Al Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) worked alongside Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 during Operation Alljah to establish additional police stations in Fallujah.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Wayne Edmiston
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| Women and young children walk to the Taji Sports Complex seeking medical attention during a combined medical effort in Iraq, Jan. 1, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| Aviation Ordnancemen attached to the "Raging Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron 37, unload ordnance off one of the squadron's aircraft during flight operations aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, Dec. 28, 2007.
U .S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes
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| U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technicians create an explosion of confiscated mortar rounds, grenades, guns and other devices on Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007. The controlled blast contained more than 1,500 pounds of explosives.
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| Sgt. 1st Class Leon Clayton pulls security in the Karkh District of Baghdad, Dec. 19, 2007. Clayton is a platoon sergeant with the Pale Horse Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Stryker Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James P. Hunter
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| 1/7/2008 |
| Reporters ask questions of Iraqi army leaders attending the North Babil Tribal Council meeting at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Calavera takes a moment to rest during a presence patrol in the Dora District of Baghdad, Dec. 28, 2007. Calavera is attached to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| A U.S. Navy sailor observes flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Jan. 4, 2008. The ship is under way in the Persian Gulf on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Felecito Rustique
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wes Leturgez performs a test on a C-130 Hercules aircraft engine at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 4, 2008. Leturgez is an aircraft maintenance unit crew chief for the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia
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| U.S. Navy sailors come ashore after searching for weapons caches islands on the Euphrates River near Haditha, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2008. The sailors are attached to Riverine Squadron Two's Detachment 3, which regularly patrols the river and its surrounding inland waterways to protect their use for legitimate commerce.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kirk Worley
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| An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter hovers before takeoff from Balad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2008. A 30-mm automatic Boeing M230 chain gun is located under the fuselage, which provides a rate of fire of 625 rounds per minute.
U.S. Air Force photoby Master Sgt. John Nimmo, Sr.
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| U.S. Army soldiers make final preparations to a M777 155mm Howitzer before conducting a fire mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, which is the first Army unit to be issued and fire the M777 lightweight howitzer in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| U.S. Army Col. Thomas James, center, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, and members of the North Babil Tribal Council and Iraqi Security Forces leaders answer questions from the Iraqi media at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody
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| U.S. Army Spc. Shane Becker prepares charges for the M777 Light Weight 155mm Howitzer prior to a fire mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2008. Becker is assigned to 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, which is the first Army unit to be issued the M777 Howitzer in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| Members of the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group work to perform maintenance on a C-5 Galaxy Jan. 1, 2008, at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Terri Barriere
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| Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general, Multinational Division Center, Sheik Kehri and a translator, Mohamed Alshara, look at a photo book, “Building a New Iraq Together,” which Lynch presented to the sheik as a gesture of friendship during a meeting in Sadr al Yusifiyah, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2007.
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| U.S. Army Lt. Brandon Bodor writes notes during a conversation with an Iraqi civilian in Baghdad, Dec. 28, 2007. Bodor is assigned to 1st Platoon, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luke Thornberry
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| U.S. Army Capt. Keith Koppenhaver carries an Iraqi girl to the Taji Sports Complex for medical attention in Iraq, Jan. 1, 2008. Koppenhaver is assigned to the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| U.S. Army Capt. George Morris communicates with his soldiers in the opening salvo of Operation Patriot Strike in Ubaydi, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007. Morris is commander of the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. The operation netted 10 suspected al Qaeda conspirators.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody
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| U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John Allen, second from left, deputy commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, discusses a potential free trade zone with Al Anbar Province Gov. Ma'moon al-Alwan, military officials and local leaders in Al Qaim, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julian Billmair
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Doug Bowyer, of the 318th Tactical Psychological Operations Company, hands out copies of the Baghdad Now newspaper to Iraqi policemen in Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Pierot
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| 1/3/2008 |
| Lt. Col. Scott Efflandt, left, congratulates Sgt. Maj. Luis Freyre on achieving the highest enlisted rank in the Army following Freyre's promotion ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2007. Efflandt is commander, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in which Freyre serves as operations sergeant major.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shejal Pulivarti
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| 1/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors conduct a security patrol on Lake Qadisiyah near Haditha Dam, in Iraq, Dec. 28, 2007. The sailors are assigned to Detachment 3, Riverine Squadron 2, which regularly patrols the lake and surrounding inland waterways, protecting their use for legitimate commerce.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Seeber
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| 1/3/2008 |
| S.M. Ameen and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brian Wernle look over a Kirkuk Air Base construction site Dec. 26, 2007, where artifacts were found near the flightline. Ameen is an Iraqi archaeologist and Kirkuk Museum's assistant curator. Wernle is the base environmental engineer for the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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| 1/3/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Brian Wernle looks over artifacts Dec. 26, 2007, found during construction at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. In recent weeks, civil engineering airmen have found artifacts at four different sites. Wernle is the base environmental engineer with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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| 1/3/2008 |
| An MH-60S Seahawk departs the USS Porter after transferring inspection team members aboard the ship in the Red Sea, Dec. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser
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| 1/3/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment provides security on a rooftop in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2007. The 3rd ACR's mission is to investigate a house destroyed by a bomb earlier in the day.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| 1/3/2008 |
| The owner of a water pump station discusses clean water supply problems with U.S. Army Maj. Ed Bowdish during a public service assessment in Al Raoud, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007. Bowdish is assigned to the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, which is attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 1/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army engineers assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 8th Cavalry Regiment build a guard shack for a bridge in Al Raoud, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007. The guard shack and repairs to the bridge will allow easy flow of traffic with the aim of improving area commerce.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer
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| 1/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank Land gives a mission briefing to his convoy team at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2007, before a resupply mission to combat outposts and joint security stations. Land is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer, U.S. Air Force.
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| 1/3/2008 |
| Maj. James Van Atta, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment Military Transition Team leader, greets an Iraqi child during the reopening of the Al Terbia Elementary School in Baquba, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2007. The school, which was damaged during the summer fighting, received major renovations, including repairs to the septic system, windows, exterior and plumbing.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 1/3/2008 |
| Army Staff Sgt. Joe Hammond, right front, leads his squad through a gully during Operation Patriot Strike in Ubaydi, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007. Hammond is assigned to the the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody
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| Troops and family members fill the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Jan. 2, 2008, during the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams departure ceremony. More than 3,400 Indiana National Guard soldiers from about 30 Indiana communities are scheduled to deploy to Iraq for 12 months. It will be the largest Indiana National Guard deployment since World War II.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika
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| 1/3/2008 |
| An Indiana National Guard soldier holds his son during the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's departure ceremony at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Jan. 2, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Eustaquio
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Neitz and Tech. Sgt. James Sheldon load 2,000-pound bombs on an Air Force B-1B Lancer Dec. 31, 2007, to prepare for a mission to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons on specific targets.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Iraqi policemen rush to respond to a crime scene in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Boats from Riverine Squadron 2 Detachment 3 prepare to insert members ashore at Lake Qadisiyah near Haditha dam, in Iraq, Dec. 29, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd class Paul Seeber
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| 1/2/2008 |
| A U.S. Navy SEAL team member hands out rice and canned foods to students of Panunsulan Elementary School on the island of Basilan, Phillipines, during a Medical Civic Action Program, Dec. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel R. Mennuto
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Khalis Iraqi Police Commander Col. Khair Allah gives a progress report on his area of operations at a tribal reconciliation meeting in Baquba, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007. The meeting focused on ending sectarian violence.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, conduct a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment discover containers of acid during a patrol in an area of the desert outside of Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy.
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ethan Wilson's image is reflected in a mirror as he he inquires about the well-being of the residents of the house and the situation in the neighborhood during a presence patrol Dec. 28, 2007, in the Dora District of Baghdad, Iraq. Wilson is assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's 2nd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Sailors aboard the USS Norfolk heave mooring lines as the submarine departs from Pier 3, on board Naval Station Norfolk, Dec. 28, 2007, for a regularly scheduled six-month deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty OfficerDean Lohmeyer
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer Lonnie Davis hands out candy to children in Takoradi, Ghana, Dec. 26, 2007, near Essikado hospital, where Africa Partnership Station volunteers spent the day completing painting projects. APS is a multi-national effort to provide training and humanitarian assistance in nine West African countries.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Vogelphol assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment greets children in the Dora District of Baghdad as he arrives Dec. 28, 2007, to help conduct a presence patrol of the area.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment clear an abandoned Iraqi home in the Dora District of Baghdad during a presence patrol of the area Dec. 28, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 1/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Vogelphol of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment climbs stairs of an Iraqi home to clear it during a presence patrol in the Dora District of Baghdad, Dec. 28, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sandboard Dec. 27, 2007, while participating in a USO sponsored tour. Truman is on a regularly scheduled deployment to support Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Maritime Security Operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Damian Martinez
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| 1/2/2008 |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class Emanuel Williams directs a Seahawk carrying members of an evaluation team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter in the Red Sea, Dec. 27, 2007. Porter is assigned to the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser
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