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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Almas, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, stands guard as vehicles enter and leave a restricted area at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2007.
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| USS Ronald Reagan departs its homeport of San Diego, Calif., Oct. 29, 2007, following a planned incremental availability period to begin sea trials.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Spike Call
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| U.S. Navy runner Timothy Fahey keeps the pace ahead of British Royal Navy runner Wayne Dashper during the 32nd Annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2007. Tamrat Ayalew from Ethiopia was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:22:18.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Monica McCoy
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| 10/31/2007 |
| Firefighters take a break in a staging area while others try to extinguish the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Oct. 28, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| A U.S. Navy sailor runs to his flight quarters station before the evening's flight operations begin aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 29, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Evans
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| 10/31/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, right, presents the national ensign to Shirley Crowe, widow of Adm. William J. Crowe, at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 2007. Crowe, who served as the 11th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Oct. 18 at the age of 82.
Defense Dept. photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Army Sgt. Chad Mohr (left), watches rounds land on target as Spc. David Hooker (right), fires the MK19 grenade machine gun at a known insurgent position Oct. 24, 2007, during Operation Rock Avalanche in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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| U.S. Army Capt. Jason Shultz talks with local Iraqi leaders in Yusufiya, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luke Thornberry
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| A U.S. Air Force security forces airman fires an M127 parachute signal flare Oct. 23, 2007, during exercise Creek Defender at U.S. Army Garrison, Baumholder in Germany.
Defense Dept. photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/31/2007 |
| An Iraqi police officer provides security on top of a building during a military parade in downtown Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy
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| U.S. Army Capt. Sheldon Morris hands a local resident a copy of The Baqubah Hope Newsletter during a patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. LaRayne Hurd
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| 10/31/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with chairman of the Al Anbar Provincial Council Abdulsalam A. Mohammad during a meeting at the Pentagon, Oct. 31, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/30/2007 |
| Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 10/30/2007 |
| U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 assist firefighting efforts around the Palomar Mountain observatory in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The unit's skills and access to heavy equipment has helped build firebreaks and access roads around the wildfires.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Michael A. Strand
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| 10/30/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sotelo, of 1st Marine Division Combat Camera, walks towards a fire in Camp Las Pulgas, 43 Area, on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott B. Wyatt
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| 10/30/2007 |
| A UH-1N Search and Rescue Unit helicopter stationed out of Naval Air Station Fallon releases a large amount of water onto the local fires in an effort to control and contain the fires on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Bitselley
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| 10/30/2007 |
| An aircraft director positions an aircraft on one of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's steam-powered catapults during flight operations on the ship's flight deck while under way in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Evans
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| 10/30/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, poses for a photo with Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi prior to conducting a meeting in the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess.
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| 10/30/2007 |
| A U.S. Marine and Afghan government officials board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Oct. 21, 2007, from the rooftop of a house during operations in Yakachina, Afghanistan.
Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Holley
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| 10/30/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Senior Chief Builder E. Dan Walker, senior enlisted leader of U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, Guam Detachment, shares a laugh with students of the Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School in Guam, Oct. 26, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| 10/30/2007 |
| U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with his former platoon sergeant Dale Cleveland in Fort Knox, Ky., Oct. 29, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Derrick Ingle
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| 10/30/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess.
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| 10/30/2007 |
| Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi signs the guestbook prior to a meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess.
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| 10/30/2007 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell speaks with reporters at the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.
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| After a Gold Medal of Remembrance Ceremony, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah, laugh as Kelsi Lamberson shows them the picture she chose to put on the back of her sweatshirt in honor of her father, U.S Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall T. Lamberson, who was killed in Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 10/29/2007 |
| A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter collects water to dump on wildfires burning around Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of civilians and military members have been evacuated as wildfires burn throughout San Diego County.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Bitselley
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Flying 150 feet above the treetops, a C-130 Hercules aircraft deploys 3,000 gallons of fire retardant over the Poomacha fire in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy A. Santana
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Wildfires ravage the borders of Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007, causing hundreds of thousands of civilians and military members to evacuate as wildfires burn throughout San Diego County.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Bitselley
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Firefighters combat the Poomacha fire on a mountain in northern San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007. The Department of Defense has teamed up with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help put out the wildfires blazing across Southern California.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 10/29/2007 |
| Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway shakes hands with firefighters involved in combating the wildfires that ravaged the areas during a visit to Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 26, 2007, to assess damage left behind.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Bitselley
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| 10/29/2007 |
| California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thanks citizens and soldiers of the California Army National Guard for their efforts supporting civilian authorities tackling the Southern California wildfires in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 28, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill
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| 10/28/2007 |
| Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway visits Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 26, 2007, to assess the damage of local area wildfires. Hundreds of thousands of civilians and military members have been evacuated as wildfires burn throughout San Diego County.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Wayne Bitselley
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| 10/28/2007 |
| Marine 1st Lt. Dan Moran, recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor, salutes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the Texas A&M-University of Kansas football game in College Station, Texas, Oct. 27, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Left to right, Interim Texas A&M University President Dr. Eddie J. Davis, President George H.W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates applaud U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Dan Moran during half-time at the Texas A&M-University of Kansas football game in College Station, Texas, Oct. 27, 2007. Moran, wounded while serving in Iraq, received the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor.
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| Former President George H. W. Bush presents Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service during a ceremony at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/27/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights in College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/26/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen gives his first public speech since becoming chairman at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, Oct. 25, 2007. The event was hosted by the Center for a New American Security which develops strong national security and defense policies promoting and safeguarding American interests and values.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/26/2007 |
| President George W. Bush shakes hands with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as he talks with the media after touring the Rancho Bernardo neighborhood, Oct. 25, 2007, with Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, and FEMA Director David Paulison.
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| 10/26/2007 |
| President George W. Bush visits a base camp in Califorinia, Oct. 25, 2007, for first responders battling the southern California wildfires.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 10/26/2007 |
| President George W. Bush hugs a woman, Oct. 25, 2007, at a Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency center in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. Bush visited the southern California area hard hit by recent wildfires, consoling those who lost their homes and commending those whose efforts saved others.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 10/26/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen is thanked by Michele Flournoy,
president and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security after delivering his first public speech as chairman at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army equipment is unloaded from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at March Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 24, 2007. The equipment is part of a federal support package used to assist federal, state and local agencies responding to the California wildfires.
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| 10/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shares a laugh with President George H. W. Bush, aboard a C-32 Aircraft en route College Station, Texas, Oct. 26, 2007. Bush presented Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers questions from reporters traveling aboard his plane as he winds up a two-day tour of Army bases in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado, Oct. 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/25/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with nine soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division after presiding over their reenlistment ceremony on Fort Riley, Kan., Oct. 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/25/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov as NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, center, and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, left, look on, prior to the start of the NATO-Russia Council meeting, Oct. 25, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/25/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Marines from the U.S. Embassy in Amsterdam after attending the informal meeting of NATO-Russia Council Defense Ministers in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/25/2007 |
| First lady Laura Bush speaks to U.S servicemembers in Kuwait, Oct. 24, 2007.
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| 10/25/2007 |
| A fire burns a hillside as it moves west toward San Diego, Oct 23, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of San Diego residents have been evacuated from their homes as various fires burn in San Diego County.
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| 10/25/2007 |
| President Bush flew to California for a first-hand look at the damage and destruction caused by wildfires that have ravaged San Diego and surrounding areas, and to meet with firefighters battling the blazes, Oct. 25, 2007.
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| 10/25/2007 |
| California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks on as President Bush answers questions from a reporter following a tour of the areas affected by wildfires, Oct. 25, 2007.
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| 10/25/2007 |
| President Bush looks on as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks to reporters following a tour of the areas affected by wildfires, Oct. 25, 2007.
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky tour the Prague Castle and cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop, right, introduces U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, to members of his delegation during a bilateral meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2007. Gates is in Netherlands to attend a NATO Defense Ministers conference.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates attends the NATO-Atlantic Council conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Navy Chief Petty Officer Rexford Sackett, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, looks upon miles of burnt terrain in San Diego, Calif. Sackett and fellow sailors aboard an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter Oct. 23, 2007, will to dump water on wildfires.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Fahey
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers questions at an all hands call with Command and General Staff College students on Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after attending the NATO-Atlantic Council in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/24/2007 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England escorts Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf into the Pentagon on Oct. 24, 2007, for discussions on a broad range of bilateral security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/24/2007 |
| First lady Laura Bush greets U.S. Air Force Col. Brian O'Connor, vice commander of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, in Kuwait, Oct. 24, 2007. The visit highlighted the accomplishments of the Middle East Partnership Initiative programs of the State Department.
Defense Dept. photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/23/2007 |
| As the sun begins to rise over Naval Base San Diego in Coronado, Calif., Oct. 23, 2007, smoke from the Southern California wildfires lingers overhead. More than 250,000 people have been urged to flee their homes as wildfires continue to spread. Navy Region Southwest has established several Military Evacuation Centers for Navy families who have been forced to evacuate their homes.
U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. Jane Campbell
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the Defense Minister of the Czech Republic H.E. Mrs. Vlasta Parkanova review the troops during an arrival ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| The Defense Minister of the Czech Republic H.E. Mrs. Vlasta Parkanova, center, shows Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates local artifacts displayed within the Ministry of Defense in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky, left, meet with Ambassador to Czech Republic Richard Graber and his wife Alexandria in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends a working lunch with Prime Minister Mirek Topolanekat in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a reporter's question during a press conference with Prime Minister Mirek Topolanekat, right, and Defense Minister of the Czech Republic H.E. Mrs. Vlasta Parkanova, left, in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Maureen and Daniel Murphy stand next to a framed picture and Medal of Honor citation during a ceremony posthumously inducting their son, U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007. Murphy is the first servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor for action in Afghanistan.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess.
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers questions at an all hands call on Ft. Sill, Lawton, Okla., Oct. 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/23/2007 |
| Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan watch as smoke from California's devastating wildfires billows behind the San Diego skyline Oct. 23, 2007. Naval facilities throughout the region have opened their gates to provide food, shelter and supplies to the displaced families of service members.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby
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| 10/22/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates poses for a "family photo" with representatives from Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, and other countries during the 12th annual meeting of the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/22/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents the Defense Meritorious Service Medal to Cmdr. Steve Dorff, U.S. Naval Attache, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2007.
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| 10/22/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Turkish Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Gonul in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007. Gates and Gonul met before the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial, hosted by Ukraine.
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| 10/22/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky arrive at Ruzyne International Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 22, 2007.
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| 10/22/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2007.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky get a warm welcome upon arrival at Ruzyne International Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 22, 2007.
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| 10/21/2007 |
| Becky Gates (right), wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (center), receives flowers from Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Leonid Polyakov upon the Gates’ arrival at the Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife, Becky, arrive at the Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007.
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| 10/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press onboard an E4-B National Airborne Operation Center aircraft on the way to Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007.
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| 10/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Ukrainian Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press after meeting with Turkish National Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Gonul in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007.
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| 10/19/2007 |
| Michael G. Vickers, left, with his wife Melana at his side, takes the oath of office from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, Oct. 18, 2007, to become the new assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict.
Defense Department photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/19/2007 |
| Army Spc. Hardwick Zacaeus, right, boxes Joan Nilusmas, from France, during the Counseil International du Sport Militarie's Military World Games in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 16, 2007.
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| 10/19/2007 |
| Army Spc. Michael Clark, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, searches saddle bags on a mule for any suspicious contents in the East Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier
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| 10/19/2007 |
| The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Topeka gets underway in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 16, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Yan M. Kennon) (Released)
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| 10/19/2007 |
| A firefighter gathers a hose after responding to an aircraft engine fire during an operational readiness exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 17, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelly LeGuillon
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| 10/19/2007 |
| Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne, left, and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Richard Newton briefed Pentagon reporters Oct. 19, 2007, on an incident involving the mishandling of nuclear weapons. Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/19/2007 |
| The U.S. Armed Forces Sailing Team fights for position as they tack around the upwind marker during the final race of the Military World Games Sailing competition, Oct. 19, 2007, in Mumbai, India.
Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, left, arrives at the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007, for bilateral security talks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet for bilateral security discussions with Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, left, in the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, greets Afghanistan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak at the Pentagon Mall Entrance prior to escorting him through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, poses for a picture with Afghanistan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak at the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speak to reporters at the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speak to reporters at the Pentagon, Oct. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates praises Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton as the general assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command during a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 17, 2007.
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell speaks with reporters at the Pentagon, Oct. 17, 2007.
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates faces Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton at the start of a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, marking the general's assumption of command of U.S. Strategic Command, Oct. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton chat briefly before the general assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command during a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton and his family prior to the ceremony in which the general assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates praises Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton as the general assumes command of U.S. Strategic Command during a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Oct. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/16/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates takes a photo with Grateful Nation Award recipients at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/16/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/16/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives the Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award from Robert Stevens, Lockheed Martin chairman, at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/16/2007 |
| Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents Navy Lt. Seth Stone with the Grateful Nation Award at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs annual dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/16/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, poses for a picture with Defense Minister Ehud Barak of Israel at the Pentagon, Oct. 16, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/15/2007 |
| Navy Adm. Henry Ulrich, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, and Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, brief Pentagon reporters, Oct. 15, 2007, on a new cooperative initiative to help build safety and security in maritime operations among the nations of Africa.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/15/2007 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughhead addresses crewmembers aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in Miami, Fla., Oct. 12, 2007, upon completion of their deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 10/15/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Cleveland, one of four pilots from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares to fly his 100th combat sortie in an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft over Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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| 10/15/2007 |
| Indian soldiers in historical, traditional and contemporary ceremonial dresses lead the athletes of the World Games of the 4th CISM Military World Games in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 14, 2007. The Conseil Internationale du Sport Militaire's World Games is the largest international military Olympic-style event in the world.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenda S. Lynchard
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| 10/15/2007 |
| A U.S. Army soldier interacts with an Iraqi child during a routine patrol in Mufriq, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2007. The soldier is from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller
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| 10/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates signs the guest book at the Russian General Staff Academy in Moscow, Oct. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates gives a briefing to servicemembers at the Russian General Staff Academy in Moscow, Oct. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks at antique thrones as he takes a tour of the Kremlin's museum in Moscow, Oct. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates gives a press briefing while in-flight back to the U.S. from a recent trip to Moscow, Oct. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/12/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discuss foreign relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discuss foreign relations with Russian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Serdyukov and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during a meeting in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/12/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov conduct a press briefing after closed door meetings in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a question during a press briefing after closed door meetings in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/11/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne meet in London to discuss defense issues, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne meet in London to discuss defense issues, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/11/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives at Heathrow International Airport, Great Britain, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/11/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives at Heathrow International Airport, Great Britain, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne hold a press conference in London to discuss defense issues, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/11/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns shortly after his arrival in Moscow, Oct. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. poto by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen re-enlists 31 members of the 3rd Infantry Division deployed to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Oct. 5, 2007. Mullen is on his first tour of the region since becoming chairman.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen tours Forward Operating Base Assassin, Iraq, with Col. Terry Ferrell, commander, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Oct. 5, 2007.
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 U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen visits with soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, deployed to Patrol Base Murray, Iraq Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, left, and Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, Multinational Forces- Iraq, Oct. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets with Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qader in Baghdad, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen poses with one of the 31 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division that he re-enlisted during a ceremony on Camp Victory, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, third from left, hosts a breakfast meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, second from left, and other NATO representatives at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/10/2007 |
| NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, second from left, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland, left, and Mary Beth Long, acting assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs, during a breakfast meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen shares a laugh with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland, during a breakfast meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, hosted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Flags of the various countries in the NATO alliance line the tables during a breakfast meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/10/2007 |
| David S. Chu, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, answers a question during a press briefing on the latest recruiting and retention figures for the military services at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the annual Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2007.
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to members of the Association of the United States Army attending their annual convention in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/10/2007 |
| Army Gen. Bantz Craddock, commander of U.S. European Command, conducts a press briefing on Africa Command and European Command at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/7/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs a guest book prior to a meeting with Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghanistan’s Minister of Defense, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2007.
Dept. of Defense photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/7/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets U.S. Army Capt. James Thomas while touring Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2007.
Dept. of Defense photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/6/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Defense Minister of Suriname Ivan Fernald, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes, and Surinamese and U.S. officials arrive aboard the USNS Comfort, Oct. 6, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth R. Allen
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| 10/6/2007 |
| U.S. Navy 'rainbow sideboys' salute U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort off the coast of Suriname for a ship tour Oct. 6, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven King
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| 10/6/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, to visit with U.S troops with Provincial Reconstruction Team 236, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy
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| 10/6/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets U.S troops assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team 236 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives in Paramaribo, Suriname, during the last stop of a five-day trip to Latin America, Oct. 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/6/2007 |
| The Surinamian Army Band and Color Guard welcomes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival in Paramaribo, Suriname, Oct. 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/6/2007 |
| Defense Robert M. Gates greets sailors and receives a tour of the facilities onboard the USNS Comfort outside of Paramaribo, Suriname, Oct. 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/6/2007 |
| President of Suriname Venetiaan welcomes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Paramaribo, Suriname, Oct. 6, 2007. “The United States and Suriname enjoy a cooperative defense relationship,” Gates said.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/6/2007 |
| U.S. personnel aboard the USNS Comfort give Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a tour of the operating room.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/5/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets with Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qader in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/5/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen tours Forward Operating Base Assassin, Iraq, with Col. Terry Ferrell, commander, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Oct. 5, 2007.
Department of Defense photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/5/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen gesturing during an all-hands call with U.S. Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Speicher in Iraq Oct. 4, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/5/2007 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Peruvian Air Force Gen. Miguel Gomez after arriving in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. The secretary is in Peru to discuss defense issues with Peruvian leaders.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/5/2007 |
| Peru's Minister of Defense Allen Wagner, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after the secretary arrived in Lima, Peru Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/5/2007 |
| An honor guard salute greets Peru's Minister of Defense Allen Wagner, left, and U.S. Defense Robert M. Gates upon the secretary's arrival at Peruvian Army Headquarters in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/5/2007 |
| Peruvian President Alan Garcia, left, greets U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Puerta de Honor, Plaza Mayor de Lima, at the Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force (RELEASED)
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| Peru's PRO National Director Carlos Pareja, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, assisted by a translater, right, hold a press conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. The secretary is on a 5 day trip to Latin and South America to discuss defense issues with world leaders.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| Left to right, Peruvian Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Jorge Montoya, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, and Minister of Defense Allen Wagner attend a salute to the secretary by Peruvian marines in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force
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| 10/4/2007 |
| Left to Right, Chilean Gen. Ivan Farby, Minister of Defense Jose Mario Goni and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates attend an honor salute commemorating the Secretary's visit to Santiago, Chile, Oct. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chilean Minister of Defense Jose Mario Goni attend a press conference and shake hands for the press during a vist to Santiago, Chile, Oct. 4, 2007.
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| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chilean Minister of Defense Jose Mario Goni attend an honor salute commemorating the Secretary's visit to Santiago, Chile on Oct. 4, 2007.
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| 10/4/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen holds an all-hands call with members of the 25th Infantry Division deployed to Forward Operating Base Speicher, in Iraq, Oct. 4, 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. Mike Mullen greets Army SSgt. Sharon Moore, a intensive care unit technician assigned to 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group during a visit to the Air Force Theatre Hospital in Balad, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours a local museum exhibiting Chilean artifacts during his visit to Santiago, Chile, Oct. 4, 2007.
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| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chilean Minister of Defense Jose Mario Goni leave the Defense Ministerial Building during the Secretary's visit to Santiago, Chile on Oct. 4, 2007.
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends a meet and greet and signs books at the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador for associate members of Texas A & M University during a recent trip to Latin America, Oct. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Charles Glazer receive an honor guard salute from the El Salvadoran Inspector General Honor Guard on arrival in El Salvador, Oct. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| A sailor assigned to USS Pinckney receives the traditional first kiss from his wife during a homecoming ceremony in San Diego, Sept. 30, 2007. The ship returned from a six-month deployment as a part of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew N. Jackson
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Sailors stationed at Naval Base Point Loma Port Operations role-play during a reenactment at the 44th Annual Cabrillo Festival in Point Loma, Calif., Sept. 30, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon R. Warner
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| 10/3/2007 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Curtis Brown, of 29th Infantry Division, teaches students how to perform a beat box during their visit to a primary school in Kosovo, Serbia, Oct. 1, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David House
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| 10/3/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Charles Ellis, an oral surgeon attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, checks a patient's teeth aboard the ship while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 30, 2007. The child will return to shore via helicopter after receiving medical care.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth R. Allen
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) greets Colombian President Dr. Alvaro Uribe and Minister of Defense Dr. Juan Manual Santos at Casa Narino, the Presidential Palace, in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen meets Gen. David Patreus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces, Iraq upon his arrival to the Central Command area of operation, Oct. 3, 2007. Mullen is on his first tour of CENTCOM since becoming chairman.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen greets servicemembers assigned to Forward Operating Base Bucca in southern Iraq, Oct. 3, 2007. Mullen is on his first tour of CENTCOM since becoming chairman
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with children and members of the Batuta Foundation and Colombia's Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation in Bogota, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster after touring Tolemaida Air Base during a trip to Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) walks with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Minister of Defense Juan Manual Santos at Casa Narino, at the Presidential Palace, in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs a pledge with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez and members of the Batuta Foundation and Colombia's Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation for U.S funds to provide education and services to children displaced by years of war, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates takes a tour of Tolemaida Air Base during a trip to Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/2/2007 |
| Army Sgt. 1st Class David Richardson, with 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, hands out soccer balls to children in Baghdad, Sept. 29, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier
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| 10/2/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kurt Pinkerton listens to a speech at an Iraqi police graduation celebration ceremony in Nasar Was Lam, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2007. The celebration was held to commemorate the recent graduation of nearly 800 Sunni Iraqi police officers.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 10/2/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Seana Gauger, attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort, gives a patient an immunization shot at the Project Dawn Health Care Center in Georgetown, Guyana, Sept. 30, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 10/2/2007 |
| Iraqi army soldiers maneuver through an obstacle during Iraqi army commando training at the Iraqi army compound in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
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| 10/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) escorts President of Iraq Jalal Talabani through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Charles Glazer receive an honor guard salute from the El Salvadorian Inspector General Honor Guard on arrival in El Salvador, Oct. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to sailors of Cooperative Security Location El Salvador during a recent trip to Latin America, Oct. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/2/2007 |
| U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Charles Glazer, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca and Minister of Defense Otto Romero hold a press conference at the presidential palace during the secretary's recent trip to Latin America, Oct. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 10/1/2007 |
| U.S. Army paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry render honors to a fallen comrade during a memorial ceremony at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Caldwell
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| 10/1/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accepts the David Sarnoff Award during a dinner at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa names Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen as an honorary master chief during a ceremony in Mullen's office at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Left to Right, Retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, his wife Lynne Pace, President George W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Deborah Mullen, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen watch a military fly-over during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen takes the oath of office from Marine Gen. Peter Pace during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, with his certificate of retirement, as his wife Lynne looks on during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell tribute ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, right, 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, inspects the troops as part of an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by USAF Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 10/1/2007 |
| Lynne Pace, wife of Marine Gen. Peter Pace, shares a laugh with President George W. Bush, during an Armed Forces Hail and Farewell ceremony for Pace, left, and incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, far right, on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 10/1/2007 |
| President George W. Bush speaks during an armed forces hail and farewell ceremony for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Fort Myer, Va., Oct. 1, 2007, as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the incoming chairman, listen.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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