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| 9/30/2007 |
| Lt. Col. James D. Hess (right), battalion commander, 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, watches a young Iraqi boy enjoy one of four large slides during the grand opening of the Tisin Playground, Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mike Alberts
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| 9/30/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Leonna Thomas (right), a veterinarian technician, attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort, gives a shot to a dog as owner Adrian Joseph helps at the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Georgetown, Guyana, Sept. 27, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jeff Hall
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| 9/28/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Malika Derios, of Precommissioning Unit George H. W. Bush, receives her anchors from her daughter and stepfather during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Sept. 21, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Susan Cornell
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| 9/28/2007 |
| An Afghan man leads a camel loaded with cargo past two Humvees from Task Force Cincinnatus in Tagab, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. Servicemembers were in Tagab for a ground breaking ceremony for a book storage facility.
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Chris Belcher
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| 9/27/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Compton celebrates his 31st birthday during the homecoming ceremony for guided missile fast frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Sept. 26, 2007. The ship was deployed in support of Partnership of Americas.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leah Stiles
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| 9/27/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors disembark the USS Shreveport for the final time during its decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Sept. 26, 2007. Shreveport was commissioned on Dec. 12, 1970, in Bremerton, Wash., and has served across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Danals
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| 9/27/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Bob Kapcio, hospital ship USNS Comfort mission commander, gives a pencil to a student at the Grove Primary School in East Bank Demerara, Guyana, Sept. 26, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth R. Allen
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Iraqi police perform a "pass in review" during their graduation ceremony on Camp India, Nasir Wasalim, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sharhonda R. McCoy
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| 9/27/2007 |
| A formation of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly over a C-130 Hercules aircraft on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T Jasper
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| 9/27/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman Clinton Tidd, a firefighter with 435th Civil Engineer Squadron, opens a fire hydrant during a major accident response exercise on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 22, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc I. Lane
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| 9/27/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Keith Helms from Military Transition Team 0421, attached to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, takes a knee behind an Iraqi vehicle after hearing small-arms fire during an Iraqi army cordon and search mission in Hawijah, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 27, 2007.
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace answer questions from the media during a Pentagon press conference, Sept. 27, 2007.
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England gives testimony to the Foreign Relations Full Committee on the Law of the Sea, in Washington, Sept. 27, 2007.
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Men and women of the Defense Department line the halls and applaud Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace on his last official day at the Pentagon, Sept. 27, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace answers a reporter's question during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, Sept. 27, 2007. This is Pace's last press conference as the chairman.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace embraces 1st Lt. Andrew Kinard following Pace's final news conference as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Kinard, who lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Iraq, works at the Pentagon.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/27/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte before testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Sept. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/26/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Doti, of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, lets an Iraqi child take his picture in the Shirta district of Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007. Doti is documenting soldiers with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion as they gather information.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Quillen
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| 9/26/2007 |
| Hospital ship USNS Comfort patients board a Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 at the Ogle Airport in Georgetown, Guyana, Sept. 25, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven King
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| 9/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Col. Richard L. Stevens presents a plaque expressing U.S. appreciation for continued teamwork to Afghan Security Forces Col. Mohammad Rasoul at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Vanessa R. Bowman
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| 9/26/2007 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from the media during a briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 26, 2007.
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| 9/26/2007 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the Pentagon, Sept. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/26/2007 |
| A flight deck crewman is surrounded by steam as he conducts final checks on a T-45C Goshawk aircraft prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23, 2007.
Defense Depart. photo by Seaman Apprentice Jon Dasbach
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| 9/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates gives testimony during the Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding global war on terror funding, Sept. 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/25/2007 |
| A U.S. Navy sailor greets his daughter following the return of the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer David Rush
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| 9/25/2007 |
| Father Joseph Harris, a Roman Catholic priest, celebrates mass with U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Evers, a Navy chaplain and Roman Catholic priest, aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 21, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/25/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Sherlock, deputy director for Operational Planning, Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 25, 2007.
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| 9/25/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors from USS Patriot participate in a wreath laying ceremony during exercise Pacific Eagle in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 25, 2007. Pacific Eagle is a bilateral exercise between the Russian Federated Navy and the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Wahl
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| 9/25/2007 |
| A U.S. Army soldier talks to a local store owner in Haswa, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin K. Thomas
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| 9/25/2007 |
| Actor Robert Duvall and his wife, Luciana Pedraza, talk with Army Spc. Jesse Llamas at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Sept. 25, 2007. The actor who recently won an Emmy Award for his role in the movie “Broken Trail,” visited with Walter Reed patients.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/24/2007 |
| Hospital ship USNS Comfort receives help from tugboats to depart the pier of Port-of-Spain harbor Sept. 22, 2007, after completing approximately one week of medical aid in Trinidad and Tobago.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven King
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| 9/24/2007 |
| Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft break the sound barrier during an air power demonstration for the friends and family of U.S. Navy sailors assigned to USS Kitty Hawk Sept. 23, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jimmy C. Pan
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| 9/24/2007 |
| U.S. Army Soldiers escort newly trained Iraqi police officers off a helicopter-landing pad in Salem, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2007. The soldiers assisted over 750 newly trained Iraqi police officers to an area where senior Iraqi police officers could introduce the new recruits to the police force.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Brian L. Boone
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| 9/23/2007 |
| Retired Senior Master Sgt. Billy Neil stands at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15 during Hero Flight 2007, a program where volunteers set up trips for as many WWII veterans as possible to visit the memorial at no cost.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Day
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| 9/23/2007 |
| Kellen Murphy, 2, tests out an Air Force recruiter's F-22 mini jet Sept 13, 2007, at Fort DeRussy, Hawaii. The recruiters also brought two Thunderbird mini jets and gave the children rides.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Gatewood
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| 9/23/2007 |
| A soldier from 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, exchanges greetings with an Iraqi family during a routine foot patrol in the village of Mukisa, Iraq. U.S. soldiers have partnered with Iraqi Security Forces in securing the small farming village outside Baqouba, in the Diyala River Valley.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patrick Lair
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| 9/23/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Paul Cassutti, attached to Task Group 40.9, helps workers of the Port Antonio Hospital offload Project Handclasp medical equipment, in Jamaica, Sept. 18, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Clark
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| 9/23/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/22/2007 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen speaks with Vice Adm. David T. Oliver, president, Naval Post Graduate School, prior to addressing the commencement ceremony, Sept. 21, 2007, in Monterey, Calif.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/21/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark White, attached to USNS Comfort, assists a patient at Moulton Hall Methodist Primary School, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 19, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment .
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/21/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates host the POW/MIA Recognition Day observance at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2007.
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| 9/21/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Patricia Scharf, widow of Col. Charles Scharf, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, watch a pass-in-review of the troops during a POW/MIA ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/21/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Patricia Scharf, widow of Col. Charles Scharf, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, render honors during the national anthem during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/21/2007 |
| Members of the Joint Services Color Guard stand at attention while the national anthem is played during the POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/21/2007 |
| Afghan commandos return to their base after completing a joint mission to arrest a weapons dealer in a village near Jalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Gunn
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| 9/20/2007 |
| Laura Seris, a registered nurse and Project Hope volunteer attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort, takes a blood pressure reading from a patient at Moulton Hall Methodist Primary School in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 19, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment .
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/20/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, thanks servicemembers for their dedication and sacrifice during a Farewell to the Troops ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2007.
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| 9/20/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Marvin Holt directs other sailors scrubbing down the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk while under way, Sept. 19, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kyle D. Gahlau
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| 9/20/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace thanks enlisted troops for their service and bids them farewell, at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/20/2007 |
| Servicemembers line up to meet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace who presented them with his coin and thanked them for their service at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/20/2007 |
| Members of the White House media focus their cameras on President George W. Bush, Sept. 20, 2007, during a morning press conference in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House.
White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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| 9/19/2007 |
| Standing with Laura Bush, President George W. Bush addresses military support organizations, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn of the White House. "Laura and I welcome the families who have got a loved one overseas, whether it be in Iraq or Afghanistan, fighting these extremists and terrorists," he said.
White House photo by David Bohrer
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| 9/19/2007 |
| Capt. Joshua Hawkins walks through the formation as the Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team members perform at the Air Force 60th anniversary celebration in the Pentagon courtyard, Sept. 18.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Proietti
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| 9/19/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Salina Ogg, attached to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, gives fluoride treatments to patients at the Arima Health Facility, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 17, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 9/19/2007 |
| U.S. Marines from Task Force Guardian provide security during a search of Iraqi students from the Neighborhood Watch Community Program during a graduation ceremony at the Rowsafi School in Hitaween, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Furrer
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| 9/19/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Monty Ashliman, executive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 102, is greeted by his daughter during the homecoming celebration for Carrier Air Wing 5 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Sept. 19, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Yoder
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| 9/19/2007 |
| A U.S. Navy sailor heaves a mooring line as the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher prepares to moor pier side at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Sept. 18, 2007, after a six-month deployment in support of Partnership of the Americas.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Danals
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| 9/19/2007 |
| Lt. Gwen Smith, attached to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort, performs physical therapy for Marcus Pryce at the Arima Health Facility, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 17, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 9/19/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Candy Shire, an information officer, is greeted by children at a clinic in Rawah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sept. 6, 2007.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli Medellin
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| 9/19/2007 |
| Afghan national civil order police initial training graduates march during their graduation ceremony, Sept. 15, 2007, at the Regional Training Center in Maza-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The Afghan national civil order police graduation netted 335 new specialized police.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis P Valdespino Jr.
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| 9/19/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets students at Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/18/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, and members of Families United for a Strong America present a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Va., Sept. 17, 2007
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/18/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying ceremony in Arlington, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/18/2007 |
| The hospital ship USNS Comfort sits moored pier side during a visit to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 17, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 9/18/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. James Taylor of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, helps offload supplies from a helicopter near the village of Barla, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| 9/18/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses current and former members of the U.S. Air Force, on the service's 60th birthday, in the Pentagon Courtyard, Sept. 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/17/2007 |
| A U.S. Army soldier shows Philippine children how to play with their new yo-yos during an Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. humanitarian mission in Sangay, Philippines, Sept. 9, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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| 9/17/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Kims Chon, right, and another soldier guard the entrance to a building during an operation in Qudas, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett
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| 9/17/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Schaffer retrieves supplies from a bin near a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, Sept. 15, 2007, in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs
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| 9/17/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at The World Forum on the Future of Democracy in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.
Defense Department photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/17/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during the World Forum on the Future of Democracy in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/17/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, and U.S. Senator John Warner share a laugh after attending the World Forum on the Future of Democracy in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/17/2007 |
| Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex paint the ship’s hull during a selective restrictive availability maintenance in Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 12, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Frank Andrews
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| 9/17/2007 |
| Chief Petty Officer Ervin Mateer, 85, of Riverside, Calif., escorts his twin brother through the sideboys during his retirement ceremony on board Navy Operational Support Center San Diego, Sept. 8, 2007. Mateer entered the Navy on April 17, 1942, in Los Angeles and served his country for 65 years.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Margaret A. Peng
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| 9/14/2007 |
| President George W. Bush speaks to reporters after visiting Marines at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va., Sept. 14, 2007.
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace and U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis, commander of U.S. Southern Command, talk in Miami, Sept. 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to troops at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 14, 2007.
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace talks with members of U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Sept. 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007. The two briefed on the possible reduction of combat forces in Iraq and answered questions from reporters.
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with television journalist Jim Lehrer during an interview at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007, for the PBS program "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer." Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Members of U.S. Southern Command bid farewell to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace at the command headquarters in Miami, Fla., Sept. 14, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mitch Miller
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace answers a question from the media while Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007. The two briefed and answered questions on the reduction of combat forces in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/14/2007 |
| U.S. Army artillerymen fire a 155 mm howitzer at a practice target in eastern Afghanistan, Sept 12, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to the 321st Airborne and 162nd field artillery regiments.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Micah Clare
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Polish army Brig. Gen. Ireneusz Bartniak, wearing maroon beret, deputy commander of Multinational Division Central-South, congratulates an Iraqi army soldier for being a member of the first Iraqi army platoon to complete special combat training during a graduation ceremony on Camp Delta, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gabriel Reza
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| 9/14/2007 |
| Army Sgt. 1st Class Mendez J. Frith, Battery B, 9th Engineer Battalion, enjoys a brief chat with Iraqi children while checking on a variety of essential service projects in northwest Baghdad, Sept. 14, 2007.
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| 9/13/2007 |
| President George W. Bush concludes his address to the nation from the Oval Office, Sept. 13, 2007.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 9/13/2007 |
| Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos presents U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the Cross of the Boyaca medal during a ceremony in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/13/2007 |
| Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez meets with U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/13/2007 |
| An Iraqi army soldier with 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Regiment, provides security during the reopening of the Neighborhood Advisory Counsel building in Yarmuk, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier
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| U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, receive a mission brief at Joint Security Station Torch in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew M. Rodier
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| Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 2 come ashore with two simulated detainees to be turned over to Mobile Security Squadron 3, Detachment 33, during COMET 2007, at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 10, 2007. More than 700 active-duty and reserve personnel are participating in the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command integrated maritime security exercise at Fort Pickett, Cheatam Annex, and Little Creek Amphibious Base, in Virginia.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Laura A. Moore
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| 9/13/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and Iraqi army soldiers conduct an operation in Iraq, Sept. 7, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
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| 9/13/2007 |
| U.S. Army Master Sgt. Scott Hardesty of the Camp Atterbury Public Affairs Office reads a book to children of East Side Elementary School in Edinburgh, Ind., Sept. 11, 2007. Soldiers were invited to participate in "Read with a Hero Day" to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Klika
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| Local dancers welcome members of the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Sept. 12, 2007. The team is performing as part of Air Force Week Honolulu, which runs Sept. 8 through 15.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| 9/13/2007 |
| Mobile Security Squadron 2’s visit, board, search and seizure team boards the SS Flickertail State at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex, during Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s integrated maritime security exercise, COMET 2007, Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 11, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Petty Officer Dave Nagle
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| 9/13/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Sigmund greets a young boy after passing out soccer balls to local children during exercise Flintlock 2007 in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 4, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy Santana
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cristian Cea and Sgt. 1st Class Donal Mathena, both of 2nd Platoon, Destroyer Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, look for improvised explosive devises along with members of an Iraqi concerned citizens group outside Tuwaitha, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 9/13/2007 |
| U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody addresses the audience during the opening of the new Military Advanced Training Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Sept. 13, 2007.
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| 9/12/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christian Foucart, with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Combat Camera, videotapes a patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2007. Marines are assisting Iraqi police in the distribution of food and soccer balls by providing transportation and security.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Paul D. Bishop
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| 9/12/2007 |
| Iraqi police distribute food bags to residents of Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2007. U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, are assisting by providing vehicle support and security for the police.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Paul D. Bishop
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| 9/12/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie meet loved ones during a first kiss ceremony following the ship's return to its homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sept. 4, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Lantron
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| 9/12/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Kevin Kobell properly holds a rubber M-16 in his hands as he makes his way through the water during his water survival qualification test at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 6, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond D. Petersen III
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| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dave Adams, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, holds an impromptu shura with village elders in Qalandar, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2007, to discuss recent attacks on a local municipal building.
U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis
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| 9/12/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker answer questions at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2007.
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| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker answer questions at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12, 2007.
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| 9/11/2007 |
| A memorial flag is illuminated, Sept. 11, 2007, near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon six years ago. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will host a Pentagon Sept. 11 Memorial observance today.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandan W. Schulze
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| 9/11/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, appears before Congress to testify on assessments of the progress in Iraq, Sept. 11, 2007.
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| 9/11/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates hosts a Pentagon Sept. 11 Memorial observance today honoring the 184 people who perished when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon six years ago.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks during a Pentagon Sept. 11 Memorial observance today honoring the 184 people who perished when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon six years ago.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, render honors during a Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/11/2007 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, center, observes a moment of silence during a remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace (left) and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates render honors during a Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks at the Sept. 11 Memorial observance, honoring the 184 people who perished when American Airline 77 crashed into the Pentagon six years ago, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conduct a Sept. 11, 2001 wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/11/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs the guest book at the Pentagon chapel prior to attending a Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Navy sailors from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp carry an injured citizen of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, to waiting aircraft, Sept. 7, 2007. USS Wasp was diverted to the coast of Nicaragua to assist with disaster relief efforts.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Crawford
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| 9/10/2007 |
| A U.S. Navy pilot hands candy to local children while delivering food and water from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 7, 2007. USS Wasp was diverted to the coast of Nicaragua to assist with disaster relief efforts.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Crawford
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| U.S. Navy aircrewmen from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp carry boxes of food from a helicopter during relief efforts in Nicaragua, Sept. 7, 2007. USS Wasp was diverted to the coast of Nicaragua to assist with disaster relief efforts.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Crawford
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| 9/10/2007 |
| Paul A. Triveili, U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua, in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, after greeting members of coalition forces, Sept. 8, 2007. Department of Defense personnel have deployed to Nicaragua to provide relief after Hurricane Felix hit the country.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, appears before Congress to testify on assessments of the progress in Iraq, Sept. 10, 2007.
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker appear before Congress to give their assessments of the situation in Iraq, Sept. 10, 2007.
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| 9/10/2007 |
| Afghan National Auxiliary Police trainees respond to riot control commands from Afghan National Police Capt. Muhammad Ishaq (right) during a training session at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Sept. 6, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patricia Wheatley, from the 435th Dental Squadron out of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, helps a Malian boy brush his teeth during a medical capabilities exercise Sept. 3, 2007, in Senkoro, Mali, as part of Flintlock 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross
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| 9/10/2007 |
| From right, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tracey Kunkel, division officer of the main operating room aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, explains operating room procedures to Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt as he tours Comfort in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 7, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker appears before Congress to give assessments of the security situation in Iraq, Sept. 10, 2007.
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Paul Camporeale gives some final instructions to Construction Mechanic Seaman Jonathan Lewis prior to their run on the water range aboard their Riverine Patrol Boat during exercise Comet 2007 at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 7, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Curtis K. Biasi
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Alix McDonald examines a patient Sept. 3, 2007, during a medical capabilities exercise in Senkoro, Mali, as part of Flintlock 2007. The exercise is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross
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| 9/10/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force explosives ordnance disposal specialists prepare to destroy about 900 pounds of ordnance in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi
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| 9/10/2007 |
| An Iraqi boy's American flag shirt earns him a high five from Sgt. Andrea Pierce, a military intelligence specialist with the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, during a patrol through Baghdad, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mike Pryor
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Participants of the 2007 Freedom Walk head toward the Pentagon where they will listen to a
concert by the Harlem Gospel Choir, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Participants of the 2007 Freedom Walk approach the Pentagon where they will listen to a concert by the Harlem Gospel Choir, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| 9/9/2007 |
| The first participants of the 2007 Freedom Walk arrive at the Pentagon where they will listen to a concert by the Harlem Gospel Choir, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| 9/9/2007 |
| A joint color guard renders honors during the opening ceremonies of the Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks during the opening ceremonies of the Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. More than 10,000 people took part in the event honoring the memory of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/9/2007 |
| An Air Force band plays before the opening ceremonies of the Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/9/2007 |
| More than 10,000 Freedom Walk participants assemble near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2007. The event honors the memory of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (right, rear) and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez follow the color guard during the America Supports You National Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by John Harrington Photography
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| The Harlem Gospel Choir performs at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2007, in honor of the third annual America Supports You Freedom Walk.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/9/2007 |
| A representative from the grassroots America Supports You group, Gerald T. Parks Memorial Foundation, hands out buttons and information pamphlets at the Pentagon parking lot, in honor of the third annual ASY Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly Burgess
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (left) greets Kelly Wright co-anchor of Fox and Friends Weekend (right) on stage prior to the beginning of the America Supports You National Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by John Harrington Photography
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (left) and Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez (center) meet U.S. Army Capt. Kent G. Solheim (right), prior to the America Supports You National Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by John Harrington Photography
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| A woman responds to a song performed by the Harlem Gospel Choir at the Pentagon following the third annual America Supports You Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Donna Parry
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| 9/9/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during the third annual America Supports You Freedom Walk, Sept. 9, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Donna Parry
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| 9/8/2007 |
| A U.S. Navy aircrewman carries boxes of food from a U.S. helicopter during disaster relief efforts in Nicaragua, Sept. 7, 2007. U.S. Southern Command diverted Wasp to Nicaragua Sept. 5 to assist with disaster relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Felix.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Crawford
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| 9/8/2007 |
| Carlos and Nubia Castona, from Miami, take a moment to write their condolences to the family members of those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The two visited the Pentagon's Memorial Chapel on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, Sept. 8, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Carmen L. Gleason
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| 9/7/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gregory Jicha, Army Forces commander at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, surveys damage in the wake of Hurricane Felix over Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs
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| 9/7/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force explosives ordnance disposal specialists from Forward Operating Base Mehtarlam in Afghanistan's Laghman Province, conduct a controlled detonation, Sept. 1, 2007, to destroy about 900 pounds of munitions turned in by local Afghans.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi
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| U.S. Army Capt. Jon-Paul Lavandeira (left) and Lt. Col. Gregory Jicha, both assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, greet Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega after arriving in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs
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| 9/7/2007 |
| Capt. Zach Hall greets his daughter, Sophia, Sept. 3, 2007, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. More than 117 airmen from the 16th Airlift Squadron returned to Charleston after being deployed to Southwest Asia. Hall is a 16th AS C-17 Globemaster III pilot.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with students from the U.S. Miitary Academy, West Point, at the Pentagon, Sept. 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Finnish Minister of Defense Jyri Hakamies at the Pentagon, Sept. 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Jim Laychak, (right) president of the Pentagon Memorial fund, welcomes Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England to a media event at the construction site of the Pentagon 9/11 memorial on Sept. 7, 2007. Laychak's brother was one of the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attack.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, attending a media event, Sept. 7, 2007, at the construction site of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, thanks Ambassador Joseph Wu of Taiwan and Col. Andrew Gillespie, of Australia, for their nations' generous contributions to the memorial construction.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/7/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England tours the construction site of the new Pentagon 9/11 Memorial with Project Manager Jean Barnak, Sept. 7, 2007. The memorial is to be dedicated next year on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attack.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/7/2007 |
| Sailors of the USS Wasp carry an injured Nicaraguan woman to a helicopter as they prepare for a medical evacuation in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 7, 2007. U.S. Southern Command diverted the Wasp to Nicaragua Sept. 5 to assist with disaster relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Felix.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Crawford
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| 9/6/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the 4th Marine Division reunion at Louisville, Ky., Sept. 5, 2007. Pace thanked the World War II Marines for setting the example for today's troops.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, right, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Iraqi army Lt. Gen. Ali Ghaidan Majid, commander of Iraqi ground forces, sign documents certifying the transfer of responsibility for the Diyala Operations Center from MNC-I to the Iraqi Ground Forces Command during a ceremony in Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 9/6/2007 |
| Airmen board a contract aircraft, Sept. 2, 2007, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 240 airmen from seven Pacific Air Forces bases left Kadena AB for Southwest Asia to support operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo byu Maj. Dani Johnson
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| 9/6/2007 |
| Retired Marine and veteran of the Iwo Jima battle John Baker displays his hat at the 4th Marine Division reunion where Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the keynote speaker. The event was held in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/6/2007 |
| Two Marine Iwo Jima veterans look out the window toward Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before he joins the 4th Marine Division reunion at Louisville, Ky., Sept. 5, 2007. Pace was the keynote speaker at the national reunion
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard J. Sherlock, deputy director for Operational Planning, Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to members of the Pentagon press corps at the Pentagon, Sept. 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/5/2007 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade (Long Range Surveillance Detachment) and Afghan National Army soldiers provide security during a cordon and search near the village of Durham-Durham, Afghanistan, Aug. 19.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael L. Casteel
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| Vendors at the Allawi Market watch as a U.S. Army soldier walks by in the Karkh district of Baghdad, Sept. 2, 2007. The soldier is providing security for a visit to the area by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the CBS evening news.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 9/5/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Charles Moore and his interpreter talk to an Iraqi man in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2007. Moore is from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
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| 9/5/2007 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey West, from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches and smiles while a young Iraqi girl tries on his sunglasses in Ja'ara, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston
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| 9/5/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Smith, from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen, grasps the next rung on a ladder during a ladder climb qualification at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 30, 2007. Completing the ladder climb in less than two minutes is a prerequisite to attend the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure school.
U.S Navy photo by Seaman Bryan Reckard
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| U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Angel Rodriguez-Espada, attached to hospital ship USNS Comfort, screens patients at Centre Hospitalier Eliazar Germain in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 3, 2007. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Fields
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| 9/5/2007 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell conducts a briefing with the Pentagon press corps, Sept. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 9/5/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Marines of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/5/2007 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (right) escorts Defense Minister Frantisek Kasicky of the Slovak Republic through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon, Sept. 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/5/2007 |
| An Iraqi army soldier videotapes a transfer of authority ceremony at the Diyala Operations Center in Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007. The event marked the official transfer of responsibility for the operations center from MNC-I to the Iraqi Ground Forces Command.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 9/5/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace gives a thumbs up to the aircrew of a Marine helicopter in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/5/2007 |
| Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits a Marine captain of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at a forward operating base in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/4/2007 |
| President George W. Bush speaks to U.S. servicemembers after meeting with top Iraqi government officials and sheiks from various regions in Al Anbar Province at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/4/2007 |
| National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute conduct a press conference at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. “I think that there is the general view that certainly here in Anbar the security situation has improved. It has improved in other parts of Iraq as well,” Gates said.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/4/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. servicemembers at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/4/2007 |
| U.S. Army Col. Bryan Roberts (right), commander of the 2nd "Black Jack" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gives CBS' Katie Couric a tour of Al Rahmaniya Market in Baghdad's Karkh District, Sept. 2, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kap Kim
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| 9/4/2007 |
| A pair of Iraqi army medics on the outskirts of Skook, near Baqubah, face toward the rising sun. Iraqi army, Iraqi police and concerned nationals combined efforts to conduct a raid, Operation "K," against a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq stronghold southeast of Skook, Sept. 2, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Richard Ybarra
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| 9/4/2007 |
| A visit, board, search and seizure team attached to guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts embarks aboard Colombian frigate ARC Antioquia during PANAMAX 2007, Sept. 2, 2007. Civil and military forces from 19 countries are participating in the joint training exercise in the Caribbean Sea.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 9/4/2007 |
| Carole Ferguson, a Project Hope volunteer attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, provides medical care for a patient at the Hopital De Universit'e Etat d' Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 2, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Karsten
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| 9/4/2007 |
| A U.S. Army soldier patrols in the Rusafa district of Baghdad, Sept. 2, 2007. The soldier is providing security for a visit to the area by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, and Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the CBS evening news.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 9/4/2007 |
| Paul Brinkley, deputy undersecretary of defense for business transformation, left, calls for a question during a Pentagon press conference on economic progress in Iraq with Fawzi Hariri, Iraqi minister of industry and minerals, Sept. 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/4/2007 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England leads off a Pentagon press briefing on improving the economy of Iraq, Sept. 4, 2007. Joining England for the briefing were Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri, left, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation Paul Brinkley.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/3/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin greets Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. Gaskin is the commander of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. Gates made a surprise visit to Iraq to meet with President Bush, and top military and Iraqi leaders.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/3/2007 |
| French boarding teams rappel out of an SH-60 Seahawk onto the flight deck of multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, Sept. 2, 2007. Wasp is in Panama as part of the multi-national exercise PANAMAX 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robbie Stirrup
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| 9/3/2007 |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Mendez waits as a hospitality boat from Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives to pick up crew members who had gone ashore in Haiti, Sept. 1, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly E. Barnes
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| 9/3/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, right, commander, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, greets U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Fallon, commander, U.S. Central Command, upon his arrival at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007, as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks on.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President Bush speaks to troops Sept. 3, 2007, during a surprise Labor Day visit to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, while Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins in the applause.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President Bush speaks to troops during a surprise Labor Day visit to Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. The president traveled to Iraq to meet the troops who are making sacrifices to fight the terrorists and extremists.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President Bush shakes hands with troops during a surprise Labor Day visit to Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. The president thanked the troops for their hard work and said he's proud to be their commander-in-chief.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President Bush takes a photo with Marines during a surprise Labor Day visit to Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. President Bush thanked about 700 U.S. troops at Al Asad Air Base for their hard work .
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President Bush speaks to troops during a surprise Labor Day visit to Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. The president told the troops the surge is working.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/3/2007 |
| President George W. Bush, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al Makili and other Iraqi government officials at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 9/2/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recites the oath of enlistment with a U.S. soldier after promoting him to staff sergeant at the Task Force 2-508 Parachute Infantry Regiment forward operating base in Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/2/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses questions from soldiers at Task Force Rugged at a forward operating base in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, Sept. 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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