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| 11/28/2008 |
| President George W. Bush talks to military personnel from Camp David, Md., Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2008. The president called members of the Armed Forces stationed in remote locations worldwide to wish them a happy Thanksgiving and thank them for their service to our nation.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nick Biggs, a C-130 Hercules copilot, enjoys a Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A contracting company providing catering services to deployed coalition forces put extra effort into providing the time-honored feast to American servicemembers at Bagram.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Toth, a heavy equipment operator in the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, smoothes wet concrete on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Army Col. Marion Gale poses with the camels supplied by Morale, Welfare and Recreation in support of Camp Eggers’ winter carnival, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2008. Gale is assigned to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cliff Williams
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Army Col. Stephen G. Yackley helps dish out Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 27, 2008, to the servicemembers of Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. Yackley is deputy to the commanding general, Police Development, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cliff Williams
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| 11/28/2008 |
| Baghdad soldiers and airmen wait in line outside the Ironhorse Oasis Dining Facility at Camp Liberty, Iraq, for their turn to eat the Thanksgiving Day feast, Nov. 27, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Oates presents Urseloria Kanuho, a member of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, with a certificate of appreciation following a performance, Nov. 25, 2008, at the Victory Stage, Camp Victory, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain
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| 11/28/2008 |
| Edmund Nevaquaya, a member of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, performs a traditional male Native American dance during a performance, Nov. 25, 2008, at the Victory Stage, Camp Victory, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Multinational Forces-Iraq commander, visits with troops on Thanksgiving Day ay Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2008. Odierno made several stops throughout the day to speak and eat with troops.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jerry J. Murphy
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Dwayne Edwards exchanges "high-fives" with students at Ma'an Primary School in Rutbah, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2008. To encourage community policing in the city, the Marines and Iraqi police officers distributed stuffed animals to the students and spoke to them about the joint commitment of the United States and Iraq to Iraq's security.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Robert P. Irelan, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mark J. Desens, commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carve the turkey before Thanksgiving dinner for Marines and sailors aboard Iwo Jima, in the Persian Gulf, Nov. 27, 2208.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell
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| 11/28/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Henry Flores III provides security as soldiers patrol Diwaniyah, Iraq, to assess area markets and residents' needs, Nov. 13, 2008. Flores is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| 11/26/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Prosymchak, right, and an interpreter speak to Iraqi civilians during a joint patrol with Iraqi police and Sons of Iraq members for improvised explosive devices in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. Prosymchak assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/26/2008 |
| An Iraqi UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" helicopter and an Iraqi Mi-17 Hip helicopter prepare to transport a wounded Iraqi servicemember from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to Forward Operating Base Gabe in Baqubah, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2008. U.S. and coalition forces have helped build up the Iraqi air force, which is now is developing its aeromedical evacuation capabilities to take on a greater role in transporting patients.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 11/26/2008 |
| President George W. Bush acknowledges his audience as he enters the staging area, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The president told the troops, "We are blessed to have defenders of such character and courage. I'm grateful to the families who serve by your side. And I will always be thankful for the honor of having served as the commander-in-chief."
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 11/26/2008 |
| President George W. Bush stands with troops on stage, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky., one of the Army's premier training and deployment installations.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 11/26/2008 |
| Indiana National Guard Spc. Charles Deas smiles with his 4-month-old daughter Andrea at a ceremony on Stout Field in Indianapolis,Ind., Nov. 25, 2008, after more than nine months supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deas is assigned to Company A, 113th Support Battalion.
Indiana National Guard photo by Spc. William E. Henry
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| 11/26/2008 |
| An F-15E Strike Eagle jet flies over Afghanistan providing overwatch for ground operations, Nov. 13, 2008 The Strike Eagle is assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 11/26/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier listens to remarks by President George W. Bush on Fort Campbell, Ky., Nov. 25, 2008. Fort Campbell is one of the Army's premier training and deployment installations.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 11/26/2008 |
| The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sits pier side at the Old Port of Montreal, Nov. 21, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. It is en route to Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 11/26/2008 |
| A villager waits outside a local veterinary clinic for his cattle to be seen by a Coalition forces veterinarian in Chamkani, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2008. This bovine was discovered to be malnourished and expecting a calf.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynne Eickstedt
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| 11/26/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Hurley drills a hole in the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nov. 24, 2008. Hurley, who is assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, was working during the first phase of building an ice bridge to provide the squadron with access to perform annual maintenance on Eielson Air Force Base's training and bombing ranges.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Laura Max
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| 11/26/2008 |
| Hawaii-based servicemembers salute the colors during the singing of the National Anthem at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 22, 2008. The local community honored the five wounded warriors during pre-game and halftime ceremonies at the University of Hawaii and University of Idaho college football game.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hight
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| 11/26/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Heinzig, right, his Military working dog Brandon, and other soldiers walk through a palm grove during an early morning search for weapons caches near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 18 , 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Smith
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kirk Rodgers, center, shares his musical talent with two children from a children's home in Vijurkai, Lithuania, Nov. 15, 2008. More than 20 U.S.airmen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, spent time with the children. Rodgers is a 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron network operations technician.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Jeffrey Edwards is hoisted back into an SH-60F Sea Hawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during practice for an air power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 20, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force airmen and an Iraqi commando pose for a group photo in front of the Hands of Victory, also known as the Crossed Hands, in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. The monument was created 18 years ago after the Iran-Iraq War. The airmen are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/25/2008 |
| Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas "Sputnik" Louden checks all the launch stations brfore giving the signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron during an air wing fly-off aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 24, 2008. Ronald Reagan is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Prill
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| 11/25/2008 |
| Indiana National Guard 1st Lt. Timothy J. Halls smiles at his fiancé Mylana Haydu after returning from a nine-month deployment to Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. Halls is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment based in Martinsville, Ind.
Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tina R. Griffin
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| 11/25/2008 |
| Two paratroopers attach a Humvee by harness to the bottom of a UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter during sling load training, Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 17, 2008. Sling load is a technique used to quickly move supplies from one area to another by helicopter. The paratroopers are assigned to 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Susan Wilt
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Ryan, medic, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, administers the influenza vaccine to Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Atkins, 574th Quartermaster Company, 16th STB, at the troop medical clinic at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2008.
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| 11/25/2008 |
| Sgts. Bill Lightner, Brandon Moore and Curtis Long (from left) place C4 on a pile of unexploded ordnance in a training site in the Middle East, Nov. 18, 2008. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's explosive ordnance disposal Marines safely cleared hundreds of pounds of unexploded ordnance found on a firing range, which was later to be used by the Marine Expeditionary Unit's Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, for training.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason D. Mills
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| 11/25/2008 |
| Unexploded ordnance is detonated by the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's explosive ordnance disposal Marines at a training site in the Middle East, Nov. 17, 2008. The Marines safely cleared hundreds of pounds of unexploded ordnance found on a range, which was later used for training.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason D. Mills
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom lay out mooring lines as the ship enters a lock as she transits the Saint Lawrence River, Montreal, Nov. 20, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions and is en route to Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 11/25/2008 |
| An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 displays the ability to launch flares and quickly maneuver out of a vulnerable position during an air power demonstration alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2008. The Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled deployment operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy
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| 11/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Prosymchak and an interpreter wave at Iraqi civilians during a patrol in the Doura district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2008. Prosymchak is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Heinzig and Brandon, his military working dog, take a break during an early morning cache search near Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2008. Heinzig and Brandon are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Smith
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, provide security for a provincial reconstruction team and representatives of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization visiting the ancient city of Ashur, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2008. The site, known as Qalat Shergat, is one of three areas in Iraq that is a World Heritage site.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors participate in a joint river patrol with their counterparts from the Iraqi Coast Guard and Iraqi Police in the Shatt al' Arab River in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Naval Special Operations Group.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| 11/24/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier looks across the Tigris River while providing security during a visit to the ancient city of Ashur, the site is now known as Qalat Shergat, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Ashur is one of three World Heritage sites in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/24/2008 |
| The Air Force Honor Guard drill team performs during a National Basketball Association game between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers in front of nearly 20,000 fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 18, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as they pass by the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2008. Ronald Reagan pulled into Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port visit.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Shaina Hayden, ship's navigator, makes an entry in the deck log while the littoral combat ship USS Freedom gets under way, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 21, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. The ship was commissioned Nov. 8 in Milwaukee and will make port calls while on its way to Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien
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| 11/24/2008 |
| Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, discusses progress in the sharing of electronic health information between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs at a Pentagon press briefing, Nov. 24, 2008.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Bob Marshall, a medical doctor at the Navy Bureau of Medicine, gives an interactive demonstration of the technology involved in sharing electronic health information between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Marshall was one of six officials to highlight the new system at a press briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 24, 2008.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, feel the effects of a Taser during non-lethal weapons training on Fort Drum, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Holt fires blank rounds from an M-240 machine gun from an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter during an air-power demonstration for the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 21, 2008. The demonstration was one of many events for more than 1,200 friends and family members of Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group sailors.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tommy Robinson repairs a C-130 Hercules aircraft engine on Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 20, 2008. The base serves as the air mobility and refueling hub for operations in Afghanistan, providing daily refueling missions with its Stratotanker fleet and supporting personnel in and out of Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rugh Holcomb
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| 11/24/2008 |
| The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sails under the Jacques Cartier Bridge as the ship heads to the Old Port of Montreal, Nov. 20, 2008. The USS Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions and is en route to Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers walk down a mountain in the Paktika province of eastern Afghanistan during a search for a weapons cache. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo By: Sgt. Zach Otto
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| 11/24/2008 |
| The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sails upstream in the Saint Lawrence River, Nov, 19, 2008. Freedom is the first of two littoral combat ships designed to operate in shallow water environments to counter threats in coastal regions. It is en route to Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Judy Rivera, left, and Lance Cpl. Oscar Iniguez throw water on a playground slide before cleaning it at the Regional Institute for Active Learning during a community event in Bahrain, Nov. 15, 2008. Rivera and Iniguez are assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio, deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Goodwin
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| 11/24/2008 |
| Iraqi sailors and U.S. Marines observe as the USNS Tippecanoe pulls alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall for a replenishment at sea in the Persian Gulf, Nov. 11, 2008. Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Parker
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Martin Uresti prepares to fire a signal flare from an observation tower on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Uresti, who is assigned to the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and other Air Force security personnel practiced their proficiency deploying signal and illumination flares.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 11/24/2008 |
| The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan makes its way into Pearl Harbor, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2008. Pearl Harbor is the final port visit of the deployment for USS Ronald Reagan.
U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Spike Call
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, ride in a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter to replace the Marines of Fox Company 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, in Now Zad, Helmad Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2008. The Marines are supporting the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cory A. Tepfenhart
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors examine nozzles and spouts during a counter-measure wash down test on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Paicific Ocean, Nov. 16, 2008. The Stennis is operating off the coast of southern California after completing a joint task force exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Porter Anderson
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. James Artman sets a perimeter to provide security in the market area of Jurf Assakkar, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2008. Artman is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Wagner
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| 11/24/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Nutter climbs down from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter after checking the rotor blades on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, before a mission with U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Nov. 12, 2008. Nutter is an aerial observer assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464. The troops are deployed to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
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| 11/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors participate in a joint river patrol along with their counterparts from the Iraqi coast guard and police in the Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. The sailors are assigned to the Naval Special Operations Group.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| 11/23/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier walks through a palm grove during an early morning cache search near the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Smith
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| 11/23/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier walks through a palm grove during an early morning cache search near the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Smith
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| 11/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers search a house during an early morning raid near the city of Tarmiyah, Iraq, on Nov. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Smith
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. William Steele braces against the rotor wash of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 as it takes off after delivering medical supplies and personnel during a medical civil affairs project, MEDCAP, in Beya-Addey, Djibouti, Nov. 16, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
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| 11/21/2008 |
| A C-17 Globemaster III taxis past a group of F-16 Fighting Falcons during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 19, 2008. The exercise tests the ability of airlift crews from 12 bases to join together at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mack Carter uses an arc welder on a brace to construct a new work bench on a base in Southwest Asia, Nov. 14, 2008. Carter is deployed from the 735th Civil Engineer Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher A Campbell
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Airmen shake hands with Iraqi police prior to leaving the Al-Amil Iraqi Police Station within the Al-Baya'a community located in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2008. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Brown entertains Iraqi children during a break while on a walking patrol within the Shurta Market in the Al-Baya'a community located in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2008. Brown is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/21/2008 |
| Marines assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, take photos of civilians during a remote badging operation at the Abuyuset area of Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. ID cards were issued that day and civilian information was entered into the Biometrics Automated Toolset system.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris T. Mann
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| 11/21/2008 |
| Marine Capt. James R. Berard relays target coordinates to an F/A-18 fighter jet via a radio during a Tactical Air Control Party training exercise, Nov. 13, 2008. The exercise was conducted to refresh both forward air controllers and pilots in the tactics and skills necessary for a successful combined arms engagement from aircraft to ground targets. Berard is an assistant air officer with Regimental Combat Team 1.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Lienemann
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason D. Calo observes the location of mortar round hits during a Tactical Air Control Party training exercise, Nov. 13, 2008, in al Anbar Province, Iraq. Calo was responsible for spotting and relaying coordinates of mortar hits to both the mortar teams and forward air controllers to ensure the aircrafts had the correct targets. Calo is an artillery/mortar scout assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas J. Lienemann
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| 11/21/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Vinny Cruz shakes hands with an Iraqi boy during a patrol to assess the markets and needs of the people of Diwaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2008. Cruz and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Henry Flores III provides security during a patrol to assess the markets and needs of the people of Diwaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2008. Flores and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Duffett makes sure his trainee inspects each required section of his plane before a training flight on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 10, 2008. Duffett is a flight instructor and assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Flight Squadron.
The squadron is training Iraqi Air Force flight trainees.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Daniels
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, far right, and other defense ministers of Regional Command South pose for a photo and hold discussions in Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008. Gates is taking part in discussions of International Security Assistance Forces, Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks over some paperwork in Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008. Gates is taking part in discussions of International Security Assistance Forces, Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon after having a meeting with him in Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008. The two are taking part in discussions of International Security Assistance Forces, Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Jessica Gandy, public affairs officer for the International Security Assistance Force, gives a stuffed kangaroo to cheer up an Afghan girl in the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital Burn Ward, Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2008. International servicemembers assigned to ISAF gave stuffed animals and crayons to the children in the hospital.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Monica R. Nelson
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| An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron 15 prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt while under way in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 20, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Remus Borisov
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| Friends and family of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan's sailors watch intently as Ronald Reagan participates in a fueling at sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Bridge, Nov. 20, 2008. The Reagan is on a routine deployment currently operating in the 3rd Fleet area of operation.
U.S. Navy phot by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill
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| An F/A-18 Hornet from the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nov. 17, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Derek Poole
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| A NATO Sea Sparrow missile launches Nov. 20, 2008, during a live-fire missile exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower is conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd class Jon Dasbach
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of the press on a U.S. Air Force C-32 aircraft after leaving Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Nov. 21, 2008. Gates took part in discussions of International Security Assistance Force's Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 11/20/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Abundiz, right, looks outside the door of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
after completing Operation Cordon 2 on a flight from Samarra to Forward Operating Base Brassfield Mora, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Abundiz and fellow soldiers are assigned to Headquarters, 2-327 Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| U.S. Army Sgt. William West searches for weapons caches during an operation in Samarra, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2008. West is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Justin Carter shows an Iraqi girl how to write his name in English during the chess club finale in Shaykh Sa'ad City, Iraq, Nov.15, 2008. Carter is assigned to the 21st Field Artillery Regiment's Battery C, 1st Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas
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| U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan man the rails as a rainbow forms across the skyline of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2008. Pearl Harbor is the final port visit of the deployment for Ronald Reagan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy
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| A British Royal Scots Dragoon Guards crew prepares to conduct a live-fire exercise during the early morning hours in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Belgian Minister of Defense Pieter de Crem through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Nov. 20, 2008. The two defense leaders will discuss bilateral security issues.
DoD Photo by R. D. Ward
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Dunn jumps from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a training exercise over the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Djibouti, Nov. 12, 2008. Dunn, a pararescueman with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
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| As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base War Eagle in northern Adhamiyah, Iraq, Nov, 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment. The soldiers were preparing for a mission in the Istaqlal District to disrupt the car bombing threat in northern Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zachary Mott
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| U.S. Air Force Sgt. Shane Kerns walks the wing of an EC-130 Compass Call aircraft while conducting a pre-flight check on an air base in Southwest Asia, Nov. 19, 2008. Kerns is assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore
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| U.S. Marines exit a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Thomas looks out the door of an SH-60F Sea Hawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 during an ammo offload between the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is on a routine deployment, currently operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy
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| A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier detonates an explosive during training with Iraqi soldiers on Camp Diwaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2008. A small explosive is used to simulate an improvised explosive device attack.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| 11/20/2008 |
| Illinois Army National Guard soldiers rehearse a skit from the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murray before the 2008 Salute to our Troops USO of Illinois Gala in Chicago, Nov. 15, 2008.
U.S Army photo by Sgt. April Hawes
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| U.S. Air Force airmen speak with Iraqi children during a patrol with Iraqi police in the Shurta Market of the Al-Bayaa district of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2008. The airmen are assigned to 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/19/2008 |
| An aircrewman assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 21 leans out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk as it hovers above the flight deck of the Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan to hand a container to flight deck personnel, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is on a routine deployment, currently operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Oliver Cole
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| 11/19/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors manning the rails aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan render honors to the USS Arizona memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is on a scheduled deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Oliver Cole
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| U.S. Army soldiers conduct air assault training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off from behind them on Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 157th Infantry Regiment's Company A, 1st Battalion and the Colorado Army National Guard. The Black Hawk crew are assigned to the 135th Aviation Regiment's 2nd Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli
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| The sun sets behind a C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Army soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft taking them back to the United States from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2008. C-17s can carry payloads up to 169,000 pounds and can land on small airfields.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson
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| A U.S. Marine mans a machinegun while looking out the back door as Marines assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines are transported in a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter to replace the Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, in Now Zad, in the Helmad Province of Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cory A. Tepfenhart
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| 11/19/2008 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from reporters during a press conference at the Pentagon, Nov. 19, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Pablo Valverde ensures the 20mm M61-A1 Gatling gun is functioning properly on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after the pilot of the aircraft made an emergency landing at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2008. Valverde is assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Davidson
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| U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Wren, commander Task Force 70, observes flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington with members of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 18, 2008. The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group is conducting bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces to increase interoperability and strengthen their maritime partnership.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John J. Mike
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| A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-1 guides a convoy onto Camp Shelby. Miss., Nov. 8, 2008. The battalion is participating in field training exercise "Operation Desert Justice." The exercise tests the battalion's capabilities in a contingency environment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Sembrat climbs aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey after a boat officer training evolution in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 8, 2008. Monterey and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group are conducting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Remus Borisov
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| U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Walter Navarro discusses security with a local Iraqi resident, Nov. 11, 2008, in the Hayy Jihad community of the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. Navarro is an armor crew member from Washington, D.C., assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brent Williams
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| Lance Cpl. Kenny Wilson of Kingston Upon Hill, British Territorial Army, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, draws a crowd of children during an International Security Assistance Force patrol around, Afghanistan, Kabul, Nov. 16, 2008. International Security Assistance Force is assisting the Afghan government in extending and exercising authority and influence across the country, creating the conditions for stabilization and reconstruction.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Laura K. Smith
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| Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W, Casey Jr., talks with a patient about his experiences at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 17, 2008.
DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Martin Uresti fires a signal flare from an observation tower, Nov. 15, 2008, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Several security forces airmen were practicing their proficiency deploying signal and illumination flares. Uresti is a security forces apprentice with the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ranstad, right, a sniper, leads a fire team of Air Force joint terminal air controllers in search of a high-value target during an exercise in support of Allied Strike II at U.S. Army Garrison, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combine U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| 11/18/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erin McPherson high-fives children at Knott's Berry Farm, Nov. 15, 2008, in Los Angeles. McPherson is a vocalist of the Air National Guard Band of The Southwest. The band is performing during Air Force Week Los Angeles, which is an event designed to educate the local population about the Air Force's capabilities and missions through various activities and exhibitions all over the Los Angeles area.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios
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| Payton Smoot, 4, clutches her father, 2nd Lt. Robert Smoot of Indiana's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who just returned from Iraq at the new Indianapolis International Airport, Nov. 12, 2008. Soldiers loaded on buses bound for Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center for demobilization processes shortly after the ceremony.
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| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Torrance, passenger noncommissioned officer, LS Platoon, Transportation Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion (Reinforced), 1st Marine Logistics Group, straps a cargo net to secure luggage to a pallet at the Joint Air Cargo Operations Terminal, at al Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2008. With several new additions and attention to customer service, the servicemembers at Camp Taqaddum’s JACOT are working to make it an easier stay for passengers.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. M. P. Shelato
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| U.S. Marines assigned to a battalion landing team with Whiskey Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit engage popup targets during a live-fire trench clearing exercise in Cherokee Valley of the Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, South Korea, Nov. 13, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Rodriguez
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| 11/17/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Noe Lujan, right, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Arcilla erect an OE-254 antenna at the system-tactical communications center at Forward Operating Base Zero at Camp Shelby, Miss., Nov. 3., 2008. The sailors are assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| 11/17/2008 |
| The Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs Nov. 14, 2008, at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles for the opening ceremonies for Air Force Week-Los Angeles. Other Air Force Week events included flyovers, interactive expos and performances by the Air Force band. Air Force Week-Los Angeles runs from Nov. 14, 2008 to Nov. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Matthew Guncheon shows Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright a cross at the chapel at Combat Outpost Summers, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The cross was made out of scrap metal by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Bristow and Cpl. Meral Smith.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright thanks soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. The Guardsmen provided security for the general during his visit to Iraq.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright listens to Lt. Col. Michael Shrout, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division during a stop at Combat Outpost Cahill, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Cartwright visited the outpost to learn about operations and see living conditions.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with wounded warriors prior to the start of the Navy vs. Notre Dame football game in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2008. Notre Dame won, 27-21.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walk out onto the field to participate in the coin toss prior to the start of the Navy vs. Notre Dame football game in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2008. Notre Dame won, 27-21.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak with U.S. Navy midshipmen prior to the start of the Navy vs. Notre Dame football game in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2008. The Fighting Irish defeated the midshipmen, 27-21.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Senegalese soldiers practice exiting the ramp of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 in Bamako, Mali on Nov. 12, 2008. The soldiers are participating in Operation Flintlock on Nov. 16, 2008. Operation Flintlock is a multilateral military exercise to further the training and proficiencies of participating nations across the Trans-Saharan region while fostering collaborative communication and coordination skills.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholas Hernandez
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| U.S. Army Cpl. Matt Andrews talks with actor "shopkeepers" in Madina Wasl, a simulated city at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 8, 2008,The National Training Center provides soldiers with pre-deployment training, combat skills and maneuvers vital for survival during their time abroad. Andrews is an assistant team leader with the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Trujillo
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| The littoral combat ship USS Freedom sails into the mouth of the Buffalo River toward Buffalo Naval Park for a scheduled port visit in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2008. The USS Freedom will make other port calls as the ship continues to the Naval Amphibious Bass Little Creek, Va.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright asks U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Buzbee a question about medical equipment during a visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2008. Cartwright toured the facility to check on health care for wounded servicemembers.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 11/17/2008 |
| Co-host Victor Hurtado, left, co-host GeNienne Samuels, a former Washington Redskins cheerleader; Joyce Dodson, an Army veteran and family member from Bamberg, Germany; and Fatima McElveen, an Army Family member from Fort Campbell, Ky., react when Samuels announces Dodson as the winner of the 2008 Operation Rising Star military singing contest Nov. 14 at Wallace Theater on Fort Belvoir, Va. McElveen was runner-up.
U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a press availability at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2008. Mullen discussed the release of his new guidance to the Joint Staff, the Status of Forces Agreement in Iraq and piracy issues around the Horn of Africa.
DoD photo by U. S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 11/17/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents an award to outgoing Chief National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum during the Chief National Guard Bureau transition ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2008.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| A landing craft air cushion exits the well deck of the USS Peleliu and turns toward the coast of Southern California to disembark Marines at Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a scheduled six-month deployment, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| U.S. Army soldiers perform a presence patrol and check on security checkpoints in the area of Hamadia, in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 05, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's 2nd platoon, Company C, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell
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| An F-15E Strike eagle conducts a mission over Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2008. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thor White provides fire support and security during the bilateral amphibious training exercise Korean Incrimental Training Program 2009, Pohang, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2008. White is an assistant gunner with the 1st Marine Regiment's Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Wicks
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| U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol down Spruce Street handing out flags, leaflets and hanging signs in the Saydiyah community, of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| A two-ship A-10 Thunderbolt II formation flies a combat mission over Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2008. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| A U.S. Air Force airman guides a fully armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at an air base in Southwest Asia, Nov. 5, 2008. The airman is assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette
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| Fatiima McElveen, left, an Army dependent attending Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro,Tenn., listens to a judge's critique of her performance of "At Last" alongside Operation Rising Star host GeNienne Samuels, a former Washington RedskinsCheerleader, during the final round of competion, Nov. 13, 2008, at WallaceTheater on Fort Belvoir, Va.
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| A B-1B bomber is parked on the flight line at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 29, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Matthew Flynn
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| U.S. Navy Airman Ashley Ordorica sights an incoming target during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee
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| Victor Hurtado (front with microphone), reigning Operation Rising Star Spc. Richard Sianoya (center) of Fort Irwin, Calif., and host GeNienne Samuels, a former Washington Redskins cheerleader, dance with the finalists in the 2008 Operation Rising Star military singing contest, Oct. 13, 2008, at Wallace Theater on Fort Belvoir, Va.
U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright talks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Chase during a visit to Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2008. Chase, deputy commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, gave updates to operations in the area.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright steps off a C-130 during a visit to Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2008. Cartwright brought USO entertainers to meet troops, take pictures with them and sign autographs.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright re-enlists U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Lyons in an executive compartment aboard a C-17 over Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2008. Lyons is a C-17 crew chief assigned to the 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody smiles during her promotion to general, where she was pinned by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey, left, and her husband, Craig Brotchie, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 14, 2008. Dunwoody made history as the nation's first four-star female officer.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Hal Dunwoody proudly waves to his daughter, Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, during her promotion ceremony, Nov. 14, 2008, at the Pentagon, where she became the first four-star female officer. Hal Dunwoody is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody thanks Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during her promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 14, 2008, where she became the nation's first four-star female officer.
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| Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey, left, administers the oath of office to Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody during her promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 14, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, receives applause for her promotion to general by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., and her husband Craig Brotchie at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Nov. 14, 2008. Dunwoody is the first woman to reach the rank of four-star general in the history of the United States military.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with newly promoted Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, at her promotion ceremony in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2008. Dunwoody is the first woman to reach the rank of four-star general in the history of the United States military.
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| A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deploys flares during a flight over Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2008. The squadron is deployed to Bagram Air Base.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| Hospital corpsmen assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, prepare their field medical bags at Camp Barber, Afghanistan, Nov. 10, 2080.
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Anderson embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, Georgetown, Guyana, Nov. 12, 2008, cleans mud from a drill bit used to drill holes for new light poles at East Ruimveldt Community Center during the humanitarian and civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emmitt J. Hawks
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, middle front, poses for a group photo with the Greater Lake County Young Marines from Ohio during their visit to the Pentagon Nov. 14, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks through an honor cordon with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Pentagon, Nov. 14, 2008. The two met to discuss bilateral defense issues.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright thanks airmen at the 455th Expeditionary Group for their work during a visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2008. Cartwright toured the group's hospital to learn about health care for wounded servicemembers.
DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Elaine D. Harmon walks through the "Fly Girls of World War II" exhibit during the exhibit's opening Nov. 14, 2008, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va. Harmon is a former member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, program. The WASP were the first U.S. military-trained women pilots.
DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a press conference after the Tallinn High-Level NATO-Ukraine Consultations in Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 13, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Standing by on a hill top, soldiers with the 101st Division Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division watch as two Chinook helicopters fly in to take them back to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers searched a small village in the valley below for improvised explosive device-making materials and facilities.
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| Ambulatory patients depart a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. Two Iraqi doctors from Iraq's Ministry of Defense accompanied an aeromedical evacuation mission to study U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation procedures so that they can establish an aeromedical evacuation service for the Iraqi air force.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright meets with firefighters during a visit to Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2008. Cartwright is on an eight-day, five-country visit to see troops.
DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Air Force airmen and their interpreter accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol in the Al-Bayaa community to discuss the overall progress of their mission in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol down Spruce Street handing out flags, leaflets and hanging signs in the Saydiyah community, of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 flies above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan before a final approach to make an arrested landing, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz
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| U.S. Navy sailors are lifted from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and transported over the Gulf of Oman during a special patrol insertion and extraction exercise, Nov. 7, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon 222.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Lockwood
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| Iraqi children swarm around U.S. airmen as they accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol in the Al-Bayaa community, of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| President George W. Bush joined by former astronauts Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, left, and Scott Carpenter, stand together during a moment of silence after tossing a memorial wreath Nov. 11, 2008 from the deck of the USS Intrepid into the Hudson River, during a Veterans Day tribute in New York.
White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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| President George W. Bush is presented a piece of the flight deck of the USS Intrepid by Mike Hallahan, left, president of the United War Veterans Council of New York, also joined by military aide U.S. Navy Lt.Cmdr. Clay Beers, during the rededication ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis Klein talks with his flight medic prior to takeoff from Asad Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2008. Klein is a crew chief from the Minnesota Army National Guard, C Company 2-211 General Support Aviation Battalion Air Ambulance attached to 3rd Marine Air Wing.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lynette Hoke
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| President George W. Bush gives remarks in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2008, at the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| Iraqi children greet U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi National Police officers during a cordon and "knock" mission in the Thawra neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Henry Murphy provides overwatch security for Iraqi National Police officers conducting a cordon and "knock" mission to introduce themselves to the residents of the Thawra neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft waits for takeoff as an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle passes overhead on Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 4, 2008. The airmen, assigned to the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, have teamed with Marines for a joint training exercise on the base.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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| U.S. Army soldiers search the outside remains of a destroyed building in Muqdadyah, Iraq, Nov 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. The team is partnering with the Iraqi Army to clear the Muqdadyah area and disrupt Al-Qaeda networks and weapons caches in and around the Muqdadyah area.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bobby L. Allen Jr.
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| U.S. Air Force airmen accompany Iraqi police officers on a walking patrol down Spruce Street handing out flags and leaflets, and hanging signs in the Saydiyah community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ranstad, right leads a fire team of Air Force joint terminal air controllers in search of a high-value target during an exercise in support of Allied Strike II at U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combine U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Taylor, left and Sgt. Matthew West talk to Iraqi children in Iskandariyah, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. The sergeants and fellow soldiers are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer James Wagner
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| President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses his remarks in honor of Veteran's Day Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| U.S. Army Capt. Timothy O'Donnell, right, and Lt. Col. Paul Donovan discuss the placement of development projects in the Hisarek District in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2008. O'Donnell and Donovan are assigned to the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team. The PRT is made up of soldiers and airmen from around the world and is charged with assisting the provincial government in improving security, governance and reconstruction.
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. Doughton shakes hands with an Iraqi soldier as he hands him an award for excellence in training at the Bessimayah Range, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. Doughton is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chase Kincaid
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| Navajo women military veterans were honored for their service to the United States during a Veterans Day observance held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va., Nov. 11, 2008.
DoD photo by Gerry J. Gilmore
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| Military working dog Laika jumps through a window as her handler U.S. Navy Seaman Logan McMichael leads her through the K-9 obstacle course, Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 12, 2008. Laika, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, is a Navy patrol/explosive dog. The military working dogs' unique capabilities are used by military police to defend bases and resources, and to help enforce military laws and regulations.
U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley
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| U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joshua Christian distributes flyers and meets with local Iraqis in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. Christian and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. The flyers included information about cholera and wanted insurgents.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Zandria Curran, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur, plays with a child at the Fukuoka Kodomo no Ie Children's Home in Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 8, 2008. Sailors assigned to the ship are visiting the children's home as part of a community relations project.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brock A. Taylor
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| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mary Hojek uses her lunch break to interact with children at the St. Jude's School for Girls during the humanitarian and civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 5, 2008. The Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Tobago and Guyana.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Ernest Scott
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| U.S. Army Spc. Alex Simpson, a sniper, provides rear cover for U.S. Air Force joint terminal air controllers in an urban warfare scenario during exercise Allied Strike II at Hohenfels Army Garrison, Germany, Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combined U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers
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| Parade onlookers wave American flags and signs as U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan march in the annual New York Veterans Day parade, Nov. 11, 2008. The USS Bataan is in New York for a week of community relations projects, daily tours and support for the reopening of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kleynia R. McKnight
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks with the Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip, Nov. 12, 2008. Gates is in Estonia for Ukraine-related NATO consultations. During meetings with Ansip, Gates reiterated the U.S. position that nations on Russia’s periphery who want better relations with the West do not present threats to Russia.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Tallinn, Estonia , Nov. 12, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| A U.S. Air Force airman, accompanying Iraqi police officers, watches an Iraqi boy "pop a wheelie" while on patrol in the Al Bayaa community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2008. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright poses for a photo with an airman during a visit to Osan Air Base, Korea, Nov. 12, 2008. Cartwright took a USO show to visit Osan, Kunsan Air Base and Camp Casey.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Iraqi police officers perform martial arts kicks and moves taught to them by Coalition Forces during the Mosul Police Security Academy graduation, Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by SGT Kani Ronningen
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher McCain crosses over a creek while an Iraqi army soldier provides security in Diyala River valley, Iraq, Nov. 2, 2008. McCain and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, which is working with the Iraqi army to clear the valley of weapons caches.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bobby L Allen Jr.
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| U.S. Army Lt. Col. McKenna assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, talks to district generals for the city of Solomon Pak, Iraq,, Oct. 31, 2008, after a meeting to discuss local agriculture.
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| A U.S. Army soldier shaves before participating in a security patrol, from Forward Operating Base Falcon, near the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 03, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| Two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters land after completing their mission on Camp Taji Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008. The Apache crews are assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Dangel
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| Vice President Richard B. Cheney places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Veterans Day Ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 11, 2008.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Left to right: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates render honors during the national anthem at the beginning of a Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 11, 2008.
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| Thousands of people including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, gather at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to attend a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2008.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Thousands gather at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, including members of the U.S. Military Vets, to attend a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2008.
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| A World War II veteran carries a ceremonial flag during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2008.
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| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Graper, 354th Fighter Wing commander, during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2008. Cartwright took a USO tour to visit Alaska bases, including Eielson, Fort Greeley, Fort Wainwright and Clear Air Force Station.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Visitors gather around the Vietnam Women's Memorial as part of the Veteran's Day Observance at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. The event also marks the 15th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Memorial opening.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| Robert Looney, director of the Bangkok District Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, administers the oath of naturalization to 77 servicemembers on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2008.
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| U.S. military veterans render honors at the Vietnam War Memorial, Nov. 11, 2008, in Washington, D.C., as part of the 15th Anniversary Commemoration at the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| The U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Bill Wood gives a certificate of naturalization to U.S. Army Spc. Carol Bell and 76 other servicemembers on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2008.
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| Gold Star Mothers, who suffered the loss of a son or daughter killed while serving in the military, joined thousands at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., for a Veterans Day ceremony and the 15th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, Nov. 11, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| A group of delayed entry program recruits follows behind a truck full of U.S. Navy sailors during the Veterans Day Parade, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 8, 2008. The parade was one of the main events in the Orlando Navy Week, which is designed to raise awareness of the service in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin R. Thorpe
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| U.S. Army soldiers escort U.S. State Department officials back to their vehicles after a meeting with Baghdad Council members as Iraqi soldiers provide security around the perimeter in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 06, 2008. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
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| U.S. Airmen group together for a prayer, Nov. 4, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Falcon. The prayer is a tradition for the airmen, prior to heading out on their daily Police Transition Team missions in the Abu T'shir area of Baghdad where they partner with their Iraq Police counterparts. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron currently assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Marines march past the Marine Corps War Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the 233rd Marine Corps birthday, Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2008. The sculpture of five Marines and a Navy Corpsman raising an American flag atop Mount Siribachi commemorates the 6,800 servicemembers who died capturing the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien
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| U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Revers carries in boxes of school supplies during a "Good Neighbor Mission" at the Sahaba Primary School in the Tamooz neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 2nd Platoon, Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| U.S. Army soldiers enjoy a flag football game on Forward Operating Base Falcon, in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Army soldiers perform a presence patrol through the streets of Hamadia, in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Squad, 3rd platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell
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| U.S. Army soldiers perform a search of houses during the evening in the area of Hamadia, in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 04, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell
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| U.S. Army soldier provides over-watch security for Iraqi National Police officers conducting a cordon and "knock" mission to introduce themselves to the residents of Thawra neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, MRAP, sits outside the Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2008. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| U.S. Army soldiers survey the area from a roof top in a small village in Bamyan province, eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 101st Division Special Troops Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Will Daniels compares notes with Romanian army Lt. Col. Vasile Vreme, the commander of the 341st Infantry Battalion, during an observation mission Nov. 4, 2008, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Daniels is a forward observer in the Long Knife Brigade's combat observation and lasing team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Will Daniels and Pfc. Justin Dreyer scan the horizon for possible criminals using night vision goggles and a thermal imaging rangefinder the evening of Nov. 4, 2007. The pair went on a mission with the Romanian army's 341st Infantry Battalion stationed at Contingency Operating Base Adder, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. Daniels and Dreyer are forward observers in the Long Knife Brigade's combat observation and lasing team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Creighton Holub
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| U.S. Army soldiers patrol a small village during an air assault mission in Bamyan province, eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 101st Division Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez
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| U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the USO Salute to Our Troops Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks to the media prior to attending the USO Salute to Our Troops Gala, American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2008. Sponsored by Microsoft and the Metropolitan New York and the USO of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., the Veterans Day weekend events aims to recognize and thank the military community for their service.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. talks with Marines along the sidelines at the Meadowlands during halftime of the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams game on Military Appreciation Day, East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 9, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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| Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. meets Brett Favre from the New York Jets during the coin toss on the field at the Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 9, 2008. The New York Jets took on the St. Louis Rams on Military Appreciation Day.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Vilalovos
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| Riding the first motorcycle in the group, Army Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, III Corps and Fort Hood commander, arrives at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery for a veterans memorial ceremony, Nov. 7, 2008. Nearly 1,200 Phantom Thunder riders participated in the day's events.
U.S. Army photo by Chris Haug
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| Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, applauds the 25 wounded warriors in the audience at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Nov. 8, 2008. The 25 warriors were joined by nearly 5,000 other servicemembers and their families for a special preview of the theater’s "Christmas Spectacular," featuring the Rockettes. The special preview of the show was open to servicemembers and their families courtesy of Microsoft.
DoD photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| U.S. Marines perform stretching exercises after maneuvering an obstacle course in Taqaddum, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Naval Construction Regiment. The obstacle course is designed to help the Marines learn to work as a team while challenging them physically.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James D. Wilkins
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Yanez directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the
into the helo-hole on the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 25, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa
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| A U.S. Army soldier aims his weapon down range toward his target during qualification day at the range on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Oct. 26, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kimberly Johnson
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| A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard worker cleans a section of a steam-powered catapult track aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is undergoing routine maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Everett, Wash., following a seven-month deployment, Oct. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| The sun reflects colors of the rainbow off the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet as U.S. Navy Seaman Benjamin Olegario cleans it on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, under way in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008. Olegario is responsible for the aircraft until it is turned over to the pilot.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| 11/9/2008 |
| An Iraqi boy shows off his soccer skills for U.S. and Iraqi troops conducting a patrol in Al Muhandiseen, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2008. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adrienne Brammer, left, of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, captured the moment on video.
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| U.S. Marines aboard new Bell UH-1Y helicopter fly toward the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 2, 2008. Boxer is the first ship in the fleet to have the new helicopter aboard as part of its rotary wing aircraft augmentation for a scheduled deployment early next year.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker
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| A member of the U.S. Air Force walks pact an LC-130 Hercules aircraft on an improvised ice runway at Davis Station, Antarctica, Nov. 3, 2008. A U.S. and Australian medical team moved an injured Australian civilian aboard the aircraft from the camp to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, Nov. 5. The mission was flown as part of Operation Deep Freeze, commanded by U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica on Hickam Air Force, Hawaii.
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Laura Vasher stick welds metal aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 6, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Oliver Cole
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| An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2008. The close air support jet can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions and its 30mm cannon, which is capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| U.S. Army Maj. Stephen Capehart, left, speaks with members of the Iraqi National Police following the town hall opening ceremony in Mayssaibb, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2008. Capehart is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wendy Wyman
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Lopez, left, looks at a digital photo with an Iraqi National Police officer, near the Abu T'shir National Police Headquarters in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008. Lopez is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Army soldiers of the10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008. The soldiers are heading back toward the United States after serving a 15-month deployment in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Randi Flaugh
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| Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks before a “Salute to the Troops” event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Nov. 9, 2008. The event featured the Rockettes performing in the famous venue’s annual Christmas Spectacular.
DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Dominic Magne and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Reinhold, enjoy a day at the Phoenix Zoo, Oct. 30, 2008. The second-grader, who has leukemia, and the F-16 pilot have remained friends since Dominic first visited the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz., last year to fulfill his dream of becoming a fighter pilot.
Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson
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| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Black, an AV-8B Harrier aircraft power line mechanic assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 513 out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., inspects his aircraft prior to taking off from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 4, 2008. The Marines are executing joint- and high-altitude forward base operations alongside MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles in preparation for deployment to Southwest Asia.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.
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| U.S. Marines speak to residents during a patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam
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| Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conduct a flight mission over Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| U.S. Marine Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, uses a traditional saber to cut the Marine Corps birthday cake. The Corps celebrated its 233rd birthday in the newly-opened Marine Corps Corridor in the Pentagon, Nov. 7, 2008. Guests included Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter, more than 100 Marines, sailors, civilians and other members of the joint staff. The Marine Corps was founded Nov. 10, 1775.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski
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| A sailor directs an F/A-18 Hornet to a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 3, 2008. The Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| The U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division band perform songs during Operation Iron Tuba, for local Iraqi people of Balad, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| Betsy Hiel, a journalist with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, meets with Iraqi soldiers and policemen at National Police Headquarters 172, located in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez checks the results of the U.S. presidential election, Nov. 5, 2008, while wearing protective gear during an operational readiness exercise at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Ruiz
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| The Pearl Harbor re-enactment of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" fills the sky with smoke as a Japanese Zero streaks by behind an F-22 Raptor during AirFest 2008 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 1, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Robbin Cresswell
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| Chaplain (Lt.) Russel Martin, center, fires a 240-B automatic weapon during small weapons training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Oean, Nov. 4, 2008. Boxer is conducting training exercises in the Pacific Ocean preparing for a deployment scheduled for early next year.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker
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| Seaman Apprentice Jacob Halfen performs corrosion preventative maintenance aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Persian Gulf, Nov. 5, 2008. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann
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| 11/7/2008 |
| Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong crosses a rope bridge during a visit to the Naval Special Warfare Center at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Nov. 4, 2008. Armstrong toured the facility and completed the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs obstacle course.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. Beauchamp
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Curran keeps a close eye on activities outside the wire on Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2008. Curran is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, a close precision engagement team that provides enhanced observation for base defense.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Randi Flaugh
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| U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Darien Matthews, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu, meets his son for the first time during the ship's homecoming ceremony on a pier in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 4, 2008. The USS Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group returned to San Diego following a six-month deployment in support of U.S. Marine Corps and maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah E. Bitter
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| Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, Indiana National Guard adjutant general, greets Master Sgt. Karolyn Peeler upon her return from deployment to Iraq , Nov. 5, 2008. Peeler serves as the judge advocate general noncommissioned officer in charge with the Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The brigade's Iraqi deployment marked the largest Indiana Guard deployment since World War II.
Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry
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| Army Chief Warrant Officer Nicole Carmody hugs her daughters, Kayleigh, left, and Justess, right, Nov. 5, 2008, upon her return from Iraq. Carmody is a military personnel technicial with the Indiana National Guard's Headquarters Company, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. During the brigade's deployment, it supported security missions, aerial reconnaissance missions, presence patrols, convoy escorts, and high profile reconstruction efforts to the Iraqi economy.
Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry
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| Morris Waltemath hugs his son Indiana National Guard Lt. Col. Ross Waltemath upon the soldier's return from Iraq, Nov. 5, 2008 as Ross Waltemath's daughters, Victoria, left and Madison, right, watch. Waltemath serves as the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's personnel officer.
Indiana National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry
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| Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong participates in a Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs obstacle course at the Naval Special Warfare Center at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Nov. 4, 2008, while touring the facility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. Beauchamp
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the Soldiers' Angels Gala, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2008. Soldiers' Angels is a nonprofit group that sends letters, care packages, and comfort items to the deployed; supports their families at home; provides assistance to the wounded and continuing support for veterans after they return.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Soldiers, sailors airmen and Marines are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, some with wounds so serious that they would not have survived in wars past. Remarkably modern medicine, changing policies and pure grit have combined to allow many of these severely wounded to recover and return to active duty. Follow their journeys in the American Forces Press Service’s new special report "Staying Power."
DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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| Amphibious assault vehicles from a battalion landing team with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct an amphibious landing rehearsal from USS Denver during Korean Incremental Training Program '09 in Pohang, South Korea, Nov. 5, 2008. The amphibious landing was conducted to provide Republic of Korea military with the sustained capability to respond to future contingencies from ship to shore.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Spinella
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| Two P-51 Mustangs make a pass over AirFest 2008 at Lackland Air Force Base's Kelly Field Annex, Texas, Oct. 31, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lance Cheung
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Bryson, stationed aboard USS Kearsarge, teaches Sister Helena at the Carmelite Sister Convent how to surf the Internet in Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 3, 2008. Kearsarge is the primary platform for the Caribbean phase of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission involving the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad, Tobago and Guyana.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Josua Adam Nuzzo
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| U.S. Marine Sgt. Charlie Peek reviews the passenger flight manifest roster, at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 2, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. The Marines and Iraqi Security Forces were conducting a joint operation in their area of responsibility.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey T. Campbell
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| U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jason Wells holds the battalion guidon during a guidon retirement ceremony on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 2, 2008. Wells and fellow Marines are assigned to Civil Affairs Detachment 2, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. The ceremony marks the Civil Affairs Detachment's designation back to their parent unit, Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Albert F. Hunt
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| A C-17 Globemaster III prepares for takeoff at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 3, 2008. Ramstein officials handle more than 85 aircraft operations daily.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanks a group of top-rated teachers who work for the Defense Department's Dependent School System for their service during their visit to his Pentagon office, Nov. 6, 2008. Each teacher was selected as "Teacher of the Year" in his or her school district.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| A U.S. Navy sailor waits to transport a team of medics to the USS Kearsarge on a landing craft mechanized amphibious unit in support of Operation Continuing Promise 2008, in Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 4, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo
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| A British soldier lays cables on top of a protective wall during the evening hours at the Basra Operations Center, Basra, Iraq, Nov. 1, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danae Eskridge and Senior Airman Alexandra Olsen, embarked aboard USS Kearsarge, admire a newborn baby while checking in patients at the Couva District Health Facility during Continuing Promise 2008, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 3, 2008. The USS Kearsarge is the primary platform for the Caribbean phase of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Wollman
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| U.S. Marine Maj. Scott Packard directs two Republic of Korea marines during an amphibious training exercise in Pohang, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2008. The exercise is an annual training event for Korean and U.S. forces.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Wicks
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| U.S. Marines practice an assault Hwajinri beach by land and air using amphibious assault vehicles and helicopters during an amphibious landing as part of the 2009 Korean Incremental Training Program in Pohang, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Wicks
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| The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, far right, stands by as plane guard for the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as the sun sets over the horizon in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter descends to the flight deck during operations to disembark Marines after a scheduled six-month deployment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Will Fout stops by a checkpoint to see if Iraqi army soldiers manning the post need supplies or equipment as he patrols in the city of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2008. Fout and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Command Security Detachment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell
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| A U.S. Army soldier walks with children outside the Jabella market in Jabella, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Wagner
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| Project HOPE volunteer Anne Gadomski, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, examines a child at the Phillips Children Home during a medical clinic as part of the Caribbean phase of the humanitarian/civic assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008, Oct. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Nuzzo
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| U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Lindsey Maddox reads to children at a daycare center in the Carribean where engineers from the USS Kearsarge are making renovations as part of Continuing Promise 2008, Oct. 30, 2008. Maddox is temporarily assigned to the USS Kearsarge. Continuing Promise 2008 is a multi-national humanitarian effort.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gina Wollman
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| A U.S. Marine gazes at his child on Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., upon his return home from a seven-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 Reinforced.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton
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| Soldiers help each other through concertina wire while on patrol in Tarmiyah, an area located northwest of Baghdad, Nov. 5, 2008. They are assigned to the 4th Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment “Golden Dragons,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Martin and Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Null take part in a presence patrol during Joint Services Training Operations-10 on Camp Attebury, Ind., Nov. 2, 2008. Joint Services Training Operations-10 is participating in a month-long training cycle with the U.S. Army preparing for an individual augmentee deployment with the Naval Special Warfare Command supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Keith Jones
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| U.S. Marines fire mortars at enemy targets from Forward Operating Base Now Zad in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nate Tennyson tackles the 823rd Red Horse Squadron's obstacle course during a Silver Flag exercise on Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 2, 2008. Silver Flag provides contingency training in which airmen from various career fields train and interact in a realistic environment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Salomon
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| U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, shakes hands with Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak before meeting with him and other Afghan officials at Defense Ministry headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2008. It is the general's first visit to Afghanistan as the new Centcom chief.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Graham
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin Connery helps Maj. Erik Knauff buckle into an A-10 Thunderbolt II on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2008. Connery is a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron A-10 crew chief and Knauff is a flight safety officer and pilot.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chuck Bunch, left, retrieves a bass caught by Senior Airman Marcus Creason during the Fishing for Freedom V contest, Oct. 25, 2008, at Choke Canyon, Texas. Thirty-three injured servicemembers participated in the event.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jack Braden
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Hardin stops to buy food from a market in Jabella, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. Hardin is assigned to the 230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by James Wagner
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move to their next target house as they sweep a small village during Operation Syme in Tikrit, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Operation Syme is an air assault operation targeting insurgent fighters in the desert areas west of Tikrit.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny
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| 11/5/2008 |
| A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1 conducts an amphibious landing rehearsal from the USS Harpers Ferry during Korean Incremental Training Program '09, in Pohang, Republic of Korea, Nov. 5, 2008. The amphibious landing provides the Republic of Korea military the sustained capability to respond to future contingencies from ship to shore.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Spinella
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cindy R. Skinner uses a telescopic alidade to make reports on surface contacts aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 5, 2008. The USS Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group. Skinner is an operations specialist.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Scott M. Comstock fills a fuel bladder at the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Forward Arming and Refueling Point, Oct. 26, 2008, in the Middle East. Comstock is a bulk fuel specialist with the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-264, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron J. Rock
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| 11/5/2008 |
| Two F/A-18F Super Hornets are raised up to the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt via the aircraft elevator, while the ship is under way in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John K. Hamilton
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| 11/5/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Robert Weiss holds his MCU-2P gas mask in place while a fellow Seabee tightens his overhood during a chemical, biological and radiological warfare drill on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss., Oct. 24, 2008. Weiss is a utilitiesman constructionman apprentice assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| 11/4/2008 |
| An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron performs deck landing qualifications aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh to prepare for Hong Kong Search and Rescue Exercise 2008, Oct. 26, 2008. The annual exercise involves units from the United States, Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.
U.S. Navy photo by Michael Watkins
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John H. Holscher performs a dental exam on an Iraqi girl in Border Fort, Nine, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. G.P.Ingersoll
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, left, commanding general, Multinational Forces Iraq, and Lt. Col. Joseph McGee walk through the streets to visit local citizens in Samarra, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. McGee is the commander of the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battaltion, 327th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Marines and sailors struggle to defeat the opposing team in the tug-of-war competition on Camp Baharia, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. The Marines and sailors, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are participating in the "Charlie Company Olympics," a physical and mental event that includes ammo can runs, mud crawls, weapons disassembly and tests of military knowledge.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey T. Campbell
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| 11/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Marine runs to the finish line with an ammo can in hand, at Camp Baharia, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. The Marines and Sailors from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, are participating in the "Charlie Company Olympics," a physical and mental event that included ammo can runs, push-ups, mud crawls, weapons disassembly, and tests of their military knowledge.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Geoffrey T. Campbell
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| 11/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier's reflection appears in a puddle as he patrols along side Iraqi soldiers in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier shakes hands with an Iraqi soldier standing security watch at a school in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The U.S. soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adam Collins helps an Iraqi man take home a box of food, clothing and school supplies in Mamoon, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008. Collins is assigned to the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier chats with a member of the Sons of Iraq, a citizen security group, at a security checkpoint in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/4/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier greets an Iraqi woman carrying a bag in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Jose Aguirre-Delgado receives an American flag from Lori Pietropaoli, deputy district director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Rome District Office, Nov. 4, 2008, during a U.S. citizenship ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher M. Gaylord
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| 11/4/2008 |
| One-hundred eighty-six U.S. servicemembers from across Iraq became American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Nov. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher M. Gaylord
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| A Latvian and an Afghan soldier participate in Operational Mentor and Liaison Team training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 4, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Shannon Gregory
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Clayborn, Staff Sgt. Mervie Dotson, Tech. Sgt. Eric Miner, Senior Airman Christian Crespo and Airman 1st Class Gregory Hayes drain a hose on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2008. All five are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Navy seamen move an AV-8B Harrier II jet toward the aft elevator aboard the USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 31, 2008. The USS Boxer is conducting an exercise in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for a deployment early next year.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker
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| 11/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers patrol with Iraqi soldiers in the Doura community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 11/4/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright and his wife, Sandee, visit with a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Nov. 4, 2008. Cartwright traveled to the center to meet with wounded warriors and check on their care.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 11/3/2008 |
| An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Cougars" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 performs an arrested landing onto the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, Indian Ocean, Oct. 20, 2008. With the sun setting over the Indian Ocean, this is one of the last recoveries Ronald Reagan will do to close out their daylight flight cycle.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Allen Armstrong watches the streets while on patrol, from his gunner's turret, Autel, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2008. Armstrong and fellow soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment. The 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, conducts patrols to stay in contact with the Iraqi leadership in and around the city of Autel.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Owen
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| 11/3/2008 |
| Darren Schmittler cleans a section of a steam-powered catapult track aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Everett, Wash., Oct. 30, 2008. The ship is undergoing regular maintenance after returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Gavin Shwan and his interpreter visit with the Mayor of Hammam Al Alill, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2008. Shwan and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Troop G, 2nd Squadron,
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/3/2008 |
| Crew members from the USS New Hampshire practice manning the ship during commissioning ceremony rehearsals at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, Oct., 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickman
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an air assault mission on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Nov. 1, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 101st Division Special Troop Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Scott Davis
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| 11/3/2008 |
| The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits San Diego Bay, Oct. 29, 2008. The USS Boxer is preparing for an upcoming deployment early next year.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Brandenburg
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Tyler, left, re-enlists Staff Sgt. Andrew Petrulis, Explosive Ordnance Division craftsman, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2008. Petrulis' teammates took advantage of a training opportunity to time the "fireball" detonation at a safe distance to make the reenlistment a more memorable event for their comrade. Tyler and Petrulis are assigned to the 755th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordinance Disposal Operating Location.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. and Chilean pararescue airmen jump from the back of a C-17 Globemaster III near Iquiqui, Chile as part of Operation Southern Partner, Oct. 29, 2008. Operation Southern Partner is an in-depth, two-week subject matter exchange emphasizing partnership, cooperation and sharing of information with partner nation's air forces in Latin America.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy Santana
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lee Fortner demonstrates how to build a model airplane to children at an orphanage, Santiago, Chile, Oct. 30, 2008. Fortner is assigned to the 355th Maintenance Group and is one of about 70 airmen participating in Operation Southern Partner, an outreach program spanning four South American countries.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Roy Santana
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tony Gross, left, and Airman 1st Class Laurence Tognetti, right, stand guard in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a readiness exercise on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 1, 2008. Gross is assigned to the 354th Security Forces Squadron and Tognetti is assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Nimmons and Iraqi army 2nd Lt. Ammar Hassin stop in a local store to meet with the owner during a joint operation patrol in Al Muhandiseen, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2008. Nimmons and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/3/2008 |
| Middle Eastern military forces disembark a U.S. Navy landing craft air cushioned during a live-fire rehearsal of the final exercise with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during Red Reef 2008 in the Middle East, Oct. 27, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell
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| A C-17 Globemaster III lands in Southwest Asia, Nov. 1, 2008. The C-17 performs tactical airlift and airdrop missions, transports passengers, delivers troop resupply and all types of cargo throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 11/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Nimmons leads a patrol with Iraqi soldiers in Al Muhandiseen, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| 11/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danny Lundberg provides security on a road while manning a checkpoint outside of Sadr City, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2008. Lundberg is assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua E. Powell
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| 11/2/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Holy Douangmala prepares to install munition safety pins on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on a hot cargo pad on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2008. Douangmala is a weapons load crew member is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The safety pins prevent unintentional deployment of munitions once the aircraft has landed.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 11/2/2008 |
| An Iraqi boy waves to U.S. Army Capt. Gavin Shwan during a patrol in Hammam Al Alill, Iraq, Oct. 27, 2008. Shwan is assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Troop G, 2nd Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano
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| U.S. Army soldiers are silhouetted in the early morning sun as they search a small village for anything suspicious during Operation Syme in Tikrit, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. Operation Syme was an air assault operation targeting insurgent fighters in the desert areas west of Tikrit.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny
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| 11/2/2008 |
| A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 31 to a catapult aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, under way in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 30, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flips a coin to see who get's the ball at the Army vs. Air Force football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2008. The U.S. Air Force Academy "Falcons" defeated the U.S. Military Academy "Black Knights" 16-7.
DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Air Force Academy quarterback Aster Clark attempts to avoid a tackle by U.S. Military Academy Black Knight defensive back Lowell Garthwaite in West Point, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2008. The Air Force defeated Army 16-7 in their annual gridiron battle.
DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 11/2/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Don Colbert, course director for the Air Force Expeditionary Center's Mobile Command, Control and Communications Systems Course, adjusts an antenna on the hard-sided expandable lightweight air mobile shelter in the mobility operations school's mobile C3 training facility on Fort Dix, N.J., Oct. 29, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
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| 11/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Megan Rieman, an optometrist embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, gives a Trinidadian man a general eye exam at a health facility during a humanitarian civic assistance mission in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct. 27, 2008. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission involving the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, France, Nicaragua, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyan
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William S. Parker
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| 11/2/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Jones assists a a student at the Complejo Educacional Esperanza School during a community outreach event in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 27, 2008. The outreach program is part of Operation Southern Partner, an exchange facilitated by U.S. Southern Command. Jones is an operations officer for the U.S. Military Group in Chile.
U.S. Embassy photo by Jose Nunos
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