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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Navy Airman Logan Judd, an aviation boatswain's mate, mans the hot-tractor station as an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 29, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Remus Borisov
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| 1/5/2009 |
| Soldier-Heroes who received the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star or Purple Heart enter the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 3, 2009, before the start of the Army-sponsored All-American Bowl all-star football contest. A total of 85 soldiers from active duty, the reserve and National Guard represented Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Army photo by Benjamin Faske
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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Marines hook a shipping container with more than 20,000 pounds of supplies to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Forward Operating Base Delaram, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2009. The Marines are assigned to Helicopter Support Team Marine. The supplies will be used to construct a forward operating base or combat outpost.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Juan D. Alfonso
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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Alysha Clark, a veterinary technician, wears a protective bite suit while helping train Nol, a military working dog, as Sgt. Alshawn Johnson, a military working dog handler, yells a command on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2008. Johnson is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson
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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Army soldiers make their way to a weapons cache that was discovered by fellow soldiers during a patrol south of Baqubah, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear/ Weapons Intelligence Team, Brigade Troops Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter J. Pels
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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tommy Ryan gives a thumbs up to children in the Hussaniyah town of the Istaqlal Qada, Iraq, after explaining the importance of reporting the location of illegal weapons during Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XXVI, Dec. 22, 2008. Ryan is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment,2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaco III
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| A landing craft air cushion prepares to embark aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 24, 2008. The USS San Antonio 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 3rd Class Brian Goodwin
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| U.S Army 1st Sgt. David Bernosky congratulates an Iraqi soldier on a job well done in Basra, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2009. Bernosky is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Karah Cohen
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| 1/5/2009 |
| U.S. Marines raise the American flag during the dedication ceremony for the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2009. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Security Detachment of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derren J. Mazza
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caroline Kraus, left, and Tech. Sgt. Carlos Sanchez remove an air cart hose from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft before its launch from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 30, 2008. Kraus and Sanchez are both assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Andersen and are deployed from Minot AFB, N.D.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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| 1/4/2009 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Amber Stephens greets Iraqi children near the site of one of three schools under construction in Budayr, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2008. Stephens is assigned to the 982nd Combat Camera Company.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| U.S. Marines wait for permission to fire their weapons during their test fire, Camp Baharia, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group. The company conducts a test fire of all weapons systems before every mission to ensure they are in working order and will fire when they are required.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler B. Barstow
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| 1/4/2009 |
| U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2008. The Marines are assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Pete Thibodeau
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| A U.S. Army parachutist drops in to deliver the game ball before the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl game between the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Houston at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Forth Worth, Texas, Dec. 31, 2008. The academy lost, 34-28.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| 1/4/2009 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Lauth walks along a flooded neighborhood while searching for illegal weapon caches in Istaqlal Qada’s Hussaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008. Lauth is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. JB Jaso
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| 1/4/2009 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Ansley provides security during a medical mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Ansley and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment. During the mission, Iraqi doctors provide free medical care to local Iraqi residents.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick
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| 1/2/2009 |
| U.S. Air Force Sgt. Eli "Doc" Miller hands out newspapers during a walking patrol to meet Iraqi civilians in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Miller is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
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| 1/2/2009 |
| Gabriel Byers, a welder from Utica, N.Y., completes repairs on a Stryker vehicle inside the battle damage repair facility on Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Dec. 23, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Dustin Senger
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| 1/2/2009 |
| Local Iraqis greet U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Cannon as he assists Iraqi soldiers in providing security in Qassan City in Babil, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2008. Cannon is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas
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| 1/2/2009 |
| The Iraqi army, Iraqi National Police and U.S. soldiers watch the Iraqi national flag as it is raised above Joint Security Station Salamiyat, west of Baghdad, Jan. 1, 2009. The raising of the flag symbolizes the implementation of the new security agreement. The U.S. soldiers are with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, “Gimlets,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Smith
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| 1/2/2009 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Behler unfolds an American flag found buried in an abandoned lot in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2008. Behler is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Hodge
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rodriquez Cruell patrols the streets of Hussaniyah, Iraq, while a Stryker armored vehicle follows, Dec. 29, 2008. Cruell is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. JB Jaso
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| 1/2/2009 |
| U.S. Army soldiers depart a Hussaniyah neighborhood after searching for illegal weapons caches in northeast Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. JB Jaso
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| 1/2/2009 |
| Afghan National Army soldiers and local villagers cross the Chutu Bridge shortly after opening ceremonies with coalition forces in Uruzgon, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2008. The Chutu Bridge connects communities in the Helmand River region.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. John Gay
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| U.S. Air Force airmen load a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft on Ali Base, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron. As an Army unit rotates out and another unit arrives, the 407th is responsible for overseeing the loading and unloading of equipment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Griffin
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| U.S. Army soldiers visit a palace once owned by Saddam Hussein in the Makhul mountains in Bayji, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 25th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| U.S. Marines give a thumbs up as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to ascend over Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 19, 2008. Everyone in the landing zone must give the signal before the helicopter can take off.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alicia R. Giron
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| U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Chutu Bridge in Uruzgon, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2008. The bridge will increase economic development in the Helmand River region.
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. John Gay
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