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| 1/8/2009 |
| U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Pfc. John Napier, right, and Cory Butner, left, get set to push off during one of four heats in the two-man U.S. National Bobsled Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2009. The duo earned a spot in the 2009 World Championships, scheduled to begin Feb. 20 in Lake Placid, with a four-heat cumulative winning time of 3 minutes, 45.87 seconds.
U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps
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| 1/8/2009 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary J. Sankey performs the high crawl portion of the combat fitness test conducted during sustainment training on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 3, 2009. Sankey is assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Command Element, which is currently deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Chase
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| An SH-60B Seahawk helicopterfrom conducts a vertical replenishment with Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 27, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
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| Dr. S. Ward Casscells, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, spoke to an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jan. 7, 2009, in Washington, D.C., about the U.S. military's role in global health.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| 1/8/2009 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Barriere directs Buddy, a military working dog, to search sandbags during a training mission on Camp Echo, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2009. Barriere is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Headquarters Company, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| Tasha, a member of the U.S. Army's Human Terrain Team, visits with Iraqi women and children in a small village outside Samarra, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2009. The team includes civilian social scientists trained in cultural data research and analysis.
U.S. Army photo by Ian M. Terry
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| 1/8/2009 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Wesley Gause demonstrates how to properly aim an M-16 rifle to Iraqi army soldiers during a medical training exercise in Basra, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2008. Gause is assigned to U.S. Marines 0731 Military Training Team.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| 1/8/2009 |
| Iraqi Army Brig. Gen. Ghasson, left, shakes the hand of U.S. Army Capt. Charcillea Barrett to show appreciation for coalition help with coordinating a blood drive for the Baswari Medical Services in Basrah, Iraq, Dec. 31, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andre McIntyre
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| James R. Schlesinger, chairman of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management, discusses his team's recommendations at a Pentagon press conference, Jan. 8, 2009. Two task force members, retired U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Frank Miller, center, President Bush's senior director for defense policy and arms control at the National Security Council, participate in the briefing.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 1/8/2009 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates hosts an honor cordon arrival ceremony for Georgian Defense Minister Vasil Sikharulidze at the Pentagon, Jan. 8, 2009.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Vasil Sikharulidze at the Pentagon, Jan. 8, 2009.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| 1/8/2009 |
| Former president George H.W. Bush salutes the side boys as he is piped aboard his namesake aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8, 2009. The ship will be commissioned Jan. 10, 2009.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan A. Bailey
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| 1/7/2009 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) is greeted by Iraqi Defense Attache Staff Brig. Gen. Ismael H. Alsodani (left) and Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. Samir Al Sumaidaie at the celebration marking the 88th anniversary of the creation of the Iraqi armed forces, Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2009. Mullen spoke to the gathering thanking the Iraqi people for their sacrifice and reiterated the bond that the two countries have in defending democratic principals.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 1/7/2009 |
| Students in the basic course at the Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force remove debris at the opening as they try to enter a simulated building collapse in search of survivors at Indian Head, Md., Dec. 18, 2008. More than 400 Marines, sailors and civilians are assigned to the specialized unit that trains around the United States to decontaminate and extract victims from a disaster site.
DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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| British Royal Marine Commandos take part in Operation Sond Chara, the clearance of Nad-e Ali District of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan by Afghan National Security Forces and troops deployed with the International Security Assistance Force 42-Commando, Dec. 29, 2008. The operation's goal was to bring stabilzation to the district, increase security for Lashkar Gah and set safe conditions for voter registration later this year.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John Scott Rafoss
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| A U.S. Air Force airman checks the temperature as he heads back to his vehicle on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 5, 2009. The recent cold spell that has hit the interior of Alaska has had sub-zero temperatures dropping into the -50's and -60's during hours of darkness. Many precautions have been taken to maintain the mission while considering the safety of Eielson's airmen.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Laura Max
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| Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Air Refueling Wing use graders as snow removal vehicles to clear roads in Spokane, Wash. The airmen have been clearing roads in the area since Dec. 30, 2008. In response to record snowfall in the area as of Jan. 7, 2009, Washington National Guard officials plan to mobilize up to 200 citizen soldiers and airmen to continue the snow-removal mission.
U.S. Army photo by Washington National Guard
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| 1/7/2009 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Reynalds performs while marching in the rain with other musicians from the U.S. Air Force Band on the flightline on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 7, 2009. The musicians are preparing to march in President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural parade.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo
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| U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, poses for a photo with a wounded servicemember after attending the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President George W. Bush on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 1/7/2009 |
| U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William Atwell and Sgt. Steve Torres from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, investigate a hole during a route clearance mission outside Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Jan. 3, 2009.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Wyman
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Romaniec slides under a steel grate through the mud to exit a tunnel of debris. Romaniec was working with other Marines and sailors inside the tunnel to free a mock survivor during the collapsed building exercise.
DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
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| 1/7/2009 |
| Army Secretary Pete Geren, left, U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, second from left, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., right and Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, far right, announce the Year of the Noncommissioned Officer during a press conference, Jan. 5, 2009, at the Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Photo courtesy of Fort Bliss Public Affairs
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| 1/7/2009 |
| Christine Upchurch, left, and Maria Martins work together to embroider a new vice presidential flag at the Defense Logistics Agency’s supply center in Philadelphia, Jan. 7, 2009.
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| President-elect Barack Obama visits with Marines and sailors during their holiday meal Dec. 25, 2008, at the Anderson Mess Hall on Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Obama spent the holidays vacationing in Hawaii prior to taking office on Jan. 20.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alesha R. Guard
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| 1/7/2009 |
| Noncommissioned officers react during a speech by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., at the Army's Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2009. Casey visited the class of senior NCOs to share his perspectives and address their questions.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| 1/6/2009 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathryn Herd enters the New Year's Day entry into the deck log aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt as the clock strikes midnight, Jan. 1, 2009, while under way in the Gulf of Oman.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte stand as both the Iraqi and U.S. national anthems are played during a dedication ceremony for the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2009.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Derren J. Mazza
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| U.S. Army Spc. Philip Sobczak watches the market on a joint patrol with Iraqi police during Iraqi Police Sustainment Training in Haswah, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2008. Sobczak is assigned to the230th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Wyman
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| The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage transits through the Persian Gulf, Dec. 22, 2008. The USS Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Clemente
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Pike, left, and Staff Sgt. Altaf Swati setup a tactical satellite radio to check on the progress of several schools being built in Afak, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2008. Pike and Swati are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The Iraqi government is paying for the school construction projects.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Shawn Stacey relays commands to line handlers during an underway replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis & Clark aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 27, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Goodwin
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| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Brody creates a simulated car fire for a live-burn exercise in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2008. Brody, chief assistant firefighter instructor, is deployed to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron on Sather Air Base, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II
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| U.S. Navy sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt participate in a swim call in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 2, 2009. The USS Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are focused on reassuring regional partners about the United States' commitment to security.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Mann
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| U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima for sustainment training in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, Dec. 29, 2008. The USS Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann
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| U.S. Air Force Col. Donald Dickerson talks to a local national on an air base in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2008. Dickerson is the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing host-nation coordination cell director.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady
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| U.S. sailors participate in a New Year's Day 5-kilometer run on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 1, 2009.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Starkey
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| An SH-60B Sea Hawk lowers pallets onto the fantail of the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Catawba during a vertical replenishment with the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 27, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Craig Strahm provides security during a patrol to check on the progress of schools under construction in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2008. Strahm is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris
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| Amphibious assault vehicles from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 29, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio
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| U.S. Army Pvt. Gregory Lloyd searches for munitions near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008. Lloyd is assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Wyman
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| President George W. Bush inspects the troops at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute at Conmy Hall on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also attended the event.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Molly A. Burgess
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| The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard stands at parade rest during the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President George W. Bush on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates awards the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service to President George W. Bush at the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Left to right, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates render honors at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute Ceremony at Conmy Hall, Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates awards the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service to first lady Laura Bush at the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 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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| High-speed vessel Swift 2 arrives in Port Antonio with Southern Partnership Station to begin training with the Jamaican Defense Force in a variety of topics, Port Antonio, Jamaica, Jan. 4, 2009. Southern Partnership Station is a training mission working with Central American, South American and Caribbean nations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Ball
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Makaiwa Gunn, left, and Staff Sgt. Travis Drudge prepare to visit schools in Samarra, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2008. Gunn and Drudge are assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kani Ronningen
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| 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 photo by Sgt. 1st Class Derren J. Mazza
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chris Carter fixes an antenna on the rooftop of the 26th Brigade Iraqi army building in Basra, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2008. Carter is assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati
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| U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Ruiz checks his perimeter during a roadside clearance mission of Main Supply Route Tampa near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008. Ruiz is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Wyman
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| 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 Maj. Craig Bowser briefs Iraqi soldiers before the day's mission on Camp Basra in Basra, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2009. Bowser is assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Karah Cohen
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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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| 1/4/2009 |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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