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| U.S. Army Spc. Steve Stewart leads an entourage of festive children down a road as his unit conducts Operation Boar Bobcats, a cordon and search mission in Muhallah 762 in Oubaidy, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jesse Beaubrun leads a squad during a test on drill at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. Beaubrun is an aviation life support system specialist from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16. The corporals are attending Corporal's Course during which they will learn leadership skills, drill manual, and many other techniques which will help to guide them through their years as a non-commissioned officer.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelly R. Chase
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| A U.S. Marine hits a makeshift baseball with a tent pole as he plays a game of stick ball at Combat Outpost Mudaysis, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Personal Security Detail.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard
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| A U.S. Marine stands near a row of 82mm mortar rounds near Haditha, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. Ten rows, similar to this one, added up to more than 10,000 pieces of ordnance discovered by a joint patrol of Marines assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, and Iraqi police officers.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray
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| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 30, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Lazarony, left, talks to one of his Iraqi National Police counterparts during Operation Boar Bobcats, a cordon and search mission in Muhallah 762 in Oubaidy, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. Lazarony is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| 9/29/2008 |
| An F/A-18C Hornet refuels with a British Royal Air Force L-1011 aircraft in southern Afghanistan after conducting operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2008. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz
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| 9/29/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paul Cruz and his military working dog conduct patrols through the streets in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2008. Cruz and his partner are assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, Bandit 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/29/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Brett Morando gives a box of food to a group of Iraqi boys while soldiers and Iraqi National Police patrolled the streets in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Brigade, 64th Calvary, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener
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| 9/29/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Sgt. Eduardo Guzman Martinez demonstrates drill techniques and concepts on Al Asad Air Base in Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. Martinez is an advisor with the Corporal's Course, which teaches leadership skills and drill techniques.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelly R. Chase
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| U.S. Army soldiers search a house in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq Sept. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company B, 4th Batallion, 64th Armor Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/29/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daryl Green and soldiers from his platoon search a house for weapons cache in Risalah, Baghdad, Sept. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, Bandit 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio shares a light moment with an Iraqi boy while maintaining a security point during a patrol through the Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The solders are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt Allan Triplett tests his muscles during an arm wrestling competition while bonding with local Iraqis outside an eatery in Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. Triplett is assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred Osorio speaks with Iraqi children while maintaining a security perimeter for his platoon while in Ula Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Charlie 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment Headquarters Platoon.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| U.S. Army working dog Staff Sgt. Carla takes a quick break with her master, U.S. Army Sgt. Craig Walker, (not pictured) while other soldiers and Iraqi National Police search for weapons cache in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Brigade, 64th Calvary, 3rd Infantry Division and Carla is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener
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| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffery Evans fires a tube-launched, optically tracked wire-guided missile from a turret during an exercise in Fallujah, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Evans is a gunner assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle
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| U.S. Marines perform fire missions during a mock Taliban ambush during an Afghanistan-centered training exercise known as Mojave Viper at the Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey A. Blodgett
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| U.S. soldiers maintain security for Task Force Gold engineers as they assess the completion status of the Talley Performing Arts Theater located in the Jameela area of the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Sept. 25, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Alpha and Bravo companies, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen Young
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| Members of the Hawr Rajab Village of Hope vocational school stand together for a group photo after the fourth and final graduation ceremony on Patrol Base Stone, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. The coalition-led civil service corps program took members of Sons of Iraq, a citizen security group, from checkpoints and taught them trades to use in the workplace.
U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Christopher McKenna
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| Sgt. Adam Zimmerman coaches Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Assadullah Abdul Saleem on proper 9mm firing techniques during a weapons familiarization class at the Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Mike Miranda
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a visit to National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2008.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus through an honor cordon into the Pentagon for a meeting, Sept. 29, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Lithuanian President Valdus Adamkus, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, foreground, talk about defense issues at the Pentagon during a luncheon, Sept. 29, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| Students listen as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a visit to National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2008.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with civilian defense experts after addressing students at National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 29, 2008.
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| A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and an F-15 Strike Eagle from the 325th Fighter Wing participate in air-to-air maneuvers over eastern Florida, Sept. 22, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed
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| The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt transit the Suez Canal, Egypt, Sept. 22, 2008. The Ramage, Carter Hall and Roosevelt are 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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| The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio transits through the Suez Canal, Egypt, Sept. 23, 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 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
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| Iraqi army soldiers hand out school supplies donated by the United States to children at the al-Abbas School in al-Imam, Babil province, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jacob Brown
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Gerson Rivadenera launches an SH-60 Sea Hawk during flight deck operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver in White Oak, Okinawa, Sept. 25, 2008. Denver is the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious assault ship and is part of the Expeditionary Strike Group deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Gomez
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| An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 departs a tanker track in Southern Afghanistan to head back to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan while two other Hornets join a British Royal Air Force L-1011 aerial refueling aircraft. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 27, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz
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| The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is under way as evening falls during a transit of the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 27, 2008. The Abraham Lincoln 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 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| Airmen take cover during Combat Skills Training, Sept. 23, 2008, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Airmen, sailors and soldiers are receiving combat training in anticipation of their deployment as members of 12 different Provincial Reconstruction Teams deploying to Afghanistan in November. The training includes convoy operations, weapons, counter improvised explosive device tactics, language and cultural training and combat lifesaving skills training.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric M. Grill
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| 9/28/2008 |
| Navy Chief Petty Officer David Lyman gives his newborn daughter Emily a kiss during a ceremony for the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to its new home port in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 25, 2008. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing 5 will now operate from Fleet Activities Yokosuka as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien
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| 9/28/2008 |
| A Mississippi Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15 Eagle over eastern Florida as another F-15 and an F-22 Raptor from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., wait their turn, Sept. 22, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Reed
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| A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the crash and salvage team aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan fans the fire hose on the crash cart during flight deck drills in the Gulf of Oman, Sept. 19, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy
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| Seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Plitsas, left, and Spc. John Rosa, wait for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to land on Forward Operating Base Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The soldiers, both assiged to the 4th Infantry Division's 312th Psychological Operation Company, were preparing to take part in a leaflet drop mission.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Shepherd teaches Iraqi soldiers checkpoint procedures inside a building on Forward Operating Base Hawk, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Shepherd and other soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop C, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| Sailors and Marines watch as a Marine AV-8B Harrier aircraft lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2008. The aircraft is part of Marine Attack Squadron 223, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is working together with sailors of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group during their fall deployment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Wicks
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| 9/28/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to troops during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 26, 2008. Cartwright toured the facility with professional wrestler Mick Foley to visit wounded warriors and learn about their health care.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, right, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and professional wrestler Mick Foley, left, pose for a photo with U.S. Army Spc. Andre Cook during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 26, 2008. Cartwright and Foley toured the facility to visit wounded warriors and learn about their health care.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters fly over an area during a training exercise, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2008. The crew and helicopters are assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.
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| A U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division soldier moves down range in participation of a "Raider Bayonet" basic combat skills training exercise on Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Army Spc. James Simmons, left, guards the entrance to the al-Shuhada school in Manjid, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008. Simmons is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers joined forces with Iraqi troops to provide medical aid to local residents in an effort to build lasting relationships with the community.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Joseph
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| U.S. Army Spc. Julian Moffettt begins to remove the chains from the lift after successfully guiding the heavy equipment transport truck's engine to the ground, Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. Moffettt is massigned to Blackjack Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Daniels Jr.
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| 9/26/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 26, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| A CH-47F Chinook helicopter approaches a road in Presidio, Texas, to pick up sandbags, Sept. 22, 2008. The crew, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 2nd Battalion, Company B, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, will drop the sandbags on a levee to keep the high waters of the Rio Grande River from flooding the city.
U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Henson
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| Agricultural production soon will increase in the Bazarak District of Kabul, Afghanistan, thanks to the delivery of 150 bee boxes Sept. 17, 2008. The local government and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team started the $180,000 province-wide project because the bees will lead to more plentiful pollination and help crops grow better.
Combined Joint Task Force 101 photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Jillian Torango
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| 9/26/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Chris Prevette checks a young Iraqi boy for any health problems during a free clinic set up by the 101st Airborne Division's 65th Military Police Company in Mahmudiyah, Iraq on Sept. 22, 2008. Prevette is assigned to the3-320th Field Artillery Battalion, Headquarters & Headquarters Battery.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard Del Vecchio
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| U.S. Army soldiers conduct security during an evening dismounted patrol through a village in Diyala Province, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment's 4th Platoon.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ronald Wright
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| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Messier tries his hand for the first time at shaping dough at a bakery in Taji, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. Messier and other soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives at Naval Station San Diego, Sept. 25, 2008, after a four-month deployment participating in Pacific Partnership 2008, a four-month humanitarian/civic assistance and theater security cooperation mission, conducted with countries from the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy M. Starr
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| 9/26/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Williams explains how to prepare Meals Ready to Eat to participants attending the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference during a lunch break at Grafenwoehr Army Air Field, Germany, on Sept. 24, 2008.
DoD photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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| 9/26/2008 |
| David Kaplan, of Kaplan Realty, tries on tactical gear and assisted by a U.S. Navy Special Forces member during an urbanized terrain demonstration at Panzer Kaseme, Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart Germany, Sept. 25, 2008.
DoD photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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| 9/26/2008 |
| The refueling boom from a KC-135 Stratotanker arches over an F-15 Eagle as it refuels the aircraft over eastern Florida, Sept. 20, 2008. An F-22 Raptor and another F-15 Eagle from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., are participating in the training mission with the Mississippi Air National Guard.
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| U.S. Army Operations Detachment Alpha members from the 10th Special Forces Group demonstrate to the participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference how to seize a compound on their training area in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 25, 2008. The JCOC participants are travelling through European Command during their seven-day trip viewing Defense Department assets.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference receive a non-lethal force demonstration using tazer guns from U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Deines in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 25, 2008. The JCOC participants are travelling through European Command during their seven-day trip viewing Defense Department assets.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Travis Oswald prepares for a patrol on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Force, Immediate Reaction Force.
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| An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits in front of a hardened aircraft shelter on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The F-16 is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing to assist in executing the Air Tasking Order in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Carney speaks to an Iraqi soldier at a checkpoint while on patrol in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Carney is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Army soldiers drag concertina wire to a collection point at Joint Security Station Gazaliyah IV while conducting a cleanup operation in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team .
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| U.S. Army soldiers wait for their ride to transport them to clearing barrels in Forward Operating Base Justice, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| A U.S. soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with a young Iraqi girl during a market assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. David Johnson demonstrates how to shoot an azimuth using a lensatic compass during Fire Support Team Certification on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 11, 2008. Johnson is a Fire Support Specialist assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team .
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| 9/25/2008 |
| Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference fire crew-serve weapons on the Joint Military Training Center located in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2008. JCOC participants are completing a seven-day trip through European Command.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/25/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates, far left, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E, Cartwright, far right, walk with U.S. Sen. John Warner, center, and his wife, Jeannie, during a military parade in honor of Warner's retirement at Whipple Field, Ft. Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience attending a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field on Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| Left to right, Sen. John Warner, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Sen. Duncan Hunter, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright render honors during the national anthem at a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. Warner and Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| A joint color guard carries the flags from all 50 states during a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright addresses the audience during a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| Army Col. Michael J. Roy, left, who oversees the "Virtual Iraq" exposure therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, conducts a demonstration of a life-like simulator that represents a new form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment with Army Sgt. Lenearo Ashford, Technical Services Branch, Uniformed Services University, on Sept. 16, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
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| 9/25/2008 |
| A Joint Color Guard carries the flags from all 50 states during a military parade to honor retiring U.S. Sens. John Warner and Duncan Hunter on Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 24, 2008.
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, explains details about the administrative action taken against 15 Air Force officers in connection with the erroneous shipment of sensitive nose-cone fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles to Taiwan in 2006.
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| 9/25/2008 |
| Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz hold a press conference at the Pentagon, Sept. 25, 2008, to announce they have taken administrative actions against 15 officers found to have been negligent in the erroneous shipment, of four intercontinental ballistic missile nose-cone fuse assemblies to Taiwan in August, 2006.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Shepherd instructs Iraqi soldiers on proper checkpoint procedures on Forward Operating Base Hawk, Iraq on Sep. 18, 2008. Shepherd is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Justin Roesch walks in an open field of soy plants with his mine detector searching for weapons caches near Camp Taji, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2008. He is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company , 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Whitney Houston
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Jaime Dvorak pauses to greet a young Iraqi girl with a kiss on the cheek in the Al Shekhan Courthouse in Al Shekhan, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2008. Dvorak is assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment's 3rd Squadron, and is assessing the courts' personnel, management, case load, and security to determine how well they are functioning.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stacey Harrington, not shown, waits as his Military Working Dog "Gabbi" searches the Neighborhood Activities Center prior to a Business Development Seminar in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Harrington and Gabbi are assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron attached to 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors depart the USS Iwo Jima during an evening port visit to Haifa, Israel, Sept. 16, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Michael Waranis
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| 9/25/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Brinkley exits the rear hatch of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter as he moves to his position to provide security on Combat Outpost Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. He is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, which is conducting a joint search with Iraqi soldiers to search for a known improvised-explosive-device maker.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Morris provides security while on patrol in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Morris is assigned to the Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Charlie Lock, a former Marine who was injured in a motorcycle accident and is now a patient at the Spinal Cord Injury Unit, at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., Sept. 23, 2008. Mullen visited the hospital to visit with staff and learn about programs helping servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/24/2008 |
| Beach Master Unit 2 departs the beach in Galveston aboard a landing craft utility before returning to the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau, Sept. 23, 2008. Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery as directed in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Merriam
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| 9/24/2008 |
| Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell answers questions from news reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/24/2008 |
| The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe steams alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during an underway replenishment in the indian Ocean, Sept. 23, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| 9/24/2008 |
| An SH-60B Sea Hawk prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 23, 2008. The USS Mitscher is taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior, a course designed and led by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff in the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew DeWitt
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses former Secretary of State George Shultz and Hoover Institution members at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Sept. 24, 2008. The institution is a public policy research center within Stanford devoted to the advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, center back, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses former Secretary of State George Shultz and Hoover Institution members at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Sept. 24, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/24/2008 |
| Sky Dalton, right, founder of Earthlink and a participant of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, receives a hands-on demonstration of an explosive ordnance disposal suit from a U.S. airman on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, England, Sept. 23, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/24/2008 |
| Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference receive a bomb and missile loading demonstration on a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Sept. 23, 2008. The JCOC participants are traveling through European Command during their seven-day trip viewing Defense Department assets.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/24/2008 |
| A participant from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference gets a firsthand look at a U.S. Air Force F-15-E at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on Sept. 23, 2008, during a base tour. JCOC is the oldest existing Pentagon outreach program, having been held 75 times since its inception in 1948.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers maintain security while at Al Rabea School in Muhalla 519 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy, Earth Mover Platoon.
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| 9/24/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Romanian Minister of Defense Teodor Melescanu through an honor cordon into the Pentagon Sept. 24, 2008, to talk about bilateral defense issues.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/24/2008 |
| Romanian Minister of Defense Teodor Melescanu, left, talks to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, front right, about bilateral defense issues during a closed door luncheon inside the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2008.
Defense dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/23/2008 |
| A young Iraqi girl shakes the hand of a U.S. Army soldier at the Neighborhood Activities Center in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the Green Platoon, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| 9/23/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier passes out toys during a medical operation in Quarghuliyah, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the Task Force 1-35 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David J. Marshall
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Springer, a physician, examines an X-ray brought in by an Iraqi villager during a combined medical engagement in the Jazeera Desert of Balad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Col. Jab Abid Awn, commander of the Iraqi National Police, Justice Battalion, 3rd National Police Division, shares his unit patches with U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert McCarthy, after receiving his air assault wings for his unit participating in a joint air assault with U.S. soldiers on Forward Operating Base Paliwoda, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. McCarthy and the soldiers are assigned to Blackhorse Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen Sikes, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, provides medical care to a local woman, Haiti, Sept. 20, 2008. America's contributions to relief efforts are being coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jilleanne Buda
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kathleen Sikes, a medical augmentee assigned to the USS Kearsarge passes out childrens vitamins, Haiti, Sept. 20, 2008. America's contributions to relief efforts are being coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jilleanne Buda
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference receive a U.S. Coast Guard horizon boat tour on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Sept. 22, 2008. The JCOC participants are on a seven-day trip through the European Command.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Chris Van Gorder, CEO, Scripps Health, tries his luck at throwing a U.S. Coast Guard rescue line while touring the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Sept. 22, 2008. Gorder is a participant of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, which teaches civilian leaders about Defense Department activities.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference offload a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Sept. 22, 2008. The JCOC participants are traveling through the European Command.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Participants from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference receive a carrier operations briefing aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Participants from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference talk with a U.S. Marine Corps aircrew aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Participants from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference get a firsthand look at an AV-8B Harrier aircraft cockpit aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Dr. Maggie O'Brien, president of St. Mary's College in Maryland and a participant in the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, views the sights of a military rocket launcher during a tour on the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sept. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/23/2008 |
| A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crewchief from HMM-264 watches over participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference while onboard the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sept. 21, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Michael LaChapelle pauses, with the mother's permission, to gently rock an Iraqi baby in its crib while members of his unit take a census of the area, Sept. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Troop C, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Los Angeles area recruiters at the University of Southern California, Sept. 22, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is interviewed on the late night PBS talk program, The Tavis Smiley Show, Los Angeles, Sept. 22, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Seaman Abalberto Fuentes, a quartermaster assigned to the USS Nassau, takes a break from clearing debris left by Hurricane Ike at his parents' house in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 20, 2008. The USS Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Marines check for damage on a disabled Humvee in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, Sept. 13, 2008. The Marines, assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing's, Company B, Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, are patrolling the Al Asad Area of Operations searching for signs of insurgent activity and fostering community relations.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L Wainscott
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| 9/23/2008 |
| Soldiers assigned to the 21st Theaters Sustainment Command and German soldiers assigned to the German Joint Support Command build lasting relationships and partnerships as they thank each other following the Schützenschnur certification training in Kastellaun, Sept.18, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Bryan Woods
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Merckling, left, provides security as members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team depart the council building in Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 407th Civil Affairs Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Angel Clemons
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Bean performs a preflight inspection on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2008. Bean is assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as a crew chief.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| 9/23/2008 |
| A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jumps from the back of an HC-130 King aircraft during a search and rescue exercise off the coast of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers
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| 9/23/2008 |
| A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during flight operations in the Persian Gulf, Sept. 12, 2008. The USS Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Chang Ahn, left, and Maj. David McCulley update perimeter maps to increase base security during Operation Lewis and Clark on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Operation Lewis and Clark is a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces are introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 9/23/2008 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Justin Bliven provides security during a visit to the Kadhimiya Police Station, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2008. Bliven is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 9/22/2008 |
| Sheik Abu Sabah, a respected local leader, speaks to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Johnnie Johnson at a pool opening in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. Johnson is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Personal Security Detachment, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, Multinational Force Iraq, answers questions posed by 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl during his visit to the People's Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, Multinational Force Iraq, answers questions from 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl during his visit to the People's Market in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Jeremy Atkinson provides security while Capt. John Rushing verifies his checklist is complete for repairs at Bull Park in Muhalla 512 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy, Earth Mover Platoon.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 9/22/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier talks to several Iraqi boys while other U.S. soldiers and Iraqi soldiers provide security for a pool opening in Risalah, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Personal Security Detachment, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 9/22/2008 |
| An MQ-9 Reaper sits in a hangar during a sandstorm at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Tony Vacha, right, and an interpreter, speak with an Iraqi vendor during a market assessment at Cherry Market in Al Karama, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 17, 2008. Vacha is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah DeBoise
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledges the cheers of Dodger faithful prior to throwing out the first pitch on Fan Appreciation Day at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greets Los Angeles Dodger manager Joe Torre prior to throwing out the first pitch on Fan Appreciation Day at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Sept. 21, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/22/2008 |
| Garry M. Green Sr. and his wife, Yvonne, from Rosedale, Md., pose for a photo as the crowd departs the third annual “A Time of Remembrance” ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2008. The couple attended the event to celebrate the memory of their daughter, Army Spc. Toccara R. Green who died at age 23 on Aug. 14, 2005, when her convoy encountered roadside bombs in Asad, Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Gerry J. Gilmore
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Nassau move sewage waste and debris from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 21, 2008. The museum floor and antique airplanes were covered in sewage waste left behind from Hurricane Ike. The USS Nassau is anchored off the coast of Galveston to support civil authorities in disaster recovery.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers use fire extinguishers to contain flames while conducting a controlled fire to eliminate brush from roadsides so bombs cannot be concealed near Al Anaflsah, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 9/22/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience at the 130th Annual National Guard Association of the United States Convention in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 2008. The audience included about 2,500 guardsmen and their families, senior military leaders, defense industry representatives, and local, state and federal elected officials.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience at the 130th Annual National Guard Association of the United States Convention in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 2008. The audience included about 2,500 guardsmen and thier families, senior military leaders, defense industry representatives, and local, state and federal elected officials.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/22/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, receives a gift from Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, chairman of the National Guard Association of the United States, during the 130th National Guard Association of the United States Convention in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22, 2008. The audience included about 2,500 guardsmen and thier families, senior military leaders, defense industry representatives, and local, state and federal elected officials.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 9/21/2008 |
| Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Iwo Jima demonstrate a fast-rope exercise for participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference who visited the ship Sept. 21, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/21/2008 |
| Participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference observe Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft conducting vertical takeoffs and landings aboard USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008. The group visited the ship off the coast of Crete during its first stop in Europe visiting U.S. European Command operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/20/2008 |
| As Mrs. Deborah Mullen and councilman Eric Garcetti look on, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the Los Angeles City Council, Sept. 19, 2008. Mullen is a native of Los Angeles and was honored by the representatives for his more than 40-years of service to his country.
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| 9/20/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a Notre Dame High School alumni cap and T-shirt after speaking to students, faculty and parents at his high school alma mater, Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Sept. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/20/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses students, parents and faculty at his high school alma mater, Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Sept. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff of the Army, receives a tour of the Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Ala., Sept. 18, 2008. The depot is the designated Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for tracked wheeled combat vehicles, artillery, bridging systems and small caliber weapons.
Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| 9/19/2008 |
| A C-130 Hercules starts up one of its four engines Sept. 15, 2008, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, kicking up a cloud of sand. The C-130 is deployed to the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Robert Glenn and other soldier of a Quick Reaction Force maintains security in a mine resistant ambush protected vehicles turret, while patrolling in a mounted convoy, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 10, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade.
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| 9/19/2008 |
| A crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron removes the safety pins on an A-10 Thunderbolt II, Sept. 12, 2008, before a close air support mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez
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| 9/19/2008 |
| A new Defenselink Special Report titled "Honoring the Pledge" focuses on the Defense Department's endless efforts to account for the 88,000 servicemembers still missing from past wars. AFPS reporter Fred W. Baker III visited the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office in Virginia and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hawaii. He then travelled to Germany to an excavation site where a recovery team searched for the remains of a downed World War II fighter pilot.
Defense Dept. photo by Fred Baker III
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Medical personnel currently embarked aboard USS Kearsarge examine residents of Trois Ponts Sept. 18, 2008, during a health assessment survey to determine future relief operations. Kearsarge is providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to Haiti after three tropical storms and a hurricane devastated the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Danals
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Czech Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova shake hands after signing of a Status of Forces Agreement covering the U.S. troops who would be stationed in the Czech Republic while manning a missile-tracking radar on Czech soil, Sept. 19, 2008. Gates and Parkanova are in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials and attend a NATO Ministerial.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Czech Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova sign a Status of Forces Agreement Sept. 19, 2008, that will cover the U.S. troops who will be stationed in the Czech Republic while manning a missile-tracking radar on Czech soil. Gates and Parkanova met while they are in the United Kingdom to attend a NATO Ministerial.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, left, U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, center, of Missouri, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, right, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, render honors during the annual Pentagon observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England addresses the audience at the annual observance of National PoW/MIA Recognition Day held at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/19/2008 |
| John Meyers, Maryland state commander for American Ex-Prisoners of War, and Steve Czecha, Maryland chapter officer for AXPOW, salute during a pass-in-review at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2008. Both were prisoners of war during World War II for about four months.
Defense Dept. photo by Fred W. Baker III
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England welcomes Kuwaiti Prime Minister Nasir al-Muhammad al-Sabah to the Pentagon by on Sept. 19, 2008. The two men will hold talks on a range of regional security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Thomas F. Hall, assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, director of the Air National Guard, and David S.C. Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, prepare to present the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award at the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve ceremony Sept. 18, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel
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| 9/19/2008 |
| A Pentagon tour guide describes historical artifacts in a display case to participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference as they tour the Pentagon. The group visited the Pentagon before a weeklong trip to observe operations within the command's area of responsibility. The JCOC program was created in 1948 by the first U.S. defense secretary, James V. Forrestal, and remains DoD's premier civic leader program.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald
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| 9/19/2008 |
| A flyover of Army UH-60 helicopters followed by a diamond of combat jets from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps concludes the annual Pentagon observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 19, 2008. U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, the event's keynote speaker, flanked Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, right, and Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, left, stand in the reviewing area.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses students, parents and faculty at his alma mater, Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Sept. 19, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Craig Walker and his working dog, Staff Sgt. Carla take a brief break in an open lot while searching for weapons cache in Risalah, Baghdad on Sept. 15, 2008. Walker and Carla, who are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, got a chance to rest while other soldiers assigned to the 64th Armored Calvary Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division patrolled the area.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin T. Surgener
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Valek uses a biometric camera to store data for a worker on Forward Operating Base War Eagle in northern Baghdad, Sept. 16, 2008. Valek is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Multinational Division Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zachary Mott
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Gray bonds with an Iraqi child during a patrol through Regular Six Park in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Sept. 13, 2008. Gray and other soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi national police greet residents in Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, and pass out flyers carrying good wishes during Ramadan from Iraqi Security Forces.
The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Battalion, Company C, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| 9/19/2008 |
| Sailors assigned to the weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan fire 40mm cannons during a saluting battery practice in the North Arabian Sea, Sept. 10, 2008. The 40mm saluting battery is used during change of command ceremonies as well as to honor high-ranking officials and heads of state.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| 9/19/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers take off for a three-mile combat run during the Warrior Competition on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, in Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2008. Fifty-four soldiers assigned to Multinational Division North will compete in tests of their physical strength, basic combat skills, and knowledge.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. airmen and soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Operation Lewis and Clark is a joint patrol to introduce airmen to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Secretary Gates was in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update of forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with airmen deployed to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Gates was in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update of forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks onboard his aircraft, a C-17 Globemaster III from the 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, enroute to London, England, Sept.17, 2008. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update of forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Marines talk to an Iraqi shepherd and his sons during a patrol in Karmah, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2008. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, were gathering information on the needs of local residents.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan B. Adams
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses students at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy on Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 18, 2007. Mullen is returning from a trip to Bulgaria, Turkey and Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/18/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, speak with Army Col. Don Gentry, commandant of the Army Sergeants Major Academy and Army Col. John Rossi, deputy commanding general and chief of staff at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a tour of the base's Restoration and Resilience Center, Sept. 18, 2007. Mullen is returning to the United States from a trip to Bulgaria, Turkey and Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Brossard trouble shoots an AIM 9X Sidewinder missile grip on a Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 17, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich
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| An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter takes off at sunset from a forward arming and refueling point to take part in Iron Horse Rampage, a training exercise on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 16, 2008. The soldiers and Apache pilots are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.
U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Dan McClinton
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers disembark from a Chinook during an air-assault mission as part of Iron Horse Rampage training exercise on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Kelly Welch
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Chief petty officer selectees line up during their pinning ceremony in Balboa Park, San Diego, Calif., Sept. 16, 2008. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. welcomed the Navy's newest chief petty officers into the chiefs mess.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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| 9/18/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Hector Acevedo measures a child's arm circumference and height to help assess the health of the village residents in Marose, Haiti, Sept. 17, 2008. Kearsarge is supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Haiti after a series of tropical storms devastated much of the country.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo
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| 9/18/2008 |
| A U.S. Army soldier receives farewell hugs from a group of boys living in a Palestinian community in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 14, 2008. The soldier is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. His unit, along with Iraqi National Police, handed out humanitarian aid bags to foster good relations with the Palestinian community and the Iraqi Security Forces during Ramadan.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| 9/18/2008 |
| A Sea Hawk helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment on the USS Halsey in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 10, 2008. USS Halsey is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Fifer
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| 9/18/2008 |
| President George W. Bush and U.S. Army General David H. Petraeus, former commander of Multinational Force Iraq, shake hands, Sept. 17, 2008, in the Oval Office at the White House. Bush congratulated Petraeus for his outstanding command leadership in Iraq, and thanked him for agreeing to lead U.S. Central Command.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. Army soldiers at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Gates was in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Mr. Terry Charman, historian of the Imperial War Museum in London during a tour, Sept. 18, 2008. Gates was in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials and attend a NATO Ministerial.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks at paintings and photographs during a tour of the Imperial War Museum in London, Sept. 18, 2008. Secretary Gates was in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials and attend a NATO Ministerial.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/17/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan, commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, discusses hurricane relief efforts in Haiti with U.N. representatives on a tour of the island, Sept. 15, 2008. The USS Kearsarge is airlifting food and supplies to flooded areas. The United States Agency for International Development is coordinating America's contributions to the relief efforts.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Ernest Scott
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| President George W. Bush walks hand-in-hand with Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas, Sept. 16, 2008, during a visit to the Texas area, which was hard hit by Hurricane Ike. Walking with them from left are: Charlie Kelly, emergency manager coordinator for the City of Galveston; Steve LeBlanc, Galveston city manager and Texas Congressman Nick Lampson.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| President George W. Bush meets with officials at the U.S. Coast Guard facility on Ellington Field in Houston, Sept. 16, 2008, before taking an aerial tour of Texas areas damaged by Hurricane Ike. Bush praised the local officials and the Coast Guard for developing a rescue plan that "was very bold" and successful.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with members of the press during a tour of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with local leaders and receive an operational update of forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Afghanistan's Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Gates was in Afghanistan to meet with Afghan leaders and receive an operational update.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives an aerial tour of the Kunar province and provincial reconstruction teams in a U.S. Army UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter over Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, meets with members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team and receives an operational update in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Afghanistan's Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak and other Afghan senior defense leaders at the Ministry of Defense in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Army Col. John Spiszer, commander of the 1st Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, after arriving in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| 9/17/2008 |
| Iraqi children give U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Kowalik hugs as he pauses to say hello during a sensing patrol of the Iraqi Family Village, a neighborhood of displaced citizens in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Kowalik is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erich R. Phillips, right, holds the framed documents awarding him the Distinguished Service Cross. U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, commander of U. S. Army Europe, presented the award Sept. 15, 2008, in Vicenza, Italy. Phillips received the award for his actions at Ranch House in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2007, when he coordinated the last line of defense after Taliban extremists over ran half of their remote base.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird
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| U.S. soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company B, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, conduct a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Percy Padilla uses a grinder to shape a metal part on March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sept. 17, 2008. Padilla is a metals technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| 9/17/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ekali Brooks, right, coordinates with a U.S. Army soldier who will provide security while Brooks and his military working dog Bak search for explosives at an elementary school in Hor Al Bosh, Iraq, Sept. 10, 2008. The two soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, and Company B, 52nd Anti-Tank Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 9/17/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates steps out of a C-130 transport aircraft onto Bagram Airfield upon his arrival in Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mike Holmes gives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates a mission briefing during his visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Air Force airmen deployed to the A-10 aircraft maintenance unit on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
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| A U.S. Army soldier uses a flamethrower to ignite a controlled fire near Al Anaflsah, Iraq, to eliminate brush from roadsides so bombs cannot be concealed, Sept. 11, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 66th Engineer Company.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 9/17/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Kevin Wright checks the effectiveness of the counter measure wash down system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf in the Mediteranean Sea, Sept. 10, 2008. Vella Gulf is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Daniel Merritt confirms his team's location with higher command before conducting a dismounted foot patrol with Iraqi police officers in Al Hamzah, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2008. Merritt is assigned to the16th Military Police Brigade, 511th Military Police Company.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Chang looks over an Iraqi soldier's AK-47 rifle during a visit to a check point in Muhala 667 of Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2008. Chang and other soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| An F/A-18F Super Hornet is on ready alert at dusk as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Indian Ocean, Sept. 4, 2008. The USS Abraham Lincoln 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 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 9/17/2008 |
| Flight deck personnel line rig barricades during a drill aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Indian Ocean, Sept. 4, 2008. USS Lincoln is on a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 9/16/2008 |
| Louisiana Army National Guardsmen of the 205th Engineer Battalion remove debris from a highway in Sulfur, La., on Sept. 14, 2008. Today, Sept. 15, about 1,400 of these mobilized aoldiers and airmen who are secondary education students were allowed to return home in order to resume studies.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey T. Barone
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| 9/16/2008 |
| Outgoing Multinational Force Iraq Commander U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks during the change-of-command ceremony at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Petraeus will become the new commander of U.S. Central Command.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen sings "Anchors Aweigh" while outgoing Multinational Force Iraq Commander U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and incoming Commander U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno stand at attention during the change-of-command ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Mullen served as the presiding officer for the ceremony.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen thanks soldiers for their service during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Mullen traveled to Baghdad to be the presiding officer for the Multinational Force Iraq change of command.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 9/16/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, new commander, hands the Multinational Force Iraq flag to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the change of command on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with company grade officers while having breakfast on Camp Victory in the green zone of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is in Southwest Asia to meet with Iraqi and Afghan leaders and to preside over the change of command ceremony for commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Army Gen. Raymond Odierno talk prior to the Multinational Force Iraq change of command on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Louisiana Army National Guardsmen of the 205th Engineer Battalion work to clear a highway in Sulfur, La., on Sept. 14, 2008. In response to Hurricane Ike, the Louisiana National Guard provides support for security, search and rescue efforts, and commodity distribution.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey T. Barone
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| Residents of Lake Charles, La., smile with relief after being rescued from flood waters with the help of the Louisiana Army National Guardsmen, Sept. 13, 2008. Hurricane Ike caused flooding across the region.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| U.A. Army Soldiers help Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathon Krueger across a irrigation canal outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11, 2008. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 9/16/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shakes hands with a reporter while walking with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, right, prior to a television interview on Camp Victory in the green zone of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is in Southwest Asia to meet with Iraqi and Afghan leaders and preside over the change of command of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| A Iraqi air force aerial gunner boards an MI-17 helicopter at Al Taji Air Base, Iraq on Sept. 11, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II
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| An Iraqi SWAT trainee is taken down by a military working dog during training, on Sept. 13, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of his staff onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft enroute to Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is scheduled to meet with Afghan leaders.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks off a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is scheduled to meet with Afghan leaders.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| President George W. Bush shakes hands with military members on Ellington Field, Texas, before assessing the damage from Hurricane Ike from the Marine 1 helicopter around the Gulf Coast, Sept. 16, 2008. Active duty, Reserve and Guard troops are assisting with the relief effort after the storm ravaged the region.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Marcus Falleaf
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| 9/15/2008 |
| U.S. troops embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge unload food and supplies for areas hit by hurricanes in Gonaives, Haiti, Sept. 12, 2008. The USS Kearsarge has been diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to help in Haiti.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo
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| Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts receives a hug from a resident after Hurricane Ike, Sept. 13, 2008. Mounts is assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.
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| Iraq Defense Minister Abdul Qadir presents a gift to U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus during a farewell ceremony in Baghdad, Sept. 15, 2008. Petraeus, the outgoing commanding general will turn over command of Multi-National Forces - Iraq to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno Sept. 16. Petraeus has served in three command positions in Iraq since 2003. He will now take command of U.S. Central Command.
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| U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir salute while passing the Iraqi flag during a Sept. 15, 2008, farewell ceremony in Baghdad for the outgoing American general. Petraeus will turn over command of Multi-National Forces - Iraq to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno Sept. 16. Petraeus, who has served in three command positions in Iraq since 2003, will assume command of U.S. Central Command.
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| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Montiel, an infantryman attached to Provincial Rifle Platoon 3, acts as assistant machine gunner for Sgt. Iva Jones just outside Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2008. Montiel, a machine gunner by trade, was helping train non-infantry Marines during a 10-day training cycle for Marines serving on the rifle platoon.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. M. Trent Lowry
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen walks behind a procession of Turkish military troops carrying a ceremonial wreath at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Mullen laid a wreath at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's first president.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen salutes during the Turkish national anthem at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Mullen laid a wreath at Anitkabir in honor of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's first president.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul to discuss U.S.-Turkish matters in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008.
Defesne Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Cruz helps a mother carry a child up a hill en route to visit a helicopter for Children's Day in Guajiquiro, Honduras, Sept. 10, 2008. More than 400 children in two towns spent time with servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo. Cruz is assigned to JTF-Bravo Security Forces.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease
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| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Hames and Lance Cpl. Shawn Edgar, both embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, share a meal before landing to deliver disaster relief supplies in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 14, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand
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| Dust builds up as an AH-1 Cobra Helicopter flown by Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, prepares to land on the landing zone at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2008. Marines, not shown, from Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, are awaiting their flight to take photographs of Iraqi Police stations and various buildings in Ramadi for future force protection requirements.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jeremy M. Giacomino
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roy Carlson videotapes an evacuated lizard in the San Antonio Animal Shelter, Sept. 12, 2008. The shelter is helping hurricane evacuation families by keeping their pets while the family stays at an evacuation shelter. Carlson is assigned to the First Combat Camera Squadron in Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quinton Russ
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Independance Smith prepares for a Defensive Live Fire exercise as part of the Joint Services Training Operations pre-deployment training at Camp Atterbury, Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Sept. 9, 2008. The Joint Services Training Operations prepares sailors and airmen for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general Multinational Corps Iraq, greets Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008. Gates is in southwest asia to meet with Iraqi leaders and to preside over the change of the commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives on Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Gates is scheduled to meet with Iraqi leaders and preside over the changing of the commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Multinational Corps captains on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008. Gates is in southwest asia to meet with Iraqi leaders and to preside over the change of the commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Military members of Multinational Force Iraq straighten out an enormous flag in preparation for the change of command ceremony from U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates prepares to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft on Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Gates is scheduled to meet with Iraqi leaders and to preside over the changing of the commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sept. 15, 2008. Saadi Othman, cultual advisor and interpreter to U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commanding general, sits to the rear.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commanding general, talk at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Sept. 15, 2008. Gates is in southwest asia to meet with Iraqi leaders and to preside over the change of the commanding general of Multinational Force Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Iraqi government and security forces brief U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III escorts Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates out of the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
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| After receiving the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, one of the military's highest awards, outgoing Multinational Force Iraq Commanding General David H. Petraeus thanks Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs a welcome book at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with the Iraqi press at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.
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| Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ken Wagner, of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, helps Mary Louise Fowler with her puppy, Peanut, during an evacuation near Hackberry, La., Sept. 13, 2008. Mary and her husband were rescued by local police from their boat after escaping from their home in the wake of flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. National Guard troops are supporting hurricane relief efforts.
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| Members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare radio, navigagtion and rescue gear for deployment to coastal Texas in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 13, 2008. About 25 of the unit's pararescuemen, combat controllers and support troops will conduct rescue and relief operations around Houston and Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Dennis Flora
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| Kentucky Air Guard personnel of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron load rescue gear onto a C-130 airplane for deployment from Louisville, Ky., to coastal Texas, Sept. 13, 2008. The Kentucky Guardsmen deployed to support rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurrican Ike.
Kentucky Air National Guard photo by Dennis Flora
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| Sgt. Angela Fry, a member of the 528th Engineer Battalion headquartered in Monroe, La., rejoices with her aunt, Beverly Goodwich of Hackberry, La. Members of Fry's family were rescued on Sept. 13, 2008, by the joint efforts of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Calcasieu Sheriff's Department, 225th Engineer Brigade and 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team after Hurricane Ike flooded the isolated southwestern Louisiana community.
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| From left, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 14, 2008. Mullen and Wilson met with the Turkish prime minister while in Istanbul to discuss regional security matters.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson after arriving in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 14, 2008. Mullen met with the Turkish prime minister while in Istanbul to discuss regional security matters.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Aircrew members from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, the Condors, embarked aboard USS Kearsarge, deliver supplies to support hurricane relief efforts in Port Au Prince, Haiti. America's contribution to the relief efforts were coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo
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| Seaman Jeffery Reaves moves boxes of disaster relief supplies Sept. 13, 2008, as part of its Humanitarian Aid / Disaster Relief mission in Haiti. American Contributions to the relief effort were coordinated by the United States Agencies for International Development and it's office of U.S. Foreign Disasters Assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Lange
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| Aircrew from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, the Condors, embarked aboard USS Kearsarge deliver supplies to support hurricane relief efforts in Haiti, Sept. 13, 2008. America's contribution to the relief efforts were coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joshua Adam Nuzzo
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| Officer C. Teague of the Galveston Police Department, left, and Capt. Shelly Garceau of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing assist post landfall Hurricane Ike evacuees from Ball High School in Galveston. The people will be transported by bus to evacuation hubs in San Antonio.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert Shelley
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| Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff discusses military coordination with Texas Air Guard commanders during a visit to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas. The National Guard are working with local, state and federal officials in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The hurricane slammed Texas with more than 110 mph winds creating a path of destruction from Galveston through Houston and points farther north.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ken Walker
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| Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff discusses military coordination with Texas Coast Guard commanders during a visit to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, Sept. 14, 2008. The Coast Guard is working with National Guard, local, state and federal officials in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The hurricane slammed Texas with more than 110 mph winds creating a path of destruction from Galveston through Houston and points farther north.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ken Walker
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| Louisiana Army National Guardsmen from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company in Marrero, La., bring residents of Hackberry, La., to dry land, Sept. 14, 2008, after the small town in the southwest portion of the state received massive flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. Soldiers from the company have been assigned to the area to offer assistance to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Search and Rescue missions.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Angela K. Fry
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| First Sgt. Kevin Giroir and Spc. Christopher Cuzzort of Louisiana National Guard's 2225th Multi Role Bride Company cruise the north shore of Grand Isle, La. in a MK-2 Bridge Erection Boat during a presence patrol mission Sept. 7, 2008.
National Guard photo by Spc. William E. Henry, Indiana Army National Guard.
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| Plaquemines Parish Land Superintendent Blair G. Rittiner and Louisiana Air National Guard Staff Sgts. Justin T. Barquet and Gene Monteilh, 159th Fighter Wing, place sandbags on a levee that protects Highway 23, which serves as the main road in Plaquemines Parish, Sept. 11, 2008.
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| Joint Task Force 129 crew, Jolly 92, rescues a family of four in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008. The California Air National Guard crew of Jolly 92 rescued six civilians and pets stranded in Galveston.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wally Bacio
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| Joint Task Force 129 crew, Jolly 92, flies over a building in the storm surge that overtook the Bolivar Peninsula bridge near Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008. The California Air National Guard crew of Jolly 92 rescued six civilians and pets stranded in Galveston.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wally Bacio
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| Joint Task Force 129 crew, Jolly 92, flies over a yacht warehouse fire in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008. The California Air National Guard crew of Jolly 92 rescued six civilians and pets stranded in Galveston.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Wally Bacio
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| Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 225 Engineer Brigade plan the final details of a search and rescue mission from their location in Sulphur, La, Sept. 13, 2008, following Hurricane Ike.
Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Reid A Christopherson
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| Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528 Engineer Battalion "Roughnecks" tie down equipment in preparation for a search and rescue mission, Sept. 13, 2008, from their deployed location in Sulphur, Louisiana, in response to Hurricane Ike.
Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Reid A. Christopherson
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| From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen talks to Czech Republic Lt. Gen. Vlastimil Picek and Czech Republic Lt. Gen. Jaroslav Kolkus at the NATO conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13, 2008. Mullen met with several European military leaders to discuss security issues.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan, center, commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, helps military personnel from USS Kearsarge unload disaster relief supplies in Gonaives, Haiti, Sept. 12, 2008, to aid those affected by the recent hurricanes in Haiti. To date, Kearsarge has transported more than 350 metric tons of relief supplies, using helicopters and landing craft to deliver supplies to communities unreachable by ground transportation.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo
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| Louisiana Army National Guardsmen from the 1023rd Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, in Monroe, La., wait to depart for the Sulphur Parks and Recreation Center in Sulphur, La., Sept. 12, 2008, in anticipation of landfall of Hurricane Ike along the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The 1023rd is providing four three-man boat teams for damage assessment operations and potential search and rescue missions to Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes if necessary.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Angela K. Fry, 528th Engineer Battalion Unit Public Affairs Representative
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| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes a Bulgarian officer after stepping off a C-32 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13, 2008. Mullen traveled to Bulgaria to meet with senior counterparts at a NATO conference.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Griffin of the Louisiana National Guard leads a group of citizens stranded by Hurricane Ike to National Guard helicopters that will transport them from Hackberry, La., to the Chennault Airport in Lake Charles, La. From there Wildlife and Fisheries agents assisted them in making contact with friends and relatives who could pick them up.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker
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| Staff Sgt. Marie Glidden of the Louisiana National Guard leads residents of Hackberry, La., into the Million Air hangar at Chennault Airport in Lake Charles, La. From there Wildlife and Fisheries agents assisted them in making contact with friends and relatives who could pick them up. The residents were being evacuated due to flooding caused by Hurricane Ike.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker
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| Army 1st Sgt. Gary Burchfield uses his humvee to help residents clear a tree knocked down into a road by Hurricane Ike in Lake Charles, La., Sept. 13, 2008. Burchfield is assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana National Guard. Hurricane Ike’s winds uprooted trees and caused flooding in the Lake Charles area.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nathaniel P. Orphey
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| A man walks through the Healing Field flag display near the Pentagon Memorial prior to the dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The flag display was sponsored by the nonprofit Healing Field Foundation. Each flag represents someone who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
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| Marines participate in Jungle Warefare Training in Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 3, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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| Balu, a British attack dog of the Theater Military Working Dog Support Unit, shows off the padded arm he has torn away from the simulated attacker during a capabilities demonstration in Multi-National Division Basra, Iraq on Sept. 6, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rhonda J. Roth-Cameron
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| A World War II-era Sherman tank rolls into historic downtown Lucca, Italy, during a re-enactment ceremony that included soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Livorno, Italy, Sept. 12, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Nathaniel Schaber pulls security while an engineer inspects the progression of the refurbishment efforts of the Suasse School in Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Sept. 7, 2008. Schaber and other soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division.
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brandon Trauma talks to Iraqi National Policemen at a fueling station outside Forward Operating Base Loyalty in Beladiyat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
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| A U.S. Army soldier points out their target during an air assault mission after moving in from the drop zone, Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company D, 2nd Lancers Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Ironhorse Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. This is one of the various drills the Ironhorse Brigade conducted during a pre-deployment field training exercise, Rampage.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2008, concerning the findings and recommendations for improvements for management of the nuclear enterprise according to his Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management.
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| James R. Schlesinger, task force chairman, briefs reporters on the findings and recommendations for improvements for managment of the nuclear enterprise on Sept. 12, 2008, in the Pentagon Briefing Room.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| An infrared satellite image provided by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, Calif., showing the status of Hurricane Ike at approximately 4:15 a.m. EDT, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 12, 2008. Ike has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and a forward movement of about 13 mph. Ike is expected to strike near Galveston, Texas, as a major hurricane late Friday or early Saturday morning.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen is given an overview of the Ground Zero construction by Port Authority Police Inspector Susan Durrett in New York City, Sept. 12, 2008. Mullen toured the 9/11 crash site the day after giving a speech during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication in Washington, D.C., for 9/11 victims.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen looks at a tribute wall to 9/11 victims at Ground Zero in New York City, Sept. 12, 2008. Mullen toured the 9/11 crash site the day after giving a speech during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication in Washington, D.C., for 9/11 victims.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers a question from CNN reporter John Roberts during an American Morning segment in New York City, Sept. 12, 2008. Mullen answered questions about his views regarding the war in Afghanistan.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| Lt. Col. Mark Carter looks at the sunset after flying nine hours on a Hurricane Ike mission on board a WC-130J Hercules, Sept. 10, 2008, over the Gulf of Mexico. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., fly 24-hours-a-day, collecting data inside the heart of Hurricane Ike. The data collected by the Hurricane Hunters improve the National Hurricane Center forecast by 30 percent. Carter is a pilot with the 403rd Wing.
U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Chad E. Gibson
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| A photo of Navy Electronics Technician First Class Brian A. Moss, who died along with 183 others during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack at the Pentagon, sits on the inscribed memorial unit dedicated in Moss' honor. The memorial park was dedicated on Sept. 11, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel
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| An aerial view of the devastation in Port de Paix after four storms in one month have devastated the island and killed more than 800 people. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emmitt Hawks
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| A U.S. Army soldier and a local farmer survey a cornfield's growth near Sab Al Bour, Iraq, Sep. 8, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Larry Mahan and his wife, Capt. Vanessa Mahan, celebrate their first anniversary with iced tea on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Sept. 1, 2008. The couple celebrated together with the help of the captain's home unit, the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.
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| The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team The Blue Angels perform for more than 100,000 guests during the Great State of Maine Air Show, Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 7, 2008. The air show brought performances by the Blue Angels, The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, and a wide variety of static displays and interactive exhibits. The show drew more than 150,000 people over three days.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Roger S. Duncan
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| The sun rises over the main stage before the start of the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam Stump
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| Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, talk to a resident swimming in the flooded section of the White Street Fishing Pier in Key West, Fla., Sept. 9, 2008. People braved the dangerous conditions at the end of the pier as storm surge from Hurricane Ike crashed over the barriers and flooded the pier.
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| A U.S. sailor rings the bell as the name of each person lost at the Pentagon is read during the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Members of a joint service honor guard prepare to raise the flag during the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| A military bugler plays as first responders salute atop the Pentagon during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008, at the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 59 people aboard the flight and 125 in the building. First responders are the firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers who were first on the scene that day.
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| The J.W. Alvey Elementary School Singing Sunrays perform to open the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by Andy Morataya
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England delivers the opening remarks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| A member of The United States Air Force Band practices before the start of the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, President George W. Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen stand as the national anthem plays at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the build
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| First lady Laura Bush arrives at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| From left, former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, current Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, President George W. Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen arrive at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley
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| Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. Rumsfeld was in the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the building killing 59 people aboard the plane and 125 in the building.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley
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| The official party holds a moment of silence during the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| One hundred eighty-four joint service troops unveil the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam Stump
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| President George W. Bush speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| Members of a joint service honor guard carry a wreath toward the Pentagon Memorial Sept. 11, 2008, during its dedication ceremony. The memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the Pentagon who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
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| The official party and audience sing "God Bless America" at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. Gates is hosting the ceremony dedicating the national memorial to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
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| The official party watches as the first inscribed memorial unit is unveiled at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad fold an American flag flown over Ground Zero during the division’s 9/11 observance ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. The flag was presented to the soliders by the firemen of Ladder 10, Engine 10, Engine 24 and Ladder 5 of the New York City Fire Department.
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| President George W. Bush talks with retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Charles William Fox, Jr. and wife, Jan, of Leesburg, Va., during a visit, Sept. 9, 2008, with wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. Fox, CEO of Project Hope, was injured by an IED while helping to build a state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility for children in Basra.
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| President George W. Bush delivers remarks, Sept. 9, 2008, to the National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program. The president accepted the recommendations of military leaders to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 8,000 through January.
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| The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn 198 pulls along side the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima for a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 3, 2008. The USS Iwo Jima is deployed as the flagship of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann
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| U.S. Navy Ensign Christopher Loper, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, offloads food from a Super Stallion helicopter to provide disaster relief to citizens of Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008. The USS Keasrarge was diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emmitt Hawks
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen testify before the House Armed Services Committee about Iraq and Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008.
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about Iraq and Afghanistan with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about Iraq and Afghanistan with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008.
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| An MQ-9 Reaper waits out a haboob beneath a shelter on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2008. Haboobs are sandstorms that result from the collapse of thunderstorm cells.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen testify before the House Armed Services Committee about Iraq and Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008.
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| The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team The Blue Angels perform for more than 100,000 guests during the Great State of Maine Air Show, Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 7, 2008. The air show brought performances by the Blue Angels, The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, and a wide variety of static displays and interactive exhibits. The show drew more than 150,000 people over three days. This will be the final Navy-sponsored air show at this location before NAS Brunswick closes in 2011.
U.S. Navy photo byPetty Officer 1st Class Roger S. Duncan
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| Water churns inside Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Sept. 9. 2008. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Haitians forced to leaved their homes after flooding from recent tropical storms make temporary shelters, while the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge provides disaster relief, Sept. 8, 2008. Kearsarge was diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to help in Haiti.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emmitt Hawks
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| Army Pfc. Mohamed Mustafa, Virginia Army National Guard soldier and George Mason University Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet, participates in an American flag dedication at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008. The dedication was headed by the Healing Field Foundation, and about 200 volunteers were on hand to place and set up nearly 3,000 American flags in the Pentagon parking lot in honor of the victims and families of the 9/11 attacks.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| Lorin Pfiel, a Healing Field Foundation volunteer, arranges an American flag Sept. 10, 2008, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Pfiel was one of about 200 volunteers who set up nearly 3,000 flags in honor of the vicitms and families of the 9/11 attacks.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| About 200 people were on hand with the Healing Field Foundation Sept. 10, 2008, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., to set up a dedication of nearly 3,000 American flags in honor of the victims and families of 9/11.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| The USS Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group steams through the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 6, 2008. The group is deployed to the Navy's 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky
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| U.S. Army soldiers ride whitewater waves as part of Warrior Adventure Quest, a pilot program combining high-adrenaline sports with Battlemind training to help soldiers adjust to the return to garrison life from the combat environment. Three pilot programs, launched the week of Sept. 8, 2008, are underway in Vicenza, Italy, Fort Lewis, Wash., and Leesburg, Va.
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| A jammous curiously approaches a Humvee in the Fedaliyah area of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2008. The soldier, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, Company B, 66th Armored Regiment, have been helping famers feed the jammouses, which are large water buffalo used by locals primarily for meat and milk.
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| U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commanding general, Multinational Force Iraq, arrives on Camp Gannon, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008, to visit the Iraqi Security Forces at the point of entry along the Iraqi-Syrian border. Petraeus took time to recognize troops by presenting his personal coin to them.
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| An Iraqi special weapons and tactics team, alongside U.S. Special Forces soldiers, conduct an operation in a village in Diyala province, Iraq, to disrupt an al-Qaeda network, Sept. 5, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras
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| U.S. Navy Seaman Sean Bibby directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet into position to await launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is deployed in the western Pacific and Indian oceans, Sept. 6, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy McKinnis and an Iraqi soldier provide security during a combined cordon and search in Muhalla 667 of Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008. McKinnis is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's, Company C, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
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| U.S. Army soldiers gather outside before the start of the Iron Claw graduation ceremony to mark the completion of route clearing training for Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk, Iraq, Sept. 8, 2008. The soldiers area assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, 1st Brigade Special Troop Battalion.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ave I. Pele-Sizelove
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Nathaniel Owens provides security while members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team embedded with 25th Infantry Division tour a newly renovated fish market to assess the construction in Taji, Iraq, Sept. 7, 2008. Owens is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment.
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| An aerial view shows the devastation in Port de Paix after four storms in one month killed more than 800 people. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge was diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission, in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Emmitt Hawks
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| U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot Capt. Jennifer Cooper cleans a rotor blade on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to remove dirt and debris from within the aircraft during an agricultural wash on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, Gulf of Aden, Sept. 4, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Cpt. Vincent Cesaro befriends an Iraqi boy during a visit to the Iraqi Family Village in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. Cesaro is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| Family members watch their loved ones man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage as the ship deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 29, 2008, as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lolita M. Lewis
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| U.S. soldiers take breaks after pulling security in the summer sun and keep cool by sitting in the shade of the Hammamiyat police station compound wall, Sept. 2, 2008.
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| A U.S. Navy signalman directs a Seahawk helicopter to take off from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln while under way in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 6, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis
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| U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sean Leahy checks identification badges of Iraqis during a remote badging operation in Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. Leahy is assigned to Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The minimum age to receive a badge is 16.
Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chris Lyttle
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| U.S. Army soldiers wait to load vehicles into a Russlan aircraft during the exercise Cooperative Spirit 2008 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division 's 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
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| U.S.Army soldiers search a home in Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry.
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| A local Iraqi girl buys produce from a vendor in the Hariyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2008, after U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, conducted a clearing operations in the neighborhood.
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| U.S. Navy sailors from USS Kearsarge move pallets of water as they prepare to depart from Santa Marta, Colombia, Sept. 6, 2008. The USS Kearsarge has been redirected from its current mission in Colombia to provide disaster relief support to communities in Haiti hit by Hurricane Ike and tropical storms Gustav and Hanna.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Lange
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| U.S. Army soldiers listen to a mission briefing before they leave from the Joint Security Station Ghazaliyah four, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Wrathell shows Iraqi student workers how to paint the corners of walls at a battle-damagd home in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Wrathell, who is in charge of downtown operations with the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE squadron, is assigned to the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron.
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| U.S. Army Col. Joseph Buche, commander, 3rd U.S. Regiment, left, escorts Indian Minister of Defense A. K. Antony past The Old Guard for review. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates hosted an Armed Forces full honor arrival ceremony for the visiting minister at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2008.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, stands with Indian Minister of Defense A. K. Antony at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2008, to watch an Armed Forces full honor arrival ceremony to commemorate the visit. Later, the two defense leaders met to discuss a range of bilateral security issues of interest to both nations.
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Indian Minister of Defense A. K. Antony at the conclusion of an Armed Forces full honor arrival ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2008. Later, the two defense leaders discussed a range of international security issues of interest to both nations.
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| Two Fighting Falcons wait out a haboob on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2008. Haboobs are sandstorms that result from the collapse of thunderstorms and the resulting downdrafts. The dust carried by a haboob can rise several kilometers in the sky, and winds can travel upwards of 30 mph.
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| U.S. Marines embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge offload supplies to provide disaster relief in areas hit by recent tropical storms in Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008. The USS Kearsarge was diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to help in Haiti.
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| U.S. troops offload supplies to provide disaster relief in areas hit by recent tropical storms in Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge was diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to help in Haiti.
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| An aerial view of the devastation in Port de Paix after four storms in one month hit the island and killed more than 800 people in Haiti, Sept. 8, 2008. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge has been diverted from Continuing Promise 2008, a humanitarian mission in the western Caribbean, to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti.
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| The United Street entrance to the Naval Air Station Key West Truman Annex is flooded as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles of the air station in Key West, Fla., Sept. 9, 2008. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane and is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico.
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| U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the color guard aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain parade the colors during the Battle for Australia commemoration ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 3, 2008. The USS McCain is visiting Melbourne to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Great White Fleet.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Byron C. Linder
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffrey Price, a 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at an air base in Southwest Asia, reloads the hoses after a successful training exercise Aug. 29, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Boquette
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| U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua D. Scalfidi talks with an Iraqi citizen during a patrol through western Anbar province, Anah, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2008. Scalfidi is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5's Company C, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Tomlinson
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| U.S. Army Capt. Michael Kolten chats with an Iraqi man during a visit to the man's home in Ghazaliyah, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2008. Kolten is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team pull security at the top of a tower overlooking a district center in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, while key Afghan leaders and coalition forces meet to discuss the development and security in southern Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adora Medina
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| U.S. Army Capt. Trevor Voelkel greets a key leader during a visit to a district center in the andahar province of Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2008. The unit met with several key leaders for the first time since its recent arrival to southern Afghanistan. Voelkel is commander of the 1st Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Adora Medina
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| Thousands of walkers join in the fourth annual National America Support You Freedom Walk from the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The America Supports You Freedom Walk calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, honor our veterans, past and present, and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
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| Army 1st Lt. Matthew George, right, talks with a candle shop owner in the Sha’ab neighborhood of northern Baghdad with the help of an interpreter during a patrol, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2008.
The road in front of the candle store was recently re-opened and the shop owner is excited about the increased traffic to his business. George is assigned to Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Dan Rullo
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| A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker re-fuels a U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler assigned to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139 while a U.S. Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 flies alongside providing security above the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2008. The aircraft are supporting NATO and Afghan forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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| President Bush and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, address participants at the 20th Tee Ball on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 7, 2008. The game honored families in the armed services and players had parents who are currently serving on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| Two Army soldiers sprint to the finish line carrying the unit guidon for Company C, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, during a commemorative 5K run at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2008, to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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| 9/8/2008 |
| Florida National Guard Special Forces review city maps for recon missions in Key West, Fla., in preparation for Hurricane Ike, Sept. 8, 2008.
National Guard photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa
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| An F/A-18E Super Hornet, reaches the speed of sound near the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a Friends and Family Day Cruise off the coast of Virginia, Aug. 30, 2008. The 2008 Friends and Family Day Cruise enables guests to experience a day at sea with sailors assigned to the ship.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse L. Dick
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| 9/8/2008 |
| A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit 4 prepares to enter the well deck of the USS Bataan as part of HURREX 08-002, Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 2, 2008. HURREX is an exercise designed to test the ship’s ability to respond to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief needs during the 2008 hurricane season.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham
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| 9/8/2008 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Wherfel shares a laugh with an Iraqi soldier following clearing operations of a neighborhood in the Hariyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. Wherfel is assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill
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| The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at dusk, Sept. 2, 2008, off the coast of Southern California where the crew is conducting training evolutions with Carrier Air Wing 5.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Hageman
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| 9/8/2008 |
| Representatives from the Iraqi 9-Nissan Political District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Iraqi National Police join together to cut the ribbon officially opening the new sewage network pumping station in Kamaliyah, eastern Baghdad, Sept. 3, 2008. The station's network of 12 sub stations will pump up to 50,000 cubic meters, 1.3 million gallons of sewage from two major urban areas.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| 9/7/2008 |
| The 4th annual America Supports You Freedom Walk kicks off at the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| A participant in the 4th annual America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington D.C., carries an American flag as the walkers head for the Pentagon, Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| Participants in the 4th annual America Supports You Freedom Walk approach the Pentagon, Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| Flag bearers carry Old Glory during the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| Participants in the 2008 national America Supports You Freedom Walk arrive at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| Country music stars the Oak Ridge Boys sing the national anthem at the start of a concert following the 2008 national America Supports You Freedom Walk at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito
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| Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, president of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, speaks during the start of the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom walk at the foundation's memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7,
2008. Kelly Wright, left, co-anchor of Fox & Friends Weekend, served as the event's master of ceremonies. Thousands of people turned out for the walk.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England speaks during the start of the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom walk at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| RoseAnn Lynch sings the national anthem during the start of the 2008 America Supports You Freedom Walk at the foundation's memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew America's commitment to freedom and the values of our country.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| Participants in the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom walk listen as RoseAnn Lynch sings the national anthem at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/7/2008 |
| Relatives of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks listen as RoseAnn Lynch sings the National Anthem at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery before the start of the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., , Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's Freedom Walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/7/2008 |
| A joint military honor guard representing all branches of the military services begins to march from Arlington National Cemetery to the Pentagon during the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of people turned out for this year's walk, which is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Defense Dept. photo by John Valceanu
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| 9/7/2008 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England (in hat and sunglasses), leads walkers during the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of walkers joined in the national walk, which went from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to the crash site at the Pentagon.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 9/7/2008 |
| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, front right, and his wife, Sandee, walk during the 2008 Natrional America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. Thousands of walkers joined in the national walk, which went from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to the crash site at the Pentagon.
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| Thousands of people walk during the 2008 America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The walk went from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to the crash site at the Pentagon.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 9/7/2008 |
| Grammy-winning country music group The Oak Ridge Boys perform a musical tribute
at the Pentagon following the 4th annual National America Supports You Freedom Walk on Sept. 7, 2008. Nearly 10,000 walkers participated in the one-mile walk from Arlington National Cemetery.
Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| Members of the Shenandoah Valley Young Marines from Front Royal, Va., marched in the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Linda Hosek
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| 9/7/2008 |
| Participates of the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk gather at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008, to attend a concert by the Oak Ridge Boys.
Defense Dept. photo by Linda Hosek
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| 9/5/2008 |
| A Chinook helicopter from the Army National Guard hauls sandbags to a levee with a 300-foot breach caused by Hurricane Gustav in Plaquemines Parish, La., Sept. 3, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Neuberger rappels Australian style during a security forces exercise on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 29, 2008. The tower, usually used by base firefighters, has helped build confidence for security forces airmen. Neuberger is assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez
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| 9/5/2008 |
| Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Unit USS George H.W. Bush gather before beginning two days of crash and salvage training in Newport News, Va., Aug. 31, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan A. Bailey
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. Marines cling to small ledges on the tail of a Sea Knight helicopter to remove dirt and debris from within the aircraft during an agricultural wash on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 4, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. Navy corpsmen work with Bangladeshi medical workers, taking the vital signs of children at the Taragonj Public Health Complex in Taragonj, Bangladesh, Sept, 4, 2008. U.S. Marines and sailors participating in Operation Unified Hope treated between 500 and 900 patients a day.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Brian J. Griffin
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| 9/5/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listen as U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb addresses the audience at the assumption ceremony for McNabb as commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Sept. 5, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. soldiers patrol the Hariyah district in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. The soldiers are in the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Gill
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| U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb salutes the retiring of colors at the assumption ceremony for him as commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Sept. 5, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 9/5/2008 |
| Several thousand people have registered to walk in the 4th annual America Supports You Freedom Walk in the nation's capital, Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country. For more information or to sign up for the ASY Freedom Walk, please visit the ASY Web site.
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| 9/5/2008 |
| Sept. 11, 2008, marks the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States. Defenselink presents a look back at the attack on the Pentagon and talks with survivors, defense leaders and family members of those who died that day.
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| From left, U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tammy Fisher, Fisher House Foundation trustee, Angela Riseden and Bailey Reese, both award recipients, Tom Indoe, Newman's Own president, and Maurice Grant, Army Times Publishing Company Director of Marketing, pose for a photo during the Newman's Own award ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 5, 2008. Riseden and Reese received a $1,000 award for Kids Sending Hero Hugs.
Defense Dept. photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 9/5/2008 |
| Members of the 2nd of the 278th Cavalry Regiment assigned to the Tennessee National Guard convoy through the city of Baton Rouge, Sept. 5, 2008. The 2-278th are in Louisiana helping the Louisiana National Guard in Hurricane Gustav relief efforts.
U.S. Army photoby Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Sanchez
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| Ron Holland (left) of the U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen, Netherlands, Voting Assistance Office, helps Mike Rhodes complete his voter registration card in time to meet absentee voter deadlines. Americans stationed overseas have just a few more weeks to complete voter registration in time to receive a ballot for the election.
U.S. Army photo by Sarah J. Schmidt
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Jones, left, walks with a soldier down the hallway of a building that will serve as a barracks for soldiers at Joint Security Station in Shawra Wa Um Jidr, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian D. Lehnhardt
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| As seen through a night-vision device, a Hercules starts its engines in the early morning as U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Delmar Karnes, a loadmaster, keeps a watchful eye at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson
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| 9/5/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Haff hands out stuffed animals to an Iraqi family driving by during a routine visit to the Shlahiya Iraqi Police Station in Shlahiya, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 16th Military Police Brigade, 511th Military Police Company, 2nd Squad Renegades.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| 9/5/2008 |
| A crew from the U.S. Air Force 55th Rescue Squadron performs preflight checks on a Pave Low helicopter on Ellington Field, Texas, Sept. 3, 2008. The squadron deployed from Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Ariz., to Ellington Field in response to Hurricane Gustav with less than 24 hours after notification.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Gonzales
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| 9/4/2008 |
| An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 763rd Expeditionary Refueling Squadron during a mission over Iraq, Sept. 3, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II
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| 9/4/2008 |
| Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 256th Brigade Combat Team check the identification of a New Orleans resident as he tries to enter a restricted area, Sept. 2, 2008. The 256th is assigned to assist the New Orleans Police Department and other law enforcement agencies with providing security throughout the city of New Orleans.
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| A member of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Brigade Combat Team talks with a New Orleans resident after Hurricane Gustav passed through the city, Sept. 2, 2008. The 256th is assigned to assist the New Orleans Police Department and other law enforcement agencies with providing security throughout the city of New Orleans.
U.S. Army photo by Michael Owens
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| 9/4/2008 |
| U.S. and Iraqi forces work together to provide security for the Hammamiyat Iraqi Police Station opening ceremony in Taji, Iraq, Sept. 2, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera
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| 9/4/2008 |
| Army National Guard Spc. Kimeberly Langley, operating the forklift, is pushed out of loose gravel by her fellow soldiers while loading pallets of ice to hand out to local citizens affected by Hurricane Gustav, Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1084th Transportation Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Lee Kelsey
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| 9/4/2008 |
| Leonard Cato, left, and friend Steve Marshall, work to clear Cato's niece's home of a fallen tree during the cleanup after Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 3, 2008
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Lee Kelsey
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| Army National Guard Sgt. Paul Sehlinger hands out bottles of water to local citizens affected by Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 3, 2008. Sehlinger is assigned to 1084th Transportation Division, from Slidell, La.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Lee Kelsey
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| 9/4/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates reviews his notes during the 8th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Banff, Canada, Sept. 3, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| 9/4/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abraham Lagunas, an aircraft mechanic, installs a shortening clip on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Nicad battery before reconditioning it at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Sept. 3, 2008. The clips short out the battery cells to prevent electrical shock. Lagunas is an air reserve technician assigned to the 452nd Maintenance Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis
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| 9/4/2008 |
| Members of Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component, CJSOAC , from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84, conduct night operations, Balad, Iraq, Aug. 25, 2008. The squadron is the only Navy component of the CJSOAC and has been supporting vital special operations missions in the Iraqi theatre.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph W. Pfaff
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| 9/4/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers patrol the streets of New Orleans in support of Hurricane Gustav relief efforts on Sept. 1, 2008. The troops deployed to help residents evacuate the area, to provide security before, during and after the hurricane's landfall and to conduct search and rescue missions in the area. The soldiers are assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Russell L. Klika
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| 9/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Kamas gives the "go" sign to launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" on Strike Fighter Squadron 113 off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, North Arabian Sea, Sept. 1, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill
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| 9/3/2008 |
| Army Chief Warrant Officers Eric Feazell and John Kennedy of the Louisiana National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment, pilot a helicopter and observe a region of homes flooded by Hurricane Gustav during the first reconnaissance mission after the storm, Sept. 2, 2008.
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| 9/3/2008 |
| A U.S. Navy sailor aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge jumps rope while looking across the water at Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 28, 2008. The USS Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission which includes the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Joshua Nuzzo
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| 9/3/2008 |
| An Iraqi policeman inspects an Iraqi media personnel's flak jacket while a U.S. Marine with Multi-National Force-West and his working dog observe closely before the Anbar Provincial Iraqi Control Ceremony at the Provincial Government Ceremony in Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. The PIC Ceremony promotes the assumption of responsibility for security by the Iraqi government.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grant Walker
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| 9/3/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, walks with Canadian Maj. Gen. Langpon, left, upon his arrival in Banff, Canada, Sept. 2, 2008. Gates is in Canada to attend the 8th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his wife Becky meet Canadian officials upon their arrival in Calgary, Canada, Sept. 2, 2008. Gates is in Canada to attend the 8th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Banff.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
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| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason W. Fudge, combat videographer, 1st Marine Logistics Group, records the burning of a Southwest Asia hut at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2008. The safety video highlighted the affects of a fire on a hut.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia
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| 9/3/2008 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Timothy Haghtling greets an Iraqi child as he exits a vehicle at a checkpoint in Radwaniyah, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2008. Haghtling is assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| 9/3/2008 |
| Louisiana Army National Guard soldiers pass out food and water for people in the Houma area of Louisiana, Sept. 2, 2008. The distribution point is one of several across southern Louisiana. The soldiers are assigned to the 1086th Transportation Company based in Ville Platte, La.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Rushing
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| 9/3/2008 |
| A UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu, Gulf of Aden, Sept. 2, 2008. The USS Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| 9/3/2008 |
| A returning Gulfport, Miss., evacuee watches as Army Spc. David Kennedy, Mississippi Army National Guard, places a bag of ice into his car, Sept. 2, 2008, at a distribution point just outside Gulfport. Citizens began returning Sept. 1 and 2 after Hurricane Gustav caused most of the region to evacuate to safer areas.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| 9/3/2008 |
| A U.S. Air Force E-8C JSTARS from the 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System sits on the ramp before a mission over Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. This flight marks 116th Air Control Wing’s JSTARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the global war on terror. The E-8C JSTARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II
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| 9/2/2008 |
| Louisiana Air National Guard Brig. Gen. John B. Soileau, right, commander of Task Force Gator in New Orleans, talks with a New Orleans official at a site where water is leaking through the flood gate on Sept. 1, 2008. Soileau’s task force has been assisting the New Orleans Police Department with security operations since June 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens
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| 9/2/2008 |
| Members of the Louisiana National Guard set up a road block in the upper 9th Ward of New Orleans as water in the Industrial Canal starts to overtop the levees and pour into the city, Sept. 1, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens
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| 9/2/2008 |
| President George W. Bush personally thanks airman of the Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing and the 59th Medical Wing for their volunteer efforts in processing more than 700 Hurricane Gustav evacuees at Port San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 1, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III
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| 9/2/2008 |
| Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters prepare to take off from the Combat Aviation Brigade's airfield during the start of a mission on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2008. The soldiers and helicopters are assigned to Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi - National Division - Baghdad.
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Nelson, assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 21, looks out over the water of Micronesia while flying in a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a Pacific Partnership 2008 mission, Aug. 31, 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month humanitarian mission to Southeast Asia intended to build collaborative partnerships by providing engineering, civic, medical and dental assistance to the region.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael C. Barton
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| Emergency vehicles carrying evacuees of Hurricane Gustav stage near a Canadian Air Force C-17 at Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, Aug. 31, 2008. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense chartered flights to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricane's path.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller
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| U.S. and Canadian Armed Forces personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav to board an emergency departure flight. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense chartered planes to transport citizens to destinations safely outside the hurricane's path, Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, Aug. 31, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller
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| A member of the Louisiana National Guard prepares to drive a school bus to an evacuation site in New Orleans to assist with hurricane operations.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens
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| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles G. Rodriguez, adjutant general of the Texas National Guard, talks with Port Arthur Police Officer Jim Dinger in Port Arthur, Texas, as they plan to take in evacuees from Hurricane Gustav.
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| Members of the 20th Special Forces Group of the Mississippi Army National Guard launched rubber boats fitted with outboard motors to rescue residents of the flooded Jordan River Shores subdivision in Kiln, Miss., Sept. 1, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Steven Stubbs
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| Sgt. Nathan Byrd and Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Davis perform a dismounted patrol to observe activity in Konar province at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2008.
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U.S. Army photo by Lt. Neil Myers
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| An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall, Aug. 28, 2008. Carter Hall is part of the Iwo Jima Strike Group en route to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katrina Parker
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| An evacuee from Hurricane Gustav smiles as Army Pfc. Alex Armstrong, Mississippi Army National Guard, places bottled water into her car, Sept. 2, 2008, at a distribution point just outside Gulfport, Miss. Citizens who evacuated to safer areas as the hurricane approached began returning to the area after the storm passed.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| Mississippi Army National Guard troops provided nearly 1,000 returning Hurricane Gustav evacuees with bottled water and ice at a distribution point near Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 2, 2008. Citizens began returning Sept. 1 and 2 after Hurricane Gustav caused most of the region to evacuate to safer areas.
Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
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| U.S. soldiers maintain security while taking a quick break during a patrol through palm groves in Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford
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| U.S. Marine Sgt. Henry L. Butts prepares to exit a CH-53E helicopter landing on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. Butts is assigned to the 1st Platoon, Company A, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, serving as part of Multi-National Force West.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. M. Trent Lowry
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| Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, center, shakes hands with Army Col. Jonathan Ball, commander of the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Brigade Combat team, in New Orleans, Aug. 30, 2008. Jindal and Army Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, Louisiana National Guard Adjutant General, second from left, met Ball at the bus terminal in New Orleans where residents are preparing to evacuate the city prior to the arrival of Hurricane Gustav. Ball's unit is assisting the New Orleans Police Department with se
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael L. Owens
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