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Lt. Cmdr. Pat Hart, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, is reunited with his daughter during a homecoming celebration for the squadron. VFA-143, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, returns to Naval Air Station Oceana after a six month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos, U.S. Navy/Released).
Members of the 130th Engineer Battalion, 101st Troop Command, Puerto Rico National Guard, conducted their annual weapons qualification training at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico. The Citizen-Soldiers conducted various training modules during drill weekend, to include the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT Training). (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Wilma Orozco Fanfan, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 101st Troop Command, Puerto Rico Army National Guard)
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (121203) - Four New York City firefighters, four airmen, four friends, one team, one HH-60 Pave Hawk, one crew deployed together with the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, and they brought a flavor unique of New York Fire Departments with them. (Photo by Master Sgt. Russell Martin)
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Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 take off after delivering Marines and Canadian soldiers as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation during exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 26, 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation and security on the world
U.S. Navy Chief Fire Controlman Kevin Barnett, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), uses an LA9P nonlethal visual disruption laser to deter a simulated small boat attack during exercise Joint Warrior 2012 April 17, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean. Joint Warrior is a United Kingdom-led multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participating crews to conduct combined operations while deployed. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine Noll, U.S. Navy/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps and Navy senior leadership take part in the deactivation ceremony for II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) (Forward), April 18, 20112, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The ceremony officially marked the end of II MEF's (Forward) service after the unit's year-long deployment to Afghanistan, during which time it served as the headquarters element of NATO's Regional Command Southwest. (DoD photo by Cpl. James Clark, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
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2012 DoD Reserve Family Readiness Award Ceremony
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DOD - Post-secondary Education Expectations
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report
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Direct Ground Combat Exclusion Rule
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CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (121203) - Four New York City firefighters, four airmen, four friends, one team, one HH-60 Pave Hawk, one crew deployed together with the 26th...