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Photo: Col. James C. Markert, Regimental Commander, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), leads the Joint Task Force-National Capitol Region marching element during inaugural practice, Jan. 10, on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. The marching element will escort President Barack Obama to the White House during his inauguration, Jan. 21, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose Torres, Jr.)

More than 2,100 military personnel will be marching in the parade, with a total of about 5,000 troops supporting the inauguration.
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Photo: Alaska Air National Guard pararescuemen assist a simulated Marine survivor during Exercise Mojave Viper in March 2012. The Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons participated in the exercise with the 3rd Battalion 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, N.C., before they deployed together to Afghanistan. The exercise prepared both forces for real-world combat in Afghanistan and assisted them in saving 226 lives from late May to October 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cynthia Spalding)

Wars are won by the courageous men and women who fight in the air, on the sea and in the trenches.
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A soldier holds a child displaced by Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the New Jersey National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Davis

A soldier holds a child displaced by Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, N.J.
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Photo: Air Force crews offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2012. The Defense Department initiated the airlift operation to aid recovery efforts in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo

Air Force crews offload Southern California Edison power repair equipment from a C-5 Galaxy on Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y.
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Photo: From left to right U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Luis Quinones, Airman 1st Class Samantha Palacios, Staff Sgt. Darrin Kesler, Tech. Sgt. Angelo Lino, and Master Sgt. Ashly Patterson simulate various maintenance functions on a KC-135 Stratotanker during filming for an Air National Guard commercial at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill. on Sep. 27, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jon Alderman/Released.)

Airmen simulate various maintenance functions on a KC-135 Stratotanker during filming for an Air National Guard commercial at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill
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