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| The breaks through the clouds over aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a scheduled port visit at Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2008. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rialyn Rodrigo
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| Marine Staff Sgt. Theo Mahiai, left, and Marine Staff Sgt. Jeff Barton refuel an MV-22 Osprey aircraft in the hot pits of Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2008. Mahiai is an Osprey crew chief, and Barton is an airframes mechanic. Both are assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Kelly R. Chase
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| Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeff J. Vandentop performs a sweeping hip throw on Sgt. Sarina A. Young on Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2008. Vandentop is chief instructor of Fallujah's U.S. Marine Corps martial arts instructor course, and Young is a fellow black belt instructor. Vandentop recently trained a class of 95 Marines who volunteered to become Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sean P. McGinty
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| Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Guinn tightens clamps around an actuator on an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008. Guinn is an aerospace propulsion apprentice is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Tightening the clamps secures protective layers known as booties around the actuator, preventing dust and debris from damaging it.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| A RIM-7M Sea Sparrow surface-to-air radar-guided missile takes off from the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier during combat system ships qualification trials in the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of California, Oct. 7, 2008. Stennis, which is conducting combat system ships qualification trials, is the first carrier to successfully launch the navy's new missile.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Steckler
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| Two U.S. Navy aviation structural mechanics work together on the wing of a F/A-18C Hornet during routine maintenance in the hangar bay of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 7, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee
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| Members of the U.S. Air Force Drill Team perform during a rehearsal tattoo on Bolling Air Force Base, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marleah Miller
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| U.S. Army soldiers climb stairs to clear a building as they search for a sniper suspect in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Armored Division's Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soldiers and civilians review blueprints with Afghan engineers for an Afghan National Army garrison currently under construction in Farah province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt
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| Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Stanowski operates a heavy equipment roller to compact the ground before placing concrete during a construction project on Camp Covington, Guam, Sept. 28, 2008. Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-133 are on a seven-month deployment to Guam.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Helvie
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| Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright talks to servicemembers during the General Graves B. Erskine Lecture Series at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 9, 2008. The purpose of the lecture series, sponsored by the Marine Corps University Foundation, is to broaden the perspective of students assigned to The Marine Corps University in the social, political and cultural dimensions of the U.S. and the world.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| U.S. Air Force airmen secure a downed pilot and signal to be hoisted on board an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. The 18th Wing and Japanese Coast Guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated aircraft accident.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best
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| U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Shimkus draws a plan for his team during an exercise scenario that is part of confined-space training on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 3, 2008. Shimkus is assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. The training prepares the rescue airmen to execute operations in confined spaces and collapsed structures.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Grabiec
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| A U.S. Army soldier competing in the "Best Warrior" competition participates in a night fire exercise at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 2, 2008. Twenty-four of the Army's finest warriors representing 12 commands from across the Army gathered at Fort Lee, Va., Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2008, to compete in the competition which names the Army's soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tom Steber
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| U.S. soldiers train for the full spectrum of operations from the new Army Field Manual 7-0 which provides the standards for when troops are deployed. The soldiers are training at the Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 9, 2008.
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| Army Pfc. Jared Smith conducts a preventive maintenance check on a humvee during at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 4, 2008. Smith is a forward observer assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Phillip Adam Turner
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| U.S. Army soldiers roar cadences as they return from an early morning unit run on Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 9, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry “Warrior” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Before the run, Col. Douglas Gabram, commander of the Warriors, talked to his soldiers about the importance of safety, taking care of one another and spending quality time with their family this holiday weekend.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nathan J. J. Hoskins
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu briefs reporters on recruiting statistics at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2008. Also participating in the briefing are: Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick; Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Commnand Marine Corps Maj. Gen. (sel) Robert Milstead.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, (middle) NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (left) and Hungarian Minister of Defense Dr. Imre Szekeres open the Strategic Airlift Consortium Ceremony during the Budapest NATO Conference, Oct. 9, 2008, in Budapest, Hungary.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer meet during the Budapest NATO Conference, Oct. 9, 2008, in Budapest, Hungary.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long listen to the opening remarks of the Southeastern European Defense Ministerial in Ohrid, Macedonia, Oct. 8, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks though an honor cordon of Macedonian special guardsman after attending the Southeastern European Defense Ministerial, Oct. 8, 2008, in Ohrid, Macedonia.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, practice sling loading a helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Oct. 9, 2008, during training at an airstrip outside of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Both units are deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeff Smart
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steve Kummeth, right, with the special functions team from the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, presents Tanzanian health officers a group photo from a previous project during a medical civic action project in Tanga, Tanzania, Oct. 7, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Johansen Laurel
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| U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a 5-kilometer conditioning march on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Arabian Sea, Oct. 7, 2008. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed in the Central Command area of responsibility aboard the ships of the Iwo Jima Strike Group promoting stability in the region.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason D. Mills
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| Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. gets a closer look at Pfc. Vincent Hancock's gold medal while Secrtary of the Army Pete Geren does the same with Spc. Walton Glenn Eller's gold medal at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Oct 9, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| More than 50 families return to the Zaitun, west of Baghdad, Sept. 29, 2008, after they were forced to leave because of violence a few years ago. This marks a fresh start for these families as they begin to rebuild and move forward along with the rest of Abu Ghraib and its residents.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dustin Weidman
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England poses for a photo, in his Pentagon office, Oct. 9, 2008, with two Army gold medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Spc. Glenn Eller, left, won his gold medal for trap shooting. Spc. Vincent Hancock earned the gold in skeet shooting. Both men, members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, have competed in numerous events around the globe.
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| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England admires the Olympic Gold Medal won by Army Spc. Vincent Hancock during the recent Beijing games for his remarkable skill at skeet shooting. Joining Hancock for the Oct. 9, 2008, visit with England in his Pentagon office, is fellow Army Marksmanship Unit team mate Spc. Glenn Eller, who was the gold medalist in trap shooting. Both men are considered to be the No. 1 ranked shooter in the world for their particular discipline.
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| A UH-60 Black Hawk air ambulance helicopter flies to a medical mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2008. The helicopter crew are assigned to “Lonestar” dustoff Company C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt
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| Federal Voting Assistance Program Director Polli Brunelli discusses recent efforts to educate and inform overseas military voters on how to expedite delivery of ballots during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Valle, a Gold Team demonstration parachutist assigned to the U.S. Army Golden Knights, spots his landing area at the Amigo Airsho on Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 8, 2008
U.S. Army photo by Lacey Justinger
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| U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ernest C. Browne takes aim on targets down range on Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2008. Browne is a designated marksman assigned to the Security Forces Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. “Our weapons are the most important piece of gear we have, so taking the time to get it ready is vital to whatever mission we have,” said Browne.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dean Davis
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| An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 25 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 8, 2008. The F/A-18C Hornet is an all-weather, attack aircraft that can also be used as a fighter. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Scott
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Kahler pulls security on patrol during a search for a Special Groups extremist in the New Baghdad Security District of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Todd
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| Helicopters fly over the Republic of Korea Aegis destroyer Sejong the Great during the International Fleet Review "Pass and Review", Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 7, 2008. The International Fleet Review, which runs Oct. 5 through Oct. 10, 2008, celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Korea.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobbie G. Attaway
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| An F/A-18C assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 refuels with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 in southeastern Afghanistan during a mission supporting British troops in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2008. The USS Nimitz-class 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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| An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 transits over Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting international security forces in the region, Oct. 6, 2008. The USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan. Coalition forces, composed of more than 52,000 personnel from 40 countries, are providing assistance to the government of Afghanistan, as part of the International Security Assistance Force.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz
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| Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., addresses a question from the media during a press conference at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington D.C., on Oct 6, 2008.
Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the Association of the U.S. Army at the organization's 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2008.
DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| A UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter from Fort Polk, La., flies past Mount Rushmore on its way to the Lakota powwow in South Dakota, Sept. 23, 2008. At the Lakota Sioux tribe's request, the helicopter series was given the tribe's name.
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| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Boswell meets his one-week-old son Peyton for the first time after his return from a six-month deployment aboard the guided-missile frigate USS McInerney, Matport, Fla., Oct. 5, 2008. Boswell is a sonar technician assigned to the USS McInerney.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Leah Stiles
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| U.S. Marines assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a security stop during improvised explosive device convoy training Sept. 29, 2008, on Fort Pickett, Va.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
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| Visitors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln watch from behind the flight deck foul lines as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 launches to participate in a Carrier Air Wing 2 aerial change of command ceremony, Pacific Ocean, Oct. 6, 2008. The USS Lincoln and CVW 2 are returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| U.S. Marine Corps firefighters struggle to contain a training exercise fire on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Sept. 25, 2008. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Kris Shiplett and members of his unit provide security for Iraqi national police
handing out leaflets in Hada Mechanics, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Troop B, 7th Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Deguzman stops to visit with Iraqi children during a joint dismounted patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Platoon, Commanche Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Edward Dudick provides overwatch protection in the village of Khormelq, Afghanistan, during a shura meeting of village elders and Farah Provincial Governor Azadi Roohul Amin, Oct. 2, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt
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| Two rubber boats zip around Lake Qadisiyah, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. Sailors with Riverine Squadron 3, Riverine Detachment 2, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 and Iraqi Police run scenarios to practice their boating skills. The sailors conduct a 21-day training course to help the Iraqi policemen better develop their river security force. The policemen in the class came from all over western al-Anbar province.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Torres
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| A U.S. Marine spouse punches a martial arts pad during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, Marine Special Operations Support Group Jane Wayne Day in front of the Goettge Field House on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 24, 2008.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
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| U.S. Army Spc. Ronald Dawson provides security for members of his unit and Iraqi national police as they patrol a rejuvenated market area and conduct a positive interaction leaflet handout in Hadar, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Calvary, 7th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelvin Surgener
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| Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston present the Commander's Cup to the winning female team from Fort Bragg, N.C., for their performance in the Army Ten-Miler at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington D.C., Oct 6, 2008.
U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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| U.S. Army Gen. Walter Sharp, Commander of U.S. Forces in Korea, speaks with members of the media during a press conference at the Pentagon, Oct. 8, 2008.
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Donald Casey, center, and Spc. Patrick Grady, search a farm as a cow looks on during Operation Gimlet Tidal Wave, in the Abu Ghuraib District of western Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the Military Transition Team, attached to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Striker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Benjamin Crane
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| A rainbow spans the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during routine flight operations, Indian Ocean, Oct. 7, 2008. The USS Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| U.S. soldiers wrestle with concertina wire, Oct. 5, 2008, folding the wire upon itself to make a more manageable mass to be collected for disposal. The soldiers, assigned to the 22nd Infantry Regiment's Company C, 1st Battalion, are clearing the wire from nearly all of West Rashid's Jihad and Fourat communities to help Iraqi citizens experience a sense of normalcy.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brent Williams
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| U.S. Army Maj. Dave Spies and Sgt. Patrick Colwell prepare to empty a bag of leaflets out the door of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a leaflet drop mission in support of Operation Iron Horse Blizzard, over a district of Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2008. Spies is assigned to the 101st History Detachment, 4th Infantry Division and Colwell to the 4th Infantry Band.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
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| U.S. Army Spc. Michael Stutz inspects the top exterior of his newly assigned M-113 track wheeled vehicle upon their arrival at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 4, 2008. Stutz is a combat medic assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Phillip Adam Turner
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| U.S. Army Sgt. Deguzman, left, window shops for toys at a local market stand with an Iraqi soldier during their dismounted patrol in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2008. Deguzman is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew
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| U.S. Army soldiers carry a simulated patient away from a Black Hawk helicopter during medevac training on Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 154th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Sustainment Command.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rob Strain
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ruben Trejo Sanchez, left, and 1st Lt. Erik Ruiz practice an over the head rifle toss on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 3, 2008. Both are members of the base's honor guard drill team.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marc I. Lane
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates briefs the press onboard a military aircraft while flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 6, 2008. Gates is en route to a southeast Europe defense ministerial conference in Macedonia and a NATO meeting in Hungary.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Anderstrom buys baklava, a pastry with honey and nuts, from a local shop while he meets with Iraqi shop owners at Cedar Market, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Anderstrom is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.
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| U.S. Army soldiers ascend stairs to clear a roof as they search the neighborhood for a sniper suspect in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2008. The soldiers are 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 Staff Sgt. Jon Anderstrom helps an elderly Iraqi woman cross a curb while he meets with local shop owners at Cedar Market, Mosul, Iraq, Sept. 21, 2008. Anderstrom is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sarah De Boise
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| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Albee watches a perimeter from a tower on a Southwest Asia base, Oct. 1, 2008. Albee is assigned to the 64th Air Expeditionary Group, which provides force protection and base support to enable U.S. security assistance operations and enhance strategic partnerships.
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| U.S. Marines participate in a training exercise for an improvised explosive device detonation on Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Sept. 28, 2008, The Marines are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie
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| A U.S. Marine performs maintenance on a Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, Oct. 1, 2008. Iwo Jima 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 Seaman Christopher Clark
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| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits Camp Montieth, Kosovo, and walks on a foot patrol with members of the Liaison Monitoring Team through the nearby town of Gjilan, Kosovo, Oct. 7, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| A U.S. Army staff sergeant briefs U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Task Force MedFalcon during Gates' tour of Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 7, 2008.
DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates boards a UH-60 Blackhawk on Camp Montieth, Kosovo, after touring the local town of Gjilan on foot, Oct. 7, 2008.
DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
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| A runner nears the half-way point of the 2008 Army 10-miler on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as a C-130 takes off Oct. 5, 2008. The 189th Combat Service Support Battalion sponsored the run so that coalition troops, civilian employees and contractors in Kandahar could join the thousands of other runners around the world participating in the event.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matt Wrzesinski
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| 10/6/2008 |
| As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army Sgt. John Butler points during a leaflet-drop mission over the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Oct. 2, 2008. Butler is a member the 11th Psychological Operation Task Force.
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| 10/6/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a team jacket from one of the Paralympians visiting the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2008. Military personnel representing both the Olympic and Paralympic teams met with Gates and received a guided tour of the Pentagon.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/6/2008 |
| U.S. Army Andrew Slack leads a briefing for coalition and Iraqi forces as they meet to conduct "rock" drills to prepare for their joint informational operation leaflet campaign at Joint Security Station Thawra in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, Oct. 2, 2008. Slack is a company commander assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 10/6/2008 |
| More than 300 coalition soldiers participate at sunrise in Operation Gimlet Tidal Wave in Aqur Quf, northwest of Baghdad, Oct. 4, 2008. The U.S. Army soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, and Iraqi soldiers are assigned to the 6th Iraqi Army Division's 24th Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dustin Weidman
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| 10/6/2008 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Danish Minister of Defense Soren Gade through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2008, to meet on bilateral defense issues.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/6/2008 |
| U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, far left, and Danish Minister of Defense Soren Gade, right, talk during a luncheon at the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/6/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Mike Condlin directs a Super Hornet strike fighter onto a catapult for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, Oct. 1, 2008. Stennis is conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of California.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Josue Escobosa
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| 10/6/2008 |
| Runners take off from the starting point at Bagram Air Field, eastern Afghanistan, during the Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 5, 2008. The official Army Ten-Miler is held annually in Washington, D.C. and begins at the Pentagon.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez
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| 10/6/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Pappano, captain of the fast-attack submarine USS Buffalo, is welcomed to the Republic of Korea. Buffalo, which is homeported in Guam, is conducting a routine port visit in conjunction with the International Fleet Review hosted by the Republic of Korea Navy, Oct. 4, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobbie G. Attaway
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| 10/6/2008 |
| The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt approaches Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 4, 2008, in what will be the first port visit by an American aircraft carrier since 1967.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird
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| 10/6/2008 |
| MH-53 Pave Low helicopters prepare to take off for their final combat mission on Sept. 27, 2008, in Iraq. The MH-53, the largest and most technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force with a record dating back to the Vietnam War, was retired from the Air Force inventory on Sept. 30, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Diaz, left, speaks with U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Shields while performing a maintenance check on an F/A-18A strike fighter assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron 87 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 1, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. Patterson fires his MK-11 sniper rifle from a Sea Knight helicopter while flying over the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 27, 2008. The snipers train by firing at floating targets from different places inside the helicopter.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron J. Rock
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Marines conduct a dry firing rehearsal during weapons training aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Indian Ocean, Oct. 1, 2008. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Marines are assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Airman Yuri Fernandez looks towards the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to ensure there are no personnel near the catapults before flight operations, in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are underway on a scheduled deployment. Fernandez is an aviation boatswain's mate.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa Jr. speaks with sailors attached to Naval Special Warfare Group 1 during a tour of their spaces in Guam, Oct. 3, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos
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| 10/3/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses master of business administration students during the Wharton Leadership Lectures at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/3/2008 |
| Preparing for an upcoming mission, pararescuemen jump out the back of a C-130 Hercules during jump training, Sept. 24, 2008, over southwestern Germany. They are with the 786th Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua E. Simson (third from left) receives the USO Sailor of the Year Award from actor Dennis Farina, Vice Chief of Naval Operations U.S Navy Adm. Patrick M. Walsh, USO Chairman of the World Board William G. Moll, USO President and CEO Sloan D. Gibson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/2/2008 |
| A volunteer from Challenged America teaches U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sherman Watson, who received a traumatic brain injury when a roadside bomb exploded in Iraq, how to adjust sails on a 43-foot racing sailboat in San Diego Harbor, Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by Donna Miles
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Leisch, from the immediate reaction force of 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces, verifies a U.S. Army soldier's identification prior to allowing him entry onto Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 10/2/2008 |
| A U.S. Air Force pararescueman looks out the back of a C-130 Hercules aircraft prior to executing a jump over Southwestern Germany, Sept. 24, 2008. Pararescuemen conducted the jump in conjunction with airmen assigned to the 786th Security Forces Squadron in preparation for an upcoming mission in Bitburg, Germany.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angela McLane documents U.S. Army soldiers as they provide overwatch security during the opening of a hospital in Khalis, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. McLane is a combat cameraman and the soldiers are assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
DoD photo by U.S. Army Spc. Ronald Wright
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Monaghan provides security at Camp Caffereta, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2008. Monaghan is a designated marksman assigned to the 1st Platoon, 2nd Squad, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu
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| 10/2/2008 |
| The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a brief port visit before completing a seven-month deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, Pearl Harbor, Sept. 30, 2008. The USS Abraham Lincoln also participated in action supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer David Rush
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| 10/2/2008 |
| Comedian and actor Robin Williams performs at the 2008 USO World Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the audience at the 2008 USO World Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Metscher, a crew chief assists an Iraqi soldier in fastening his seat restraint in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Forward Operating Base Garry Owen, Iraq, Sept. 25, 2008. Metscher is assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and believes that the Iraqi soldiers did exceptionally well during their landing zone training with the Long Knife soldiers.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Terence Ewings
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erik Norman provides security while members of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society bring food to local citizens in Masafi, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2008. Norman and other soldiers are assigned to Delta Company, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Ben Hastings speaks with a local national during a humanitarian mission in Haqim, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. Hastings is attached to the 12th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Hubenthal
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| 10/2/2008 |
| Sott Kranz, a contractor, works with equipment originally designed for gold mining to remove bullets from soil in a former firing range at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Ore, Sept. 25, 2008. The project is part of a reclamation effort to remove the potentially dangerous lead projectiles and to return the land to its original condition.
U.S. Army photo courtesy of Mary Jane Moff
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Eisch takes a stance during reflexive fire training, Sept. 30, 2008. Eisch is one of 24 soldiers competing in the 2008 Department of the Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year “Best Warrior” Competition, Sept. 28 to Oct.6, 2008, at Fort Lee, Va. Eisch is assigned to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
U.S. Army photo by T. Anthony Bell
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| 10/2/2008 |
| Sailors on the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore await the arrival of a small craft during an early morning passenger transfer, Nanoose Firing Range, British Columbia, Sept. 28, 2008. Rushmore is supporting anti-submarine warfare training at the Nanoose firing range.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Horvath
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| 10/2/2008 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Zachary Bray, left, and Demond Warrior wrap a new arresting gear cable on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis before replacing an old one, Pacific Ocean, Sept. 30, 2008. Stennis is conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa
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| 10/2/2008 |
| Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, applauds the five troops the USO honored at its 2008 USO World Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2008. From left to right, the honorees are Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Phillip N. Waldron, Army Spc. Monica L. Brown, Marine Sgt. Richard E. Reyes, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua E. Simson and Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn A. Ryan.
DoD photo by Samantha L. Quigley
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| 10/2/2008 |
| A group of 80 soldier-medics, whose duties adhere to the Hippocratic Oath to provide ethical medical treatment, pledged allegiance to another credo -- the oath of re-enlistment during an Oct. 2, 2008, ceremony between the reflecting pool and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The oath was administered by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Eric B. Schoomaker, Army surgeon general.
DoD photo by John J. Kruzel
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| 10/1/2008 |
| The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos and the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey steam alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during an underway replenishment in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 29, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Kelling
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Dodson, right, leads the way as Spc. Fout is escorted by a young Iraqi boy through the Muhalla 511 neighborhood in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Personal Security Detail.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Marines execute squats with their partners while participating in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course on Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L Wainscott
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers descend the stairs of a school during a patrol in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's Personal Security Detail.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 10/1/2008 |
| Marine Cpl. Sherman Watson (left), who suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq, and Eric McDaniel Jr., a former Army sergeant who suffered a stroke in training at Fort Bragg, N.C., participate in track and field events during the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego.
Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Gene Davies
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| 10/1/2008 |
| As the sun sets over the Danube River, U.S. Army soldiers continue their search for possible hidden weapons cache while conducting Operation Boar Wild II, a cordon and search mission in Sharwa Um Jidir, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Platoon Bravo 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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| 10/1/2008 |
| A British Merlin helicopter comes in for a landing in Al Fao, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2008. The helicopter crew is assigned to the Royal Air Force 28 Squadron, flying into Al Fao to pick up passengers to return to Camp Basra.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rhonda J. Roth-Cameron
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Manuel E. Cuello looks down the barrel of his rifle for obstructions on Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2008. Cuello is an armory custodian assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shawn Coolman
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| 10/1/2008 |
| A pair of E-2C Hawkeyes assigned to the "Sun Kings" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 pass over the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during an air power demonstration performed by aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 2, Pacific Ocean, Sept. 29, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James R. Evans
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| 10/1/2008 |
| As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopters from the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron conduct their last combat mission over Iraq, Sept. 27, 2008. The MH-53 is being retired after nearly 40 years of service to the Air Force.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan briefs the Pentagon press corps, Oct. 1, 2008, on stability and security operations in Afghanistan. McKiernan serves as the commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers demonstrate how to properly approach and clear a building during their training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Sept. 20, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 152nd Cavalry Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron Airborne.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sheila Holifield
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Gibson scans the terrain while his battle buddies keep a watchful eye from the water during training on Camp Atterbury, Ind., Sept. 20, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 152nd Cavalry Reconnaissance and Surveillance Squadron Airborne.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sheila Holifield
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from the 503rd Infantry Division in Vicenza, Italy, shoot the rapids as part of Warrior Adventure Quest event in September, 2008. The high-adventure recreation program gives soldiers a new way to transition from combat to a “new normal,” reducing the potential for high-risk behaviors that are counterproductive to unit training requirements.
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aboard a HH-60G Pave Hawk conduct operational training on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 19, 2008
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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| 10/1/2008 |
| Left to right: Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Henrietta H. Fore, administrator of USAID and director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates; a flag bearer; Army Gen. William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command; and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mark S. Ripka, the command's senior enlisted servicemember, stand together after the unfolding of the flag during the command's activation ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/1/2008 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the audience during the activation ceremony of U.S. Africa Command in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/1/2008 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the audience during the activation ceremony of U.S. Africa Command in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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| 10/1/2008 |
| U.S. Africa Command Commander Army Gen. William E. Ward speaks to the audience during the command activation ceremony for U.S. Africa Command in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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