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Jalrez, Afghanistan

Admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:07 -0800

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Description: Coalition soldiers stand near a small bonfire in Jalrez, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009 after the culmination of a two-day humanitarian mission.

All-Terrain Vehicle

Admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:34 -0800

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Description: A coalition soldier provides security with an all-terrain vehicle at a school in Jalrez, Afghanistan, November 11th, 2009. The school was the site for an Afghan Medical Personnel Skills Improvement Mission taking place on November 12-13.

U.S., Japanese Navies Continue Annual Exercise

Admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:39:54 -0800

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Description: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships, the Haruna-class helicopter destroyer HS Hiei and the Atogo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Ashigara, and the U.S. Navy ships, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin, are underway in formation during Annual Exercise. Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are participating in the bilateral exercise designed to enhance the capabilities of both naval forces.

U.S., Japanese Navies Continue Annual Exercise

Admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:37:05 -0800

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Description: U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation during Annual Exercise. Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are participating in the bilateral exercise designed to enhance the capabilities of both naval forces.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyers

Admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:07:16 -0800

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Description: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JDS Hiei and JDS Kongo maneuver into formation during Annual Exercise. Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are participating in the bilateral exercise designed to enhance the capabilities of both naval forces.

Schwarzenegger Visits Troops in Iraq

Admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:32:12 -0800

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Description: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke to nearly 400 service members in Baghdad, Nov. 16. The governor said he returned to Iraq to keep a promise he made to troops in 2003, when he told them "I'll be back." Schwarzenegger let the service members and civilians at Camp Victory, Baghdad, know that what they are doing matters, and that those back in the United States continue to appreciate and support their work.

Interpreter

Admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:45 -0800

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Description: Afghan National Army soldiers talk with a U.S. Army interpreter in Anzala Khil Village, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009. The Afghan National Armys mission is to safeguard the independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones/Released) Location: Anzala Khil Village Date Shot: 11/5/2009

FOB Wolverine

Admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:02:02 -0800

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Description: U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Brown, of the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, conducts a briefing before he and fellow Soldiers convoy from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wolverine, Zabul, Afghanistan, to FOB Sweeney, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed to FOB Wolverine to conduct counterinsurgency operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Jones/Released) Location: FOB Wolverine

Veterans Day

Admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:54:19 -0800

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Description: Created by J. Luke Borland of the Air Force News Agency.

Marine Corps Birthday 2009

Admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:04 -0800

by: Admin

Description: United States Marine Corps 2009 Birthday Pic

Patrol Base Sullivan

Admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:41:51 -0800

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Description: A view of the two main buildings at Patrol Base Sullivan, Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 11. 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan.

Marines Search for IEDs

Admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:18:45 -0800

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Description: U.S. Marine Sgt. Andy Lee uses a metal detector to search for possible improvised explosive devices during a security patrol through the Nawa district in the Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2009. Lee is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg

Marines Replace M1A1 Tank Engine

Admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:11:21 -0800

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Description: Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22 of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) replace the engine of an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.

Arizona National Guard in Orgun

Admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:01:22 -0800

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Description: U.S. Army Spc. Mauricio Moreno, a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) Paktika security forces member from the Arizona National Guard, works security in Orgun, Afghanistan, Nov. 3. PRT Paktika is an integrated team of U.S. military and representatives from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which funds and evaluates Afghanistan reconstruction projects in effort of promoting self sufficiency and better quality of life for the Afghan people.(Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)

Convoy Escort

Admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:59:28 -0800

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Description: Mine resistant, armor protected vehicles from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division stand ready to escort supply trucks leaving Albakir Air Field in Balad, Iraq, on Oct. 31, 2009. DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steven King, U.S. Navy. (Released)

MV-22 Osprey on USS Nassau

Admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:02 -0800

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Description: An MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) Nov. 1, 2009, while under way in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a composite unit training exercise. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho, U.S. Navy/Released)

B-1 Bombers at Ellsworth

Admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:09 -0800

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Description: U.S. Airmen conduct maintenance on a B-1B as another B-1 flies over head November 2, 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert, U.S. Air Force/Released)

iRobot PackBot

Admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:59 -0800

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Description: An iRobot PackBot picks up a demonstration object at the Joint Robotics Repair Detachment at Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq. The robots can be operated by a commercial off-the shelf controller or a heads-up display.

Kandahar Memorial Service

Admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:15:45 -0800

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Description: Soldiers assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion pray for four fallen brothers-in-arms at a memorial service in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. More than 300 Soldiers attended the memorial for Staff Sgt. Glen Stivison of Blairsville, Pa., Spc. Jesus Flores of Malaybalay Bukidnon, Republic of the Philippines, Spc. Daniel Lawson of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Pfc. Brandon Styer of Lancaster, Pa.

Seaborne Infiltration

Admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:36:15 -0700

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Description: Soldiers perform a seaborne infiltration as part of training at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Fla. The four-week Combat Diver Qualification Course, run by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, trains qualified combat div

JS Kurama

Admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:34:29 -0700

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Description: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kurama leads ships during a rehearsal for the annual fleet review in Sagami Bay, Japan, Oct. 21, 2009. More than 8,000 civilians toured selected ships and viewed the rehearsal. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Dominique Pineiro

M17 Helicopter - 107th Indian Army Aviation Helicopter Unit

Admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:57:03 -0700

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Description: Soldiers from 2nd platoon, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment Strykehorse, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, prepare to rendevous with Indian Army troops after exiting an M17 helicopter flown by the 107th Indian Army Aviation Helicopter Unit during Exercise Yudh Abyas 09, a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States.

Six Eagles

Admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:24:57 -0700

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Description: A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the nearby Sawtooth Mountains Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Ospreys in Operation Bright Star 2009

Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:34 -0700

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Description: Two MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 fly over the Egyptian coastline October 12th, 2009, during exercise Bright Star 2009. (DoD photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

USS Cole Joint Warrior 09-2

Admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:17 -0700

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Description: Moonlight illuminates the forecastle aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Cole as Sailors prepare for an early morning replenishment-at-sea. Cole is participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2, a United Kingdom-led, multi-national and multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies as well as to prepare for a role in combined operations during upcoming deployments.

Half a Million Mark for 1st ACB Fuelers

Admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:16:49 -0700

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Description: Spc. Kanedria Wilson from Louisville, Ky., a petroleum supply specialist, signals that fuel has started to flow from the refuel truck to the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, October 9, 2009.

Marines Practice Simulated Mission With Osprey

Admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:03:49 -0700

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Description: Marines practice a simulated mission with the MV-22 Osprey at Twentynine Palms, California.

Marines Train With Ospreys

Admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:06 -0700

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Description: Marines practice a simulated mission with the MV-22 Osprey at Yuma, Arizona.

ANGLICO MARINES

Admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:32:09 -0700

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Description: Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company practice searching rooms at the Infantry Immersion Trainer at Camp Pendleton, September 17, 2009. Primarily made up of forward observers and field radio operators, ANGLICO Marines go out with ground elements, or jump from aircraft to their site, to set up forward observation posts. Once in place they can gather information to call in indirect fire or close-air support. ANGLICO units specialize in working with other military forces.

McChrystal Meets Obama

Admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:37:29 -0700

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Description: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his wife, Annie, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 2, 2009. The President and Gen. McChrystal, the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, then held a meeting on the plane before the President flew back to Washington, D.C. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

Convoy Passes Entry Control Point

Admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:55:19 -0700

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Description: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Lefebvre provides security as a convoy passes through an entry control point in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan September 28, 2009. Lefebvre is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, a combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3 that is deployed to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Phillip Elgie, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Nimitz Airman

Admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:06:01 -0700

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Description: Airman Robert Johnson, assigned to the "Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6, stands next to a SH-60F Seahawk helicopter during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

Pacific Prowler

Admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:20:09 -0700

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Description: A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Electronic Attack Squadron 129 prepares to launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, September 19th, 2009. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman

Soldiers Detonate Illegal Munitions

Admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:29:40 -0700

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Description: A mini-mushroom cloud billows behind Army engineers from E Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment "Steel Tigers" and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division. The detonation was designed to eliminate loose unexploded ordnance and illegal munitions seized by Iraqi security forces in Dhi Qar province. The battalion is deployed from Fort Bliss, Texas, to advise and assist the Iraqi army and Iraqi police in Dhi Qar and Muthanna provinces.

Human Terrain Team

Admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:33:16 -0700

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Description: A U.S. Soldier from the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, scans his sector of fire while pulling guard around a school house during a Human Terrain Team site survey mission with U.S. Soldiers from the 30th HBCT, 1st Cav. Div. in Kilabeen, Iraq, September 15th, 2009. The mission was to survey the after affects of insurgent activity in the area.

F/A-18 Launches From USS Ronald Reagan

Admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:18:36 -0700

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Description: An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

Anderson Cooper in Afghanistan

Admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:21:49 -0700

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Description: U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William McCollough, the commander of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and Anderson Cooper, of CNN, dine with Abdul Manaf, the governor of the Nawa district, Sept. 7, 2009, in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Harris, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Sea Hawk on USS Blue Ridge

Admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:12:16 -0700

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Description: An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter is parked on the main deck of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge.

Army Racing Team

Admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:34:03 -0700

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Description: The Army team changes tires on the #39 Chevy Impala in the pit during the Pep Boy 500 in Atlanta. (2009)

Anderson Cooper in Afghanistan

Admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:32:03 -0700

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Description: U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William McCollough, the commander of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, discusses the local area with Anderson Cooper, an anchor with CNN, in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Sept. 8, 2009. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Nimitz Storm

Admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:19:50 -0700

by: Admin

Description: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz navigates between thunderstorms during a transit of the western Pacific Ocean.

B-52 at Nellis

Admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:40:36 -0700

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Description: A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on August 26th, 2009.(Department of Defense photo by Technical Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, USAF/Released)

Afghan Police Patrol Herat

Admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:44:27 -0700

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Description: Members from multiple Afghan security departments and agencies prepare for nighttime operations in Herat on August 19th, 2009. The operations were in preparation for the August 20th Afghan national elections.

Thermal Weapons Sight

Admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:42:12 -0700

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Description: U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Tourville adjusts the contrast of a PAS 13 thermal weapons sight mounted on a M240-B crew serve weapon in Herat, Afghanistan August 19th, 2009. Spc. Tourville is a member of the Herat Regional Mentor Team.

Afghan Policeman

Admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:57:13 -0700

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Description: An Afghan policeman prepares to leave on a mission at the Herat Provincial Headquarters, August 20th, 2009.

Defender Class Coast Guard Boat

Admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:29:52 -0700

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Description: A US Coast Guard 25-foot Defender class response boat crew operates in the Arctic waters near Barrow, Alaska on August 27, 2009. The boat is the primary safety and security response boat for the Coast Guard, which is crewed by three-members of Coast Guard Station Valdez.

Humanitarian Assistance Arrives

Admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:49:59 -0700

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Description: US Army Soldiers of the 17th Fires Brigade, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrive to assist the Iraq army with distributing humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Faddaqhryah and Bahar in Basra province, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2009.

Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team Action

Admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:35:13 -0700

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Description: U.S. Army Soldiers and Air Force Airmen from the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team listen to Staff Sgt. Francis Macale, 38, a national guardsman assigned to 1st Squadron, 221th Cavalry Regiment from Las Vegas, Nev., during a safety briefing prior to going out on mission from Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier in Kapisa province of Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2009. Macale was the convoy commander for this particular mission.

Indonesian International Fleet Review

Admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:55:08 -0700

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Description: PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2009) The guided missile destroyer USS McCambpell (DDG 85) transits Manado Bay along with ships from 33 other countries during the Indonesian International Fleet Review, which commemorates the 64th anniversary of Indonesian independence. George Washington is the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Schoeneberg/Released)

UH-60 Black Hawks

Admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:38:33 -0700

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Description: During an early morning start, an orange glow from the sun fills the sky as a team of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, depart Camp Taji Airfield, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2009.