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The pararescuemen were practicing insertion, emergency medical, and extraction procedures during a joint training exercise in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron checks his weapon after landing in the drop zone of a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




Simulated casualties are obscured by the dust from the rotor wash of a landing helicopter during a personnel recovery exercise with pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron evacuate casualties to an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from 10 Escuadrilla of the Spanish navy during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron evacuate casualties to a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron evacuate a casualty to a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assesses the wounds of a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron lands in the drop zone of a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assists a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assesses the wounds of a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron evacuates casualties to an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from 10 Escuadrilla of the Spanish navy during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assists a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assesses the wounds of a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron applies simulated wounds to Senior Airman Tisha Tanks prior to conducting a personnel recovery exercise July 18, 2012, in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.


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Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 take off after delivering Marines and Canadian soldiers as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 26, 2012.




Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 prepare to take off after delivering Marines and Canadian soldiers as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 26, 2012




A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment disembarks a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in order to support a noncombatant evacuation operation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 26, 2012.




Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 prepare to land and deliver Marines and Canadian soldiers as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2012 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 26, 2012.


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Marines from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct fire mission training June 25, 2012 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.




A Marine from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division hikes to a new mortar position, June 25, 2012 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.




Marines from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct fire mission training June 25, 2012 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.




Sgt Elliot a squad leader with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division sets an aiming point for gun position 2, June 25, 2012 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.




Cpl. Rohwer from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division hikes to a new mortar position June 25, 2012 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC.


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Capt. Joseph Driskell, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, conducts roll call prior to leading a route-clearance operation along Ghazni Province’s Highway 1, July 23, 2012. The unit is part of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.




A paratrooper from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, uses binoculars to scan for insurgents along a stretch of Highway 1, July 23, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He is riding in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.




Paratroopers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pursue an insurgent triggerman who initiated an improvised explosive device, striking a route-clearance vehicle along Highway 1, July 23, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan,. The IED resulted in no significant damage or injuries.




Paratroopers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, search among ruins for an insurgent who triggered an improvised explosive device, July 23, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. This area, north of Muqor, has a long history of insurgent activity.




A medical evacuation helicopter flown by soldiers of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands as paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team secure the area, July 23, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers were evacuating an insurgent who was wounded and required medical care.




A sharpshooter and other paratroopers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provide security during a route-clearance patrol along Highway 1, July 23, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. His weapon is an M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle.




Capt. Joseph Driskell, left, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and members of his headquarters element, engage insurgents with small-arms fire and 60mm mortars July 23, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The unit is part of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.




Capt. Joseph Driskell, commander of Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, scans for an insurgent sniper as his radio telephone operator, Spc. Justin Vnenchak, communicates the situation to other U.S. elements in the area, July 23, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Driskell is originally from Columbia, S.C.




Combat engineer, Sgt. Daniel Ritchie, detonates an insurgent’s improvised explosive device while conducting route clearance along Highway 1, July 23, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Ritchie serves with 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.


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(Photos from July and Released 3rd August)

This partnership development program in various locations in Hungary is designed to foster good communication and relationships in preparation for upcoming joint deployments to Afghanistan.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participate with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participate with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command Europe's 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 train with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms techniques at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participate with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 train with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




A U.S. Soldier with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participates in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




A U.S. Soldier with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 talks with his Hungarian counterpart during small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




A U.S. Soldier, right, with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 listens to his Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012




A U.S. Soldier with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 trains with his Hungarian counterpart in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 undergo small arms training with their Hungarian counterparts at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participate with their Hungarian counterparts in small arms training at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 13, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Special Operations Command, Europe, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Detachment Alpha 0114 participate in heavy weapons train with their Hungarian counterparts at Szolnok Air Base, Hungary, July 10, 2012.



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U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division leave Combat Outpost Giro, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provide security in Mush Kahel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.




U.S. soldiers serving with C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, await an answer to a door in the village of Mush Kahel, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division enter a home in Mush Kahel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.




U.S. Army Pvt. Zakery Jenkins, front, with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security in Mush Kahel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012.




U.S. Army Pfc. Vichetra Lim, with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security in Mush Kahel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division await a radio transmission in Pana village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division set up security in Pana village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2012.




U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division search Pana village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2012.


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Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, patrol for insurgents in a vineyard Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The battalion is part of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.




Lt. Col. Rob Salome, commander of 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and Sgt. Sean Blesedell, move along a grape-drying hut while on patrol Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Raisins are a major crop in the area.




Sgt. 1st. Class Alan Sutton, a platoon leader with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, radios an update as his paratroopers clear a compound Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The paratroopers deployed to Ghazni in March to help bring security to nearby Highway 1, Afghanistan’s most important road.




Paratroopers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scan for insurgent activity before clearing a village Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The brigade deployedto Ghazni in March to help bring security to the areas surrounding Highway 1, the country’s most important road.




Paratroopers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, move across open terrain under enemy fire just off Highway 1, Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The brigade deployed to Ghazni in March to help bring security to the areas surrounding Highway 1.




Spc. Kirsten Price of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, returns fire on insurgents when they engaged his platoon with small-arms fire Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Price is firing an M249 squad automatic weapon.




Spc. Kirsten Price of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, returns fire on insurgents when they engaged his platoon with small-arms fire Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Price is firing an M249 squad automatic weapon.




A paratrooper of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans for insurgents as others dismount from vehicles along Highway 1 to conduct a foot patrol Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The heavily-armed patrol includes dozens of combat engineers and infantrymen.




Spc. David Kemp, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, sweeps for indicators of improvised explosive devices targeting soldiers patrolling on foot Aug. 1, 2012, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Kemp is based on Forward Operating Base Warrior in southern Ghazni.




Sgt. 1st Class Alan Sutton, a platoon leader with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, searches for a command wire to an improvised explosive device Aug. 1, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. His platoon is sweeping the roadside of Afghanistan’s most important road, Highway 1, for roadside bombs.


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