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NORFOLK, Va. (June 4, 2008) A child waits to see his father, Information Systems Technician 1st Class Daniel Jimenez, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew D. Leistikow (Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (June 4, 2008) Seaman Calvin Ferguson, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), holds his infant daughter during a homecoming from a scheduled deployment at Naval Station Norfolk. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler H. Jones (Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (June 4, 2008) Families and friends await the return of Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81) as the ship pulls into Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Pamela M. Coxe (Released)

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WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (June 3, 2008) Capt. Brad Russell, commodore of Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, accepted an EA-18G Growler as the first Growler stationed aboard Naval Air Station Whidbey during and acceptance ceremony. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tucker M. Yates (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (June 4, 2008) Lt. Ian Rasmussen, a Landing Signal Officer (LSO) assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, guides an F/A-18E Super Hornet during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Blake (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (June 6, 2008) Seaman Samantha Devers stands watch on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rialyn Rodrigo (Released)

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Col. Jeff Harrigian, 49th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Mike Hernandez, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, fly F-22 Raptors June 2 over White Sands National Monument on the way to their home base, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Russell Scalf)

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In special protective gear for paintball use, Senior Airman Christopher Brewer leads the way June 2 at Camp Gilbert C. Grafton, N.D. The security force members are participating in realistic war-time tactics using paintball weapons to confirm shot placement. (U.S. Army photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

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Staff Sgt. Michael Skonetski (left to right), Senior Airman Michael Burks and Staff Sgt. Erick Hammons patrol the downtown area June 4 outside of Osan Air Base, South Korea. The Airmen were among the first responders after a fire engulfed a local restaurant May 30. They helped evacuate patrons and provided crowd control until local authorities arrived. The three are 51st Security Forces Squadron's town patrol members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Marlin Zimmerman)

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A resident gazes at a U.S. soldier patrolling a street in Ghazaliya district, western Baghdad, June 5, 2008







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A U.S. Army soldier looks at an Iraqi girl during a search for a weapons cache on June 5, 2008 in the al-Rahmaniya Shiite neighborhood north of Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker gave a briefing at the State Department today to discuss recent developments in Iraq.







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A U.S. soldier passes next to a blindfolded detainee in Khashwaga's village 45 km south west of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, on Thursday, June 5, 2008. Joint U.S. army and Iraqi police raided Khashwaga's village early Thursday and arrested 3 members of Ansar al-Sanna, according to the U.S. army.

Hickam AFB, Hawaii: Members or the USAF JTAC-ASOS conduct training in the "old" Hickam AFB Onizuka Military Housing area. Onizuka is slated for demo early this year, to make room for more modern military family housing (Photos by Vernon Badua/***).

PERSIAN GULF (June 7, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 soars into the night's sky after being catapulted from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon C. Wilson (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (June 8, 2008) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (June 7, 2008) Two F/A-18F Super Hornets sit on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon C. Wilson (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (June 7, 2008) Two plane captains clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon C. Wilson (Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Michael Glass wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). U.S. Navy photo by MCC Jason Chudy (Released)

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US First Lady Laura Bush greets US troops at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan prior to departing.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class David. E. Decrosta prepares an F/A-18E Super Hornet for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). U.S. Navy photo by MCC Jason Chudy (Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Daniel Grace, of Brooklyn, N.Y., conducts a pre-flight check as he walks across the top of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). U.S. Navy photo by MCC Jason Chudy (Released)

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U.S. Coast Guard Chief Al Shannon rests in a rescue helicopter at the Coast Guard station Monday, June 9, 2008 in Houston. Shannon was part of the crew that rescued five sailors, four Texas A& M students and an instructor, from the rough waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)​

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A White House communications staffer keeps the podium from being blown over by the President Bush's helicopter prior to Bush making a statement on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 9, 2008, as he leaves for a week long trip to Europe. The trip is intended to strengthen the trans-Atlantic partnership between the United States and European nations.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)​

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SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (Jun 7, 2008) Master at Arms 3rd Class Timothy Lutz scans the surrounding harbor while manning an M60 light machine gun on a harbor security boat as the fast attack submarine USS Norfolk (SSN 714) departs the harbor. Lutz is a patrol boat crewman and gunner assigned to the U.S. Naval Support Activity Security Department. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (Released)

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 4, 2008) The Navy flight demonstration squadron the "Blue Angels" fly over the 66th anniversary of the Battle of Midway celebration at the Center for Information Dominance (CID) Corry Station. Six veterans of the Battle of Midway joined about 2,000 CID Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and guests in the annual commemoration. U.S. Navy photo by Gary Nichols (Released)

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KINGSVILLE, Texas (June 4, 2008) T-45A Goshawks training aircraft cruise together during a recent training flight over the skies of South Texas. The T-45 is a twin-seat, single-engine jet trainer and is the only aircraft in the Navy's inventory used specifically for training pilots to land aboard aircraft carriers. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic (Released)

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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 7, 2008) Special warfare combatant craft (SWCC) crewmen out of San Diego, Calif. demonstrate high speed turns in their Naval Special Warfare ridged-hull inflatable boat on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. during the 101st annual Portland Rose Festival. The SWCC team seized the opportunity to show off as a part of recruiting new members to their special warfare community. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric J. Rowley (Released)

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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 5, 2008) The guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) arrives to help celebrate Portland Fleet Week festivities during the city's 101st Annual Rose Festival. USS Preble is one of four U.S. Navy ships visiting Portland for the weeklong celebration. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2008) Sailors clear the landing area after as aircraft launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service and will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Michael Bramlett, of Moreno Valley, Calif., watches flight operations from an aircraft tow tractor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service and will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photoh by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anthony R. Martinez (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 4, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Johnkeith Elopre, of Fontana, Calif., directs an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 into launching position aboard the acc USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for decommissioning after 47 years of service and will be replaced by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

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ANDAMAN SEA (June 3, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) steams in the Andaman Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Gabriel Weber (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2008) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAQ) 115 taxis across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 6, 2008) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 taxis the flight deck of the air craft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Victoria A. Tullock (Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Crete (June 6, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) arrives in Souda harbor for a routine port visit. Gonzalez is on a scheduled six-month deployment assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG2) as the Navy representative to the NATO Response Force. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (Released)

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Sgt. Kyle Hale of Yukon, Oklahoma contains an unruly crowd to protect a man who was nearly trampled outside the Al Rasheed Bank in the in Jamilah market in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq.

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Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, conduct "pulse patrols" going from house to house in the local communities of Ameriyah-Ferris, Iraq. "Pulse patrols", figuratively meaning to keep a finger on the pulse of the people, allow Marines in Ferris town to build a personal rapport with the community and also gauge its atmospherics.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo/Photographer: Cpl. Chris Lyttle : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Village members of Fuhaylat gather to collect food bags, June 4. Coalition forces came to assist neighboring villagers in the area and build a relationship with the people.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo/Photographer: Cpl. Chris Lyttle : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 help al Anbar locals facilitate a civil operation by assisting food bag distribution in the village of Fuhaylat, June 4.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo/Photographer: Cpl. Chris Lyttle : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Lance Cpl. Michael W. Lund, a combat engineer with 4th CEB, searches around a bunker with a metal detector looking for weapons cache. The Marines were given intelligence about a weapons cache located in a bunker near the area. Although they did not find the specific bunker, they did find a small underground bunker that could have been used to store weapons in the future.
(Photographer: Pfc. Jerry Murphy : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Marines from 4th Combat Engineer Battalion set C-4 explosive charges, preparing to destroy a bunk that was said to have been used to store enemy weapons systems. The Marines destroyed the bunker so that it could not be used against coalition forces in the future.
(Photographer: Pfc. Jerry Murphy : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Cpl. Brad E. Clauss, a combat team leader with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, prepares C-4 explosives in a bunker, preparing to destroy it so that is cannot be used against coalition forces in the future. The Marines swept the area looking for a possible weapons cache during an intelligence driven mission.
(Photographer: Pfc. Jerry Murphy : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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After preparing the C-4 explosive charges, Marines from 4th Combat Engineer Battalion destroyed a bunker said to have enemy weapons systems and explosives located inside it.
(Photographer: Pfc. Jerry Murphy : Regimental Combat Team 1)


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Capt. Ashton J. Read, commander of Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, is interviewed by The Military Channel at Ft. Hood, Texas, June 3. This crew of videographers is on Ft. Hood to highlight the M109A6 Paladin, a canon used by field artillery soldiers here.
(U.S. Army photo/Photographer: Pvt. Sharla Perrin : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)


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Pfc. Jose A. Hercules, a field artillery crewman with Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observes from a distance as shots are fired from an M109A6 Paladin at Ft. Hood, Texas, June 3rd. Hercules was operating the Paladin while members of a videography crew from The Military Channel filmed the canons as part of a series scheduled to be released early next year.
(U.S. Army photo/Photographer: Pvt. Sharla Perrin : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation, June 5, 2008, over the Nevada Test and Training Ranges. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald

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A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation June 5 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Aggressor mission is to prepare the combat air forces, joint and allied aircrews for tomorrow's victories with challenging and realistic threat replication, training, academics and feedback. Aggressor pilots simulate foreign-made combat aircraft and use actual tactics of air forces worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

F-35B STOVL achieves successful first flight

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the marines there are Wearing F.R.O.G. (Flame Resistant Organizational Gear ) shirts and possibly trousers too ( its hard to tell it they have the Calf pockets or not in such a picture )
Frog is the Marine corps Response to the Army's Combat shirt once again fire proofed materials and camouflaged sleeves attached to a one color torso with a mock neck turtle neck although this one is zippered. the British also have such a uniform option and I would not be surprised to see more and more coming to a army near you.

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The first four Company G recruits sprint to the beginning of the Depot Combat Conditioning Course Evaluation Course. The CCE is a modified version of the obstacle with additional tasks.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Beaver)


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Staff Sgt. Ensevio Martinez, senior drill instructor, motivates Company G recruits during an incentive training session.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Beaver)


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A Company G recruits uses his momentum to roll over a log while conducting the Depot Combat Conditioning Course Evaluation Course.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Beaver)


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Recruit Benjamin Omey, Platoon 2142, Co. G, yells out his platoon number after reaching the top of the 30-foot rope-the last obstacle of the course.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Beaver)


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Private Hector Sanchez, a refugee from El Salvador, is a member of Platoon 2145, Co. G. He graduates from recruit training today.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Carrie C. Ruiz)


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Airman 1st Class Nicholas Greer ties down equipment in the back of an HC-130 Hercules June 3 before taking off on a training mission off the coast of Djibouti. Airman Greer is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Airman Greer is a an aircraft loadmaster from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga.,
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Airman 1st Class Nicholas Greer scans the skies from the jump door window of a HC-130 Hercules June 3 before taking off on a training mission off the coast of Djibouti. Airman Greer is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Airman Greer is a an aircraft loadmaster from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron and is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga.,
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Senior Airman Martin Smith prepares to put on his harness before opening the back ramp of an HC-130 Hercules during a mission June 3 off the coast of Djibouti. Airman Smith is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The Airman is an aircraft loadmaster from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Tech. Sgt. James Floyd scans the sky from the jump door window of an HC-130 Hercules during a mission June 3 off the coast of Djibouti. Sergeant Floyd is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The aircraft loadmaster is with the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Tech. Sgt. James Floyd watches a smoke grenade June 3 from the back ramp an HC-130 Hercules during a mission off the coast of Djibouti. Sergeant Floyd is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The loadmaster is from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Airman 1st Class Nicholas Greer and Senior Airman Martin Smith watch a smoke grenade fall to the water from the back ramp of an HC-130 Hercules June 3 during a mission off the coast of Djibouti. Both are loadmasters from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron out of Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Airmen are deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)


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Three HC-130 Hercules loadmasters watch a smoke grenade June 3 from the back ramp of the aircraft during a mission off the coast of Djibouti. The Airmen are deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa out of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. The loadmasters are from the 71st Search and Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)