US Military Pictures & Videos

Members of the 387th Air Expeditionary Group rifle team prepare to render a 21-gun salute during the Sept. 11 Remembrance ceremony Sept. 11 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The ceremony included a wreath-laying ceremony and the playing of "Taps" to honor the memory of those that perished and survived the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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Col. Cameron Torrens and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Antwine place a wreath at the Sept. 11 memorial during the remembrance ceremony Sept. 11 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Colonel Torrens is the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Chief Antwine is the 386th AEW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Raheem Moore)

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The memorial for John Yamnicky and the other 183 people killed on board American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001, is shown. Mr. Yamnicky is the father of Master Sgt. Jennifer Yamnicky, an Air National Guardsman stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2008) Aviation Ordnancemen 3rd Class Samual Edwards and Marquis Bagley sprint toward cargo delivered aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an ammunition onload with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition Ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). George Washington is training with Carrier Air-Wing (CAV) 5 during a transit to Japan where the ship will replace aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Najah M. Zenthoefer/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 9, 2008) An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 2 patrols near the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship and its strike group transit the Straits of Malacca. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 9, 2008) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 264 takes off from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as the flagship of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Starkey/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Sept. 9, 2008) Capt. Fernandez "Frank" Ponds, mission commander of Continuing Promise 2008, helps Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis put on a helmet before boarding a Navy helicopter at Port-au-Prince International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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JEREMIE, Haiti (Sept. 9, 2009) Aircrew members assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, the "Condors" embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), deliver supplies to support disaster relief efforts in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 9, 2009) A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, the "Condors" embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flies a disaster relief missions into areas hardest hit by the recent hurricanes that have struck Haiti. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2008) Flight deck personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) observe flight operations as an F/A-18C Hornet takes off launches. Roosevelt is deployed as the lead ship of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird /Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2008) Flight deck personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepare to launch an F/A-18 strike fighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

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Members of the 364th Recruiting Squadron Delayed Entry Program march out on the Travis Air Force Base, Calif., flightline Aug. 30 during Travis Air Expo 2008 to participate in the largest DEP swearing-in ceremony to date. Lt. Col. Greg Thomas, commander of the Air Force Thunderbirds, administered the oath of enlistment to 154 future Airmen before a crowd of more than 80,000 airshow spectators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Gress)

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Tech. Sgt. Scott Blair prepares to board a WC-130J Hurricane Hunter Sept. 10 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Sergeant Blair is responsible for the safety of the aircraft and is also tasked with launching and gathering weather data through the use of an instrument called a dropsonde. Sergeant Blair is a weather reconnaissance loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

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A WC-130J Hurricane Hunter takes off for a mission into the eye of Hurricane Ike Sept. 10 from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. With the exception of two palletized weather stations, the WC-130J is not modified for missions into hurricanes and other troical weather. The aircraft is manned by reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconniassance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

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BRUNSWICK, Maine (Sept. 7, 2008) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team The Blue Angels perform for more than 100,000 guests during the Great State of Maine Air Show. The air show brought performances by the Blue Angels, The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team, and a wide variety of static displays and interactive exhibits. The show drew more than 150,000 people over three days. This will be the final Navy-sponsored air show at this location before NAS Brunswick is scheduled close in 2011 by the Base Realignment Commission. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Roger S. Duncan/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 10, 2008) Sailors assigned to the weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) fire 40mm cannons during a saluting battery practice. The 40mm saluting battery is used during change of command ceremonies as well as to honor high-ranking officials and heads of state. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott (Released)

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Norfolk, Va. (Sept. 8, 2008) Sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is escorted out to sea after leaving Naval Station Norfolk. Roosevelt deploying as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Kellie Bliss/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2008) Flight deck personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepare to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird (Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 8, 2008) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) at Naval Station Norfolk during a change of command ceremony. Cmdr. Wes Schlauder relieved Capt. Mark Davis, who commissioned the boat May 3, 2008 in Wilmington, N.C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (September 8, 2008) Crewmembers of the Virginia class attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) bow their heads in prayer during the North Carolina change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. Cmdr. Wes Schlauder relieved Capt. Mark Davis, who commissioned the boat May 3, 2008 in Wilmington, N.C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 8, 2008) USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) receives fuel during a fueling-at-sea with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is at sea after completing HURREX 08-002. HURREX was a Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet-directed exercise designed to test the ship's ability to respond to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief needs during the 2008 hurricane season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy L. Grisham/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 7, 2008) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 conducts a vertical replenishment with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as the flagship of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group and is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 07, 2008) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Willy Holland and Lance Cpl. Christopher Marchewka hook a cargo net to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 during a vertical replenishment aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group and is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio/Released)

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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 9, 2009) U.S. military personnel embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) load supplies onto a helicopter to support hurricane relief efforts in Haiti. Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division fire a salute during departure honor guard ceremony for outgoing U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow at Knight Field, U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.

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A US soldiers of the 320th Military Police Company from St Petersburg, Florida hold out a machine to register the fingerprints of an Iraqi policemen at station south of the northern city of Tikrit, some 180 kms north of Baghdad on September 12, 2008. A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-filled vehicle against the police station of the central Iraqi town of Dujail tonight killing at least 25 people, police and security officials said.

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A US soldier of the 320th Military Police Company, St Petersburg, Florida, gives gifts to an Iraqi child while on patrol in the western districts of the city of Tikrit, some 180 kms north of Baghdad on September 12, 2008. Combat troops of US-led foreign forces are already out of the cities of up to 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces, General David Petraeus, head of the coalition forces in Iraq, said yesterday.

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U.S. Army soldiers and South Korean soldiers march to attend for departure honor guard ceremony for outgoing U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow at Knight Field, U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) A flight deck crewman prepares the chains to secure aircraft to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Rich Franklin shakes hands with Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy McMaster after eating dinner with the crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Franklin and fellow UFC fighter Tim Sylvia were aboard Reagan to meet Sailors and sign autographs to help boost the morale of the crew. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) steams through the North Arabian Sea alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 11, 2008) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott A. Webb holds a flag as Seaman Heyliana Primera sings the Star Spangled Banner during a memorial ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) to honor those lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks. The flag, which was used at the World Trade Center to cover the remains of fallen firefighters, was flown half-mast at sunset following the ceremony. Peleliu is deployed in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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A line of HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 943rd Rescue Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., 176th Wing, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, and 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., supporting Joint Task Force 129, sit on the flightline at Ellington Field in Houston on Sept. 3. The aircraft were relocated to Kelly Field in San Antonio on Sept. 11 in preparation for Hurricane Ike hitting the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Ray Aquino)

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Aerial combat photographer, Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr., takes a self portrait Aug. 27 during a sortie over New Orleans with F-15 Eagles from the Louisiana Air National Guard and F-22 Raptors from Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Members of a mobile aeromedical staging facility team from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., board a plane headed to Corpus Christi, Texas, to support Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.)

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2008) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks at the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad McNeeley/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2008) One hundred eighty-four joint service troops stand unveil the Pentagon Memorial in Washington. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Ailrlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 10, 2008) Crewman Qualification Training (CQT) students secure a simulated casualty to a spine board during a medical training scenario at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. CQT is a 14-week advanced training course teaching basic weapons, seamanship, first aid and small unit tactics to Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) trainees. SWCCs operate and maintain the Navy's inventory of state-of-the-art, high-speed boats used to support SEALs in special operations missions worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 10, 2008) Crewman Qualification Training (CQT) students charge the beach during a medical evacuation drill at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) A landing signalman enlisted uses hand signals to direct an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during flight operations. Peleliu is deployed in support of maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility and is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) An AV-8B Harrier launches off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) An AV-8B Harrier hovers over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) flies a large American Flag in honor of Patriot Day while steaming through the North Arabian Sea after completing a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Patriot Day is celebrated in remembrance of the lives that were lost in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Chancellorsville is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2008) An MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 21 prepares to touch down on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). HSC-21 and Bridge were conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 9, 2009) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, the "Condors," embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flies a disaster relief mission over Haiti into areas hardest hit by recent hurricanes. Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman/Released)

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LAS CEYES, Haiti (Sept. 10, 2008) Haitian National Police work with military personnel embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to prepare food and water supplies for distribution to areas affected by recent hurricanes that have struck Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 10, 2008) Service members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and citizens of Port au Prince, Haiti load a landing craft utility with supplies for distribution to areas affected by recent hurricanes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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Women customers react as they step into a fish pool containing tiny carp, or Garra Rufa fish, which feed off the dead skin from their feet to soften them before a pedicure at Yvonne's Hair and Nail Salon in Alexandria in Virginia, September 13, 2008. From L-R are: US Army Staff Sgt. Christi Huggins of Alexandria, Va., U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alicia Boyer of Terra Alta, W.Va., U.S. Army Sgt. Amada Meadows of Garrettsville, Ohio, Jessica Dodge of Kingwood, W.Va., and Nicole Leavitt of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Military forces and representatives of agencies from throughout Texas and the U.S. gathered in San Antonio and then convoyed east. More than 500 vehicles and 1,000 people headed to various locations in Southeast Texas to begin search and rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Crewmen watch for stranded people Sept. 13 as an HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group conducts search and rescue operations over Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13. in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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An HH-60 Pave Hawk receives fuel from a HC-130 Hercules during search and rescue operations in Galveston, Texas, after Hurricane Ike, Sept. 13. Both aircraft are assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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Joint Task Force-129 crew, Jolly 92, lands in a tight space between houses to rescue an adult male in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12. The California Air National Guard crew of Jolly 92 rescued six civilians and pets stranded in Galveston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Wally Bacio)

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Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Lopaka Mounts conducts search and rescue operations in Galveston, Texas, after Hurricane Ike, Sept. 13. Sergeant Mounts is assigned to the 331st Air Expeditionary Group at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 12, 2008) An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Red Lions" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 takes off from the flight line at Naval Air Station Jacksonville for Biloxi, Miss. to stage for possible Hurricane IKE relief efforts. Hurricane Ike struck the Texas Gulf Coast Saturday, Sept. 13 as a strong category 2 hurricane. (U.s. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Apprentice Ash Severe/Released)

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USS KEARSARGE (Sept. 12, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is anchored off the coast of Haiti during a disaster relief mission to areas affected by recent hurricanes. Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 12, 2008) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to drop off personnel supporting disaster relief efforts in areas affected by recent hurricanes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)

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The sailor leading the way is an admrial.

GONAIVES, Haiti (Sept. 12, 2008) Service members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) unload food and supplies for delivery to areas affected by recent hurricanes. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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LES CAYES (Sept. 12, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Reyln Pandophino and Seaman Courtney Cresta, both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), help unload rice bags from a CH-53 Super Stallion. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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Dust builds up as an AH-1 Cobra Helicopter flown by Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, prepares to land on the landing zone at Camp Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 9, 2008. Marines (not shown) from Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, are awaiting their flight to take photographs of Iraqi police stations and various buildings in Ramadi for future force protection requirements.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jeremy Giacomino : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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Sgt. William Welsh, a crew chief from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, provides security with a M240F medium machine gun while Capt. Roy J. Nicka, a Forward Air Controller from Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, looks on during a flight in a UH-1N Huey helicopter in Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2008. The Marines are flying over Ramadi taking photographs of Iraqi police stations and various buildings for future force protection requirements.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jeremy Giacomino : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 13, 2008) Service members embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) load supplies onto helicopters for delivery to areas affected by recent hurricanes in Haiti. Kearsarge has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 12, 2008) Chief Gunner's Mate William Walker and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chris West, both embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD3) fill two-and-a-half gallon water containers for delivery to Haitian communities affected by hurricanes. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

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CARIBBEAN SEA (Sept. 13, 2008) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) have packaged more than 4000 gallons of drinking water since Kearsarge began providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti after several tropical storms and hurricanes, including Hurricane Ike, struck the island. . (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James G. Pinsky/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept.14, 2008) Lance Cpl. Joshua Hames and Lance Cpl. Shawn Edgar, both assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), share a meal before landing to deliver disaster relief supplies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 13, 2008) Aircrew members assigned to the "Condors" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), deliver supplies to support hurricane relief efforts in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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HAITI (Sept. 13, 2008) Equipment Operator Constructionman Jeffery Reaves, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), moves boxes of disaster relief supplies during a humanitarian assistance mission in Haiti. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Lange/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept.14, 2008) Relief supplies are stacked in a Navy helicopter assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for distribution in areas affected by recent hurricanes in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erik Barker/Released)

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GENEVE, Haiti (Sept. 14, 2008) An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 28), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), comes in for a landing at the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 13, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is seen from the ramp of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter departing for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for disaster relief supplies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Roosevelt is deployed as the lead ship of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird (Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 12, 2008) Interior Communications Electrician Chief Petty Officer Joseph Stevenson hugs his daughters goodbye before he deploys aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). The Mason is deploying as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler J. Wilson (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) A Landing Craft Air Cushion from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) prepares to enter the ship's well deck. Pearl Harbor is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group currently deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during flight operations. Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Steven Lane, from White Pleasant, W. Va., cleans his M-16 rifle aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2008) An Aviation Ordnanceman stands by as an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, the "Chargers" delivers cargo aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an ammunition onload with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). George Washington is transiting to Japan where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 10, 2008) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Bailey prepares rigging aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) to receive supplies from USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7) during a connected replenishment (CONREP). Pearl Harbor is part of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group that is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 12, 2008) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Marquise Thompson inspects flotation devices aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Sept. 11, 2008) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 encounter a banana spider while patrolling during the chiefs and officers field exercise, or khaki FEX, at Camp Shelby. The khaki FEX is held to train chiefs and officers how to lead contingency operations in a field environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2008) Aviation Boatwain's Mates (Handling) direct an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Bay Raiders" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 28 during flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHD 4). Nassau is underway to provide assistance to civilian authorities, if called upon, in the wake of Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kiona M. Mckissack/Released)

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Second Lt. Chang Ahn and Major David McCulley update perimeter maps to increase base security during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter. Since Americans began operating from Balad in 2003, the Army has been responsible for base security. The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Ground will soon be the largest security forces unit deployed in combat to defend an airbase since Vietnam. Lieutenant Ahn is a 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery 2nd Platoon leader. Major McCulley is a 5th Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Battalion operations officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Tech. Sgt. Bobby Howard patrols the near 36-mile perimeter of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, during Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Airmen and Soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark Sept. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Operation Lewis and Clark was a joint patrol in which Air Force security forces Airmen were introduced to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)

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Master Sgt. Shanie Pruett sings the national anthem during the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15 in Washington D.C. Sergeant Pruett is from U.S. Air Force Band Singing Sergeants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael J. Pausic)

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Rest in Peace Shipmate!

WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2006) Chief (select) Special Warfare Operator Jason Freiwald, 30, died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan Sept. 11. Freiwald was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va. (U.S. Navy Photo

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead congratulates 68 new chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony at Admiral Leutze Park at the Washington Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 15, 2008) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) passes the USS Arizona Memorial as she makes her way into Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Mercy arrived in Pearl Harbor after concluding her Pacific Partnership 2008 deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron (Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 15, 2009) Lance Cpl. Clarence Carr, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464 embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), gives direction to Haitian relief workers unloading disaster relief supplies. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) has been diverted from the scheduled Continuing Promise 2008 humanitarian assistance deployment in the western Caribbean to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erik Barker/Released)

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 15, 2008) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Sean Stout and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class John Graham perform maintenance on a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during a disaster assistance mission in Haiti. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

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EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2008) The guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) tows a self-propelled, semi-submersible craft seized Saturday, Sept. 13 by Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 404. The Coast Guard law enforcement officers, embarked aboard the McInerney, seized seven tons of cocaine during a night raid about 350 miles west of Guatemala. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Justin Cooper (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 15, 2008) Marines clean and inspect the 25mm cannon of an AV-8B Harrier jet aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Kelling/Released)

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Norfolk, Va. (Sept. 12, 2008) Family members of Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) watch from the pier as the ship leaves for a scheduled deployment. Nitze is part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter/ Released)

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second from left, and General Raymond Odierno, right, clapped as Gen. David H. Petraeus, sitting, was given a standing ovation after giving his farewell address during the change of command ceremony in Baghdad. General Odierno will take over command of troops in Iraq.
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Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Oberst, a Gladstone, Calif., native, conducts a thorough search seeking hidden enemy weapons caches during Operation Hammer Bonzai IV, in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Oberst sets the example for his men by never asking them to do something he would not do himself. Oberst serves as an infantry platoon sergeant in Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Oberst, a native of Gladstone, Calif., observes the Soldiers in his platoon conduct vehicle inspections while conducting a hasty vehicle inspection in the northern region of the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Oberst serves as an infantry platoon sergeant in Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Oberst, Gladstone, Mich., native, teaches Iraqi children how to make the V for Victory sign (not the peace sign! ) during Operation Hammer Bonzai XI in the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Oberst serves as an infantry platoon sergeant in Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Sgt. 1st Class Ernest Oberst, Gladstone, Mich., discusses plans to deter enemy freedom of movement with an Iraqi army soldier, while conducting a vehicle checkpoint in the northern region of the Taji Qada, northwest of Baghdad. Oberst serves as an infantry platoon sergeant in Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, ensure that residents are able to celebrate Ramadan without fear of criminal or terrorist activity during a patrol in the Husayniyah area of the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 7, 2008.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Pfc. Ryan Thompson, a Cobden, Ill., native, patrols through the streets of Husayniyah town in the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 7, 2008, ensuring the safety and security of the residents. Thompson is an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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While on patrol through a neighborhood in the Husayniyah Nahia, 1st Lt. Tommy Ryan, a Seminole, Fla., native, waves to a resident standing outside his home, Sept. 7, 2008. Ryan is an infantry platoon leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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First Lt. Tommy Ryan, a Seminole, Fla., native, communicates with his leaders while patrolling through the Husayniyah marketplace, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 7, 2008, ensuring the safety of residents during their Ramadan celebrations. Ryan is an infantry platoon leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Sgt. Andrew Lambright, a Eugene, Ore., native, observes pedestrian and vehicular traffic on a busy street in the Husayniyah area of the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 7, 2008, ensuring the safety of residents observing Ramadan in this northeast Baghdad region. Lambright is an infantry team leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. J.B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)