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First Lt. Shaun Cullen, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pilot, and Capt. Robert Felix, 492nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flight surgeon, walk out to an HH-60 Pave Hawk prior to a training mission April 20. The 101st ERQS, deployed here from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., provides combat search and rescue capability for the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. Nearly half of the New York Air National Guard aircrews deployed here are firefighters or police officers back home including Lieutenant Cullen.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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First Lt. Brent McCall, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jedediah Smith, 101st ERQS pararescueman, load up their gear for a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan, April 20. In addition to an M-4 assault rifle, combat medical gear and body armor, Sergeant Smith also packs his four-year-old daughter Mia's pre-school class teddy bear. The seven-year New York Air National Guardsman said he brings the little guy along with him on all his missions and writes letters to her school on behalf of the bear. "He pretty much goes everywhere I go," Sergeant Smith said, including the eight combat search and rescue missions he's done since he deployed here.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, gets together his gear before a mission here. Sergeant Berg, a New York Air National Guardsman, is an aerial gunner for the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters here and a New York City firefighter back home. Some of the New York Guardsmen in the 101st ERQS wear patches like this 9-11 patch as a reminder while they stand on alert to rescue downed pilots and ground troops wounded behind enemy lines. New York's 101st Rescue Squadron from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., is preparing to head home after supporting Operation Enduring Freedom for nearly five months.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, loads his rail gun on the HH-60 Pave Hawk before taking off on a training mission here April 20. The 101st ERQS, deployed here from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., provides combat search and rescue capability for the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, mans his HH-60 Pave Hawk rail gun before taking off on a training mission here April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Capt. Tamar Hassan, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks on an HH-60 Pave Hawk prior to a training mission here April 20. The 101st ERQS, deployed here from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., provides combat search and rescue capability for the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Lt. Col. Eugene Sengstacken, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron commander, and Capt. Tamar Hassan, 101st ERQS co-pilot, start up the engines on a HH-60 Pave Hawk before taking off on a training mission here April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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A 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Pave Hawk flies through the Hindu Kush mountain passes during a training mission here April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Capt. Tamar Hassan, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron co-pilot, trails behind the lead HH-60 Pave Hawk during a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Tech. Sgt. Jedediah Smith, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, surveys the landscape for threats during a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, fly in a MV-22 Osprey during an air assault exercise in Yuma, Ariz., April 13, 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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A Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, aims in on a target at a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53E Super Stallion after securing a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., as part of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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Sgt. Jared Leiss, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, shows his squad's number for the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey who picked up the Marines at during an air assault exercise, April 13, 2009, in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The Quincy, Ohio, native and his squad of approximately 10 Marines were transported to a landing zone in the Blue Mountain Airfield for a live-fire exercise and to secure the airfield. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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A Marine from K Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, watches two MV-22 Ospreys land at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Airfield 2 during an air assault exercise for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

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Sgt. Jared Leiss, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, counts the Marines in his squad as they board an MV-22 Osprey in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The Quincy, Ohio, native, along with approximately 490 other Marines, were air lifted to the Blue Mountain Airfield for a live-fire exercise and to secure the airfield. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes)

Airman 1st Class Josh Stubstad marshalls in an 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II returning from a training mission April 16 at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria. A maintenance squadron team deployed to Bezmer AB to support Exercise Reunion April 2009. Airman Stubstad is a 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.

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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, takes off from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, April 18 with a load of cargo destined for Afghanistan. For the past five weeks, three C-17 aircrews from Pacific Air Forces have been flying three flights nearly every day in order to deliver needed supplies for the buildup of various bases supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)

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First Lt. Steven Baxter, the platoon commander for Mobile Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 8, radios a message to his Marines while providing security at a hospital in Hit, Iraq. MSD is a mixture of Marines from different battalions whom have formed together into one cohesive platoon. “It’s a testament t how professional the small unit leaders have trained these Marines,” Baxter said.
Photo Date Taken: 4/21/2009
Unit: Regimental Combat Team 8
Photo ByLine: Sgt. Eric C. Schwartz

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Sergeant Matthew Veniskey, a vehicle commander with Mobile Security Detachment, Regimental Combat Team 8, provides security while MSD Marines prepare to convoy back to Camp Al Asad, Iraq April 25, 2009. One of the MSD’s main tasks is to convoy the regimental commander while providing security.
Photo Date Taken: 4/24/2009
Unit: Regimental Combat Team 8
Photo ByLine: Sgt. Eric C. Schwartz

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit assault their target during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise April 25 during support of Balikatan 2009. Balikatan '09 is an annual combined joint bilateral exercise involving Republic of the Philippines and U.S. military members focused on ensuring humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts are responsive, effective and efficient. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco)
Photo Date Taken: 4/25/2009
Unit: 31st MEU
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Michael A. Bianco

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Iraqi and US soldiers guard an arms cache unearthed in the past two days in the Sadr City eastern district of the capital at the Iraqi Army 11th Brigade headquarters in Baghdad on April 26 2009. The weapons and ammunition were discovered in the in Orfali and Rashad neighborhoods and shown to the press.

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A U.S. army soldier from the 1st Infantry Division patrols a street in northwest Baghdad's Kazimiyah neighborhood, Iraq, Tuesday, April 29, 2009.

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An Iraqi youngster belonging to the Iraqi Scouts plays with a remote army robot as he takes part in outdoor activities in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone' on April 25, 2009. The Iraqi Scouting organization is set-up in the 'Green Zone' which houses the US embassy and the Iraqi Parliament. It is also home to the children and families of Iraqi officials.

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A U.S. soldier of 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division tries to cross an irrigation channel during an operation to hunt for the members of

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in Tangi valley, Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

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A U.S soldier of 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division look through his gun during a search operation to hunt for the members of

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in Tangi valley of Wardak province west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel McKittrick, a broadcast journalist from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, films Airmen from the 81st Rescue Squadron onboard an HC-130P aircraft, during a training exercise in Djibouti, April 23. The exercise consisted of transporting pararescuemen to their water jump, aerial refueling of a CH-53E helicopter, a assault landing on an unimproved runway, and transloading a simulated survivor from the CH-53E.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Rescue Squadron prepares to jump out of an C-130P aircraft, during a training exercise in Djibouti, April 23. The exercise consisted of transporting pararescuemen to their water jump, aerial refueling of a CH-53E helicopter, a assault landing on an unimproved runway, and transloading a simulated survivor from the CH-53E.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Rescue Squadron prepare to jump out of an C-130P aircraft, during a training exercise in Djibouti, April 23. The exercise consisted of transporting pararescuemen to their water jump, aerial refueling of a CH-53E helicopter, a assault landing on an unimproved runway, and transloading a simulated survivor from the CH-53E.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Rescue Squadron jumps out of a C-130P aircraft, during a training exercise in Djibouti, April 23. The exercise consisted of transporting pararescuemen to their water jump, aerial refueling of a CH-53E helicopter, a assault landing on an unimproved runway, and transloading a simulated survivor from the CH-53E.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Rescue Squadron jumps out of a C-130P aircraft, during a training exercise in Djibouti, April 23. The exercise consisted of transporting Pararescuemen to their water jump, aerial refueling of a CH-53E helicopter, a assault landing on an unimproved runway, and transloading a simulated survivor from the CH-53E.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

GRAND BARA, Djibouti (April 23, 2009) A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 approaches an Air Force C-130P aircraft from the 81st Rescue Squadron during a helicopter air refueling mission. 13,800 pounds of fuel was delivered to the helicopter during the 45-minute mission. Both aircraft are assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Jesse B. Awalt/Released)

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MAYPORT BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2009) Marines deploy on Mayport Beach from an amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion. Maritime forces from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru, U.S., and Uruguay are participating in UNITAS Gold, which provides the opportunity to conduct and integrate joint and combined land, maritime, coast guard and air operations in a realistic training environment. The exercise is taking place April 20-May 5 off the coast of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Keith A. Stevenson/Released)

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MAYPORT BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2009) U.S. and partnership nation marines regroup after assaulting Mayport Beach during a Unitas Gold amphibious assault exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CWO2 Keith A. Stevenson/Released)

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MAYPORT BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2009) A Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, approach Mayport Beach to disembark Marines and equipment during a Unitas Gold amphibious assault exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by CWO2 Keith A. Stevenson/Released)

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Lance Cpl. Joshua Carpenter, an amphibious assault vehicle crewmen with 4th Platoon, Company C, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, prepares to return to the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) after reaching the shore April 25. The exercise is an annual Marine Corps Forces South multi-national company-level combined and joint exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability between U.S. Marines and partner-nation Marines in the areas of amphibious operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, peacekeeping and disaster relief.
Photo Date Taken: 4/25/2009
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve

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Military working dog handlers and military working dogs with the 332nd Security Forces Group wait for instructions to return to the aircraft from a helicopter crew chief during training April 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The training teaches the handlers and military working dogs how to safely and properly enter and exit aircraft, and prepares them for future air-assault missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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Military working dog handlers from the 332nd Security Forces Group board a helicopter with their military working dogs during training April 21 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

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BAGHDAD - Sgt. Jose Leasure, the sergeant of the guard at an entry control point on Victory Base Complex and native of Brunswick, Ga., serving with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reacts to a wounded Soldier during a mass casualty training exercise held on VBC on Apr. 24. The training exercise was executed to bring together and coordinate the efforts of more than 20 agencies on VBC in order to foster better relationships and communication between the groups.

BAGHDAD - Wichita, Kan. native, Cpl. Anthony Jackson, a sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, takes a knee in front of a gold shop at Ula Market in Sadr City, April 19. The patrol stopped here to assess the local butcher shops, which they plan to improve with a micro-grant.


BAGHDAD - Sgt. 1st Class Jason Peck (left), a platoon sergeant from Malone, N.Y., and 1st Lt. Robert Logisz from Chicago, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, patrol a neighborhood in Sadr City April 19


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Spl. Taylor Jordan from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry lifts weights in the rain at his platoon's base Camp Restrepo in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar Province on Friday May 8, 2009. (AP)

The live-fire exercise was the first time M-777A2 155mm Lightweight Howitzers were fired at Camp Fuji, Japan.
Photo Date Taken: 4/22/2009
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Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Bobby J. Yarbrough

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A special B-2 Spirit motorcycle is on display next to the B-2 aircraft in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Cold War Gallery May 2 to 28 in Dayton, Ohio. The display commemorates the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the B-2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jeff Fisher)

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An American soldier from the Army's First Battalion, 26th Infantry, returned fire on a Taliban position as their base, Camp Restrepo, came under attack in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province.

Photo: David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates posed with a soldier during his visit to Forward Operating Base Airborne in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

Photo: Pool photo by Jason Reed

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Cpl. Susy H. Aguilar, machine gunner, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), sights in and prepares her .50-caliber machine gun for a test fire at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 21. Aguilar extended her contract to the Marine Corps to deploy as a machine gunner.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Latty : 2nd Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs)

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Cpl. Susy H. Aguilar , machine gunner, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 7, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), fires a .50-caliber machine gun at a test fire at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 21. Aguilar is the only female machine gunner in her platoon.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Latty : 2nd Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs)


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A U.S. Special Forces Soldier with Special Operations Task Force - Central fires a rocket during a training exercise conducted in Basrah, Iraq, May 2. Special Forces Soldiers continuously sharpen their skills on various weapon systems in order to become more combat effective.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)


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As a U.S. Special Forces Soldier counts down, his fellow Soldier with Special Operations Task Force - Central fires a Carl Gustav rocket during a training exercise conducted in Basrah, Iraq, May 2.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)


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A U.S. Special Forces Soldier observes as a fellow Soldier with Special Operations Task Force - Central fires a rocket during a training exercise conducted in Basrah, Iraq, May 2.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)


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A U.S. Special Forces Soldier with Special Operations Task Force - Central fires a Carl Gustav rocket, also known by Soldiers as "the Gustav," during a training exercise conducted in Iraq's southern city of Basrah, May 2.
(Photo by Spc. William Hatton : Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula)

Senior Airman Carrie Dowdy guides her dog, Ciro, through a "march" routine to showcase his obedience May 5 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The audience for the demonstration was made up of youths from Liberty Juvenile Unit for Specialized Treatment in Bristol, Fla. Airman Dowdy is a 325th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)

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Staff Sgt. Stephanie Hughes reviews loading procedures during weapons load training April 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. MQ-9 Reaper load crewmembers were conducting monthly training to maintain their qualifications on the airframe. Sergeant Hughes is a Reaper load crew team chief assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Senior Airmen Gale Passe (left) and Jason Atwell prepare to load an AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missile onto a MQ-9 Reaper during weapons load training April 22 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Reaper load crewmembers were conducting monthly training to maintain their qualifications on the MQ-9 airframe. Load crew members were also required to wear their gas mask to simulate loading in a hostile environment. Airmen Passe and Atwell are Reaper weapon loaders assigned to the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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