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Sgt. Robert Montanaro, from 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, readjusts his sights on a Mark-12 designated marksman rifle during a live-fire exercise at Sahl Sinjar, Iraq, April 27, 2009. Montanaro says he likes the addition of the suppressor, because of its ability to make shooters stealthier.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Alan Addison)


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Marines from 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8 conduct a live-fire exercise using their new Mark-12 designated marksman rifle at Sahl Sinjar, Iraq, April 27, 2009. Although the Mark-12 looks a lot like an M-4 carbine or an M-16 variant, it has advanced features such as a suppressor, medium tactical scope and an adjustable bipod.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Alan Addison)


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Chief Warrant Officer Christian Wade, battalion gunner for 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion adjusts the scope on a Mark-12 designated marksman rifle during a live-fire exercise at Sahl Sinjar, Iraq, April 27, 2009. Wade says the medium tactical scope is a key factor in making the Mark-12 such an accurate weapon.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl Alan Addison)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2009) Members of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit offload from a landing craft unit onto the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan left Norfolk, Va. for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. Fifth and Sixth fleet areas of operation, May 13. Bataan is the flagship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group/22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which includes more than 4,000 Sailors and embarked Marines. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Ryan Steinhour/Released)

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Marines with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, sight-in on an enemy bunker during the battalion’s squad live-fire certifications in the Combat Center’s Gays Pass Training Area May 11 through May 17. To receive their certifications, each squad will be evaluated on their ability to react to an enemy engagement through offensive maneuvers.
Photo Date Taken: 5/12/2009
Unit: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 29 Palms
Photo ByLine: Cpl. Margaret Hughes

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Sgt. Joshua H. York, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrols at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center near Pickel Meadow, Calif., May 5. York's battalion is participating in exercises at the training center.
Photo Date Taken: 5/6/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker

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Staff Sgt. Michael Jones, instructor trainer, Martial Arts Center of Excellence, Quantico, Va., uses Sgt. Steven Richardson, instructor trainer, MACE, Quantico, Va., to demonstrate how to disarm an advancing enemy during a demonstration at Soldier Field May 13.
Photo Date Taken: 5/13/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
Photo ByLine: Cpl. Jose Nava

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 55th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., fires an AGM-65 Maverick at a ground target during Combat Hammer, a large-scale evaluation at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The two-week exercise assesses operational effectiveness and suitability of weapons and weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Amber House)

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Capt. Andre Walton runs a B-1B Lancer through its preflight checklist May 5 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Captain Walton is a 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron pilot. He is a native of Raleigh, N.C., and deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Tech. Sgt. Ben Jenkins, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron tactical command and control specialist, does a radio check to make sure the portable radio is working correctly before going out on a mission, Camp Liberty, Iraq May 13, 2009. Sergeant Jenkins is a part of the Tactical Air Control Party working to ensure the soldiers on the ground have the air support they need to get their mission done. Sergeant Jenkins is deployed from Fort Riley, Kan., and a native of Milan, Tenn.
(Photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero : U.S. Air Forces Central, Baghdad Media Outreach Team)

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U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Beiuterman Jenkins attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, communicates his location after a weapons and munitions search in the neighborhood of Abu Nassir in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on May 13, 2009. U.S. Forces along with the Iraqi army work together in a combined effort to track down and arrest Iraqi insurgents operating in the Abu Ghraib province of Iraq.
(Photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Romero : U.S. Air Forces Central, Baghdad Media Outreach Team)

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Staff Sgt. David Andrews of Duncan, Okla., a member of 1st Battalion 158th Field Artillery, 45th Fires Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard, helps conduct a foot patrol in a village outside of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, May 10, 2009. Members of the 1-158th FA were deployed last fall to help provide security for the camp and conduct patrols in order to help maintain the safety of Camp Ramadi and the outlying villages.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lima : 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery)

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Sgt. Thomas Adkins with the 1st Battalion 158th Field Artillery, 45th Fires Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard, canine handler Lance Cpl. David Pond with 33 Task Force MP Military Working Dogs and Pond's dog "Zora" conduct a foot patrol through a village outside of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, May 10, 2009. The joint effort by the U.S. forces helps to maintain the security and safety of Camp Ramadi as well as the outlying villages.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lima : 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery)

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Staff Sgt. David Andrews of Duncan, Okla., a member of 1st Battalion 158th Field Artillery, 45th Fires Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard, stops to visit with some young children during a foot patrol through a village outside of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, May 10, 2009. Members of the 1-158th FA were deployed last fall to help provide security for the camp and conduct patrols in order to help maintain the safety of Camp Ramadi and the outlying villages.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lima : 1st Battalion, 158th Field Artillery)

Army Staff Sgt. Eric Winn and Sgt. 1st Class Jimmy Carswell from C. Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, scan a mountain slope with their weapons before their troop departs on a patrol in Kunar province April 10. The patrol to search for caves and enemy passages was the first done in that region in more than two years.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hopkins : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)

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Soldiers with C. Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and Afghan national army soldiers, cross a foot bridge over the Kunar River during a patrol April 10. The soldiers were searching for caves and enemy passages due to having received recent enemy contact from the area.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hopkins : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)

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Soldiers with C. Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, climb a rugged mountain slope in Kunar province during a patrol April 10. The patrol to search for caves and enemy passages was the first done in that region in more than two years and was a joint patrol with Afghan national army soldiers. The unit had been receiving enemy fire from this area.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hopkins : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)

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Army Sgt. Levi Bradstream, an infantryman with pulls security as Spc. Anthony Janda comes up an ancient trail over a mountain in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar April 10. Bradstream, and infantryman, and Janda, a medic, both serve with C. Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. The troop was patrolling the area to search for caves and enemy passages on the mountain, from which they had been receiving enemy contact.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hopkins : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)

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A Soldier with C. Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, scans the surrounding area as night begins to fall during a mountain patrol in the Kunar province of northeastern Afghanistan April 10. The patrol to search for caves and enemy passages was a joint effort with Afghan national army soldiers and was the first done in that region in more than two years.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. David Hopkins : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)

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A Squad Automatic Weapon gunner pour rounds down range as Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, puts Combat Center Range 401 to the test, May 15.
Photo Date Taken: 5/15/2009
Unit: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 29 Palms
Photo ByLine: Pfc. Michael T. Gams

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A heavy machine gunner rushes to assemble his weapon as Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, puts Combat Center Range 401 to the test, May 15.
Photo Date Taken: 5/15/2009
Unit: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 29 Palms
Photo ByLine: Pfc. Michael T. Gams

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Pfc. Rick O’Donnell, a light armored vehicle crewman with Company E, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, protects an open hallway for the other Marines in his fire team during the company’s assault on Combat Center Range 111, May 14.
Photo Date Taken: 5/14/2009
Unit: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 29 Palms
Photo ByLine: Pfc. Michael T. Gams

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Lance Cpl. Juan Hernandezvalle, a rifleman scout with Company E, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, provides security for the other Marines in his fire team during the company’s assault on Combat Center Range 111, May 14.
Photo Date Taken: 5/14/2009
Unit: Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command 29 Palms
Photo ByLine: Pfc. Michael T. Gams

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 21, 2009) Sgt. Erick Lent, left, from Tampa, Fla., and Sgt. Scott Bryant, from Morristown, Tenn., both assigned to the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323, practice a clinch move grappling maneuver during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training session in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Eboni C. Cameron/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May, 19 2009) Lance Cpl. Sean Godfrey, assigned to the 26th Weapons Company, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., gives Joan Jett, lead singer of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, an overview of the MK-19 40mm machine gun during a tour of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is en route to Fleet Week New York City 2009. This week-long event provides an opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see first-hand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman/Released)

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1st Lt. Addison Palanza, executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division takes a knee during a combined security sweep with local Iraqi police of farmland in Owja, in efforts to find and remove caches or other dangerous materials from the area, May 15.
(Photo by Spc. Jazz Burney : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

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A local Iraqi policeman teamed up with Pfc. Adam Valentin, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during a combined security sweep of farmland in Owja with local Iraqi police to find and remove caches or other dangerous materials from the area, May 15.
(Photo by Spc. Jazz Burney : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

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A spring and rope are used to show Marines the trigger device of a real booby trap. The spring was attached to a trip wire and when moved a log flew from the tree which could impale the victim with bamboo spikes
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Cpl. Cory Blanchard, right front, an instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, shows the students an example of a booby trap made from a log tied up in a tree, on May 7. He explained how the trap is set off and that spikes can even be added to the log to cause maximum damage.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Cpl. Cory Blanchard, an instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, May 7, explains the severity and effects of stepping into a punji pit. Some spikes face down so that when the victim tries to pull their leg out it injures them further.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Students from Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment enter the jungle at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, May 7, to prepare for a simulated ambush. They will assume hidden positions and await the enemy.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Lance Cpl. Thomas Hennigan, a supply administration and operations Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, approaches a victim of his squad's simulated ambush, on May 7. He will proceed to check the body for explosives as two of his team members provide security.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Lance Cpl. Justin McKee, a field artillery radar operator with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Division, provides security on one side of a simulated improvised explosive device on the outskirts of the jungle, on May 7. The team learned the procedure for setting up perimeter security around a possible explosive device.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

Today is Memorial Day in the US. Let us honor those that paid the ultimate price for liberty.

A U.S. soldier keeps his hand on the helmet of Shawan Pine to pay respect during a

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observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009. On Monday the U.S. forces based at Camp Eggers gathered wearing khaki, camouflage and blue blazers to salute their latest dead comrades, 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, or Roz, from Ladue, Mo. , and Pine from San Antonio, Texas, a former Army ranger who was working as a contractor to train Afghan army soldiers.

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U.S. soldiers and Afghan officials pay respects during a

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observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009.

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The Three Servicemen Statue gazes in the direction of the Vietnam Women's Memorial and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during the

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weekend on May 24, 2009 in Washington.

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A Philippines soldier (L) takes a break in the shade amongst the graves inside the Manila Amercian cemetery in the Philippine capital on May 24, 2009 as people come out to the area ahead of the US

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on May 25. At least 17,000 graves lay in the memorial park that pays tribute to US and Philippines soldiers that fought side by side during World War II.

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Filipino veterans salute during ceremonies for U.S.

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at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 24, 2009. The program of remembrance are for those who have died in the service of the United States of America throughout its history.

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Cub Scout Jack Puttre, 7,(bottom pic) of East Northport, N.Y. , places American flags during an annual event in honor of the

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holiday at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y. , Saturday May 23, 2009

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ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 21: Soliders from the U.S. Army Old Guard carry backpacks full of flags before placing them at grave stones in Arlington National Cemetery May 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. It took 1,300 soldiers, sailors and Marines about three hours to place a flag at each of the more than 300,000 gravestones at Arlington ahead of the

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weekend.

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DOVER, DE - MAY 24: A U.S. Army carry team moves the remains of Sergeant Paul Brooks, of Joplin, Missouri, from a 747 cargo aircraft during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base May 24, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. The remains of Sergeant 1st Class Brian Naseman, of Bremen, Ohio, and Sergeant Paul Brooks, of Joplin, Missouri, were returned to the United States after they lost their lives while serving in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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A saluting U.S. soldier is reflected on a photo frame of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte from Ladue, Mo. , during a

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observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009. On Monday the U.S. forces based at Camp Eggers gathered wearing khaki, camouflage and blue blazers to salute their latest dead comrades, Schulte, or Roz, and Shawn Pine from San Antonio, Texas, a former Army ranger who was working as a contractor to train Afghan army soldiers

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In this April 22, 2009 photo, Richard Blackaby stands at attention as a member of the honor guard carries the remains of a veteran during a internment ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Blackaby, an Army veteran, is among more than 300 volunteers who honor veterans buried in the cemetery by reading their names leading up to

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each year.

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A teddy bear holding the photo of a soldier sits among the gifts left at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during the

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weekend on May 24, 2009 in Washington.

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A CH-46E Sea Knight and AH-1W Cobra helicopters land following a drop off of Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who conducted a simulated raid of Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, N.Y., May 23. The event allowed area residents to walk through helicopters and view static displays of weapons. The 24th MEU has more than 900 Marines who are slated to showcase several events for New York's Fleet Week 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
Photo Date Taken: 5/23/2009
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Photo ByLine: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman

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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated raid of Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, N.Y., May 23. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
Photo Date Taken: 5/23/2009
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Photo ByLine: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman

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On a helipad on the lower-east side of Manhattan, a Marine from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force -New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, radios to the pilot of a CH-46E Sea Knight, which will be traveling to a simulated raid of Eisenhower Park in Long Island, N.Y., May 23. The event allowed area residents to walk through helicopters and view static displays of weapons. The 24th MEU has more than 900 Marines who are slated to showcase several events for New York's Fleet Week 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
Photo Date Taken: 5/23/2009
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Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York demonstrate the Marine Corp Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) as part of Marine Day in Times Square. The Marines developed a martial arts discipline by mixing together most of today's popular fighting techniques. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman)
Photo Date Taken: 5/22/2009
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Soldiers from 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, conduct a joint patrol with Soldiers from the Iraqi army in the Nassir factory on May 24.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provide over watch from a cistern at the Nassir factory complex north of Camp Taji on May 24.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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Staff Sgt. Paul Hanson (left) and Spec. Adam Ortiz, both of Erie, Pa, prepare to enter a building at the Nassir factory complex north of Camp Taji on May 24. Both Soldiers are from Company B, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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A pre-ranger student hits the water during the Combat Water Survival Assessment Phase of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 19. The Soldiers walked off the high dive while wearing ACUs, load carrying equipment and carrying a weapon. They then had to swim the length of the pool.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students recite the Ranger Creed as they tread water during the Combat Water Survival Assessment portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students conduct chin-ups as part of the Ranger Physical Fitness Test during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Spc. Daniel Worthington, a Pre-Ranger student, high-crawls through the dirt during the obstacle course portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Sgt. Ruben Pena, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, a Pre-Ranger student, navigates his way through the obstacle course during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Spc. Patrick Chittock, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (left) and Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez, F Trp. 2nd Sqdn., 11th ACR, navigate through the obstacle course during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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A Pre-Ranger student is silhouetted against the sun as he carefully balances his way across a log on the obstacle course portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students start the 5-mile run portion of the Ranger Physical Fitness Test during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18. The Soldiers had to score 70 points or better in the push-up and sit-up events on the 17-21 year-old scale. After the run, the Soldiers then had to complete six chin-ups.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

An Iraqi flag flutters in front of US Army soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony for the joint security station Hurriya 1 from US to Iraqi army control in Baghdad on May 30, 2009. An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded when a bomb exploded as they were on patrol in Diyala province, one of Iraq's most dangerous areas, a military official said.

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An Iraqi tribal sheikh walks past US Army soldiers standing at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony for the joint security station Hurriya 1 from US to Iraqi army control in Baghdad on May 30, 2009

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 26, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) fast-rope from a CH-53 Super Stallion to the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a visit, board, search and seizure non-compliant merchant vessel drill. Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) 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 Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) watch from the foc'sle as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) conducts an underway replenishment with the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) transfer stores from the flight deck to below decks aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a vertical replenishment with the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 18, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) gather on a port-side weather deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) to watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) closes in for a refueling at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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TANON STRAIT, Philippines (May 26, 2009) Philippine and U.S. Marines prepare in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) for a combined amphibious landing exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)

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