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First Lt. Rebecca M. Turpin stands proudly at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 10. The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal is awarded for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. The “V” device denotes an act of uncommon valor performed during direct contact with an enemy force.
Photos Date Taken: 9/10/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Alesha R. Guard

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Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure an HH-60G Pave Hawk is secure aboard a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 9, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Pave Hawk is on its way back to home station after a tour of duty here. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Specialist Jonathan "Tito" Taylor leans against a rock wall as an Iraqi girl overlooks his shoulder in Salman Pak, near Baghdad, September 12, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted a patrol to address any concerns local residents may have and to assess the area's security, U.S. army said. Picture taken September 12, 2009.

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1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Wismann speaks with an Iraqi boy during a combined foot patrol in Salman Pak, near Baghdad, September 12, 2009. Iraq army soldiers and U.S. paratroopers conducted the routine patrol in one of the town's neighbourhoods in order to assess any concerns local residents had and to check on the area's security, the U.S. army said. Picture taken September 12, 2009

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Baghdad September 15, 2009. Biden arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit on Tuesday to keep up U.S. pressure on Iraq's leaders to reach political compromises on thorny issues as U.S. combat troops prepare to go home. (Reuters / Ross Colvin)

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The US Vice President Joe Biden sits ahead of his meeting with the top US commander in Iraq Gen. Ray Odierno, left, and US Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Four mortar shells landed in the Green Zone as Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Tuesday on a previously unannounced mission to help the country resolve its differences ahead of America's military withdrawal. (AP)

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Afghan National Police officers and U.S. Marines cross a river during a security patrol in the Garmsir district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2009. The Marines, who are assigned to Military Police Company, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, are deployed with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade to train and mentor ANP in counterinsurgency operations.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau)

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nolan Espiritu jumps across at a canal during a security patrol through Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. Espiritu is assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the Afghan people.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg)

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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stand guard at a detainment facility during the final exercise of Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 1, 2009. The final exercise was a 72-hour war that tested the abilities of the Marines to utilize the clear, hold, build concept taught during Mojave Viper.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)

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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, patrol through the streets of Fatwan, a town in the middle of the Mojave Desert and was the scene of the final exercise during Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 1, 2009. The final exercise was a 72-hour war that tested the abilities of the Marines to utilize the clear, hold, build concept taught during Mojave Viper.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)

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A Marine from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security for the flanks of a forward observation base during the final exercise of Mojave Viper training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 1, 2009. The final exercise was a 72-hour war that tested the abilities of the Marines to utilize the clear, hold, build concept taught during Mojave Viper.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept 16, 2009) Chief Information Systems Technician Erica Barnett has chief anchors pinned on her uniform as a chief's combination cover is placed on her head at the Southwest Asia FY2010 Chief Petty Officers Pinning Ceremony. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West was the guest speaker for the pinning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 17, 2009) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead receives his annual seasonal flu vaccination from Air Force Capt. Leah Williams at the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept 16, 2009) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West reviews the small boat simulator and talks with Sailors assigned to Commander Task Force (CTF) 56 during his tour of Naval Support Activity Bahrain. MCPON West is on a tour of the Central Command area of responsibility to meet and visit with Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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ALAMAGAN, Mariana Islands (Sept. 17, 2009) A Sailor assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 provides basic first aid to a young girl on the island of Alamagan following the aftermath of Super Typhoon Choi-Wan Sept. 17. HSC 25 embarked aboard the military sealift command dry cargo-ammunition ship USNS Alan Sheppard (T-AKE-3), delivered various supplies including food and water to residents of Alamagan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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ALAMAGAN, Mariana Islands (Sept. 17, 2009) Crewmen assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 prepare to evacuate residents from the island of Alamagan onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter following the aftermath of Super Typhoon Choi-Wan. Residents were transported to the military sealift command dry cargo-ammunition ship USNS Alan Sheppard (T-AKE-3), for a medical assessment screening. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

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An F-16 Aggressor flies over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex Sept. 14, 2009, Eielson Air Force, Base, Alaska. The F-16s are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, which is responsible for training and preparing joint and allied aircrews for combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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An F-16 Flying Falcon conducts an exercise with a simulated opponent over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2009. The Falcon is from the 18th Aggressor Squadron and is responsible for training and preparing joint and allied air crews for combat missions. The comples provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies alongside a B-1B Lancer after a close-air-support mission supporting coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo/Lt. Marques Jackson

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got too love those Aggressor paint jobs!

TerraN_EmpirE said:

got too love those Aggressor paint jobs!

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Yep I do! The USAF does not post many really good aircraft photos..But these were toooo god to pass up!

A US Marine from 2/3 Fox company keeps watch through binoculars on a hilltop during a patrol in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009. The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has warned President Barack Obama in a confidential report that the war against the Taliban could be lost within a year without more troops. (DAVID FURST / AFP / ***** Images)

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U.S. Marines from Bravo Company, 1/5 Marines, 2nd MEB, sit around a table inside Combat Outpost Spin Ghar, in Nawa district, Aynak village, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP / Brennan Linsley)

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"I joined RIVRON because I felt I could really make a difference," said Bow Gunner Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Ellis, rear, RIVRON 2, Detachment 1, 17th Fires Brigade. Front, fellow Bow Gunner Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim Bower mans an M-240B machine gun.
(Photo by 1st Lt. Chris Dunphy : Multi-National Division-South)

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RIVRON 2, 17th Fires Brigade regularly patrols Iraq's surrounding inland waterways, protecting their use for legitimate commerce.
(Photo by 1st Lt. Chris Dunphy : Multi-National Division-South)

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RIVRON 2, Detachment 1 Riverines man their stations aboard one of their two primary forms of transportation, the Riverine Assault Boat. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 38 knots within 15 seconds, the RAB is comprised of five weapons stations and holds 18 Riverines. Their Riverine Patrol Boat consists of three weapons stations.
(Photo by 1st Lt. Chris Dunphy : Multi-National Division-South)

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The sun rises as Soldiers of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, wait in the early morning for two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to pick them and bring them to a nearby town to conduct a patrol, Sept. 18
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Making a radio call to higher up, Capt. Dave Puzzo, from East Hampton, Conn., a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and commander of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, gets an update on the arrival time of two Black Hawks that will be transporting Co. F Soldiers to nearby towns to conduct a presence patrol, Sept. 18. Co. F Soldiers will pair up with the 34th Iraqi Bde. to conduct the presence patrol to let the local population know who they are.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

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Loading on Black Hawk helicopters, Soldiers of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, prepare to fly to a nearby town and conduct a presence patrol, Sept. 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Staff Sgt. Ty Vincent, from Hackberry, La., a squad leader in Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, watches over his Soldiers as they conduct a presence patrol of a small town near Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 18.
(Photo by Capt. Dave Puzzo : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Spc. Elmountassir Mohamed (right), from Boston, a linguist/translator in Company F, 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, and Spc. Brian Rogers (left), from Clearmont, Fla., a grenadier, also of Co. F, conduct a presence patrol of a small town near Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 18.
(Photo by Capt. Dave Puzzo : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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An U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), stirs up yellow smoke as it prepares to land on a landing zone in Kovachevo, Croatia as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise held in Croatia. The international special operations exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is being conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability of the soldiers particiapting. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Nystrom)

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Lance Cpl. Jared Kono, of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, shakes hands with a member of the Afghan National Civil Order Police, after a joint patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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Sgt. David Leon, left, and Sgt. Scott Spaulding, of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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An Afghan man walks ahead of soldiers from the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division as they patrol his village in the Jalrez Valley in Afghanistan's Wardak Province on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

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U.S. Marines from Bravo Company, LCpl Jared Kono, right, of Port Orchard, WA, Sgt David Leon, of Buckeye, AZ, center, and translator Mohammed Shakir check a man passing on a motorcycle for weapons as villagers look on, during a patrol in Nawa district, Aynak village, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.

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U.S. Navy corpsman Jake De Los Reyes, right, of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, walks past a truck mounted with a machine gun during a joint patrol with the Afghan National Civil Order Police, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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U.S. Navy corpsman Jake De Los Reyes, of the 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, laughs with Afghan children during a patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.

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The crew of a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter prepares to land near the village of Salavat in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, September 24, 2009. (Reuters / Finbarr O'Reilly)

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Lance Cpl. Andrew Grant places an improvised bangalore torpedo, an explosive designed for destroying obstacles and barriers, among concertina wire during demolitions training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 12. Assaultmen from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducted the biannual training in order to sustain their demolitions expertise.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Marines step over a knoll to inspect a blast site after detonating improvised claymore mines known as Grapeshots, during demolitions training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 12. Assaultmen from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducted the biannual training in order to sustain their demolitions expertise.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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The ground shakes dust loose in the aftershock as U.S. Army members from Charlie Battery, 1-321 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Ft. Bragg, N.C., fire a 155 mm towed howitzer at Camp Wright, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The team fired the weapon as part of a registry exercise where targets are pre-marked to increase speed and accuracy.
(Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Boisvert : Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team)

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U.S. Army Spc. Seth Mulcahy (left) along with U.S. Army Spc. Robert Mason (right) and U.S. Army Spc. Richard McNulty (center), all from Charlie Battery, 1-321 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Ft. Bragg, N.C., load a 155 mm towed howitzer at Camp Wright, Afghanistan, Sept. 23, 2009. The team fired the weapon as part of a registry exercise where targets are pre-marked to increase speed and accuracy.
(Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Boisvert : Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team)

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Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, operate during combined arms live fire training at Fort Bragg, Sept. 17.
(Photos by Sgt. Michael Pryor : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Alfa Company, 3rd brigade of 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, check damage to their armored vehicle after an IED (improvised explosive device) laid by the Taliban exploded along the road near the village of Eber in Logar province September 26, 2009. No one was injured in the incident.

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Alfa Company, 3rd brigade of 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, search & destroy IEDs (improvised explosive device) laid by the Taliban near the village of Eber in Logar province September 26, 2009.

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Chief Gunner's Mate Anthony Chatman fires an M-4 service rifle during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Recruit Janelle Ray prepares .50 cal. ammunition belts before a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Seaman Ariel Neal navigates on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) Sailors assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band study for their Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist qualification aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devon Dow/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Quasi Alexander communicates through sound-powered phones during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 25, 2009) A U.S. Marine Corps saluting battery detail fires a 17-gun salute during the arrival of Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, during the U.S. Pacific Fleet Change of Command Ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Patrick Murray/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Wagner, right, is instructed by Gunner's Mate Seaman Mark Tambunga during a live-fire exercise while firing an M-240 machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Sean Ater/Released)

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NORFOLK (Sept. 22, 2009) Sailors stow an aircraft barricade after a drill on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Hill/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2009) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) fire an MK 38 25mm machine gun at a Killer Tomato target during exercise Multi-Sail in the western Pacific Ocean. Multi-Sail is designed to improve warfare mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. White/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2009) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts flight deck certification with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 transports personnel and equipment assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan, (Sep. 25, 2009) The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) is moored pier side during a Board of Inspection and Survey inspection in Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released)

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ANDAMAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), left, passes the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during exercises with the Royal Thai Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 26, 2009) Aviation ordnancemen move missiles from the flight deck to the aft elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2009) A French helicopter approaches for a landing aboard the Amphibious Command Ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during helicopter take off and landing drills conducted with the French navy. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devon Dow/Released)

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WHITEBEACH OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) Landing Craft Utility (LCU 1627) transports personnel assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and logistic equipment to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). LCU 1627 is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1 will embark Tortuga during deployment. Tortuga is part of Denver Amphibious Ready Group and is scheduled to participate in three bilateral exercises throughout the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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WHITEBEACH OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 26, 2009) An armored vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) is loaded onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for Fall Patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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