US Military Pictures & Videos

ADRIATIC SEA (September 21, 2009) An US Army  MH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned
to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) approaches
the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) to conduct a
fast-rope evolution during exercise Jackal Stone 2009. Jackal Stone is
a series of training exercises in various locations throughout Croatia
to promote cooperation and interoperability between the special
operations forces of the 10 participating nations. (U.S. Navy photos by
Chief Intelligence Specialist Louis Fellerman/Released)

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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 18, 2009) U.S. Navy Hospital
Corpsman Daniel W. Clemons and an Afghan National Army medic treat an
Afghan man for an infection from a spider bite. Clemons, from Houston,
Tex., is assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment; the combat
element of Regimental Combat Team 3. The battalion is to conducting
counter insurgency operations in partnership with Afghan national
security forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by
Lance Cpl. John M. McCall/Released)

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. (Sept. 19, 2009) A member of the U.S. Navy
demonstration parachute team, the Leap Frogs, prepares to land at the
U.S. Olympic Training Center during the 2009 Union Cycliste
Internationale BMX World Cup. The team jumped into the event to raise
awareness about Naval Special Warfare. The Leap Frogs are based in San
Diego and perform freefall parachuting demonstrations across the United
States. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lori Campbell/Released)

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Melinda Overbaugh, an avionics technician 3rd class from Tactical Electronic Attack Squadron 137 at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Wash., connects power to an EA-6B Prowler Sept. 24, 2009, during Gunfighter Flag. The EA-6B Prowlers participated as friendly "blue air forces" during the exercise. Gunfighter Flag, which ran from Sept. 14 through 24, was Mountain Home's first large-scale, multi-national exercise which brought more than 450 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Canadian air force to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Debbie Lockhart)

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Staff Sgt. Krystina Sweatt, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., plays Taps during the Prisoners of WAr/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept. 18, 2009. Taps is a traditional military hymn signaling lights out, the closing of a funeral with honors or the conclusion of a POW/MIA ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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US Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines on patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

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A few more USN PIX!!










COM7THFLT sweet SH-60 in the background...

SYDNEY, Australia (Sept. 29, 2009) Sailors man the rails as the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Sydney, Australia for a port visit. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2009) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conducts a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO 187). Bonhomme Richard, the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept 29, 2009) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) prepare to board an abandoned sailboat found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean. Cole is scheduled to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2, a United Kingdom-led, multi-national and multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies as well as to prepare for a role in combined operations during upcoming deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter/Released)

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The GW sailors won the race. Check the bottom photo.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sep. 28, 2009) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) pass in review before the 2009 George I. Purdy Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat Race held in Truman Bay at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is undergoing maintenance at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan in preparation for her upcoming fall deployment. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tanner Lange/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept 30, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Brandon Carney, from Stratford, N.J., directs an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Vipers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48 as it lands on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) during a flight quarters exercise. Cole is scheduled to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2, a United Kingdom-led, multi-national and multi-warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies as well as to prepare for a role in combined operations during upcoming deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter/Released)

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INDAIN OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2009) A Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is part of the Denver Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Smith/Released)

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UMM QASR, Iraq (Sept. 29, 2009) Two Iraqi navy sailors watch as the mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) approaches the Iraqi navy pier in Umm Qasr, Iraq. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Allen/Released)

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Capt. B.J. Itoman goes over paperwork as humanitarian aid supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is loaded by Hawaii Air National Guard, Hawaii National Guard and Hickam Air Force Base active-duty Airmen into a C-17 Globemaster III bound for American Samoa to assist in the relief efforts under way Sept. 30, 2009, at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The efforts are in the wake of tsunamis triggered by an undersea earthquake Sept. 29 that has left more than 140 people dead in the South Pacific region. More than 90 Airmen and Soldiers deployed from Hawaii for the humanitarian mission. Captain Itoman is a a Hawaii Air National Guard C-17 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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B-1B Lancers sit on the flightline Sept. 26, 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The B-1B can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and nonprecision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits as crews prepare to take off to deliver humanitarian supplies to the tsunami-devastated Samoa region in the South Pacific Sept. 30, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. A multiagency contingent from Hawaii, including active-duty Airmen at Hickam AFB, Soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard and Airmen with the Hawaii Air National Guard, took off bound for American Samoa with relief supplies and equipment to assist in the region. Reports indicate the islands have suffered greatly, villages are wiped out and more than a thousand residents and visitors are displaced. An undersea earthquake churned up tsunamis Sept. 29 that left more than 140 people dead in the Samoa region. More than 90 Airmen and Soldiers deployed from Hawaii for the humanitarian mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) awaits incoming aircraft from Helicopter Support Combat Squadron 25 here Sunday during the vertical replenishment operation.
Photo Date Taken: 9/27/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Miranda Blackburn

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Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, move out on a foot patrol during a simulated helicopter-borne raid during the squad attack course aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept 14. The training provided the battalion the opportunity to enhance squad, platoon and company-level fire-and-maneuver skills.
(Photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark : II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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A White House handout photo of US President Barack Obama (L) meeting with Army General Stanley McChrystal aboard Air Force One enroute from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Washington, DC, USA, on 2 October 2009. McChrystal had been in London, where he said that insurgents are gaining strength in Afghanistan and more troops are needed to buy time for the Afghan military and police forces to prepare to take control of the country in 2013

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Voss, of Laurel, Mont. , with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, fires his M240B machine gun at Taliban in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie, of Washington, Ind. with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, sits near fellow Marines taking defensive cover against Taliban positions, following a firefight with Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. The fight, which began when Taliban fighters opened up with assault rifles and machine guns on a Marine patrol over open ground, lasted around 2 hours, and ended with no casualties among the Marines and an unknown number of Taliban wounded or killed.

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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Chris Lalonde, center, holds his military working dog, Sgt. Maj. Fosco, while jumpmaster Kirby Rodriguez, behind them, deploys his parachute during the military’s first tandem airborne jump from an altitude of 12,500 feet onto Gammon Parade Field on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Sept. 18, 2009. Lalonde is assigned to Company D, 701st Military Police Battalion. Members of the Army’s Golden Knights watched the historic jump during Military Police Warfighter Week. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vince Vander Maarel

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Charlie troop, 371 Cavalry, 3rd brigade of 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, on patrol in Kherwar district in Logar province October 3, 2009. (Reuters)

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During a firefight with Taliban militants U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie, of Washington, Ind. with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines sprints down an irrigation canal to a location to launch his rocket in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked the Marines on patrol using assault rifles, medium machine guns, and snipers. (AP / Brennan Linsley)

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Following a firefight with Taliban militants, a U.S. Marine searches a home as his squad checked for signs of their enemy while also working to establish a friendly relationship with local residents in a contested area of Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. A joint patrol of Marines and Afghan Army came under fire from Taliban militants, but leaving no U.S. casualties. (AP / Brennan Linsley)

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During a firefight with Taliban militants, a spent shell casing flies through the air as U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie, of Washington, Ind. with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines returns fire, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Taliban militants opened fire on the Marine patrol. (AP / Brennan Linsley)

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US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knights operate in flooded communities during US-RP joint relief operation in devastated area in Talim island, in the town of Binangonan, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines on 06 October 2009. A large area of the northern Philippines was without power for a fourth day on 06 October as a powerful typhoon remained stalled over the country, having already killed 17 people, officials said. Many roads were impassable due to floods in the northern provinces, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2009) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) fires a surface-to-air intercept missile from the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher during Combat System Ship Qualification Trials off the coast of Hawaii. The trials are a series of underway tests to evaluate Green Bay's combat readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)


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CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2009) Sailors assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1 move a beached sailboat into position to be salvaged off the military beach. The salvage of the sailboat, a joint effort by Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1 and BMU-1, prevented battering waves from destroying the sailboat and creating debris along the military and wildlife-protected beaches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian P. Caracci/Released)


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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2009) The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 conduct a simulated boarding exercise. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (Royal Navy photo by Lt. Iain Jones/Released)








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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2009) The visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 board the Anzio during a simulated boarding exercise. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (Royal Navy photo by Lt. Iain Jones/Released)


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Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) move an MV-22B Osprey attached to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) into position for routine flight operations.


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Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), position the rotors of an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), prior to the flight operations.


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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 2, 2009) Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), move an UH-1N Huey helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) into position for routine flight operations as an MV-22B Osprey prepares for take-off. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Steinhour/Released)


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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 2, 2009) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), takes off from the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during routine flight operations. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Steinhour/Released)


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Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), scrub the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) while dolphins swim nearby.

CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2009) A lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) vessel assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1 heads out to sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian P. Caracci/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 03, 2009) Quartermaster Seaman Ricky C. Rodriguez uses a gyrocompass during sea and anchor detail aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the USS Denver Amphibious Ready Group, and is preparing to support humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the government of the Republic of Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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Look at that rain a fallin'.. The Republic of the Philippines

SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 03, 2009) Seaman Craig R. Murphy monitors a steady line from a shore crane to cargo equipment during a Marine equipment offload aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the USS Denver Amphibious Ready Group, and is preparing to support humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the government of the Republic of Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 03, 2009) Seaman Bertram Taylor IV works with embarked Marines during an equipment offload aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2009) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) heave around a line during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193). McCampbell is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15, forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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NORFOLK (Oct. 4, 2009) Quartermaster 3rd Class Novelyn Thomas takes a bearing as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) gets underway from Norfolk Naval Station. Wasp will report the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility where the ship is scheduled to conduct operations and exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward L. Kobobel III/Released)

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NORFOLK (Oct. 4, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) man the rails prior to getting underway. Wasp will report to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility to participate in a variety of operations and exercises. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrew J. McCord/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2009) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) sends a fuel line to Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) during a replenishment at sea. McCampbell is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15, forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 3, 2009) A member of the U.S. Navy demonstration parachute team, the Leap Frogs, lands at the 50-yard line of Aggie Stadium at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. The team performed at the annual game against North Carolina Central University. The Leap Frogs along with East coast based Navy SEALs were promoting awareness of the merits of a career in Naval Special Warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob L. Dillon/Released)

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LAKE ASSAL, Djibouti (Oct. 2, 2009) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the Condors of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464 performs a confined area landing training mission over Lake Assal, Djibouti. At 515 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest point on the African continent as well as one of the saltiest bodies of water on earth. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate/Released)

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Sailors assigned to the USN Ceremonial Guard are selected directly from boot camp.

WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (Oct. 2, 2009) Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard stand at parade rest before the start of the retirement ceremony for Rear Adm. Jon W. Bayless Jr. and Rear Adm. Edward "Sonny" Masso. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cynthia Z. De Leon/Released)

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WASHINGTON NAVY YARD (Oct. 2, 2009) Members of the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard salute for the National Anthem during the retirement ceremony for Rear Adm. Jon W. Bayless Jr. and Rear Adm. Edward "Sonny" Masso. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cynthia Z. De Leon/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 24, 2009) USS Port Royal (CG 73) undocks from Dry Dock 4 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Port Royal was in dry dock for about seven months to repair damage sustained when the ship ran aground in February. (U.S. Navy photos/Released)

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SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 3, 2009) Crew members from Utility Landing Craft (LCU) 1627 offload US Marine Corps equipment supporting humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the government of the Republic of Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communications Specialist Andrew Smith/Released)

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SUBIC BAY, Republic of Philippines (Oct. 3, 2009) The crew of the forward deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) unloads equipment belonging to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to support humanitarian operations in Indonesia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Andrew Smith/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2009) Members of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team and U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety and security team (MSST) 91104, speak to the crewmembers of a fishing vessel. Anzio is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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