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Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, hand out water to local children during a patrol of the village of Kace Satar, Afghanistan, Nov. 11.

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U.S. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conduct a joint foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shajoy Bazaar, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2009.

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Lt. Col. John E. McDonough, the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, walks with Lt. Col. Gul Aqa Amiry, the Garmsir Afghan border police commander, in Garmsir, Afghanistan, following a security shura at the Garmsir district governor's compound Nov. 19, 2009. Leaders from the Afghan national security force, along with McDonough, met with Gov. Abdullah Jan to discuss security issues and concerns throughout Garmsir.

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Soldiers from Company F, 425th Infantry (Airborne), Long Range Surveillance, Michigan National Guard and commandos from the 3rd Iraqi Army based in Al Kisuk, Iraq, await extraction just outside of Biyaj, Iraq, Nov. 7.

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U.S. Army Spc. James Kirker, a medic from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, provides medical care to an elderly woman during a dismounted patrol in the Shah Woli Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009.

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Sgt Donald A Grahl from Sanger TX, of 1st Battalion 82th Field Artillery Regiment prepares the turkeys for the thanksgiving meal at JSS WarEagle, Adahmiyah neighborhood, northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Soldiers in Iraq celebrate thanksgiving holiday this year away from their families.

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A U.S. soldiers enjoy a Thanksgiving Day meal at the Bagram AFB north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

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U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (L) shakes hands with soldier Dalkon Cox, who was wounded in Helmand province last week, on

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at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, on November 26, 2009.

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U.S. soldiers check a heavy machine gun during training at the U.S. base of Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

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U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (R) talks with soldier over a vehicle dressed up as a turkey on

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at Bagram air base, north of Kabul November 26, 2009.

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Afghan boys line up for clothing near Bagram

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U.S. soldier Mike Greenberger, left, gives a plastic bag containing clothes to an Afghan boy on

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Day outside the U.S. base of Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Greenberger distributed some clothes, which were sent to him by his family from the United States to be given to local children.

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A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry Task Force Geronimo takes position at a checkpoint near of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 25, 2009.

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, after a two-day snow storm, Nov. 25. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Gathagan, from Richmond, Va., assigned to 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, smokes a cigarette underneath a bunker during a snow storm, Nov. 23, at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Maxxpro Mine Resistance Ambush Protected Vehicles from 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, are covered with snow while parked at a motorpool inside Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, during a snow storm, Nov. 24.

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Two Apache Longbow 64-D's were flown by pilots with the 1st Battalion, 130th Avation Divison, Reconnaissance Battalion during the call for fire training. After recieving coordinates of the hositle target from the ground forces, the Air Weapons Team locked on to thier objective and fired. Photos by Spc. Maurice Galloway

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First Lieutenant Bryan Riggs (left), from Stanton, Ky., and a platoon leader in 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Loriaux (right), from San Antonio with U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion, survey the foundation of a new secondary school being built in Kalour village in Kirkuk province, Iraq, Nov. 22.Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas

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A U.S. Soldier of the 4-31st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, scans an area while on a dismounted patrol in search of a possible mortar impact site at Forward Operating Base Carver, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2009. Photos by Spc. Jesse Gross

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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 flies overhead in route to dropping off Dominican Airmen who minutes later poured out of the helicopter to practice a heliborne airfield assault. USS Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (Navy photo/Ensign Jason Fischer)

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A Marine assigned to a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, examines the weapon of a member of the Dominican Republic military before a gun shoot during a Theater Security Cooperation event at San Isidro Air Base. (Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart)

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MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: SGT James Hargrove of Savannah, GA, a cook with Blackfoot Company of the Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, prepares

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dinner November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackfoot were served pre-packaged turkey breasts, cranberries, potatoes, stuffing and pie.

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U.S Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, play with Rexo a sniffer dog before the start of a routine patrol during thanksgiving holiday at JSS WarEagle, Adahmiyah neighborhood, northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Soldiers in Iraq celebrate thanksgiving holiday away from their families.

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 19, 2009) The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) performs a breakaway maneuver from a formation with the People's Liberation Army-Navy frigate Zhoushan (FFG 529) in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin 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 Scott Taylor/Released)

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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2009) Lt. Tom Barlow, from American Fork, Utah, assigned to the Fighting Marlins of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, is greeted by his daughters during a homecoming for VP-40 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VP-40 returned to Whidbey Island from a seven-month deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tucker M. Yates/Released)

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WASHINGTON (June 6, 2009) A Naval Support Activity Washington police officer checks the passenger compartment of a vehicle after the driver was stopped, detained and evaluated for driving under the influence. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)

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John Inzinna physical therapy assistant Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, helps Capt. Wendy Koseka 19th Airlift Wing legal officer Little Rock Air Force Base, build up her quadriceps muscle using gravity, during a physical therapy session at Brook Army Medical Center?s outpatient physical therapy clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

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Navy Blue Angel Flight Surgeon Lt. Johannah Valentine visits Aaron Black, 18, at the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Aug. 28 in Omaha, Neb. The Blue Angels visited the Omaha community with Marine Recruiter Sgt. Karl Krebsbach before they performed at an air show the following weekend.
Date Photo Taken: 11/27/2009 8:36:00 AM
Unit: 9th Marine Corps District
Photo ByLine: Cpl. David Rogers

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Soldiers from Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, search and secure houses in a village & surrounding area in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, while village children watch. The Soldiers were in the region supporting the Afghan national army's mission to provide security to the neighborhood.

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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 335th Fighter Squadron drop 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2009. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26.

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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, approach a mission objective in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

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SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 30, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) arrives for a routine port visit to Crete. Higgins is on a scheduled six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photos by Paul Farley/Released)

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LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) Engineman 2nd Class Wilmot Lloyd is training for an upcoming physical screening test as part of the Naval Special Warfare Aquatics Outreach Program at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek. The program is designed to prepare potential SEAL and Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen candidates for the rigorous swimming requirements presented at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training and Basic Crewman Training. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Clark/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2009) A pallet of stores is passed between the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) during an underway replenishment. Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint 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 Brandon Raile/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 30, 2009) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) cycle through the different hose settings during a Surface Line Week damage control Olympics. Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific hosted the annual event on the Naval Station Pearl Harbor waterfront. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov.10, 2009) Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) during a sea and anchor detail as the ship transits from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Freedom is conducting training operations off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Martie/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 29, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz 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 Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic Fernando Mendez, assigned to the Wallbangers of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, removes a panel during a 400-hour inspection aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Patton/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2009) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Daniel Smith stands ready behind a .50-caliber machine gun during a training evolution aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert Winn/Released)

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YELLOW SEA (Nov. 26, 2009) The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) is underway in the Yellow Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released)

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GOLESTAN, Afghanistan (Nov. 25, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Anthony Geron, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicholas Becker assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, look out from a mountain. Marines and sailors patrol the mountain to find caves and hiding spots used by the Taliban. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 23, 2009) Quartermaster 2nd Class Janice Carmenattycharon, from Maricao, Puerto Rico, plots navigation charts aboard Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1665. The landing craft is assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, Det. B and is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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NIOUMAMILIMA, Comoros (Nov. 23, 2009) Capt. Alyson Caddell, strategic communication director for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa presents school supplies to a student at the Nioumamilima Primary School during a dedication ceremony on the East African island nation of Comoros. U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and representatives from the U.S. Embassy joined with The President of The Union of Comoros and local leaders to dedicate the newly renovated School. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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U.S. Army rangers assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron for a static-line jump at Camp Rudder, Fla., Nov. 25, 2009. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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Marines with Weapons Company and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment patrol outside Now Zad, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009. The Marines are patrolling to an observation post to view the surrounding area. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel M. Moman

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Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) perform combat marksmanship shooting exercises on the flight deck. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart

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