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US Army Solider in Afghanistan wearing the UCP-Delta uniform.

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Spc. James Lollis from Skiatook, Okla. , of the 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry, scopes out smoke coming from a nearby him while on patrol in the village of Tarale, in the Pech river valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.

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Staff Sgt. Josh Campbell from Winfield, Kan. , of the 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry looks down after stopping at a police roadblock to talk to local authorities on a road near the village of Kandigal, in the Pech river valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.

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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft is refueled by a KC-10A Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Dec. 6, 2009, in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 18, 2009) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 is secured on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) at sunset. Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility are focused on reassuring regional partners of the U.S. commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil/Released)

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U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Tolon, center, 27, from Crawford, Miss.; Spc. Jonathan Betancourt, left, 22, from Kerman, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Mike Cruz provide security outside Forward Operation Base Joyce, Afghanistan during a ground breaking ceremony for the Ghulam Mohammad Sports Complex on Dec. 12, 2009. All Soldiers are members of the personal security detachment, Headquarters and Headquartes Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Cruz looks back while providing security for his battalion commander and other officers outside the gate of Forward Operation Base Joyce, Afghanistan after a ground breaking ceremony for the Ghulam Mohammad Sports Complex on Dec. 12, 2009. Cruz is the Non-Commisioned Officer in charge of the personal security detachment, Headquarters and Headquartes Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released)

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen (L) consoles and thanks Brittany Frazier, wife of U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Frazier, during her husband's interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery December 22, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

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the Fourth photo from the top has an American soldier wearing Multicam, Multicam and UPC_Delta are both in active issue too selected Us Army unit in Afganistan for testing.

1 JAN 2010, U.S. Army maintainers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade perform pre-flight inspections & run up on a AH-64 Apache helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Photos by Photo by Sgt. Aubree Rundle US Army

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Senior Airman Mark Bush, a native of Chicago, Ill., assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, points to an area of interest, for Chukky, a military working dog, to search at the Abid Allha ibn al-Khabib graveyard, Dec. 29.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, MND-B PAO)

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Spc. Russell Ford, a native of North Richland Hills, Texas, assigned to Troop A, 1st Battalion, 89th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, takes a knee while providing security for the Iraqi federal police as they search for a cache in a graveyard, Dec. 29.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, MND-B PAO)

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Pfc. Chris Herron, a native of Rison, Ark., with A Troop, 1st Battalion, 89th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, stands guard as Iraqi federal police question an Iraqi man, Dec. 29.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Scott, MND-B PAO)

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U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion provide security while a CH-47 Chinook drops soldiers off during an air assault mission in Parwan, Afghanistan, on Dec. 18, 2009. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Allison, U.S. Army.

U.S. Army Pfc. Brent Dawkins (left) and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez sleep on the ground beside a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle while snow falls in Wam Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 22, 2009. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force.

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Pararescuemen assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan prepare for a high altitude low opening jump over Ie Shima Island, Japan Dec. 23, 2009. The jump was part of routine training for the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Staff Sgt. Ryan Hatfield checks Master Sgt. Jeremiah Coomer, both from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, before a high altitude low opening jump over Ie Shima Island, Japan Dec. 23, 2009. The jump was part of routine training for the 320th and the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Goodman and Capt. Robert Wilson, 31st Rescue Squadron, perform a high altitude low opening jump over Ie Shima Island, Japan Dec. 23, 2009. The jump was part of routine training for the 31st and the 320th Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Master Sgt. Jeremiah Coomer, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, lands on Ie Shima Island after a high altitude low opening jump Dec. 23, 2009. The jump was part of routine training for the 320th and the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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A Pararescueman assigned to Kadena Air Base treats a simulated casualty on Ie Shima Island during a training exercise Dec. 23, 2009. The simulation was part of routine training for the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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Staff Sgt. Ashton Levarek, a pararescueman in the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, briefs Mr. Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, about gear used by special operators in training and combat scenarios during Mr. Donley’s tour of Kadena Air Base, Dec. 22. Secretary Donley visited Kadena as part of a six-base Pacific tour to spend time with Airmen and thank them for serving overseas far from home during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Amanda N. Grabiec)

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U.S. Sailors and Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment provide security in Now Zad, Afghanistan, during Operation Cobra's Anger. Marines and Sailors are patrolling through Afghan villages to search for Taliban fighters.

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Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment disembark a C-17 cargo plane at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. For many of the junior Marines and sailors of 1/6, this is their first deployment, and in many cases their first time outside of the United States.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Hickman, 770th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron aerial gunner, performs air-to-ground reconnaissance for ground threats and other aircraft around Camp Taji, Iraq, Thursday, May 29, 2008. Sergeant Hickman is deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Squad automatic weapon gunners from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire their weapons in a sustainment training exercise aboard USS Bonhomme Richard Dec 4.

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Lance Cpl. David M. Shelton, a rifleman and Warren, Mich., native with 2nd Platoon, Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2/4 , 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Lance Cpl. Seth T. Lima, an assaultman from Safety Harbor, Fla., prepare to run from one concealed position to another during live-fire and maneuver training here Dec. 8.

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Magnificent Bastards of Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground-combat element, fire a machine gun during a live-fire shoot here Dec. 15. The MEU participated in a combined-arms live-fire demonstration, part of a weeklong bilateral exercise.

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Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2/4 rush through a live-fire range here Dec. 15. U.S. Marines ran through the range alongside Emirati Marines, M1A1 main battle tanks, and armored assault vehicles. The exercise was the first time Co. G fired on targets simultaneously with mechanized vehicles.

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DJIBOUTI (Jan. 5, 2010) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Marc Gomez salutes the national ensign during the shifting of colors after High-Speed Vessel (HSV-2) Swift moors in Djibouti. Swift and the guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) are in Djibouti as part of a scheduled deployment within the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Africa Partnership Station. Swift and Nicholas will deploy to East Africa, visiting ports in Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros. Africa Partnership Station, originally a U.S. Navy initiative, is now an international effort aimed at improving maritime safety and security for the African through training and other collaborative activities with African partner countries. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason Morris/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 3, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Jung Hwong and Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Elijah Vasquez prepare for a foriegn object debris walk down before flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (May 5, 2009) A Detention Operations Center escort assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion (NEGB) adjusts a detainee's restraints at Camp Delta. The NEGB provides a portion of the guard force at Joint Task Force Guantanamo's detention facilities. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Baltz/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 3, 2010) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 conducts a touch and go landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2010) Fog rises over the Atlantic Ocean as the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 3, 2010) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 lands during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 3, 2010) An E/A-6B Prowler assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 launches during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2010) Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Matthew Gould performs a maintenance check on an E/A-6B Prowler assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2009) Two F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighters, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launch from 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 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 4, 2010) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Mitchell/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 5, 2009) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Easy Riders of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37 embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) hovers above a life jacket in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship of 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 2nd Class Matthew A. Hepburn/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 5, 2010) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Nicholas Valle directs an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL-37) during a vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65). Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Edgington/Released)

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KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - JANUARY 07: Military medical staff attempt to save the life of an Afghan man who was wounded in a suicide bombing in Gardez on January 7, 2010 at the trauma bay at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan. By 9:00 pm today ten casualties, including two Americans wounded, were brought to the hospital at Salerno while three Afghans died in the trauma bay.

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U.S. Army soldiers stand by as a damaged MRAP is loaded up for towing after a collision with a minibus about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad on the road to Hillah, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Five Iraqis were killed and 11 people injured Wednesday _ including three U.S. soldiers _ in the traffic accident south of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

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A U.S. Army helicopter flies over Afghanistan's flag on Dec. 26, 2009, at Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Afghans celebrated the Arghandab Bridge opening. The bridge is important to security in the winter and spring months when forces were previously limited to being supported by helicopter due to high water levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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Capt. David Snodgrass checks his night vision goggles before a mission Jan. 4, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Snodgrass is assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram and is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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A designated marksman with Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, sights in at targets in the distance during a training exercise at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The Marines ran a platoon attack course focused on the positive identification of targets and precision fires in order to reduce the risk of civilian causalities during future operations.
Date Photo Taken: 1/2/2010 4:47:00 AM
Unit: Regimental Combat Team 7
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. James W. Clark

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A Marine fire team with Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, takes cover after receiving simulated enemy contact during a training exercise at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Jan. 2, 2010. The Marines ran a platoon attack course focused on the positive identification of targets and precision fires in order to reduce the risk of civilian causalities during future operations.

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2010) The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) cruises through the Bay of Naples while on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Pittman/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2010) Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead dons flight gear at the conclusion of his visit to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nichelle Whitfield/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 1, 2010) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) and a U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety and security team approach a dhow in a rigid-hull inflatable boat. 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.

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 1, 2010) Sonar Technician 2nd Class Roger Byassee, right, and other members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) and a U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety and security team search a dhow in the Gulf of Aden. 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.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 3, 2010) Fog rises over the Atlantic Ocean as the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts flight operations. Eisenhower is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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ATLANTIC (Jan.3, 2010) A SH-60F Sea Hawk assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5, left, lands on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) after successfully extracting a stranded mariner of the coast of North Carolina. Responding to a request for aid and assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, Eisenhower launched a Search and Rescue team in rough weather conditions. Eisenhower departed Norfolk, Va., Jan. 2, for a scheduled deployment supporting 6th Fleet and 5th Fleet areas of operation.

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