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The Last Jedi

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Mar 14, 2010

#701

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Thompson, with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, installs a culvert denial system along Highway 601 in Helmand province, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Spc. Louis Phay, with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, installs a culvert denial system along Highway 601 in Helmand province, Afghanistan

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Faulkner and Sgt. Muyiwa Okuribido help Spc. Louis Phay from falling into the water during a culvert denial mission along Highway 601, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

A memorial service is held in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Alan N. Dikcis, 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, March 8, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The service is being held in front of the base chapel.

A U.S. Soldier with Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team helps an Afghan National Army soldier make it to the finish line during Commander's Cup competition at Camp Darulaman in Kabul province, Afghanistan, March 10, 2010. Four teams of four soldiers each compete against each other in events such as ruck marching, weapons assembly, land navigation, casualty treatment, aid and litter carries and preparing a military vehicle for a mission. Each team is made up of three U.S. Soldiers and one ANA soldier.

U.S. Soldiers provide security for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Mi-17 Hip helicopters as they prepare to land during a training mission in Khanjarkhe, Afghanistan, March 11, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Andrew Levi sits with a few of his buddies while on a range in Djibouti, Africa Mar. 8.

Marines from CLB-24 and BLT 1/9 arrive in Djibouti for sustainment training as part of the 24th MEU's deployment to the CENTCOM area of operations

Lance Cpl. Andrew Levi watches as other members of Weapons Platoon conduct a movement to contact live fire range.

Marines from CLB-24 and BLT 1/9 arrive in Djibouti for sustainment training as part of the 24th MEU's deployment to the CENTCOM area of operations

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army 1st Sgt. Zahoorullah Noori, the first sergeant for 1st Coy, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, talks with residents of Arzigal Village in the Naray District of eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province March 6.

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James R. Clark of Caldwell, Ohio, a section sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Destroyer, watches as Afghan National Army Soldiers with 1st Coy, 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, walk toward Nangal Village in the Naray District of eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province. International Security Assistance Forces provided support for the March 8 mission, which helped the ANA unit familiarize itself with the area.

Specialist Douglas Kauffeld (pictured exterior to aircraft), AH-64D Apache Longbow crew chief, Company C, 2-159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Wings, 25th Infantry Division, assists Apache pilots backing-up their AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter prior to mission at Contingency Operating Location Sykes, near Tal Afar, Iraq, Feb 27.

Aviation Soldiers with Company C, 2-159th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Wings, 25th Infantry Division, collaborate to launch an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter prior to mission at Contingency Operating Location Sykes, near Tal Afar, Iraq, Feb 27.

Nem116

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Mar 16, 2010

#702

Marines assigned to 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, move to position during a company assault exercise at Range 400 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Feb. 28.

A Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 365 MV-22 Osprey makes its way to the landing zone near Checkpoint 52 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. to pick up Marines and sailors from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, to take them to Range 210 to conduct the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2H March 3.

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

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Mar 18, 2010

#703

HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. Army soldiers run for cover during an attack by Taliban insurgents on March 15, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A joint patrol of American soldiers from Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and Afghan Army troops had been on a recon mission when they were fired from multiple directions. The Taliban is strong throughout Kandahar province and U.S. and Canadian forces have announced a major upcoming offensive against them around Kandahar city.

HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers maneuver on patrol with air support shortly before being attacked by Taliban insurgents on March 15, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A joint patrol of American soldiers from Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and Afghan Army troops had been on a recon mission and were attacked only seconds after the helicopters left to refuel.

HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. Army mortarman Ssg. Jeffrey Haagensen (R), is sworn in by his company commander Cpt. Chris Ulrich during a re-enlistment ceremony on March 15, 2010 at their combat outpost in Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ssg. Haagensen, already in the Army for 12 years, re-enlisted in the war zone for an indefinite period of time. CPT. Ulrich is the company commander for Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment.

U.S. and Afghan Army soldiers question a farmer after a firefight with Taliban insurgents on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment had maneuvered into a Taliban-held area in order find and fight insurgent forces, when the Taliban opened fire from the rear of their joint operation with Afghan Army soldiers. Officers said they shot several Taliban during the brief but intense firefight, although deaths could not be confirmed. No U.S. or Afghan troops were injured during the exchange, which occurred in an opium poppy field.

HOWZ-E-MADAD, AFGHANISTAN - U.S. Army Cpl. Heath Smith crawls for cover as Taliban insurgents open fire on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. His unit, Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment had maneuvered into a Taliban-held area in order find and fight insurgent forces, when the Taliban opened fire from the rear of their joint operation with Afghan Army soldiers.

A soldier with the Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of U.S. Marine Corps aims his rifle next to a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicle during a route clearance mission across a desert of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 15, 2010. (Reuters)

A soldier with Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of U.S. Marine Corps aims his rifle during a route clearance mission across a desert of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 15, 2010. (Reuters)

Soldiers with Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of U.S. Marine Corps prepare to tow a broken-drown vehicle during a route clearance mission across a desert of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 15, 2010. (Reuters)

U.S. Army Lt. Scott Doyle shouts for his soldiers to reposition during an attack by Taliban insurgents on March 15, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army 1LT. Scott Doyle moves into position while under fire on March 16, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Leventhal, a grenadier with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Orlando, Fla., fires at targets during the assault portion of the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

Lance Cpls. Scott C. O'neil and Joshua S. Leventhal, grenadiers with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare to engage targets during the assault portion of the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Leventhal, a grenadier with 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Orlando, Fla., fires at targets during the assault portion of the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

Marines assigned to 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait out their turn to participate in a night fire during the Clear, Build, Hold Exercise 2 at Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. March 5.

Radio Operator and India Company Gunny prepare to load into a Marine Medium Tiltorotor Squadron 365 MV-22 Osprey to ride out to Range 210 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. to conduct the Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2H March 3.

U.S. military personnel prepare to conduct a mission during exercise Emerald Warrior 2010 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 11, 2010. The training is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise involving multiservice participants. The exercise is conducted in multiple states and training sites throughout the southeast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clay Lancaster/Released)

U.S. Soldiers clear a building during exercise Emerald Warrior 2010 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 11, 2010.

Nem116

Junior Member

Mar 19, 2010

#704

U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal Warrior, return fire after their patrol is attacked by Anti-Afghan Forces at Tantil Village in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province March 13. Afghan National Security Forces and International Security Assistance Forces visited the community and its elders because of a high number of recent AAF attacks in the area. No ANSF or ISAF members were wounded during the small arms attack.

Nem116

Junior Member

Mar 26, 2010

#705

NORWAY - A Navy SEAL freefalls from an Austrian C-130 aircraft above the Arctic Circle during Cold Response 2010. Cold Response is a Norwegian exercise open to all NATO nations for winter warfare and joint coalition training.

U.S. Soldiers assault a building near Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 17, 2010, during exercise Emerald Warrior 2010. The 19-day joint training exercise is conducted by U.S. Special Operations Command and provides participants with realistic urban-warfare training scenarios at multiple sites along the Gulf Coast of Florida.

VILSECK, Germany — Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Squadron, Iron Company provide security while key leader engagements are taking place during a Squadron readiness exercise here March 8. The soldiers conducted the exercise to prepare the unit for deployment to Afghanistan in the coming year.

A MARSOC Marine takes cover as a sand storm approaches the Village of Ranje Bala, Farah Province Afghanistan Feb 28.

A MARSOC Marine holds security around a humanitarian aide site in the Village of Ranje Bala, Farah Province Afghanistan Feb 28.

U.S. Soldiers and Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after conducting a patrol in the village of Akbar Kheyl in the Pole-Elam district of the Logar province of Afghanistan March 18, 2010. The U.S. Soldiers, who are from Ground Combat Platoon, Echo Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Battalion, met with village leaders and assessed humanitarian conditions during the patrol.

Nem116

Junior Member

Mar 30, 2010

#706

Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Light Armor Reconnaissance platoon, practice patrolling streets in an urban environment at the Military Operations in Urban Training facility aboard Fort Pickett, Va., March 25, 2010. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which consists of Battalion Landing Team 3/8, Combat Logistics Battalion 26 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, will spend the next six months training for its upcoming deployment.

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, offload from a MV-22 Osprey at their next training area aboard Ft. Pickett, Va., March 24, 2010. BLT 3/8 is one of the three units that joined the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which will spend the next six months training for its upcoming deployment.

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, get in the defense after offloading from a MV-22 Osprey aboard Ft. Pickett, Va., March 24, 2010. BLT 3/8 is one of the three units that joined the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which will spend the next six months training for its upcoming deployment.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), and the Peru navy frigate BAP Carvajal (FM 51) break away from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after completing tactical maneuvering exercises. Carl Vinson is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment.

F-16 Fighting Falcons line up to be refueled by a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom air refueling operations in February 2010. The air refueling capability of the KC-10 in combat operations allows fighters to provide close-air support for "troops in contact" in Afghanistan and other areas of operations. The 908th EARS is part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing which supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. In 2009, KC-10s from the 380th AEW and the 908th EARS flew 4,760 combat sorties offl-loading 422,222,300 pounds of fuel to 31,434 aircraft. In the same year, the KC-10s and their crews accumulated 40,011 hours of flight time.

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Nem116

Junior Member

Apr 3, 2010

#707

thanks popeye! a few more for the thread:

U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Desantis, a C-17 Globemaster II pilot assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., positions a C-17 aircraft to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling on March 22, 2010.

1st Lt. Loomis, left, and Sfc. Larocque, right, listen to Abdul Latiff, the Company Commander of the local Police force on July 8, 2009, Check Point Nishigam in Afghanistan.

MARSOC Marines take a knee in a wheat field in Suji as Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marine Special Operation Command Marines patrol through the village in Farah Prov., Bala Baluk District, Afghanistan, March 29.

A MARSOC Marine climbs down the side of a mountain during a dismounted patrol through some mountains east of highway one during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol in Farah Prov., Bala Baluk District, Afghanistan, March 31.

A MARSOC Marine pulls security near a poppy field in Peyo as Afghan National Army Soldiers and Marine Special Operation Command Marines patrol through the village in Farah Prov., Bala Baluk District, Afghanistan, March 29. The coalition forces started the three-day CRP lead by the ANA with a dismounted patrol through Suji, Peyo and Pasaw, an air drop of humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq and a route recon through the mountainous terrain of eastern Bala Baluk.

Nem116

Junior Member

Apr 7, 2010

#708

Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion instruct Marines from Scout Sniper platoon, and Alpha Company ,Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, on a demolitions range and breaching course while in Djibouti.

Marines from Tank platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, bombard through a live fire range using M1A1 Abrams tanks alongside the French Foreign Legion's ERC90 Light Armored Vehicles from the 13th Demi-Brigade, in Djibouti, Africa March 30.

Cpl. Daniel Mallory, squad leader with 1st platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures the rear of an amphibious assault vehicle as Lance Cpl. Daniel Pursley, team leader, leads his team towards their objective point during a mechanized assault as part of a live fire range in Djibouti March 29. AAVs from Amphibious Assault Vehicle platoon transported and supported infantry Marines throughout mountainous environment.

Lance Cpl. Craig W. Mehlenbeck, an assaultman from Weapons platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a high explosive rocket from his MK153 Shoulder-fired, Multi-purpose, Assault Weapon in the mountains of Djibouti during a live fire range March 28.

The 24th MEU Marines performed a series of sustainment and joint exercises alongside the French military servicemembers while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is currently serves as the theatre reserve force for Central Command during its seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels.

Nem116

Junior Member

Apr 9, 2010

#709

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Mar. 29, 2010) - A F-15 Eagle peels off of a four-jet formation as it prepares to land at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Elmendorf’s 19th Fighter Squadron will soon be decommissioned with the first F-15s leaving in April 2010 and the final few scheduled to leave in September 2010. Some of the jets returned from more than a month-long temporary duty assignment. Four jets from the 19th Fighter Squadron participated in Thailand’s exercise Cope Tiger. After departing Thailand, they flew to Kadena Air Base where they rested for two days and flew out to meet up with four other Elmendorf F-15s, that participated in Cope Thaw in Hawaii.

INDIAN OCEAN (March 31, 2010) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment and Combined Task Force 151's visit board search and seizure team, on board the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) board a suspicious dhow. USS Farragut is part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

U.S. Army Corporal Shane Rager, left, provides security during a quality assurance check of the new road that extends from the Tani district center to Narizah village in Khost province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2010. Rager is an infantryman assigned to the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team. The new road will provide a safer and more efficient route through the countryside.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joel Meyer, top, and Senior Airman Jacob Lacefield, both with the 28th Security Forces Squadron, participate in a threat scenario during training at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 5, 2010.

Nem116

Junior Member

Apr 12, 2010

#710

Brandon Duff (Left) and Craig W. Mehlenbeck, both Lance Cpls. and assaultman from Weapons platoon, Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a high explosive rocket from his MK153 Shoulder-fired, Multi-purpose, Assault Weapon (SMAW) in the mountains of Djibouti, Africa during a live fire range March 28. 24th MEU Marines performed a series of sustainment and joint exercises alongside the French military servicemembers while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is currently serves as the theatre reserve force for Central Command during its seven month deployment aboard Nassau Amphibious Ready Group vessels.

Marines with 1st Platoon, Echo Company (Co. E), Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (BLT 2/7), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure a landing zone during an airfield seizure exercise, April 7. The MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training Exercise (RUTEX). The exercise evaluates a Maritime Raid Force’s (MRF) ability to conduct maritime contingency operations.

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