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US Marines and their Philippine counterparts approach a beach on rubber boats to secure a hill during joint military training exercises in Cavite, south of Manila on October 11, 2010.

US Marines and their Philippine counterparts participate in a joint military training exercises in Cavite, south of Manila on October 11, 2010. US ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas has said on October 4 his government would continue to send troops to the Philippines for joint anti-terror trainings until the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf was wiped out as part of its security engagement with Manila.

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US Marines and their Philippine counterparts take part in joint military training exercises in Cavite, south of Manila on October 11, 2010. US ambassador to The Philippines Harry Thomas has said on October 4 his government would continue to send troops to the Philippines for joint anti-terror trainings until the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf was wiped out as part of its security engagement with Manila.

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An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the U.S. Navy?s Flight Demonstration Squadron Blue Angels sits on the flight line as a wall of fire detonates behind it during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 3, 2010. The Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored air show showcased the aerial prowess of the armed forces and appreciation of the civilian community's support. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Jamean R. Berry, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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A U.S. Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), provides security during a patrol of the local area in Southern Trek Nawa, Afghanistan, Aug. 09, 2010. The Marines and sailors of Company B are currently conducting counter insurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marines Photo by SSgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe /Released)

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Army Soldiers assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, walk down a narrow mountain road during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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U.S. Army Pvt. Matthew Kozlow, infantryman and native of Chicago, Ill., assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, uses a metal detector to search for a hidden weapons cache during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technicians take recoilless rifle rounds out of a weapons cache discovered buried under ground during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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U.S. Army Soldiers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, cut open plastic cases containing recoilless rifle rounds found buried at a weapons cache during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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A weapons cache containing nearly 40 recoilless rifle rounds, several rocket-propelled grenades and other explosive material was unearthed by Soldiers of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, watch as explosives detonate inside an insurgent weapon cache during a joint air-assault mission with Afghan National Security Forces in the mountains of Khowst Province Oct. 8. The successful operation resulted in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches containing recoilless rifle rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms ammunition and a machine gun. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent C. Powell, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division)

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STRAIGHT OF MALACCA (Oct. 8, 2010) Lighting flashes as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Straight of Malacca. Abraham Lincoln is underway on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colby K. Neal/Released)

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marines LCpl. Matthew Lucas of Muncy, PA of and Cpl. Brendan Gillen of Medford Lakes, NJ with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment keep watch from a rooftop during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: Marine Cpl. Jonathan Eckert of Oak Lawn, IL attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment takes a break with his improvised explosive device (IED) sniffing dog Bee after clearing a compound while on patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan. The Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment are responsible for securing the area near the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River.

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Bryant Whalen of Brookfield, WI with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment watches for enemy movement during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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Colby Rice of Roxboro, NC with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrols near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: An Afghani boy rides his bicycle past U.S. Navy corpsman HM3 Michael Pepper of Detroit, MI with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marines (L to R) Cpl. Kevin Ivie of Paris, KY, Cpl. Sam Garcia of Taos, NM, Cpl. Jorge Villarreal of San Antonio, TX and Cpl. Jonathan Eckert of Oak Lawn, IL with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment head out for a patrol from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Frasier from Vero Beach, FL with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment looks over a map during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: Navy Corpsman HM3 Joe Collins of Mystic, CT attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment prepares to head out for a patrol with Marines from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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Colby Rice of Roxboro, NC with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment looks for Taliban fighters from a rooftop during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marine Cpl. Clayton Foss, Elsworth, ME with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment watches for enemy movement from the rooftop of a compound during a patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Navy corpsman HM3 Michael Pepper of Detroit, MI attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment watches for enemy movement during a patrol with Marines near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Navy corpsman HM3 Michael Pepper of Detroit, MI attached to India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment watches for enemy movement during a patrol with Marines near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marines with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrol near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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KAJAKI, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 17: U.S. Marines LCpl. Colby Rice of Roxboro, NC with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrols near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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Colby Rice of Roxboro, NC with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment patrols near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zeebrugge on October 17, 2010 in Kajaki, Afghanistan.

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(Oct. 14, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and the Military Sealift Command fast combat supply ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) perform an underway replenishment. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brooks B. Patton Jr./Released)

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(Oct. 19, 2010) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Shane Nichlos tests a radar display in the combat information center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2010) The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Buffalo (SSN 715) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a port visit as part of its deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Buffalo has been forward deployed to Guam since 2007 and routinely operates in the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Lara Bollinger/Released)

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U.S. Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Winters, a Seabee attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, fires an M-240B machine gun during crew-served weapons qualification at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, on Oct. 16, 2010. Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 are deployed to Afghanistan to execute general engineering, infrastructure construction and project management in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ace Rheaume, U.S. Navy. (Released)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire, N.J. after receiving fuel as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The U.S., Jordan and Pakistan are participating in the The Falcon Air Meet to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire, N.J. refuels U.S. Air Force and Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., moves into formation after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., maneuvers into position behind a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010. The purpose of The Falcon Air Meet is to improve international military relations and joint air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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Capt. Luke Bates uses a man-pack radio to pass updates to his operations desk during an exercise Oct. 20, 2010, at the Stanford Training Area in England. Captain Bates is a combat rescue officer with the 56th Rescue Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan)

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Senior Airman Steve Hanks hoists Ada up in the air after she clamped down on the bite sleeve as part of a working dog demonstration Oct. 20, 2010, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The demonstration was part of a base tour for high school and college students ready to enlist in the Air Force. Airman Hanks is a military working dog handler with the 55th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Josh Plueger)

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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft sits on the flight line Oct. 21, 2010, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The aircraft was flown in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor's Course 1-11 hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (DoD photo by Cpl Richard A. Tetreau, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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PFC Benjaman Brickman, of Albany, New York (R) and other members of his squad from the 1st Battalion 8th Marines Alpha Company prepare to head out on a night patrol from their remote outpost near Kunjak in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, October 27, 2010. Picture taken October 27, 2010.

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U.S. Army soldiers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), provide security for Afghan National Security Forces during a key leader engagement in Sabari District, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19.

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Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Croatian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 47, part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan stationed at Camp Mike Spann, conduct operations in Chimtal District, Oct. 28, area that was reported to have suspicious activity. A force of Afghan National Army 209th Corps soldiers joined the Minnesota National Guard, Croatians and Swedish forces to assist in coordinating the patrol, providing rear guard and long range support. While no insurgents were discovered during the patrol, signs of questionable activity were uncovered.

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U.S. Marines prepare to conduct a security patrol Oct. 22, 2010 in the Sangin area of northern Helmand province, Afghanistan. The security patrols are designed to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the local populace. The Marines, assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 2, conduct the patrols in partnership with the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph M. Peterson, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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U.S. Army soldiers from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security behind a series of rocks here Oct. 27 during Toccoa Tikurah, the largest combined U.S., Afghan air assault conducted by 4th BCT in the province.

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Machine gunner LCpl. Domingo Espinal, 20, of Hoschton, GA. from Second Platoon's Second Squad of the First Battalion, Eighth Marines Bravo Company carries his weapon during a patrol in the town of Deh Zore in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, November 4, 2010.

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NEWPORT, R.I. (Oct. 29, 2010) Gunnery Sgt. Duncan Hurst encourages an officer candidate to properly perform pushups during the first week of the 12-week Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport. Hurst is one of 12 Marine Drill Instructors who train the candidates in military bearing, discipline, drill and physical fitness. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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CORONADO, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2010) Students from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/s) class 286 participate in a rock portage exercise. The Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released)

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Marines of India company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, First Marine Division, take defensive positions after a rocket was fired at their base, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan. The rocket overshot the base.

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