US Military Pictures & Videos

Soldiers from the from the 301st Tactical PSYOP Company conduct weapons familarization with the 240B machine gun on Edwards Air Force Base on January 21, 2011.

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An F-15E Strike Eagle is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 14, 2011, above Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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US Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines unload a container from an Osprey at Musa Qala District centre base in Helmand province on January 27, 2011.

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U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a census patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2011. The Marines conduct patrols to suppress enemy activity and gain the trust of the people. The battalion, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, conducted counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released)

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U.S. Army Pfc. Nicholaus Jones, Chicago, Ill., 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, provides security at a landing zone in the Daymirdad District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011.

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U.S. Army soldiers Staff Sgt. Chad Kair of Fort Polk, La., Sgt. 1st Class Travis Leonhardt, of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Houston of Damascus, Md., with 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, coordinate security during a meeting to discuss improvement projects in the Daymirdad District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2011

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Pararescuemen respond to a simulated 'mass casualty' scenario near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. The Airmen are assigned to 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment outside the village of Nengaresh, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. After seven hours of dismounted searching through rugged terrain, Co. C and their Afghan counterparts from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Corp, located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, thanks to a tip from someone in the area of Tupac, Afghanistan.

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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Scarsbrook, an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, from Iowa Falls, Iowa, looks down on a spot in Tupac Jan. 21, where his unit had been attacked by an improvised explosive device two days earlier. TF Ironman is a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls.

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Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, provides security for Afghan National Security Forces in Kharwar District, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. Soldiers of Company D and ANSF recovered two caches and detained four people during the two-day operation.

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U.S. Army Capt. Jason Merchant, the Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment commander from Dysart, Iowa, scans the area while on patrol on a mountainside near the village of Sigin Jan. 1. The soldiers discovered a command wire in a riverbed while on patrol and called in the 744th Ordnance Company’s explosive ordnance disposal team to try and locate an improvised explosive device, however, none were found. The area, near the Watangatu boys’ school, has been an IED hotbed.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Wood, 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, and Capt. Nick Morgans prepare to load simulated casualties as an HH-60 Pave Hawk lands during a mass casualty scenario near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. The scenario was planned as part of Sgt. Wood's qualification to become an element lead.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment stand guard during a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2010. Marines conducted counterinsurgency operations with the International Security Assistance Force to suppress insurgent activity and gain the trust of Afghan citizens.

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Senior Airman Asher Woodhouse provides rear security as the rest of his team carries a mock casualty patient toward an evacuation point during a training exercise Aug. 2 at Joint Balad Base. The training exercise is a requirement for Airman Woodhouse's five-level upgrade training. Airman Woodhouse is a pararescueman assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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Senior Airman Jeffrey Larsen scans his sector as the rest of his element enters a building during a training exercise Aug. 2 at Joint Base Balad. Air Force pararescuemen are the only service members in the Department of Defense trained for personnel recovery operations as a primary mission. Airman Larsen is a pararescueman with the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. J. Pierre Griffin observes flightline activities during training here. The 31st Rescue Squadron trains, equips and employs combat-ready pararescuemen worldwide. They also use any means available to provide combat and humanitarian search and rescue and medical assistance in all environments. Sergeant Griffin is a pararescueman from the 31st RQS here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Oszczakiewicz an infantrymen with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment, a native of Trenton N.J., scans for an insurgent as 2nd platoon receives small arms fire from across a wadi in Zambar, Afghanistan on Jan. 18. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Guffey 210th MPAD

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Spc. Jeremy Burton, armored crewman, assigned to 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company C., 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, lays in the prone position on cliff overlooking the Arghandab River Valley Jan. 31, to provide security for his squad as they climb up the cliff from the valley below. Burton, a native of Birmingham, Ala., was conducting a foot patrol with his squad to search orchards throughout the district and interact with the local population. During their foot patrols, 2nd squad must maneuver their way through the Arghandab‘s many obstacles, including: farmer-built mud walls, irrigation canals, densely populated orchards, foot-wide pathways through long stretches of boggy flats and even a 30-foot-tall wall they must climb during their patrol.

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A U.S. Navy explosives ordnance disposal technician, assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South, provides security overwatch during clearing operations alongside Afghan Commandos from 3rd Commando Kandak, Feb. 8, 2011, in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

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A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier, with Special Operations Task Force – South, scans the horizon for enemy activity in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan during a clearing operation Feb. 8, 2011 alongside Afghan Commandos from 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak.

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Afghan Commandos from 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak, along with U.S. servicemembers from Special Operations Task Force – South, move to an objective during a clearing operation Feb. 8, 2011, in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

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Soldiers from A Company, 101st Division Special Troop Battalion air assault into a village inside Jowlzak valley, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police searched the village while Soldiers provided security and conducted key-leader engagements.

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 13, 2011) A USMC UH-1N Huey helicopter lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a U.S. and Thailand co-sponsored multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 13, 2011)USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters operate aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a U.S. and Thailand co-sponsored multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 13, 2011) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) debark from a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The 31st MEU and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a U.S. and Thailand cosponsored multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2011) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 prepares to launch aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is underway conducting at-sea training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2011) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 261 takes off aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during flight operations. Bataan is underway conducting at-sea training. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 13, 2011) Aviation boatswain's mates watch as an AV-8B Harrier jet lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a U.S. and Thailand cosponsored multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2011) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the Black Sheep of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during training exercises off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class James R. Stanley/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 10, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Mario Teasley directs a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter to take off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group are participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a U.S. and Thailand co-sponsored multi-national exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2011) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the Black Sheep of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during training exercises off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class James R. Stanley/Released)

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Two sniper team Airmen assigned to the 822nd Base Defense Squadron prepare to provide cover fire for their team members during a 'military operations in urban terrain' training village demonstration Feb. 10, 2011, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Benroth)

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Master Sgt. Kevin Jones (from front), Senior Airman James Leach and Airman 1st Class Nicholas Koch 'pursue' opposing forces Feb. 10, 2011, during an exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Sergeant Jones is the 822nd Base Defense Squadron flight sergeant. Airmen Leach and Koch are 822nd BDS fire team members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicholas Benroth)

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Airman 1st Class Brain Whitcomb pulls cable from a C-17 Globemaster III's deck pulley system to attach to an HH-60 Pave Hawk Aug. 12, 2010, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The C-17 can change its cargo bay to accommodate almost any load. Airman Whitcomb is a loadmaster assigned to the 10th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment patrol the streets of the Combat Center's new combined arms, live-fire, Military Operations on Urban Terrain training range, in search of improvised explosive devices as part of Enhanced Mojave Viper, Feb. 15, 2011. 2/15/2011 By Cpl. Andrew S. Avitt

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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 4, 2011. The UCAS-D program will demonstrate the capability of an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft to perform carrier launches and recoveries.

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Sgt. David Smitt, Task Force Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Pathfinder Team One, A team leader, maintains overwatch during a joint air assault dismount patrol with Task Force Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Pathfinder Team One and gunners from the British Royal Air Force Regiment’s 15th Squadron in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan Feb. 10, 2011. During the patrol, the element moved through the village of Nevay Deh and met with some of the local village elders to address some of their concerns.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Elias Solano (front) of Chico, Calif., and Cpl.Jarus Perez of Sacramento, Calif., soldiers with 3rd Platoon, 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, provide security during a patrol in the town of Deh-E Mogholan, Logar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6.

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Marines with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Forward, III Marine Expeditionary Force, assault the beachhead in an amphibious assault raid here Feb. 10, 2011, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold 2011 is a regularly scheduled multinational training exercise designed to improve partner nation interoperability.

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U.S. Marine's Sergeant Tayler Jerome , Acting Team Leader, Alpha company, 1st Reconnaissance Platoon, gives instruction to Japanese soldiers with the 51st infantry regiment, while conducting practical application on Basic Squad Formations, during Exercise Iron Fist at Camp Pendleton, Calif on February 14, 2011. The U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment will participate in the bilateral training to advance their amphibious knowledge.

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