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Airman Matthew Morris (left & top pic) and Tech. Sgt. Jared Worstell, explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, prepare an F6A robot July 24 to remove a suspicious package at the base post office during a base-wide exercise. The robot is equipped with several television cameras for remote viewing and a dexterous arm for hazardous tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley)

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Friends and family of Army Staff Sgt. Alex Jimenez look on as his casket is carried into a funeral home in the Corona section of the Queens borough of New York Thursday, July 31, 2008. The 25-year-old was captured on May 12, 2007, during an ambush about 20 miles south of Baghdad. Two other soldiers were also kidnapped and later found dead, 19-year-old Spc. Byron Fouty of Waterford, Mich., and 20-year-old Pvt. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance, Calif.

US Army soldiers conduct a routine vehicle searches in street in Baghdad on July 31, 2008. Eleven US soldiers were killed in Iraq in July, the lowest monthly toll since the 2003 invasion, according Pentagon figures, highlighting what US commanders say is a marked drop in overall violence.

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U.S. Marines clear a room during basic urban survival training on Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, July 29, 2008. The Marines are assigned to the 8th Provisional Security Company.
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An infantryman with Company A scouts out the area around an amphibious assault vehicle. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in raid courses as part of the Special Operations Training Group package.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Wayne Edmiston)


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A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Attack helicopter from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, prepares to land after the conclusion of a mission on Camp Taji, July 28, 2008. The Apache has been the Army's primary attack helicopter since 1984 and has seen action in Panama, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Spc. Benjamin Reagan, crew chief, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Avn. Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pressure washes an AH-64D Apache Attack helicopter at the brigade's airfield on Camp Taji, July 28, 2008. The Apache has been the U.S. Army's primary attack helicopter since 1984 and has been used in Panama, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Reagan is a native of Gatesville, Texas.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Sgt. Jason Bobowski, crew chief, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, conducts pre-flight inspections on his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prior to the start of a mission at the brigade's airfield on Camp Taji, July 28, 2008. Bobowski is a native of Tularosa, N.M.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Starford, N.J., native Spc. Joseph Yatzor, crew chief, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, prepares a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for a mission on July 28, 2008, at the CAB's airfield on Camp Taji.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Spc. Benjamin Reagan, crew chief, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Avn. Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pressure washes an AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter at the brigade's airfield on Camp Taji, July 28, 2008. The Apache has been the U.S. Army's primary attack helicopter since 1984 and has been used in Panama, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Reagan is a native of Gatesville, Texas.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, prepares to take-off from the brigade's airfield on Camp Taji, July 28, 2008. The helicopter has been in service for the U.S. Army since 1979 and can perform a wide array of operations to include tactical transport of personnel and air assaults.
(Photographer: Sgt. Jason Dangel : Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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A military working dog team attached to Team Darkrider, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, supports policemen from 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, during a search mission at a suspected cache site near the Diyala River, July 21. The National Police take the lead for most combined operations in eastern Baghdad, and U.S. Forces provide special capablities, such as MWD teams. The 1st Bn., 66th Armor Regt. is part of Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and is attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
(Photographer: 1st Lt. Michael Rutecki : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs)


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“Iron Knight” Soldiers from “Team Bayonet,” 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, along with policemen from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi national police Division, conduct a combined search on a bank of the Diyala River, east of Fedaliyah in southeast Baghdad, July 21. The purpose of the mission was to identify special groups criminal caches of weapons and explosives. The 1st Bn., 66th Armor Regt. is part of Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and is attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
(Photographer: 1st Lt. Michael Rutecki : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) The guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77), the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JS Setogiri (DD 156) and the guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M Davis (FFG 60) steam in formation during a photo exercise for the Rim of the Pacific 2008 exercise. RIMPAC was held off the coast of Hawaii with units from the United States, Australia, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Don Bray/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) Navy ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and South Korea steam in formation during a Rim of the Pacific 2008 exercise group photo off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) The guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), left, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Setogiri (DD 156), the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) and the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steam in formation during a Rim of the Pacific 2008 exercise group photo off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) The Republic of Korea destroyer ROKS Moonmu Daewang (DDG 976), foreground, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), the Chilean frigate CS Almirante Riveros (FFG 18), and the Australian underway replenishment tanker HMAS Success (OR 304) steam in formation during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 exercise group photo off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Jessica Lockhart, from Greenville, Pa., packs an A/P22P-11 parachute in the parachute loft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 28, 2008) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joshua Johnson, from Shickshinny, Pa., assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Security Force, performs patrol aggression training at NAS Pensacola with "Drumo," a Belgian Malinois. Johnson, along with other Sailors assigned to NAS Pensacola Security Force, is pursuing a certification in homeland security through the Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) Web site. (U.S. Navy photo by Gary Nichols/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Brandon Yarberry, left, from Cincinnati, and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Michael Rodriguez, from Passaic, N.J., conduct a routine inspection on a 20mm MK-61 automatic gun in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is the Navy's oldest active-duty warship and will be replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

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SEATTLE (Aug. 2, 2008) The Navy flight demonstration squadron, The Blue Angels, perform in an air show over Genesee Park as part of Seattle Sea Fair's festivities. Service members, their families, and the general public gathered at Genesee Park to enjoy band performances, air shows, and hydroplane races. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2008) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Manuel Almanza, left, from Robstown, Texas, watches as Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Andrew Cardwell, from Sacramento, Calif., Aviation Ordnanceman Airman William Fox, from Chattanooga, Tenn., and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Grant Shelton, from Hot Springs, Ark., move bombs onto an elevator aboard the aircraft carier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty Hawk weapons department is offloading all ammunition before entering San Diego, where Kitty Hawk will turnover with USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the only carrier operating from outside of the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 30, 2008) The Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the north Arabian Sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2008) The aircraft carier USS Kitty Hawk (CVN 63) sails in formation with Australian, Canadian, South Korean and U.S. Navy ships during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 exercise group photo off the coast of Hawaii. Kitty Hawk is taking part in RIMPAC with units from the U.S., Australia, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

U.S. soldiers inspect the site of a bomb blast in Kabul August 3, 2008. A roadside bomb struck a U.S.-led military convoy outside the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing one soldier and wounding another, the military said. The attack happened in Bagrami district on the eastern outskirts of Kabul, the latest in a spiralling cycle of violence blamed on a resurgent Taliban.

U.S. Army Capt. Charles Ford plays a video game with seven-year-old Wa'ad, who lost an arm and a leg to an improvised bomb, during a visit to the child's home near Muqdadiyah, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad in Iraq's volatile Diyala province Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. Soldiers from Hammer Company, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment are arranging for the child to be fitted with prosthetic limbs.

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GULFPORT, Miss. (Aug. 4, 2008) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 greets his family for the first time upon his return to Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport after a scheduled six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2008) Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) perform a burial at sea as the ship sails towards the Panama Canal Zone to participate in the multi-national training exercise Fuerzas Alidas PANAMAX 2008. This exercise spells the final chapter for Tarawa, which is slated for decommissioning in early 2009. FA PANAMAX 2008 is a multi-national training exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal, involving civil and military forces from the U. S. Southern Command area of focus. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Eric Thomas and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Terrance Norris install impact pads to protect the non-skid surface of the flight deck from damage caused by arresting wires aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt is operating off the Atlantic Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2008) Hospital Corpsmen respond to casualties during a mass-casualty drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) as the ship sails towards the Panama Canal Zone to participate in the multi-national training exercise Fuerzas Alidas PANAMAX 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker/Released)

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Siblings Army Sgt. William Bullock III and Senior Airman Mary Bullock stand together July 28 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. They said their grandfather, a World War II veteran, was their greatest influence growing up. Sergeant Bullock followed in his footsteps by becoming an Army Ranger. Inspired by both her grandfather and her younger brother, Airman Bullock joined the Air Force. Today, the brother and sister duo sometimes find themselves working together despite being in different services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Terry Blevins)

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Sixteen-year-old Megan Repetski of Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, chats with fellow European Keystone Club Leadership Summit attendees following a round of paint ball at Vogelweh Military Complex in Kaiserslautern, Germany. More than 100 teens from 11 U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases attended the week long summit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from July 28 to Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

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Goro looks up to Staff Sgt. Sean Neisen during a break in training at Ali Base, Iraq. Goro, an 8-year-old military working dog, and Sergeant Neisen deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group's Provost Marshal Office from the 435th Security Forces Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The German shepherd died of natural causes July 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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Goro plays soccer during some downtime July 7 at Ali Base, Iraq. Goro, a military working dog assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group's Provost Marshal Office here, died July 28 from natural causes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 1, 2008) Navy Diver Senior Chief Daniel Jackson, assigned to Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) is lowered into the water while piloting an atmospheric diving system (ADS) 2000 during the unit's 2nd annual Submarine Rescue Day at Naval Air Station North Island. DSU is the only operator of this type of ADS system in the world, which is capable of safely operating at depths of up to 2000 feet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class David Mercil/Released)

A U.S. soldier stands guard on a road during a joint patrol with Iraqi forces in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad August 5, 2008.

LAREDO, TX - AUGUST 04: U.S. Army National Guard soldier Margarita Anaya holds a baby as the child's parents receive care at a free clinic as part of Operation Lone Star August 4, 2008 in Laredo, Texas.

U.S. Lieutenant David Hanna (R) from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment and their Iraqi translator (2nd L) greet an Iraqi soldier at an abandoned village near Baquba during security operations in Diyala province August 5, 2008. Iraqi security forces captured more than 80 suspects on Monday and Tuesday during a security operation in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, Defence Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said.

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Lance Cpl. Korey Cook, a rifleman with I Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, currently serving as the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's ground combat element, covers a building entrance July 23 while his squad gathers information from building occupants. The Marines participated in the training by patrolling the base in fire team formations, practicing immediate action drills and gathering information from base personnel.
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Lance Cpl. John Cardenas, a rifleman with I Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, watches for advancing squad members July 23 while patrolling during an exercise on Camp Hansen.
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Marines from I Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, respond to a simulated sniper attack July 23 while patrolling Camp Hansen during a training exercise.
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Sgt. Jacob Britzman, a squad leader with I Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, drags mock casualty victim Pfc. Seth Gerhart, a rifleman with BLT 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, to safety July 23 during a simulated sniper attack while conducting patrols and information gathering training.
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Pvt. Ryan Winklemann, a Huntsville, Ala., native, talks with children in the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, while patrolling the area, July 27. Tejada is a mortarman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: J. B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Staff Sgt. Rudy Mello, a Houston, native, flexes his muscles for an Iraqi child while visiting an Istaqlal Qada village, northeast of Baghdad, July 27. Mello is a squad leader for Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: J. B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Sgt. Eric Burke, a Kettering, Ohio, native, shares in laughter with two Iraqi children while patrolling the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, July 27. Burke is a mortar section leader for Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
(Photographer: J. B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)


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Spc. David Sorensen, a Missouri City, Texas, native, plays with an Iraqi child dressed in camouflage, while patrolling the Istaqlal Qada, northeast of Baghdad, July 27. Sorensen is a mortarman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.
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Children from an Istaqlal Qada village, northeast of Baghdad, wave at Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, July 27.
(Photographer: J. B. Jaso : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)
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U.S. Army Pfc. Jennifer Myrick, from Acworth, Ga., pets Dingo the dog at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Aug 2. The world-traveling canine is becoming an icon for pet care and adoption. “Dingo is amazing,” said Myrick. “Animals are a big part of my life. I have a dog and four cats; all are adopted. I miss my pets more than anything. You can talk to your family on the phone but not your pets.”
(Photographer: Dustin Senger : Area Support Group Qatar Public Affairs Office)

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Cpt. Adrian Chen, of 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, scopes out the area with the 527th Military Police unit, during a visit to the Nugaram district center, July 26, 2008.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. Adora Medina : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)


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Maj. Edward Whitaker, executive officer for 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, talks with the Afghan national police during a tour of the Nugaram distict center. The unit was visiting to welcome the new Nuristan police chief, July 26, 2008
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. Adora Medina : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division)


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A M93 “Fox” vehicle enters the water for its long journey across Blora Lake, Texas during a training exercise Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted, July 31, 2008. The training consisted of testing two M93 “Fox” vehicles by swimming them for the first time since their return to home station. Troopers use the amphibious “Fox” as a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear reconnaissance vehicle.
(Photographer: Spc. Shejal Pulivarti : 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)


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Monroe Township, N.J. native, Capt. Will Costello (left), recon platoon leader and Chutnshoot, Texas native, Spc. Jessica Kellogg (right), nuclear, biological and chemical specialist, both in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, maneuver their M93 Fox vehicle across Blora Lake, Texas during a training exercise, July 31, 2008. The amphibious “Fox” is designed to survive and scout a chemical, biological, radiological and/or nuclear contaminated battlefield.
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Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, thrust forward during a training exercise to test their M93 “Fox” vehicle at Blora Lake, Texas on, July 31, 2008. The six-wheeled “Fox” is an amphibious laboratory that takes air, water and ground samples and immediately analyzes them for signs of weapons of mass distruction.
(Photographer: Spc. Shejal Pulivarti : 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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President George W Bush waves from the stage before addressing troops at the US Army Garrison � Yongsan in Seoul on August 6, 2008. US President George W Bush is in South Korea on the first leg of his Asian tour.

Soldiers folded the American flag during the handover ceremony of an American military base to the Iraqi army in Yusufiya.
Photo: Ibrahim Sultan/Reuters

A U.S. soldier stands guard outside a renovated school during its opening ceremony in Mahmudiya, about 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad August 6, 2008

A girl looks at a U.S. soldier as he tries to tie the strap of her school bag which was distributed by U.S. forces to pupils during the opening ceremony of a primary school after its renovation in Mahmudiya, about 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad August 6, 2008.

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment walks next to a military vehicle near Baquba during security operations in Diyala province August 5, 2008. Iraqi security forces captured more than 80 suspects on Monday and Tuesday during a security operation in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, Defence Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said.

A U.S. soldier from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment tries to sleep next to a dog at the Diyala media center in Diyala province August 6, 2008.

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NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 6, 2008) Service members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) man the rails during the ship's departure. USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is departing Norfolk participate in humanitarian civic assistance missions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The embarked medical and engineering staff will work with partner nations to provide medical and engineering assistance to six nations to improve mutual understanding of current medical issues and technology U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek M. Poole (Released)

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BRIDGETOWN HARBOR, Barbados (Aug. 5, 2008) Barbados Coast Guard Petty Officer Ricky Howell, swims with Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, commanding officer of U.S. Fourth Fleet, right, and Lt. Cmdr. Bobby Greene during a dive off the coast of Barbados during Navy Dive Southern Partnership Station (ND-SPS) 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Andrew McKaskle (Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 31, 2008) Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Amy Caccamise, from Riverside Calif., a food service attendant temporarily assigned to Supply Department's S-11 Division, prepares pie servings in the Chiefs' Mess galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2008) Seaman Gina Darienzo, assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), steers the ship while training for Helm Watch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt is operating off the Atlantic Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wilyanna Harper (Released)

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ANBAR, Iraq (July 31, 2007) Religious Program Specialist 1ST Class Brenda Dwiggins, a chaplain's assistant assigned to the 1st Marine Logistics Group, Iraqi Women's Engagement, smiles to an Iraqi boy in Anbar Province, Iraq. Marines and Navy personnel are conducting a cooperative medical engagement for Iraqi families that cannot afford medical attention. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2008) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Patrick Halinski, right, assists Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jose Mercado and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class John Hoffner in discharging water from a crash and salvage vehicle as part of an aircraft fire-fighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt is conducting operations off the Atlantic Coast. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Boatswain's Mate Alex Bell/Released)

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GULFPORT, Miss. (Aug. 4, 2008) A Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 greets his family upon his return to Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport after a six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge/Released)

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Airmen load a CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift helicopter into the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy Aug. 3 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. More than 950 cargo aircraft, 12,000 tons of cargo and 19,000 passengers are processed each month, making it the busiest aerial port operation in the Department of Defense. This C-5 is deployed from the 22nd Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Chinook belongs to the Army's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, which is deployed to Al Toqaddum, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

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U.S. Air Force Academy basic cadets "have fun" while training during basic cadet training in the Jacks Valley training area July 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dennis Rogers)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2008) A wall of sea water crashes into the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while Sailors assigned to the deck department guide pallets of supplies aboard during a replenishment at sea. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Holt (Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 6, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) heads to sea. Kearsarge is en route to Latin America and the Caribbean on a humanitarian civic assistance mission. The assigned medical and engineering staff embarked aboard Kearsarge will work with partner nations to provide medical and engineering assistance to six different nations in the Caribbean and Latin America to improve mutual understanding of current medical issues and technology. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita M. Lewis/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 7, 2008) Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Jeffrey Jackson embraces his wife and daughter after departing the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) at Naval Air Station North Island. The 46- year-old carrier is the oldest active-duty warship in the Navy and will be replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexia M. Riveracorrea/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 7, 2008) Sailors at Naval Air Station North Island stand at parade rest to welcome the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as she returns to her homeport of San Diego after being forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan for the past 10 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damien Horvath/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2008) Sailors assigned to the "Easy Riders" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37 perform maintenance on an SH-60B helicopter aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 5, 2008) Culinary Specialist Seaman Danielle Pinango cleans a scuttle as part of her duties with the rehabilitation team aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The rehabilitation team is responsible for the safety, cleanliness, and habitat of all shipboard spaces. Carl Vinson is undergoing a scheduled refueling complex overhaul at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Luis Ramirez/Released)

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MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 6, 2008) Ship's Navigator Lt.j.g. Shaina Hayden searches out surface contacts from the pilot house of the first U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) while the ship conducts its underway builder trials. The ship is designed for littoral, or close-to-shore, operations and to provide access and dominance in coastal-water areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)

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OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 6, 2008) Equipment Operator Constructionman Shayna Sladek, assignment to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, adjusts a Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) student's kevlar helmet during a demonstration at Camp Shields, Okinawa. DEFY is an eight-day youth drug education class taught during the summer months. Sladek is a deployed to Camp Shields, Okinawa for a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey R. Militzer/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2008) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 wash their aircraft on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) as the ship sails towards the Panama Canal Zone to participate in the multinational training exercise Fuerzas Alidas PANAMAX 2008. This will be the final exercise for Tarawa, which is slated for decommissioning in early 2009. FA PANAMAX 2008 is a multi-national training exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal, involving civil and military forces from the U. S. Southern Command area of focus. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released)

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Last Thursday the USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 returned to San Diego after being stationed in Japan for 10 years.

The Kitty Hawk has been in continuous service since 21 April 1961.

Here are some photos of CVW-5 (air wing) doing it's final launch from the 47 year old carrier.


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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2008) Aviation Boatwain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael Ogalino, from Orlando, Fla., launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Carrier Air Wing 5 aircraft flew off Kitty Hawk to join the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in San Diego. George Washington will replace Kitty Hawk as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan in September. Kitty Hawk is headed back to the U.S. mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos Gomez/Releaased)

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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time.

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Sailors align an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for its final launch from the retiring warship.

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Two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 launch from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time.

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time

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An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2008) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) for the last time. Carrier Air Wing 5 aircraft flew off Kitty Hawk to join the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in San Diego. George Washington will replace Kitty Hawk as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan in September. Kitty Hawk is headed back to the U.S. mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released)

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ALOLA VILLAGE, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 8, 2008) An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support squadron (HS) 21, based in San Diego, lands near Alola Village in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range in Papua New Guinea to evacuate Australian hiker Debra Paver. Paver began to experience symptoms of hyponatremia, a condition resulting from low sodium levels in the blood. Paver was transported to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for treatment. Mercy is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea supporting Pacific Partnership 2008 and has embarked a multinational group of medical and engineering professionals from military and non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to several countries within the Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Gabriel Martin/Released)

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BALTIMORE (Aug. 9, 2008) The crew of the newly commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) run aboard after being given the order to man the ship and bring her to life by the ship sponsor Michelle Sterett-Bernson. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2008) Instructors watch a Basic Crewman Training (BCT) student demonstrate knot-tying skills during water proficiency training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. BCT is the first phase of the Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) training program. SWCCs operate and maintain the Navy's inventory of state-of-the-art, high-performance boats used to support SEALs in special operations missions worldwide. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie (Released)

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CHICAGO (Aug. 7, 2008) Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator Jay Norton parachutes onto Soldier Field before an NFL game between the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs. Norton is a member of the Navy parachute demonstration team the Leap Frogs, which are participating in various events during Chicago Navy Week and SEAL Challenge. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Hugh C. Laughlin/Released)

U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment talk to an Iraqi on a bicycle during a military patrol in Baquba, in Diyala province August 10, 2008. The United States must provide a "very clear timeline" to withdraw its troops from Iraq as part of an agreement allowing them to stay beyond this year, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.

U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment collect evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in central Baquba, Diyala province August 11, 2008. A female suicide bomber wearing a belt packed with explosives killed a policeman and wounded 17 people when she targeted a police station, police said.

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LEONARDTOWN, MD - AUGUST 11: U.S. Navy sailors from the nearby Patuxent River Naval Air Station salute as the funeral procession for U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann leaves Brinsfield Funeral Home August 11, 2008 in Leonardtown, Maryland. Sgt. Baumann was killed on August 1, 2008 on Route Alaska in Afghanistan of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb.

ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 11: Members of the US Army Old Guard carry U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Patrick Baumann's casket into Section 60 during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetry August 11, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia. Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Sgt. Baumann was killed in action by an improvised explosive device on August 1, 2008 while leading the convoy on Route Alaska in Afghanistan.

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NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 8, 2008) Quartermaster 1st Class Christopher Dorner, left, Airman Ryan Miller and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Ryan Jones hoist the American flag over the fantail of the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) for the first time. Sailors recently began eating and sleeping aboard America's newest aircraft carrier, currently under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Hall (Released)

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FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Aug. 2, 2008) Hospitalman Apprentice Brian Rumbles, assigned to Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fires on two Taliban insurgents fleeing up a mountainside while on a mounted patrol near the Bala Baluk forward operating base in the Farah Province. The 7th Marine Regiment is a reinforced light infantry battalion based out of Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason T. Guiliano (Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Crete (Aug. 11, 2008) Tugboats come alongside as the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) arrives for a routine port visit to Souda Bay. McFaul is in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility and will support theater security cooperation by participating in regional exercises with allies, making diplomatic port calls and responding to any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2008) An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Mine Counter-Measures Squadron (HM) 15 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) as the ship sails south toward the Panama Canal Zone to participate in the multinational training exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2008. This will be the final exercise for Tarawa before decommissioning in early 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker/Released)

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 11, 2008) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea in support of Pacific Partnership 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month humanitarian mission to Southeast Asia intended to build collaborative partnerships by providing engineering, civic, medical and dental assistance to the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael C. Barton (Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 11, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey Lewis/Released)

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Air Force Honor Guard drill team members perform Aug. 12 for visitors of the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. Zoo visitors also had the chance to see the Do Something Amazing display featuring an F-16 Fighting Falcon, a motion simulator and video simulators during Air Force Week in the Heartland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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These are historic USN photos..please read the text.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, piloted by Lt. j.g. David Robinson and Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Andrew, becomes the last aircraft launched the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk, which departed May 28 from Yokosuka, Japan, will send more than 900 crewmembers and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, based in Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned next year in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Don Bray/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 12, 2008) Fleet Master Chief Rick West, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, left, meets Airman Apprentice Mervin Laravasquez, center, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Drayvon Hughes, both assigned to the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, at the U.S. Navy Memorial before a free summer "Concert on the Avenue" performance by the Navy Band. The band performs at the Navy Memorial Plaza every Tuesday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 10, 2008) Navy Diver 1st Class Michael Linzy jumps off the former Soviet submarine-urned museum, Juliett 484. The submarine sank at her mooring point in about 30 feet of water after a nor'easter struck Providence in April 2007. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, a U.S. Army Dive Company and a Naval Sea Systems Command support unit used lift bags and pontoons, in combination with eight dewatering pumps to lift the submarine. This training exercise is part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. Through IRT, military divers receive training by taking part in real-world, community-based projects. IRT and civil-military projects improve military readiness and benefit the local communities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 9, 2008) Navy Diver 1st Class James Ohalek and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class William Bailey clean dive helmets after a dive under the former Soviet submarine-turned museum, Juliett 484, in Providence. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class RJ Stratchko/Released)

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 9, 2008) Navy Diver 3rd Class Levi Hughes helps Navy Diver 1st Class Greg Lamar exit the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484. The submarine was lifted from the bottom of the Providence River in June by members of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, U.S. Army Dive Company and a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) support unit. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class R.J. Stratchko (Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2008) Operations Specialist Seaman Michelle Villabrille, from Pasadena, Calif., manages air contacts from a console in the display and tracking module of the Combat Direction Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 12, 2008) Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard prepare to perform at the U.S. Navy Memorial before a free summer "Concert on the Avenue" performance by the U.S. Navy Band. The band performs at the Navy Memorial Plaza every Tuesday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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PENSACOLA (Aug 8, 2008) A flyover at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field marks the last training flight of the T-2 Buckeye, the Navy's longest-serving jet trainer. In its 50-year history, thousands of naval aviators have trained in the T-2 Buckeye and have logged more than 3.4 million flight hours. The Buckeye will be replaced by the T-45 Goshawk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mike O'Connor/Released)

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UMM QASR, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2008) Iraqi sailors look on from the pier as the coastal patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC 10) arrives at the port of Umm Qasr. Firebolt is making the port visit as part of Iraq Navy Day celebrations, marking the first visit by a U.S. ship to Iraq in more than 15 months. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nathan Christensen/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 12, 2008) A Japanese harbor tug assists the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the ship departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. McCampbell, attached to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, is permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 9, 2008) Competitors make their way through the first of two mud pits during the eighth annual Health Net Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) Mud Run at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek (NABLC). Approximately 2,500 Mud Runners, both civilians and service members alike, descended upon NABLC to participate in the 8k Mud Run, with all proceeds going to the ASYMCA to help improve the quality of life for junior enlisted military and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher S. Wilson/Released)

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Spc. Maurice Bankhead pulls security during a raid on a home in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 5, 2008. Bankhead serves with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs)


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A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier with Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, pulls security during a raid on a home in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 5, 2008.
(Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs)


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Staff Sgt. Lucas Crawford pulls security during a raid on a home in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 5, 2008. Crawford serves as a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs)


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2nd Lt. Michael Stewart, a native of Savannah, Tenn., communicates with an Iraqi army commander while on patrol in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth. Stewart serves as the platoon leader for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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Spc. Rashon Ellington, a native of Mesa, Ariz., chats with an Iraqi child while on patrol in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth. Ellington serves with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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Spc. Justin Lawson, a native of Fairfield, Conn., climbs a flight of stairs while clearing a home in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth. Lawson serves with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers patrol through the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth as Iraqi army soldiers and troops with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), continually patrol the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Hunter, 2nd BCT PAO, 101st Abn. Div., MND-B)
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Sgt. Joshua Reese, a native of Watauga, Tenn., pulls security while on patrol in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth. Reese serves with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier patrols through the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth as Iraqi Army Soldiers and troops with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), continually patrol the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs)


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A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier chats with a group of Iraqi children while on patrol in the northwestern Baghdad neighborhood of Shulla, Aug. 6, 2008. Just a few months ago, Shulla rattled with fighting between coalition forces and special group criminals. Now, the area is quiet and looking toward a future of continued peace and growth as Iraqi army soldiers and troops with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), continually patrol the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. James Hunter : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs)