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Actor Bill Murrray, center, heads out the door during a tandem jump from 13,500 feet above Lake Michigan with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team over the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago,, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Assisting Murray is his tandem partner Staff Sgt. Joe Jones, left, and Sgt. First Class Bryan Schnell, right.

In this photo provided by US Army Golden Knights, Actor Bill Murray, bottom plays his air guitar as he makes a tandem jump with US Army Golden Knights Staff Sgt. Joe Jones from 13,500 feet over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008.

U.S. soldiers from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment on a patrol in Baquba in Diyala province August 15, 2008.

U.S. soldier examines confiscated munitions at an Iraqi army headquarters in Baghdad August 16, 2008. One suspected insurgent was arrested and assorted weapons and munitions were recovered by the Iraqi army during a raid in Jihad district southwest of Baghdad on Saturday, an army officer said.

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AFGHANISTAN (Aug. 15, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead and other military members depart a school house construction site during a visit to Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ghazni. Roughead, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr. traveled throughout the Central Command Area of Operation to visit Sailors, thank them for their contributions and hear their thoughts firsthand. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (Aug. 14, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead departs the Ministry of Defense building after conducting an office call with Head of the Iraqi Navy, Commodore Muhammad Jawad. Roughead, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Joe R. Campa Jr. traveled throughout the Central Command Area of Operation to visit Sailors, thank them for their contributions and hear their thoughts firsthand. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 13, 2008) Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) Deputy Commander Rear Adm. Robin Braun gives top recruiters a tour of the Pentagon. CNRC treated top recruiters from all over the country to a tour of the Pentagon and Washington during a two-day event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Russell/Released)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 12, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead boards the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) to visit with Sailors and conduct an all hands call. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (Aug. 12, 2008) Mineman 2nd Class Richard Sorrell discusses the operational capabilities of the Mine Neutral Vehicle (MNV) with Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead aboard the Avenger-class mine warfare ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

Iraqis look on as U.S. army soldiers from Eagle Company, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment search their home in Baqouba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province, some 60 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. .

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2008) A 10,000-pound underwater explosion rocks the amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during a shock test off the Florida coast. The test is part of Navy trials for the San Antonio-class ship, which was commissioned last December. U.S. Navy photo (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) A Sailor checks deck height from the door of an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 while Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sprint to clear the rotor wash after attaching a sling. Reagan was performing a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy (Released)

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 13, 2008) A motor whale-boat departs the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is anchored off the coast of Papua New Guinea supporting Pacific Partnership 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month humanitarian mission providing engineering, civic, medical and dental assistance to Southeast Asia and Oceania. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Jon Gesch (Released)

U.S. soldiers watch as a U.S M1A1 Abrams tank fires during a live fire demonstration for Iraqi government officials at Besmaya Combat Training Center in the outskirts of Baghdad August 17, 2008.

A U.S. M1A1 Abrams tank moves forward during a live fire demonstration for Iraqi government officials at Besmaya Combat Training Center in the outskirts of Baghdad August 17, 2008.

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Pilots of the Air Force Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform a knife-edge pass during the special needs airshow Aug. 15 at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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FORT KNOX, Ky. (Aug. 11, 2008) Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen assigned to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) conduct live-fire immediate action drills at the riverine training range at Ft. Knox. SBT-22 operates the special operations craft-riverine and is the only U.S. special operations command dedicated to operating in the riverine environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger/Released)

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IRAQ (Aug 08, 2008) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Rodney Friesen, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17, waits for instructions from the range coach on the Battle Zero range. Proper site alignment is needed to effectively direct fire upon a target. NMCB-17, also known as the "Desert Battalion" homeported at Fort Carson, Colo., is deployed to Iraq and other areas of operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth W. Robinson/Released)

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PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Aug. 14, 2008) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Josh Smith, assigned to Construction Battalion Mobile Unit (CBMU) Det. 202, shakes hands with a Nicaraguan child at Municipal Park during an engineering project to construct a new playground during the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) is the primary platform for the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise, an equal-partnership mission involving the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Aug. 14, 2008) Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice Richard Vickers and Electronics Technician 2nd Joshua Seabourn, both embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), unload boxes of food donated by Project Handclasp, a Navy program that uses U.S. Navy ships to transport donated goods to people around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (August 16, 2008) Gunner's Mate Seaman Brian Utne takes aim on a .50-caliber machine gun at a floating target (Killer Tomato) during a training exercise aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Killer Tomatoes are used during live-fire exercises in order to give the gunner an active target and a better understanding as to how the gun reacts when fired. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gary Prill/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (August 15, 2008) The underway replenishment crew aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) tensions the six-foot messenger line to receive cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gary Prill/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) maneuver together during a replenishment at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) An HH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 hovers over the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while Sailors on deck clear cargo during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2008) Sailors jump off of the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) during a scheduled swim call. The two-hour swim call was the first for Howard this deployment. Howard and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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Two HH-60 Pave Hawks transport patients to and from the Air Force Theater Hospital, Aug. 18, 2008, Pave Hawks deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom conduct combat search and rescue and medical evacuation missions and have saved the lives of hundreds of American and coalition service members as well as Iraqi and foreign citizens. Service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors volunteer to transport patients between the Pave Hawks and the hospital.
(Photographer: Airman 1st Class Jason Epley : 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing)


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Two HH-60 Pave Hawks transport patients to and from the Air Force Theater Hospital, Aug. 18, 2008. Pave Hawks deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom conduct combat search and rescue and medical evacuation missions and have saved the lives of hundreds of American and coalition service members as well as Iraqi and foreign citizens. Service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors volunteer to transport patients between the Pave Hawks and the hospital.
(Photographer: Airman 1st Class Jason Epley : 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing)


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Two HH-60 Pave Hawks transport patients to and from the Air Force Theater Hospital, Aug. 18, 2008. Pave Hawks deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom conduct combat search and rescue and medical evacuation missions and have saved the lives of hundreds of American and coalition service members as well as Iraqi and foreign citizens. Service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors volunteer to transport patients between the Pave Hawks and the hospital.
(Photographer: Airman 1st Class Jason Epley : 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing)


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Pvt. 1st Class Justin Gindhart, a Soldier with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and a Warminster, Penn., native, snaps a picture before boarding a UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Myrtle Beach V, Aug. 16, 2008. The operation targeted suspected al-Qaida activity in the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. David Turner : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Amid a swirl of colored smoke and scrub brush, Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Myrtle Beach V, Aug. 16, 2008. The operation targeted suspected al-Qaida activity in the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. David Turner : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Thornhill, platoon sergeant with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and Alexandria, La., native, directs his Soldiers after landing during an air assault in northern Babil province, Aug. 16, 2008. Operation Myrtle Beach V targeted suspected al-Qaida activity in the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. David Turner : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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Their boots soaked and caked with mud after wading through canals, Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division patrol farmland in northern Babil province during Operation Myrtle Beach V, Aug. 16, 2008. The operation targeted suspected al-Qaida activity in the area.
(Photographer: Sgt. David Turner : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs)


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U.S. Army Pfc. James Aubil, Combat Observation Liaison Team assigned to Task Force 1-35 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pulls security during a village assessment mission in 30 Tamuz, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2008. After clearing the village, U.S. Army Soldiers met with residents and discussed the needs and concerns of the local population.
(Photographer: Spc. David Marshall : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs)


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U.S. Army Spc. Paul Barton takes a break to talk with an Iraqi boy about the design on his T-shirt during a village assessment mission in Tamuz, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2008. Barton is assigned to the combat observation liaison team assigned to Task Force 1.
(Photographer: Spc. David Marshall : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs)


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U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Perez, Combat Observation Liaison Team assigned to Task Force 1-35 Armor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pulls security during a village assessment mission in 30 Tamuz, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2008. After clearing the village, U.S. Army Soldiers met with residents and discussed the needs and concerns of the local population.
(Photographer: Spc. David Marshall : 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs)

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BETANIA, Nicaragua (Aug. 17, 2008) Senior Airman Alexandra Olson, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), teaches children how to properly brush their teeth at the Betania medical clinic during a Continuing Promise 2008 medical humanitarian project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Lange/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 14, 2008) Basic Crewman Training (BCT) students huddle in a swimming circle in Mission Bay while being quizzed on navigation by their instructors as part of a low light and night navigation training exercise. BCT is the first phase in the Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) training pipeline. SWCCs operate and maintain the Navy's inventory of state-of-the-art, high-speed 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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RED SEA (Aug. 16, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) sits pierside in the Middle East. Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Yuefeng Zhai/Released)

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PANAMA CANAL (Aug. 14, 2008) U.S. Army Helicopter Black Hawk hovers above the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) to perform a fast rope exercise as part of Fuerzas Alidas (FA) PANAMAX 2008. FA PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command joint and multi-national training exercise co-sponsored with the Government of Panama tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shanika L. Futrell/Released)

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2008) SEAL qualification training (SQT) students from Class 268 take aim during a 36-round shooting test ranging from 100, 200 and 300 yards at Camp Pendleton. SQT is a six-month training course that all SEAL candidates must complete before being assigned to a SEAL team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michelle Kapica/Released)

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2008) SEAL qualification training (SQT) students from Class 268 perform buddy carries between stations during a 36-round shooting test at Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michelle Kapica/Released)

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (July 29, 2008) NROTC midshipmen conduct patrol procedures at Mount Town Kilo 2 at Camp Pendleton for the annual professional military field training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Lindsay Sayres/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Aug. 18, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is piped ashore after visiting with Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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CAMP DARBY, Italy (Aug. 18, 2008) Aircraft Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Mack guides a pallet onto a C-9B Skytrain as the aircraft loads humanitarian supplies. The aircraft, based in Marietta, Ga., represents the U.S. Navy's first asset participating in the ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Republic of Georgia. Navy participation is part of a larger United States response to the government of Georgia request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin/Released)

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CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass. (Aug. 15, 2008) The 1812 Marines demonstrate a musket firing exercise during the USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere Battle Commemoration. More than 65 guests and military officials joined the captain and crew for this second annual observance of the battle. Constitution earned her nickname "Old Ironsides" Aug. 19, 1812, when 18-pound iron round shot from the British frigate bounced harmlessly off her oak hull. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian M. Brooks/Released)

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CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Mass. (Aug. 15, 2008) USS Constitution's boarding pike team demonstrates an early 19th century drill Sailors and Marines used to repel enemies from boarding the ship during the USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere Battle Commemoration. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian M. Brooks/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 18, 2008) Sonar Technician 1st Class William Cummings, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), reunites with his daughter for the first time after returning home from a six-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Wyscaver/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 14, 2008) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Nathan Connor, from Ft. Worth, Texas, a Helo-born visit, board, search, and seizure team member, simulates apprehending a non-compliant crew member during tactical drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael K. McNabb/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 14, 2008) Flight deck personnel push an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 into place on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 14, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Corey Cooper, from Pulaski, Ill., gives a thumbs up while directing aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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Senior Airman Ryan Ballinger, a 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron gunner at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, checks out the 50-caliber machinegun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Aug. 2 during a training flight. As an aerial gunner, Airman Ballinger provides security for combat search and rescue missions. He is deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Staff Sgt. Gerald Messier checks out the 50-caliber machinegun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Aug. 2 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, during a training flight. Sergeant Messier is a 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron flight engineer at Bagram, and is deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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004 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 19, 2008) Sailors fold an American flag during a scattering of ashes ceremony for 89-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, Major Edward Wheeler. Wheeler was aboard the minesweeper USS Widgeon (AM 22) during the Pearl Harbor attacks. The ceremony included a religious ceremony, a three-volley rifle salute and a bugler sounding Taps. U.S. Navy photo by Blair Martin (Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 11, 2008) The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter USCG Dallas (WHEC 716) leaves Gibraltar. Dallas, a 378-foot high endurance cutter based in Charleston, S.C., is on a four-month deployment supporting maritime safety and security in west and central Africa. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen/Released)

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SOUDA BAY, Crete (Aug. 20, 2008) Bottled water is loaded aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74). Nearly 55 tons of supplies were loaded as part of the humanitarian assistance for the Republic of Georgia following the conflict between Russian and Georgian forces. The assistance will aid in alleviating human suffering in the Republic of Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

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GAETA, Italy (Aug. 19, 2008) Able Seaman Frank Santana, a Military Sealift Command civilian assigned to the amphibious command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), moves pallets of blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development. Mount Whitney is taking part in the larger United States response to the government of Georgia request for humanitarian assistance. The ship will deliver thousands of blankets, hygiene products, baby food and infant care supplies to save lives and alleviate human suffering. (U.S. Navy photo by Mount Whitney Public Affairs/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) leads a group of U.S. Navy, Peruvian navy, Colombian navy and Chilean navy ships during a photo exercise during Fuerzas Alidas (FA) PANAMAX 2008. Tarawa is participating as the command and control ship for the exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Brandenburg (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Russell Butterfield, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Zach Brown, assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, perform maintenance on an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during Fuerzas Aliadas (FA) PANAMAX 2008. . U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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MARINETTE, Wis. (Aug. 20, 2008) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship class, prepares to go to sea to begin acceptance trials. The Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey team will conduct the acceptance trials in Lake Michigan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhi L. Scott/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 19, 2008) Seaman Francheska K. Montoya lifts the line holding a rigid hull inflatable boat alongside the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) while a visit, board, search and seizure team prepares to conduct a boarding exercise as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT). SEACAT brings several countries together for a series of simultaneous bilateral exercises with the United States to enhance maritime security and interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Daryl Borgquist/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 19, 2008) A Sailor assigned to the Flying Squad aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgin (DDG 76) dons a firefighting ensemble while participating in a Damage Control Olympics competition during Navy Region Southwest Surface Line Week. Surface Line Week fosters competition between various ships in events ranging from ship handling to sports. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Gaines/Released)

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U.S. Navy's destroyer McFaul (R), one of the three US navy vessels heading to Georgia with relief supplies, accompanied by a Turkish coast guard boat sails past a Turkish commuter ferry & the Bosphorus Bridge through the Bosphorus waterways in Istanbul, August 22, 2008. McFaul is expected to arrive in Georgia via the Black Sea in about two days and will be followed by two other U.S. ships, officials said. The ships will be the first U.S. vessels to deliver aid to Georgia since the Caucasus conflict erupted this month.

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PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Aug. 18, 2008) An air crew member stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) before flight operations to send medical personal embarked aboard Kearsarge begin. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Partain, 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron, drags a fuel line to a Navy F/A-18 Hornet at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska August 13, 2008. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 125, based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., is currently conducting air-to-ground target training by utilizing the 67,000 square mile Pacific Alaskan Range Complex. Picture taken August 13, 2008.

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CORONADO, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2008) Ending her 10-plus-year service as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), far right, remains moored to the pier as tugboats assist the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) depart Naval Air Station North Island. George Washington will replace Kitty Hawk as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed carrier operating from Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexia M. Riveracorrea/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2008) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Jon Lancaster straddles the tail of a SH-60f Sea Hawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 to perform maintenance on the tail rudder aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Sea Hawk can extend the range of the ship's radar capabilities. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey William Lee/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2008) A Sailor carries a shipmate to safety while participating in a search and rescue swimming competition as part of Surface Line Week at Naval Base San Diego. Hosted by Commander Naval Surface Forces Pacific, Surface Line Week is an annual competition that allows San Diego military commands to showcase their athletic and professional talents in a variety of tournament-style events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew N. Jackson/Released)

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Trainees set off flares during night training on the firing range Aug. 11 near Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Members of the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron train security forces members and chaplains who will be embedded with the Army at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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BUSAN, Korea (Aug. 21, 2008) Amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Storekeeper Seaman Sergio Torres practices using his baton to fight off two attackers after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum spray while participating in a force protection non-lethal weapons course. The training is required for Sailors to improve reactions in the event of a real life scenario where they may be sprayed. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 19, 2008) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Wheeler receives an American flag from a Navy honor guard detail during a scattering of ashes ceremony honoring his grandfather and Pearl Harbor survivor, Major Wheeler. Wheeler was a U.S. Navy chief petty officer assigned to the minesweeper USS Widgeon (AM 22) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ceremony included a religious ceremony, a three-volley rifle salute and a bugler sounding Taps. Also in attendance was Wheeler's local church choir who sang the Navy Hymn. (U.S. Navy photo by Blair Martin/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 19, 2008) Honor guard detail march to perform a rifle salute during a scattering of ashes ceremony for 89-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor Major Wheeler, who was aboard the minesweeper USS Widgeon (AM 22) during the Pearl Harbor attacks. The ceremony included a religious ceremony, a three-volley rifle salute and a bugler sounding Taps. Also in attendance was Wheeler's local church choir who sang the Navy Hymn. (U.S. Navy photo by Blair Martin/Released)

An Iraqi woman sits next to U.S. Staff Sergeant Russell Sterlin (R) from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment, outside her house in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

U.S. Sergeant Nathan Spence from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment stops a car during a patrol in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

U.S. Sergeant Owen Tucker from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment searches a house during a patrol in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

An Iraqi man shows his car to U.S. Staff Sergeant Russell Sterlin (L) from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment and a translator of the U.S. army, in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

An Iraqi woman talks to U.S. Staff Sergeant Russell Sterlin (R) from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment and a translator of the U.S. army as they search her house during a patrol in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

U.S. Private First Class Nathan Hogan from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment searches a house during a patrol in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

U.S. Private First Class Nathan Hogan from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment searches a house during a patrol in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

U.S. Private First Class Leyba from the Second Stryker Cavalry Regiment sleeps outside an Iraqi police station in Diyala province August 20, 2008.

Mary E. Grover, 53, of Davisburg, Mich., tearfully embraces her nephew Lcpl. Jesse Anderson, 21, of Imlay City after he and other Marines arrived by bus, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 at the Saginaw Training Center, in Saginaw, Mich. . The Marines are part of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Fourth Marine Division based out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mount Clemens, Mich., and are returning home after nearly a year of service in Al Anbar province of Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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A U.S. Army aircrewman assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade stands ready for engine start on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a brief stop at Forward Operating Base Warhorse on Aug. 21, 2008. 1/1CAB provides coalition forces airlift and aviation support while deployed in Iraq.
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U.S. Army aircrew assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade conduct flightline operations with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a brief stop at Forward Operating Base Warhorse on Aug. 21, 2008. 1/1CAB provides coalition forces airlift and aviation support while deployed in Iraq.
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A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade lifts off from Forward Operating Base Warhorse during routine air operations on Aug. 21, 2008. The Black Hawk is used for airlift and aviation support while deployed in Iraq.
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Russell, assigned to S-3 Operations 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, releases informational leaflets during an information drop mission in Iraq on Aug. 21, 2008. The leaflets provide a communication path with residents of smaller Iraqi villages, allowing for an increase in local informational awareness.
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Sgt. Gordon Haynes, an native of Houston who serves with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pulls security, while behind him, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general of MND-B and the 4th Inf. Div., and Col. Ted Martin, commander of 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., talk about the improvements going on in West Rashid District of Baghdad, on Aug. 21, 2008.
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Pfc. Cole Wildy, a Mt. Pleasant, Ill., native, who serves with Troop C, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, poses with an Iraqi boy in the West Rashid District of Baghdad on Aug. 21, 2008.
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1st Lt. Michael Clark, a platoon leader from Dallas, assigned to the 752nd Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, and Capt. Nicholas Mezmar, a National Guardsmen from Harlingen, Texas, assigned to the 192nd EOD Bn., unwrap grenades left outside of a combat outpost, Aug. 21, 2008, by a concerned Iraqi citizen in the Abu T'shir community of Baghdad's Rashid District. The grenades were confiscated to be destroyed in an EOD shot pit. The 752nd EOD technicians, deployed to Forward Operating Base Falcon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, are on call 24 hours a day in their ongoing mission to render safe all explosive hazards for coalition forces and Iraqi security forces.
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Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Graham, an explosive ordnance disposal platoon sergeant from Orange County, Calif., and 1st Lt. Michael Clark, a platoon leader from Dallas, both assigned to the 752nd EOD Company, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, layout anti-tank mines and measure C4 plastic explosives for a demolition shot pit Aug. 21 outside Forward Operating Base Falcon, located in southern Baghdad's Rashid District. The EOD Soldiers work on call 24 hours a day to render explosives safe and diffuse Improvised Explosive Devices, Unexploded Ordnance and Explosively Formed Projectiles for MND-B Soldiers. The EOD technicians of the 752nd EOD Co., stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, are deployed to Baghdad for a 15-month tour in support of MND-B and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Staff Sgt. Stephen Cunningham, an explosives ordnance disposal team leader from Los Angeles, and Sgt. Chris Boynton, an EOD technician from Holyoke, Mass., both assigned to the 752nd EOD Company, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, carry an Explosively Formed Projectile in a wheel barrel, Aug. 20, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Falcon, located in southern Baghdad's Rashid District. A local Iraqi citizen brought the 18-inch EFP to the EOD technicians for disposal. The EOD technician's of the 752nd EOD Co., stationed out of Fort Hood, Texas, are deployed to Baghdad for a 15-month rotation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and MND-B.
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Soldiers of the 752nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company detonate C4 plastic explosives inside an abandoned house, Aug. 21, 2008, in the Abu T'shir community of the Rashid District in southern Baghdad. The EOD technicians, stationed out of Fort Hood, Texas, and deployed to Forward Operating Base Baghdad, tampered the explosives to clear rubble, allowing for a more thorough search of the premises, where 10 anti-tank mines and an anti-aircraft gun propellant were discovered earlier in the day.
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Soldiers from the 752nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, attached to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, and the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, assess the site of a cache find after a small ordnance detonation, Aug. 21, 2008, inside an abandoned house in Abu T'shir. The EOD technicians detonated a small amount of C4 plastic explosives in an attempt to uncover more ordnance by loosening dirt where anti-tank mines were discovered in an abandoned house. The 752nd EOD Co.'s technicians, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, are deployed to Forward Operating Base Falcon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and MND-B.
(Photographer: Staff Sgt. Brent Williams : 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

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THE BOSPORUS (Aug. 22, 2008) Lt. Josh Bailey looks through the "big eyes" for anything suspicious while the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) transits the Turkish Straights. McFaul is underway to provide humanitarian assistance to the Republic of Georgia following the conflict between Russian and Georgian forces. The assistance being provided will aid in and alleviating human suffering in the Republic of Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

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BATUMI, Republic of Georgia (Aug. 24, 2008) A Georgian coast guard vessel passes in front of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) as it lays anchor upon its arrival to the port of Batumi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

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Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) unload humanitarian supplies to be put on to pallets and then transported to the people of Georgia. The humanitarian assistance is in response to the request of the government of the Republic of Georgia. Donated items include hygiene items, baby food and infant supplies. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

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BATUMI, Republic of Georgia (Aug. 24, 2008) Capt. John Moore, commodore, Combined Task Force (CTF) 367, greets local residents and receives flowers shortly after the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) to the port of Batumi. CTF-367 is the lead maritime component for the humanitarian assistance mission to the people of Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (August 14, 2008) Sailors break dance on the flight deck during a steel beach picnic 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 3rd Class Ronald A. Dallatorre/Released)

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CARIBBEAN (August 22, 2008) The medical team supporting the humanitarian mission Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in a mechanized craft unit. Kearsarge is deployed supporting the Caribbean phase of CP 2008, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2008) A Sailor assigned to the at-sea fire party aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) responds to a class alpha fire drill. George Washington is off the coast of Southern California conducting flight deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for the first time. George Washington departed San Diego en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Ian Schoeneberg/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (August 22, 2008) Sailors line up to scrub the hangar bay during a scrubbing exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is off the coast of Southern California conducting flight deck qualifications with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 for the first time. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek J. Hurder/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2008) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Liberty Bells" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115, catches the No. 3 wire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist First Class John M. Hageman/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) An aviation boatswain mate flashes the wait time as an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Golden Dragons" of Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Thanh Dai signals to an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Golden Dragons" of Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 as it launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2008) A Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System fires during a Pre-aimed Calibration Fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony R. Martinez/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 22, 2008) Patrol coastal ships USS Monsoon (PC 4) and USS Tempest (PC 2) are moored at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek during an Inter-Service Transfer Ceremony. The Monsoon and Tempest return to Naval service after being on loan to the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek Poole /Released)

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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 21, 2008) Crew members of the fast-attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700) line the deck as the submarine pulls into Submarine Base New London in Groton. Dallas returned from a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) Supply Department personnel spread and fold a cargo net used to transfer supplies during a replenishment at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) pulled alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) for the replenishment. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gary Prill/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) takes on two pallets of stores at a connection replenishment station during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey William Lee/Released)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2008) The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) prepares to pull alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 transfers supplies from the Bridge to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a vertical replenishment. Bridge and HSC-21 transferred more than 300 pallets of supplies, stores and mail to Ronald Reagan. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 21, 2008) Machinist's Mate Firemean Robert Rojas holds his 2-week-old daughter for the first time as his wife looks on. Dallas returned from a scheduled six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility completing a wide range of missions supporting national security. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 21, 2008) Fire Control Technician 1st Class Javaudhn Bishop, assigned to the fast-attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700), hugs his 4-year-old son during the submarine's return to Submarine New London in Groton. Bishop won the traditional first hug. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

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GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 21, 2008) Electronic Technician 2nd Class Joshua Grisham, assigned to the fast-attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700), kisses his wife upon his return to Submarine New London in Groton. The Grisham's, who have been married for more than three years, won the traditional first kiss. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski/Released)

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PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Aug. 23, 2008) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Kevin Cobb, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), leads the ship's choir in song during Mass at a local Moravian church. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise 2008, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker/Released)

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PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (Aug. 21, 2008) Cmdr. Angelia Elum-Oneal hands an Operation Smile patient to Lt. Cmdr. Maria Norbeck after a successful surgery aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during the humanitarian assistance mission Continuing Promise (CP) 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo/Released)

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This is a target found in the Close Quarter Battle course during a live fire exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2008.
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Lance Cpl. Kenneth C. Lansdell and his fire team demonstrate a maneuver called the “Australian peel” during a live-fire exercise in Brunei.
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Marines conduct a nine-mile Aug. 7, through jungle terrain towards a simulated enemy observation post in Brunei.
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Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, build a shelter from the surrounding vegetation. Marines learned a variety of jungle survival skills that included snare building, finding food, and canopy building.
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Sgt. Ekhart Kohkemper, a training noncommissioned officer with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, has distinguished himself within MARSOC as not only a leader, but also a teacher by helping over 200 Marines get qualified in Combat Water Survival.
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Sgt. Ekhart Kohkemper, , a training noncommissioned officer with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, covers trigger control with MARSOC shooter during annual pistol qualification, Aug 19 at Pistol Range D-30 here. Serving as a range coach is one of Kohkemper’s duties as a training NCO.
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Sgt. Ekhart Kohkemper, , a training noncommissioned officer with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, oversees MARSOC shooters taking part in their annual pistol qualification, Aug 19 at Pistol Range D-30 here. Serving as a range coach is one of Kohkemper’s duties as a training NCO.
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A soldier with the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment discusses safety procedures with Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command before ascending in the MH-47D Chinook helicopter at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command enter the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command enter the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command drops from the ramp of the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment over Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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Deployment bags dangle in the wind as Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command drift away from the MH-47D Chinook helicopter piloted by the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment over Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command glides through the wind on his descent as another Marine drops in behind him over Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command reins in his parachute after descending from the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command gathers up his parachute after descending from the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command carries his parachute to the staging area after descending from the MH-47D Chinook helicopter from the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Drop Zone Pheasant here, August 6.
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Pvt. Jason Dolan, Platoon 2111, Company E, stands at attention during the unit’s Battalion Commander’s Inspection Tuesday, on Shepherd Memorial Drill Field. The Battalion Commander’s Inspection is one of the final events before their graduation ceremony today.
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Pfc. Kevin J. Chan, Platoon 2110, Company E, with pen, takes a moment to ensure that he and his team have a consensus on their plan to locate the ammunition cans during the Land Navigation Course. Company E recruits went through the exercise at Edson Range, Camp Pendleton Calif., July 1 during their Field Week training.
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A fire team hikes through the brush in an effort to locate one of their ammunition can waypoints
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After locating an ammunition can, a fire team records the ID number on its side and prepare to find their next ammunition can.
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Recruit Andrew W. Goodwin sights in and provides security while his fellow recruits finish a Crucible exercise at Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 12
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Recruit Stephen A. Hilburn, Platoon 3209, provides security for his teammates.
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Company I recruits rush out of a mock light armored vehicle to start the course. Their drill instructors challenged both squads to race to the other side of the course.
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Recruit Christopher M. Duncan, Platoon 3209, balances himself as he walks down a log obstacle.
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Company I recruits help Recruit Christopher M. Duncan, Platoon 3209, over the first high bar obstacle of the Fire Team Assault Course.
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Recruit Aaron W. Greene, Platoon 3209, helps a teammate over a double high bar obstacle. From the moment recruits begin their training at boot camp, they are taught that teamwork is very important to mission accomplishment.
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Goodwin waits for a teammate to pass him a plank so he may cross a gap without touching the ground during an obstacle course exercise during the Crucible.
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Cpl. Carl Barnett, a field radio operator with Company A, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, attaches the hand set to one of many radios he operates Aug 15. Without the skill and knowledge of a Marine field radio operator, the task of relaying time sensitive and pertinent information would not be successful.
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Cpl. Carl Barnett, a field radio operator with Company A, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, talks with a member of an adjacent unit Aug. 15. Without the skill and knowledge of a Marine field radio operator, the task of relaying time-sensitive and pertinent information would not be possible.
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Cpl. Carl Barnett, a field radio operator with Company A, Task Force 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, assembles an antenna for one of the many field radios he operates Aug 15. Without the skill and knowledge of a Marine field radio operator, the task of relaying time sensitive and pertinent information would not be successful.
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A Marine helps a father wipe his daughter's face during a security patrol in the Garmsir City District. Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st battalion, 6th Marine regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has patrolled the Jugroom Fort area of Garmsir since driving insurgents out their stronghold in early June.
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A Marine scans a open compound for hostile forces as others in his patrol approach an Afghan national. Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols the Jugroom Fort area, and has done so since taking the lobjective forcefully from insurgents. The Marines have operated in Helmand, a province that is supposed to be commanded by British troops, since April 28th and Jugroom Fort, a location from which British troops had to retreat last year, was taken in early June.
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Combat engineers of Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, run back to a safe position after placing a wall charge to breach a Taliban headquarters.
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Lance Cpl. Michael Molesta, an infantryman assigned to 1st Platoon, Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, climbs to the top of a destroyed building in a Taliban headquarters to post security for his platoon.
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A Marine assigned to Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, posts security after his platoon breached a Taliban headquarters in recent fighting in NowZad.
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