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1st Lt. Addison Palanza, executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division takes a knee during a combined security sweep with local Iraqi police of farmland in Owja, in efforts to find and remove caches or other dangerous materials from the area, May 15.
(Photo by Spc. Jazz Burney : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

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A local Iraqi policeman teamed up with Pfc. Adam Valentin, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during a combined security sweep of farmland in Owja with local Iraqi police to find and remove caches or other dangerous materials from the area, May 15.
(Photo by Spc. Jazz Burney : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs)

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A spring and rope are used to show Marines the trigger device of a real booby trap. The spring was attached to a trip wire and when moved a log flew from the tree which could impale the victim with bamboo spikes
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Cpl. Cory Blanchard, right front, an instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, shows the students an example of a booby trap made from a log tied up in a tree, on May 7. He explained how the trap is set off and that spikes can even be added to the log to cause maximum damage.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Cpl. Cory Blanchard, an instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, May 7, explains the severity and effects of stepping into a punji pit. Some spikes face down so that when the victim tries to pull their leg out it injures them further.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Students from Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment enter the jungle at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, May 7, to prepare for a simulated ambush. They will assume hidden positions and await the enemy.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Lance Cpl. Thomas Hennigan, a supply administration and operations Marine with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, approaches a victim of his squad's simulated ambush, on May 7. He will proceed to check the body for explosives as two of his team members provide security.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Lance Cpl. Justin McKee, a field artillery radar operator with Headquarters Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Division, provides security on one side of a simulated improvised explosive device on the outskirts of the jungle, on May 7. The team learned the procedure for setting up perimeter security around a possible explosive device.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Zellner : III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs)

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Today is Memorial Day in the US. Let us honor those that paid the ultimate price for liberty.

A U.S. soldier keeps his hand on the helmet of Shawan Pine to pay respect during a Memorial Day observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009. On Monday the U.S. forces based at Camp Eggers gathered wearing khaki, camouflage and blue blazers to salute their latest dead comrades, 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, or Roz, from Ladue, Mo. , and Pine from San Antonio, Texas, a former Army ranger who was working as a contractor to train Afghan army soldiers.

U.S. soldiers and Afghan officials pay respects during a Memorial Day observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009.

The Three Servicemen Statue gazes in the direction of the Vietnam Women's Memorial and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during the Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2009 in Washington.

A Philippines soldier (L) takes a break in the shade amongst the graves inside the Manila Amercian cemetery in the Philippine capital on May 24, 2009 as people come out to the area ahead of the US Memorial Day on May 25. At least 17,000 graves lay in the memorial park that pays tribute to US and Philippines soldiers that fought side by side during World War II.

Filipino veterans salute during ceremonies for U.S. Memorial Day at the American Cemetery in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 24, 2009. The program of remembrance are for those who have died in the service of the United States of America throughout its history.

Cub Scout Jack Puttre, 7,(bottom pic) of East Northport, N.Y. , places American flags during an annual event in honor of the Memorial Day holiday at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y. , Saturday May 23, 2009

ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 21: Soliders from the U.S. Army Old Guard carry backpacks full of flags before placing them at grave stones in Arlington National Cemetery May 21, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. It took 1,300 soldiers, sailors and Marines about three hours to place a flag at each of the more than 300,000 gravestones at Arlington ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

DOVER, DE - MAY 24: A U.S. Army carry team moves the remains of Sergeant Paul Brooks, of Joplin, Missouri, from a 747 cargo aircraft during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base May 24, 2009 in Dover, Delaware. The remains of Sergeant 1st Class Brian Naseman, of Bremen, Ohio, and Sergeant Paul Brooks, of Joplin, Missouri, were returned to the United States after they lost their lives while serving in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A saluting U.S. soldier is reflected on a photo frame of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte from Ladue, Mo. , during a Memorial Day observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009. On Monday the U.S. forces based at Camp Eggers gathered wearing khaki, camouflage and blue blazers to salute their latest dead comrades, Schulte, or Roz, and Shawn Pine from San Antonio, Texas, a former Army ranger who was working as a contractor to train Afghan army soldiers

In this April 22, 2009 photo, Richard Blackaby stands at attention as a member of the honor guard carries the remains of a veteran during a internment ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Blackaby, an Army veteran, is among more than 300 volunteers who honor veterans buried in the cemetery by reading their names leading up to Memorial Day each year.

A teddy bear holding the photo of a soldier sits among the gifts left at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during the Memorial Day weekend on May 24, 2009 in Washington.

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A CH-46E Sea Knight and AH-1W Cobra helicopters land following a drop off of Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who conducted a simulated raid of Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, N.Y., May 23. The event allowed area residents to walk through helicopters and view static displays of weapons. The 24th MEU has more than 900 Marines who are slated to showcase several events for New York's Fleet Week 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
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Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated raid of Clove Lakes Park in Staten Island, N.Y., May 23. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
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On a helipad on the lower-east side of Manhattan, a Marine from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force -New York, led by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, radios to the pilot of a CH-46E Sea Knight, which will be traveling to a simulated raid of Eisenhower Park in Long Island, N.Y., May 23. The event allowed area residents to walk through helicopters and view static displays of weapons. The 24th MEU has more than 900 Marines who are slated to showcase several events for New York's Fleet Week 2009. (Official Marine Corps photo by: Cpl. Patrick Fleischman)
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Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York demonstrate the Marine Corp Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) as part of Marine Day in Times Square. The Marines developed a martial arts discipline by mixing together most of today's popular fighting techniques. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve Cushman)
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Soldiers from 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, conduct a joint patrol with Soldiers from the Iraqi army in the Nassir factory on May 24.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provide over watch from a cistern at the Nassir factory complex north of Camp Taji on May 24.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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Staff Sgt. Paul Hanson (left) and Spec. Adam Ortiz, both of Erie, Pa, prepare to enter a building at the Nassir factory complex north of Camp Taji on May 24. Both Soldiers are from Company B, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
(Photo by Capt. Maggie White : 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division)

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A pre-ranger student hits the water during the Combat Water Survival Assessment Phase of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 19. The Soldiers walked off the high dive while wearing ACUs, load carrying equipment and carrying a weapon. They then had to swim the length of the pool.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students recite the Ranger Creed as they tread water during the Combat Water Survival Assessment portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students conduct chin-ups as part of the Ranger Physical Fitness Test during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Spc. Daniel Worthington, a Pre-Ranger student, high-crawls through the dirt during the obstacle course portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Sgt. Ruben Pena, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, a Pre-Ranger student, navigates his way through the obstacle course during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Spc. Patrick Chittock, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (left) and Sgt. Salvador Gutierrez, F Trp. 2nd Sqdn., 11th ACR, navigate through the obstacle course during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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A Pre-Ranger student is silhouetted against the sun as he carefully balances his way across a log on the obstacle course portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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Pre-Ranger students start the 5-mile run portion of the Ranger Physical Fitness Test during the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18. The Soldiers had to score 70 points or better in the push-up and sit-up events on the 17-21 year-old scale. After the run, the Soldiers then had to complete six chin-ups.
(Photo by Sgt. Giancarlo Casem : 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment)

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An Iraqi flag flutters in front of US Army soldiers during a transfer of authority ceremony for the joint security station Hurriya 1 from US to Iraqi army control in Baghdad on May 30, 2009. An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded when a bomb exploded as they were on patrol in Diyala province, one of Iraq's most dangerous areas, a military official said.

An Iraqi tribal sheikh walks past US Army soldiers standing at attention during a transfer of authority ceremony for the joint security station Hurriya 1 from US to Iraqi army control in Baghdad on May 30, 2009

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 26, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) fast-rope from a CH-53 Super Stallion to the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a visit, board, search and seizure non-compliant merchant vessel drill. Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) watch from the foc'sle as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) conducts an underway replenishment with the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) transfer stores from the flight deck to below decks aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) during a vertical replenishment with the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 18, 2009) Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) gather on a port-side weather deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) to watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) closes in for a refueling at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson/Released)

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TANON STRAIT, Philippines (May 26, 2009) Philippine and U.S. Marines prepare in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) for a combined amphibious landing exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron passes overhead after dropping supplies over the desert during a joint mass casualty training exercise near Camp Lemonier. The aircraft transported Guardian Angels from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and supplies during the day-long exercise.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron drops supplies supplies over the desert during a joint mass casualty training exercise near Camp Lemonier. The aircraft transported Guardian Angels from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and supplies during the day-long exercise.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron drops supplies supplies over the desert during a joint mass casualty training exercise near Camp Lemonier. The aircraft transported Guardian Angels from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and supplies during the day-long exercise.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron lands in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Howell, a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron lands in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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Pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron gathers his parachute after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Gaurdian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derek Docter, a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron packs his parachute after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. Guardian Angels from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Hagerman, a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron packs his parachute after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. Guardian Angels from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derek Docter, a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron packs his parachute after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. Guardian Angels from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron advance their position after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron advance their position after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron advance their position after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron advance their position after landing in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S.Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis Shaw a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron carries a simulated casualty during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron look on as a CH-46E Sea Knight lands in the desert during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. William Chase a pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out as red smoke from a smoke grenade engulfs his position during a joint mass casualty exercise near Camp Lemonier. A Guardian Angel team from the 82nd worked alongside Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to recover simulated isolated personnel in an austere environment.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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US Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, watches members from the Multi-National Force - Iraq, Personnel Recovery Division, search a field outside of Joint Security Station UR, Baghdad, Iraq, on May 31. They are searching for missing Safenet Security employees.

Photos by US Army Spc. Joshua E. Powell

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Marines with Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, pack up their gear and prepare to roll out on the second leg of their mission near Al Qaim, Iraq, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez : II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

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Two light armored vehicles from Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, speed across the Iraqi desert toward Al Qaim, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez : II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

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Wearing goggles and with a rag over his mouth to protect him from blowing sand and debris, an infantryman with Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, stands in the open troop hatch of a light armored vehicle as it roars down the Iraqi desert, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez : II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

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Marine 1st Sgt. Larry Buenafe, the company first sergeant for Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, keeps a constant lookout from the gunners position of a light armored vehicle near Al Qaim, Iraq, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
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Marines of Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, advance on an abandoned oil-pumping station in western Iraq shortly before conducting a search, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez : II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

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A Marine with Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, provides security for fellow Marines and Iraqi soldiers clearing an abandoned oil-pumping station in western Iraq, April 19. The Marines of Company D were operating in support of elements from the 7th Iraqi Army Division conducting a route clearance operation in the deserts of western Al Anbar province.
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez : II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)

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Prior to jump training here, June 5, Sgt. Peter Simmons, 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, has his gear inspected by a jump master to check for safety.
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Prior to jump training here June 5, 1st Lt. Karl Younger, commander, 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, has his gear inspected by a jump master to check for safety.
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Sergeant Jeremiah Kuepper, jump master team leader with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, performs a safety check on a Marine before jump training, here, June 5.
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Marines await a MV-22 Osprey during jump training, here, June 5. The Osprey’s tilt-rotor configuration gives the aircraft the ability to get to a landing zone quickly and unload troops like a traditional helicopter, but parachuting into an area instead has the added benefit of being nearly silent. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John A. Faria) (RELEASED)

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Marines load onto a MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft during jump training, here, June 5. Parachuting allows recon Marines to drop behind enemy lines, to gather information to allow Marines to fight smarter.
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Sergeant Jeremiah Kuepper, jump master team leader with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, escorts Marines onto a MV-22 Osprey during jump training, here, June 5.
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Marines jump from a MV-22 Osprey at 1,500 feet, here, June 5. Seconds into their free fall, a cord still attached to the aircraft automatically pulls the rip cord on their parachute.
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Following a successful jump, here, June 5, Cpl. Brian Corbett, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,,secures his parachute.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John A. Faria) (RELEASED)

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Following a successful jump, here, June 5, Cpl. Brian Corbett, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, secures his parachute.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John A. Faria) (RELEASED)

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An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and weapon system operator from the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, prepare to take off June 9 for a close-air-support mission. In May, aircrews from the 336th EFS and the 74th EFS, who fly A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, together logged a total of more than 5,000 combat flight hours over Afghanistan. The aircraft assigned here provide close-air support and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for American and coalition ground troops. (Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

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A 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon taxies in after completing a mission June 1 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Airmen of the 14th FS spent the last three months rebuilding skill sets in their primary mission of air-to-air and suppression of enemy air defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

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U.S. Army Pfc. Matthew Starks prepared for duty as a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle gunner in Baghdad, Iraq, June 1, 2009. Starks is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company G, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team in Baghdad. U.S Army photo by Jon Soles

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Pararescueman and jump master Senior Master Sgt. Michael Fleming signals a ten-minute warning to a team that will be demonstrating a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, capability jump into the Caribbean Ocean June 9 for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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On board a C-130J Hercules, Capt. Travis Shepard, a combat rescue officer (left), and Senior Airman Brandon Smith, a pararescueman, prepare to demonstrate a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, capability jump into the Caribbean Ocean June 9 for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Pararescueman and jump master Senior Master Sgt. Michael Fleming (left) checks the parachute harness of Senior Airman Matt Medlock while Capt. Travis Shepard, a combat rescue officer, awaits a buddy check June 9 before they demonstrate a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, capability jump into the Caribbean Ocean for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
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Pararescueman and jump master Senior Master Sgt. Michael Fleming watches as a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, package leaves his C-130J Hercules June 9 as part of a demonstration for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Blair Bearny jumps from the back of a C-130J Hercules June 9 to demonstrate a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, capability jump into the Caribbean Ocean for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
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Parescuemen touchdown in the Caribbean Ocean June 9 while demonstrating a rigged alternate method zodiac, or RAMZ, capability jump for members of the Belize National Coast Guard and local media during Operation Southern Partner.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Staff Sgt. Kevin Myerscough enters the water after jumping from an HH-60G Pave Hawk while Master Sgt. Michael Atkins gives the safe thumbs-up and Senior Airman Brent Moore provides oversight June 3 near Laughlin Air Force Base. The members of the 48th Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., were participating in Exercise Resolute Angel in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Heather Cabral)

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During a downed aircraft training exercise, Soldiers from Company F, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, pull security after dismounting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad, June 10. The training exercise was conducted to evaluate the response times from the brigade level all the way to the men on the ground.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Sgt. Ryan Crook, from Orange Park, Fla., a team leader in Company F, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, pulls security as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters depart the training site at Camp Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad, June 10, during a downed aircraft training exercise. The training was conducted to fine tune the planning and execution of the mission in case of the actual event.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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During a downed aircraft training exersice, Soldiers of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavarly Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, go through the motions of treating the pilots as two UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters from 3rd Bn., 1st ACB, bring in the downed aircraft recovery team to a training site, at Camp Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad, June 10.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Soldiers of Company F, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, remove the crew members from an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter during a downed aircraft training exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad, June 10. The 1st ACB ran the drill to fine tune the process of crew rescue and aircraft recovery.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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After completing a downed aircraft training exercise, Soldiers from Company F, 3rd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, wait for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to land before loading up and returning to the airfield, at Camp Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad, June 10.
(Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski : 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

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Staff Sgt. Brian Dawson of Winston Salem, N.C., brings up the rear of an Iraqi army-led patrol, south of Baghdad, June 9. Dawson, a section chief with Battery B, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Brigade Combat Team, and a small team of fellow Btry. B Soldiers joined a large group of troops from the 1st Battalion, 55th Brigade, 17th Iraqi army Division, while on a mission to clear a village in their area of operations.
(Photo by Sgt. Mary Phillips : 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team)

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Monroe, N.C., native Sgt. Jonathan Hinson is followed by a group of fellow Soldiers with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Brigade Combat Team, while on a patrol south of Baghdad, June 9. The patrol was led by soldiers of the Iraqi army and the Btry. B Soldiers trailed, providing assistance and security.
(Photo by Sgt. Mary Phillips : 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team)

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ARLINGTON, Va. (June 13, 2009) The Navy League of the United States presents Capt. Richard Phillips, center-right, with the Admiral Arleigh Burke Leadership Award, at the Westin Arlington Gateway. Phillips was the master of the container ship MV Maersk Alabama when Somali pirates hijacked it on April 8, 2009. Concerned for his crew, Capt. Phillips offered himself up to the pirates as a hostage in return for their release. On April 12, 2009, U.S. naval forces, including Navy SEALs, rescued Phillips from a one of the Maersk's lifeboats as the pirates attempted to escape. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Geraci/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va. (June 12, 2009) Family members await the return of Electronics Technician 3rd Class Louis Catanzaro aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13), returning after a five-month deployment. Nashville served as the Africa Partnership Station for the U.S. Africa Command in the U.S. Sixth Fleet Area of Responsibility providing maritime security operations throughout the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa. This is the last deployment before decommissioning of the Nashville. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Suits/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2009) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) return to Forrest Sherman after participating in a boarding training exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2009. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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BALTIC SEA (June 11, 2009) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) return to Forrest Sherman after participating in a boarding training exercise during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2009. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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HONOLULU (June 8, 2009) Personnel assigned to Pearl Harbor-based SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1) participate in World Oceans Day event at Honolulu Harbor. More than 25 SDVT-1 personnel took part in the annual event to help pick up trash and debris off of the ocean floor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 comes in for a landing on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after completing a replenishment at sea. Ronald Reagan is underway on a routine deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lex T. Wenberg/Released)

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 31, 2009) A Navy Corpsman helps a participant of the 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon walk towards the finish line at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif. Approximately 20,000 people ran the 26.2 mile Rock 'n' Roll Marathon starting at Balboa Park and ending for its last year at MCRD San Diego. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 4, 2009) Midshipmen 2nd Class Sarah Van Cott, from the University of Michigan, and Ryan Frebowitz, from The Citadel, both enrolled in their school ROTC program, learn about shipboard navigation from Boatswain's Mate Seaman Michael Sturdevant, left, while manning the helm of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe/Released)