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LONG BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2009) Marine Corps CH-53D Super Stallions fly over the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) as the crew mans the rails for the first time. Green Bay is the first ship commissioned in the Los Angeles area since 1994. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez, Jr./Released)

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ONG BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2009) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) awaits commissioning in Long Beach. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez, Jr./Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Thomas Corbiere, from Windsor, Colo., signals final safety checks as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Elliott Fabrizio/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2009) Sailors in the nucleus fire party test the resiliency of a pipe patch during a flooding drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the Carrier Strike Group 8 Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a training exercise to test capabilities and ensure readiness before a deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ridge Leoni/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 20, 2009) Cpl. Marco Beuhler, a scout sniper of Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), looks over the scope of an M107 special application scoped rifle (SASR) inside of an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 3, Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151). CTF-151 is a multinational task force conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell/Released)

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AT SEA (Jan. 24, 2009) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Brandon Steiner, left, and Chief Naval Air Crewman Brantley Lowe, both assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 3, hold a pre-flight briefing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD) 17. San Antonio is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer/ Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2009) Sailors participate in a group exercise session in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dmitry Chepusov/ Released)

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Airmen of the 51st Security Forces Squadron train on how to operate and survive in a war environment during the base's combat readiness course Jan. 22 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Staff Sgt. Brad Kretschmer, crew chief for C-130 Hercules no. 1847 at an air base in Southwest Asia, finishes his maintenance check after his C-130 completed its final combat mission Jan. 28. After 47 years of service, the aircraft is being retired. Sergeant Kretschmer has been the crew chief for this aircraft for the last three years, and will fly with the aircraft back to Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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An F-22 Raptor flies over Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23 on a routine training mission. The F-22 is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon crew chief from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., waits for his jet to taxi out for a training mission Jan. 27 during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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F-15 Eagles and an F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., participate in an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Wing at Birmingham, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

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Army joint fires observers search for potential targets at the Joint Readiness Center in Fort Polk, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Casey Bain)

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PINEY ISLAND, N.C. (Sept.2008)Naval Special Warfare 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat operates during a live-fire training exercise in the Pamlico Sound. SWCC from Special Boat Team 20 spent the day conducting drills while firing .50-caliber machine guns and MK-19 grenade launchers preparing for an upcoming deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robyn Gerstenslager/Released)

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HADITHA, Iraq (July 5, 2008) Information Systems Technician Shawn Gregg, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON ) 3, mans an M240 machine gun while conducting a security patrol in Lake Quadsiyah near Haditha, Iraq. RIVRON-3 patrols the area waterways to help ensure safety and security in Al Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard (Released)

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HADITHA, Iraq (July 5, 2008) Gunner's Mate Seaman Jose Caro, assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON ) 3, watches the open water while conducting a security patrol in Lake Quadsiyah near Haditha, Iraq. RIVRON-3 patrols the area waterways to help ensure safety and security in Al Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard (Released)

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HADITHA, Iraq (July 4, 2008) Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON ) 3 take Marines assigned to the civil affairs group of 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment on a tour of Lake Quadsiyah near Haditha, Iraq. RIVRON-3 patrols the area waterways to help ensure safety and security in Al Anbar province. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Maggard (Released)

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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 7, 2008) Special warfare combatant craft (SWCC) crewmen out of San Diego, Calif. demonstrate high speed turns in their Naval Special Warfare ridged-hull inflatable boat on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. during the 101st annual Portland Rose Festival. The SWCC team seized the opportunity to show off as a part of recruiting new members to their special warfare community. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric J. Rowley (Released)

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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (June 17, 2008) Special warfare combatant-craft (SWCC) crewmen assigned to Special Boat Team 22 traverse the waterways of the Stennis Space Center as they utilize the brand new riverine live fire training range. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge (Released)

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Staff Sgt. Trevor Helm washes the windshield of a B-1B Lancer prior to a mission Jan. 29 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The windows require a special solvent to clean them due to the material used in its creation. Sergeant Helm is a crew chief for the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. He is a native of Lisbon, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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During a training exercise Jan. 29, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91105 descend from an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., onto the Coast Guard cutter Tern in the San Francisco Bay. Crewmembers conducted vertical insertion training, a fast-paced technique used to effectively deploy law enforcement teams to a high-risk situation. Shortly after the training was completed, the 129th RQW and Coast Guard crews rescued a downed pilot near Pillar Point, Calif. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Hauck)

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The bomb bay of a B-1B Lancer is loaded and ready for another mission Jan. 29 at an air base in Southwest Asia. The B-1B is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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Master Sgt. Louis Carter performs a preflight inspection on an Iraqi C-130E Feb. 2 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The C-130 was one of two aircraft on its way to pick up Iraqi election ballot boxes. Sergeant Carter is a 321st Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron combat aviation adviser deployed from the 550th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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Master Sgt. Louis Carter conducts preflight tests inside the cockpit of an Iraqi C-130E Feb. 2 at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The C-130 was one of two aircraft on its way to pick up Iraqi election ballot boxes. Sergeant Carter is deployed from the 550th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Sergeant Carter is a 321st Air Expeditionary Airlift Squadron combat aviation adviser. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Beckham)

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U.S. Marines load a CH-53 helicopter onto a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo plane at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2009. The helicopters were assigned to Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa and were supporting Search and Rescue missions and Medical Civil Action Programs in the Horn of Africa.
Photo Date Taken: 1/29/2009
Unit: Headquarters Marine Corps
Photos ByLine: Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Swafford Jr.

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Lance Cpl. Nathan Griffith with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), maintains security during a patrol with Afghan National Police in Farah Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2009. 3/8 is the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan. By partnering with Afghan security forces, SPMAGTF-A strengthens the ability of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to protect its people.
Photo Date Taken: 1/24/2009
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Photo ByLine: Cpl. Pete Thibodeau

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A U.S. Marine patrols the bazaar of Delaram, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2009.
Photo Date Taken: 1/24/2009
Unit: Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Afghanistan
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones

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QUANTICO, Va. (Jan. 24, 2009) Marine Corps Sgt. Keith Buckman, a Purple Heart medal recipient, left, helps retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Dave Elwing, a Ducks Unlimited representative, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bradley Garfield unveil a sign in honor of armed service wouded warriors during the opening ceremony for the handicap-accessable duck blinds at Marine Corps Base Quantico. The duck blinds where donated to the Wounded Warrior Regiment by Ducks Unlimited. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natasha J. Combs/Released)

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WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2009) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, right, testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Veteran's Affairs and Military Construction on Capitol Hill in Washington as Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent writes notes for his own testimony. West and Kent appeared before Congress with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Brian Foster and Airman Bryan Newcomer move guided bomb unit-31s during the annual munitions serviceability inspection Feb. 3 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Foster is a 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron ammunitions systems journeymen from Ellijay, Ga., and Airman Newcomer is a 379th EMXS ammunitions systems apprentice and hails from Suwanee, Ga. Both are deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran)

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Airman Bryan Newcomer checks the convention ammunitions bit reprogramming equipment on the tail kit of a guided bomb unit-31 Feb. 3 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Newcomer hails from Suwanee, Ga., and is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran)

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Crash recovery and emergency management crews survey a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 31 as it rests on the active runway of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after landing Jan. 30 with its landing gear retracted. More than 120 Airmen, Defense Department civilians and contractors successfully removed the crippled aircraft from the runway Feb. 2 and restored full airfield operations shortly thereafter. The "belly up," or no landing gear, recovery effort was the first in the airframe's 16-year Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Airmen from the 5th Security Forces Squadron endure the harsh cold during the Blue Coach Training Initiative at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan 8. A Navy Sea, Air and Land team is helping to train 200 Minot security forces members on recapturing and combat tactics by April. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jesse Lopez)

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A Marine from 1st Platoon, Company B, Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, takes part in the annual Up-gunned Weapon Station Table 2 qualifications here, Jan. 29. The shooters were required to hit several targets from various distances in order to pass the exercise. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

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A Marine with 1st Platoon, Company B, Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, shoots an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during annual Up-gunned Weapon Station Table 2 qualifications here, Jan. 29. “The purpose of this training is to complete our annual requirements and to also get the Marines back comfortable using AAVs after operating outside our military occupational specialty during our recent deployment,” said 1st Lt. Brian Jaquith, a 26-year-old from King George, Va., and the company executive officer. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

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Cpl. Tra C. Neal, fire team leader, Combat Logistics Battalion, 26th MEU from Choctaw, Okla., is armed with a squad automatic weapon, keeping a vigilant eye on the mock embassy evacuees as they file in front of him for screening. This was during a full evacuation drill, where the participants were loaded onto a Landing Craft, Air Cushion and taken out to USS Carter Hall sailing a few miles off shore.

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During a major accident response exercise Jan. 13 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Tech. Sgt. Efren Rugnao scans the flight line for any unauthorized people close to the secured perimeter of a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nan Wylie)

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A CV-22 Osprey aircraft from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., flies Jan. 31 over Florida's Emerald Coast. While over the water, the crew practiced using a hoist, which is used to rescue stranded people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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At Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Capt. Patrick Applegate inspects the M-117 ordnance on his B-52 Stratofortress before a live-drop mission Jan. 29 for exercise Tropic Fury. The B-52 is deployed from Minot, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Sick and wounded servicemembers are transferred onto a KC-135 Stratotanker at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Members of the 931st Air Refueling Group from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., volunteered for the 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission. (Courtesy photo/Lt. Col. Tyoshi Tung)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-52 Stratofortress over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 22 during exercise Tropic Fury at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The exercise trains aircrews on the use of different missile weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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A soldier attached to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment stands by Marines while they fire an M777A1 light howitzer Jan. 30. Marines from 10th Marine Regiment are participating in Exercise Mojave Viper to prepare for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
Photo Date Taken: 1/31/2009
Unit: Headquarters Marine Corps
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Charles S. Howard

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Retired Lt. Gen. Frank Petersen was recognized for his achievements in both the Marine Corps and the black community during a new 30-second Marine Corps advertisement. A version can viewed on ourmarines.com.
Photo Date Taken: 2/5/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Photo ByLine: US Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Badger, assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, removes the barrel of an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq, on Jan. 30, 2009. DoD photo by Senior Airman Daniel Owen, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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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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U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, perform maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter parked on the flightline at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, on Feb. 4.
(Photo by Capt. Mindy A. Yu :Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, perform maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter parked on the flightline at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, on Feb. 4.
(Photo by Capt. Mindy A. Yu :Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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Sgt. 1st Class James Burciaga (right), of West Covina, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Rodriguez Cruell, of Greenville, S.C., review their map of the Hussaniyah area on Feb. 3, during a combined air assault mission with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi national police division. Burciaga, an infantry platoon sergeant, and Cruell, an infantry squad leader, are both with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)

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Sgt. Jeremiah Sullivan, of St. Joseph, Mich., leaps off of a downed fence after using it to cross a canal during a combined air assault operation with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi national police division during Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XXX, Feb. 3, in the Hussaniyah Nahia. Sullivan is an infantry team leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
(Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, board a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after completing Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XXX on Feb. 3 in the Hussaniyah Nahia. The combined air assault operation was conducted with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi national police division.
(Photo by Sgt. Brad Willeford : 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division)

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Anderson (left) waits with an Iraqi army general for an F-16 to drop a bomb on a booby trapped building. U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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An Iraqi soldier waits for an F-16 to drop a bomb on a booby trapped building. U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq on Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians clear a building demolished by several 500-pound bombs. U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, called in U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets to destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq on Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians clear a building demolished by several 500-pound bombs. U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, called in U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets to destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq on Feb. 6.
(Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter Pels : Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq)

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A special operator peers out from a C-130 ramp to identify the drop zone before a high altitude low opening jump during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 4.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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Special operators practice movements they'll need to perform to have a successful jump during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 4.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A member of a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron takes a DNA sample from a soda can during a tactical evidence collection simulation during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 3. The DAGRE teams are specialize security forces Airmen providing a wide range of capabilities, this concept is in the process of validation for wartime and maritime use.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A members of a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron catalog and bag evidence gathered from a simulated high value target elimination scene during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 3. The forensic evidence collected from the scene could result in the identification of other high value targets.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A member of a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron surveys the area for threats during a tactical evidence collection simulation during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 3. Collecting forensic evidence from the scene verifies the elimination targets and provides further intelligence for other high value targets.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A member of a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron peers though a hole in a building while clearing the various rooms during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 3.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A member of a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron gazes up at a gaping hole in a building while clearing the rooms, Feb. 3. The DAGRE teams provide security for special operators allowing them to focus on the primary objectives, rather than fending off nearby threats.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron takes off after dropping a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element for simulated tactical evidence collection during the Emerald Warrior Exercise, Feb. 3. The Osprey has a pay load of up to 24 Airmen making it ideal of infill of DAGRE teams.
(Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter : 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John W. Taylor, a team leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), provides security for an assault on an enemy compound during Mojave Viper's final training exercise at Range 215 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 28, 2009. The Marines of 2/8 have been training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kelsey J. Green)

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Cpl. Mark C. Athey (right), a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, loads a bag of gun powder into an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm Howitzer cannon during a five-day battalion-sized training operation here, Feb. 2 - 6. One of the highlights for the Marines during the training was re-familiarizing themselves with the M777A2 and blasting off live rounds.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

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Cpl. Mark C. Athey (above), a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conducts a misfire procedure on an M777A2 lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon during a five-day battalion-sized training operation here, Feb. 2 - 6. The Marines said they were thrilled to be back doing artillery training and missions after recently returning from a seven-month deployment to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, where they served in various roles.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

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Marines from 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire the M777A2 lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon during a five-day battalion-sized training operation here, Feb. 2 - 6. One of the highlights for the Marines during the training was re-familiarizing themselves with the M777A2 and blasting off live rounds.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Jones) (RELEASED)

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1st Lt. Louis Cascino, an infantry platoon leader, Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division–Baghdad, calms a donkey after he and his team rescued it from a drainage ditch. Cascino, from Windsor, N.Y., partnered with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division, Feb. 7, during a combined cache clearance operation in the Rashidiyah Nahia.
(Photo by Brad Willeford : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)

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Sgt. George Davis (foreground), of Buena Vista, Colo., maintains security during a combined cache operation, Feb. 7, with their Iraqi partners assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division, in the Rashidiyah Nahia, northwest of Baghdad. Davis serves as an infantry team leader with Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 27th Inf. Regt., currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division–Baghdad.
(Photo by Brad Willeford : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)

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Sgt. George Davis, leads his men during a combined cache clearance operation with members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi National Police Division, Feb. 7, in the Rashidiyah Nahia. Iraqi NP and MND-B forces conduct clearance operations looking for weapons caches in the area. Davis, of Buena Vista, Colo., serves as an infantry team leader with Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, attached to 1st Battalion, 27th Inf. Regt., currently attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division–Baghdad.
(Photo by Brad Willeford : 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)

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Amn. Frank Lauria hands a 105 mm cannon round to an aerial gunner inside a 16th Special Operations Squadron AC-130H Spectre gunship while training on the combat aircraft parking area at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Feb. 6. Airman Lauria and the munitions flight will be responsible for supplying live and training ammunition to special operations aircraft moving to the base. The Air Force Special Operations Training Center observed the loading procedures to help create a formal training program for use throughout Air Force Special Operations Command. Airman Lauria is assigned to the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Evelyn Chavez)

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A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-2s, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowlers over Guam Feb. 10 during Exercise Cope North at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Gunnery Sgt. Trent Narra, the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment’s assistant camp commandant of Camp Korean Village, Iraq, inspects a refuse pile in the desert for improvised explosive devices during an external perimeter patrol Jan. 30. (Official USMC photo by Capt. Paul L. Greenberg)
Photo Date Taken: 1/30/2009
Unit: Regimental Combat Team 8
Photo ByLine: Capt. Paul L. Greenberg

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points of interest:
first the" Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron" Members are Wearing the other too the tenth power "new combat uniform" seen warn by US services that uniform is the Multi cam uniforms commercially made and limited wear too special ops ( the others Well the Army ACU's 1 patern,USMC Marpat 2-3 patterns, USAF ABU 2 paterns, US navy NWU 1 pattern, USCG ODU, Navy seals are said too be wearing a new uniform from Blackhawk)

Secone in the"A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-2s, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowlers over Guam Feb. 10 during Exercise Cope North at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)" photo the Japanese Air Self defense force F-2's are in the upper portion of the picture the F2 has a interesting history as it began it's life as GD's Original Entry of a F16 engineering concept too replace and upgrade the USAF F16's with a larger more capable air frame called F-16 Agile Falcon the US dropped the requirement although Block 40 F16's do have some of the same capabilities in favor of the F35

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Thank you for your input TerraN_EmpirE!!

U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One in Peroria, Illinois, February 12, 2009.

U.S. Air Force F-15 jets from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida fly over the racetrack during the national anthem prior to the Gatorade Duel No. 1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 12, 2009. The two Duel races determine the starting order for the field, except for the first and second positions. The 51st Daytona 500 is scheduled on February 15.

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Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Crisologo, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of quality assurance for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 sweeps Sgt. Jason Castro, a ground support equipment mechanic from VMFA-115, while performing a counter to the round kick. The technique is part of the green belt class held on the flight line by VMFA-115. To prevent injuring his partner, Crisologo cradles Castro’s head to help ease the impact of the sweep as Castro uses his arms to break his fall.
Photo Date Taken: 3/24/2008
Unit: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (FWD)
Photo ByLine: Sgt Lukas Atwell

U.S. marines sit inside a C-130 Hercules while waiting to take off for Afghanistan at Manas Air Base near Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, February 13, 2009.

A U.S. Marines catches a cobra with his bare hands during a jungle survival exercise with Thai Marines as part of "Cobra Gold 09" east of Bangkok February 14, 2009.

U.S. Marines march up to the shore during an amphibious assault exercise as part of the Cobra Gold 09 joint military exercise at a military base in Chonburi Province, east of Bangkok February 13, 2009.

U.S. marines prepare their gear atop an Amphibious Assault Vehicle after landing on Hat Yao beach during an amphibious landing, part of the Cobra Gold 2009 military exercise in Chonburi province, southeastern Thailand Friday, Feb. 13, 2009.