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Artillerymen with gun three, Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a 155mm round in an M777 lightweight howitzer, Nov. 6, 2009. More than 120 Marines from the battery participated in Artillery Relocation Training Exercise 09-03 at the North Fuji Maneuver Area, here, Nov. 2-11, 2009.
Photo Date Taken: 11/6/2009
Unit: 12th Marine Regiment
Photo ByLine: Staff Sgt. Marc Ayalin

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Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) conduct a search for weapons and other gear. The boarding was conducted as part of counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

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US President Barack Obama addresses more than 1,500 U.S. servicemembers Nov. 18, 2009, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. This was President Obama's last stop of his Asian visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Tech. Sgt. Shaun Carroll performs preflight checks on a B-1B Lancer Nov. 11, 2009, in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Carroll is with the 37th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and deployed with the aircraft from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Airmen 1st Class Michael Huber (from left), Phillip Rhinehart and Matthew Beard load GBU-38s onto a B-1B Lancer Nov. 11, 2009, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Airmen are deployed with the aircraft from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Master Gunnery Sgt. Noah P. Mason Jr., right, 50, traffic chief for Company A, Headquarters and Service Battalion,, Camp Foster, stands with Pfc. Juan Canales, 18, a permanent change of station clerk with Company A, Headquarters and Service Bn., Camp Foster. Mason and Canales were the oldest and youngest Marine at the birthday ball for Company A, Headquarters, Camp Foster, at Butler's Officer Club on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster Monday.
Photo Date Taken: 11/2/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Bases Japan
Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Denny

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Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, 16th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, and retired Sgt. Maj. Henry H. Black, the 7th sergeant major of the Marine Corps, stand during the traditional reading of Gen. John A. Lejeune’s and the current commandant’s birthday messages are read. Kent, along with eight fellow Marines, traveled to Black’s house on the Corps’ 234th birthday to ensure he had fellow Marines to celebrate the day with him.
Photo Date Taken: 11/10/2009
Unit: Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Photo ByLine: Gunnery Sgt. Frederick B. Zimmer

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 16, 2009) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jonathan Zoucha, from Shelby, Neb. and assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, checks cockpit systems after performing maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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NORFOLK (Nov. 18, 2009) The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) arrives at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk for the first time since it was commissioned Nov. 7. New York will be used for amphibious assault, special operations, expeditionary warfare missions, and humanitarian support around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Martie/Released)

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BREMERTON, Wash. (Nov. 19, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Monique Lopez and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Brown, both assigned to the Naval Hospital Bremerton, participate in the Great American Smokeout and display a model cigarette that features chemicals and additives to the cigarette. (U.S. Navy photo by Doug Stutz/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 20, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 lifts supplies from the flight deck of 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 John Phillip Wagner Jr./ Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 19, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Dowdy, assigned to the Indians of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6, performs corrosion treatment on the windshield wipers of an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Patton/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 18, 2009) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) fires its MK-110 57 mm gun during a surface gunnery exercise (GUNEX). Freedom is conducting independent ship training and certification for her upcoming maiden deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

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UMM QASAR, Iraq (Nov. 16, 2009) Navy Diver 2nd Class Zachery Dojaquez waits on the Iraqi Navy pier before a day of diving operations in Umm Qasar. A team assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MSDU) 2 is working in partnership with Navy Advisory Training Team and a local Iraqi Navy Dive Team on an operation to remove a sunken barge from Iraqi water ways. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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Navy Diver 2nd Class Zachery Dojaquez signals he's ready during diving operations.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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Navy Diver 2nd Class Zachery Dojaquez begins a dive during diving operations.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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UMM QASAR, Iraq (Nov. 15, 2009) Navy Diver 2nd Class Alfred Pintor prepares to dive during diving operations conducted by Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 in Umm Qasar. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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Navy Diver 2nd Class Alfred Pintor emerges from the water to communicate with his teammates during diving operations.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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UMM QASAR, Iraq (Nov. 16, 2009) Navy Diver 1st Class Daniel Muhlbach completes his final pre-dive checks before diving down to secure a set of lifting wires to a sunken barge.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Bash/Released)

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U.S. Army Pfc. Coty Lang, from San Diego, carries his M-240 machine gun during an early morning patrol near Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2009. Lang is deployed with Baker company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne). (Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO
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KABUL, Afghanistan (November 21,2009) Dipping the NATO flag in front of the U.S. and NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal symbolizes the activation of NMTA command during the activation and change-of-command ceremony marking the change of command and the official activation of the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan at Camp Eggers in Kabul, November 21, 2009. During the ceremony, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV, assumed command from Maj. Gen. Richard P. Formica, and the Combined Security Transition Command -Afghanistan merged with the new NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan to create a unified command responsible for building capability and capacity within the Afghan Ministries of Defense and Interior. (Official photo by MC1 Christopher Mobley U.S. Navy)

Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 conduct pre-flight inspections of their UH-1Y Huey helicopter before its first flight in Afghanistan Nov. 4. The first UH-1Y Huey arrived here Oct. 23, officially replacing the Vietnam-era UH-1N.

A UH-1Y Huey helicopter and AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter with Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 take off on one of the first flights for the new Huey here. The first UH-1Y Huey arrived here Oct. 23 and made its first combat flight Nov. 4. The "Yankee" model brings more speed, lifting capacity and loiter time, which will ultimately offer HMLA-367 more options to support the Marines on the ground.

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 16, 2009) An MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM)15, drags the bottom of the Persian Gulf attempting to cut moored mines during a joint nations exercise. The exercise is designed to develop a greater understanding of joint maritime operational and war fighting capabilities through the integration of Joint and Combined forces within U.S. 5th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Edgington/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) transits through the Pacific Ocean with Mt. Fuji in the background. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas/Released)

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Manning the rails pulling into Yokouska?? Now that's chicken sh*t!

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 23, 2009) Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the ship returns to Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. George Washington completed her second fall deployment since becoming the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier in 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 22, 2009) A flight deck director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 onto catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 16, 2009) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct rifle training aboard the amphibious command ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a scheduled deployment. Bonhomme Richard, the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antonio D. Ramos/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2009) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Joseph Williams and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1st Class Joseph Ward, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), install a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. Freedom is conducting independent ship training and certification for her upcoming maiden deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2009) Fire Controlman 1st Class Ronila Ivory, assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), prepares to fire the ship's Mk-110 57mm gun from the mission control center. Freedom is conducting independent ship training and certification for her upcoming maiden deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 16, 2009) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Robert Ganger, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, is lifted out of the Persian Gulf onto an SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter during a joint nations exercise in the Persian Gulf. The exercise is designed to develop a greater understanding of joint maritime operational and war fighting capabilities through the integration of Joint and Combined forces within U.S. 5th Fleet operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Edgington/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 20, 2009) Mount Fuji is visible behind the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Greg Kuntz/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2009) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) enter the water to recover an exercise torpedo dropped by an SH-60B Sea Hawk Helicopter assigned to the Warlords of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman/Released)

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BEAUFORT SEA (Nov. 20, 2009) An international research expedition being conducted in the Beaufort Sea aboard the Coast Guard heavy icebreaker ship Polar Sea (WAGB 11) organized and led Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)‚ Marine Biogeochemistry section. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)

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Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, hand out water to local children during a patrol of the village of Kace Satar, Afghanistan, Nov. 11.

U.S. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division conduct a joint foot patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shajoy Bazaar, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2009.

Lt. Col. John E. McDonough, the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, walks with Lt. Col. Gul Aqa Amiry, the Garmsir Afghan border police commander, in Garmsir, Afghanistan, following a security shura at the Garmsir district governor's compound Nov. 19, 2009. Leaders from the Afghan national security force, along with McDonough, met with Gov. Abdullah Jan to discuss security issues and concerns throughout Garmsir.

Soldiers from Company F, 425th Infantry (Airborne), Long Range Surveillance, Michigan National Guard and commandos from the 3rd Iraqi Army based in Al Kisuk, Iraq, await extraction just outside of Biyaj, Iraq, Nov. 7.

U.S. Army Spc. James Kirker, a medic from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, provides medical care to an elderly woman during a dismounted patrol in the Shah Woli Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009.

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Sgt Donald A Grahl from Sanger TX, of 1st Battalion 82th Field Artillery Regiment prepares the turkeys for the thanksgiving meal at JSS WarEagle, Adahmiyah neighborhood, northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Soldiers in Iraq celebrate thanksgiving holiday this year away from their families.

A U.S. soldiers enjoy a Thanksgiving Day meal at the Bagram AFB north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (L) shakes hands with soldier Dalkon Cox, who was wounded in Helmand province last week, on Thanksgiving at Bagram air base, north of Kabul, on November 26, 2009.

U.S. soldiers check a heavy machine gun during training at the U.S. base of Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.

U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry (R) talks with soldier over a vehicle dressed up as a turkey on Thanksgiving at Bagram air base, north of Kabul November 26, 2009.

Afghan boys line up for clothing near Bagram

U.S. soldier Mike Greenberger, left, gives a plastic bag containing clothes to an Afghan boy on Thanksgiving Day outside the U.S. base of Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. Greenberger distributed some clothes, which were sent to him by his family from the United States to be given to local children.

A U.S. Army soldier of 3/509 infantry Task Force Geronimo takes position at a checkpoint near of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 25, 2009.

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, after a two-day snow storm, Nov. 25. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Pfc. Edward Gathagan, from Richmond, Va., assigned to 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, smokes a cigarette underneath a bunker during a snow storm, Nov. 23, at Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade

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U.S. Army Maxxpro Mine Resistance Ambush Protected Vehicles from 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, are covered with snow while parked at a motorpool inside Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, during a snow storm, Nov. 24.

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Two Apache Longbow 64-D's were flown by pilots with the 1st Battalion, 130th Avation Divison, Reconnaissance Battalion during the call for fire training. After recieving coordinates of the hositle target from the ground forces, the Air Weapons Team locked on to thier objective and fired. Photos by Spc. Maurice Galloway

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First Lieutenant Bryan Riggs (left), from Stanton, Ky., and a platoon leader in 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Loriaux (right), from San Antonio with U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion, survey the foundation of a new secondary school being built in Kalour village in Kirkuk province, Iraq, Nov. 22.Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Douglas

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A U.S. Soldier of the 4-31st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, scans an area while on a dismounted patrol in search of a possible mortar impact site at Forward Operating Base Carver, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2009. Photos by Spc. Jesse Gross

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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 flies overhead in route to dropping off Dominican Airmen who minutes later poured out of the helicopter to practice a heliborne airfield assault. USS Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. (Navy photo/Ensign Jason Fischer)

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A Marine assigned to a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, examines the weapon of a member of the Dominican Republic military before a gun shoot during a Theater Security Cooperation event at San Isidro Air Base. (Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart)

MATAKHAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 26: SGT James Hargrove of Savannah, GA, a cook with Blackfoot Company of the Army's 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, prepares Thanksgiving dinner November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackfoot were served pre-packaged turkey breasts, cranberries, potatoes, stuffing and pie.

U.S Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, play with Rexo a sniffer dog before the start of a routine patrol during thanksgiving holiday at JSS WarEagle, Adahmiyah neighborhood, northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Soldiers in Iraq celebrate thanksgiving holiday away from their families.

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 19, 2009) The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) performs a breakaway maneuver from a formation with the People's Liberation Army-Navy frigate Zhoushan (FFG 529) in the Gulf of Aden. Chosin is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

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OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2009) Lt. Tom Barlow, from American Fork, Utah, assigned to the Fighting Marlins of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, is greeted by his daughters during a homecoming for VP-40 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. VP-40 returned to Whidbey Island from a seven-month deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tucker M. Yates/Released)

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WASHINGTON (June 6, 2009) A Naval Support Activity Washington police officer checks the passenger compartment of a vehicle after the driver was stopped, detained and evaluated for driving under the influence. (U.S. Navy photo by Joseph P Cirone/Released)

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John Inzinna physical therapy assistant Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, helps Capt. Wendy Koseka 19th Airlift Wing legal officer Little Rock Air Force Base, build up her quadriceps muscle using gravity, during a physical therapy session at Brook Army Medical Center?s outpatient physical therapy clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steve Thurow)

Navy Blue Angel Flight Surgeon Lt. Johannah Valentine visits Aaron Black, 18, at the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Aug. 28 in Omaha, Neb. The Blue Angels visited the Omaha community with Marine Recruiter Sgt. Karl Krebsbach before they performed at an air show the following weekend.
Date Photo Taken: 11/27/2009 8:36:00 AM
Unit: 9th Marine Corps District
Photo ByLine: Cpl. David Rogers

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Soldiers from Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, search and secure houses in a village & surrounding area in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, while village children watch. The Soldiers were in the region supporting the Afghan national army's mission to provide security to the neighborhood.

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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 335th Fighter Squadron drop 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan on Nov. 26, 2009. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26.

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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, approach a mission objective in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

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SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 30, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) arrives for a routine port visit to Crete. Higgins is on a scheduled six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photos by Paul Farley/Released)

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LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Nov. 20, 2009) Engineman 2nd Class Wilmot Lloyd is training for an upcoming physical screening test as part of the Naval Special Warfare Aquatics Outreach Program at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek. The program is designed to prepare potential SEAL and Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen candidates for the rigorous swimming requirements presented at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training and Basic Crewman Training. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Clark/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 25, 2009) A pallet of stores is passed between the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) during an underway replenishment. Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Raile/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 30, 2009) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) cycle through the different hose settings during a Surface Line Week damage control Olympics. Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific hosted the annual event on the Naval Station Pearl Harbor waterfront. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov.10, 2009) Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) during a sea and anchor detail as the ship transits from Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va. to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Freedom is conducting training operations off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Martie/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 29, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic Fernando Mendez, assigned to the Wallbangers of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, removes a panel during a 400-hour inspection aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Patton/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 28, 2009) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Daniel Smith stands ready behind a .50-caliber machine gun during a training evolution aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert Winn/Released)

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YELLOW SEA (Nov. 26, 2009) The mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) is underway in the Yellow Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin/Released)

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GOLESTAN, Afghanistan (Nov. 25, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Anthony Geron, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicholas Becker assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, look out from a mountain. Marines and sailors patrol the mountain to find caves and hiding spots used by the Taliban. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam/Released)

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GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 23, 2009) Quartermaster 2nd Class Janice Carmenattycharon, from Maricao, Puerto Rico, plots navigation charts aboard Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1665. The landing craft is assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, Det. B and is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter/Released)

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NIOUMAMILIMA, Comoros (Nov. 23, 2009) Capt. Alyson Caddell, strategic communication director for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa presents school supplies to a student at the Nioumamilima Primary School during a dedication ceremony on the East African island nation of Comoros. U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and representatives from the U.S. Embassy joined with The President of The Union of Comoros and local leaders to dedicate the newly renovated School. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force/Released)

U.S. Army rangers assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron for a static-line jump at Camp Rudder, Fla., Nov. 25, 2009. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Marines with Weapons Company and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment patrol outside Now Zad, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009. The Marines are patrolling to an observation post to view the surrounding area. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel M. Moman

Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) perform combat marksmanship shooting exercises on the flight deck. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart

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Excellent photos! Thanks so much for posting photos in our forum!