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GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 28, 2010) Sailors conduct flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)
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Pfc. Anselm Chang, a Los Angeles native and infantryman assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, pulls guard while his first sergeant checks on the security of a polling site near the Kandahri market March 1 prior to elections.
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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh at patrol Base Shaheed providing security and dominating the ground. (UK/MOD Crown Copyright 2010 Photo by Major Paul Smyth)
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Lee, an aerial gunner, Bravo Company, 1-169 Aviation Regiment and Ala. native, provides aerial security from the rear door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Feb. 24. Chinook helicopters are one of the primary air platforms for moving troops and supplies throughout Afghanistan.
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FUEL VIEW
An F-16 Aggressor flys in contact position at 27,000 feet while a KC-10 Extender off-loads fuel during Red Flag-Alaska, a training exercise, on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 22, 2009. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron. The Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, including two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Snyder
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SUNSET SCOPE
A U.S. Army soldier searches for enemy movement during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez
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EXIT EXERCISE
U.S. Army paratroopers exit a C-130 aircraft over Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2010, as part of the largest airborne exercise conducted by U.S. forces in Iraq since the beginning of the war. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade, an Advise and Assist Brigade. A jumper’s parachute is opened by the yellow universal static line seen here along the fuselage of the aircraft.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod
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FULL MOON SALUTE
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Sanchez salutes the new year's first full moon in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 22, 2008, in honor of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, who died under a full moon in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 22, 2005.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Valcarce
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THUNDERING OVERHEAD
Four Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation behind an F-22 Raptor for more than 6,000 spectators during the June 24, 2008, air show at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The "Soaring into Solstice" air show provided an opportunity for the local community to visit and get a close-up view and demonstration of the capabilities of the Air Force's aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric T. Sheler
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RODEO RIDE
A high-altitude parachute jumper floats in front of Mount Rainier as he prepares to land at the opening ceremony for Rodeo, an international combat skills competition, on McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 19, 2009. The competition is designed to develop and improve techniques and procedures with international partners to enhance mobility operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Larche
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HEAD COUNT
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Lund conducts accountability of soldiers before boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009. Lund is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, Brigade Support Troops Battalion.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr.
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