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Combat Outpost Munoz

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:27 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Esslinger scans a ridgeline from an observation post near Combat Outpost Munoz, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2009.

U.S., Croation Soldiers Train

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:08:17 -0600

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Description: A Special Operations soldier from Poland fastropes from a Croatian Mi-171 aircraft as part of fastroping training as part of the Jackal Stone 2009 exercise in Udbina, Croatia. The exercise, co-organized by the Special Operations Battalion of General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, is conducted to enhance the capabilities and interoperability of ten nations participating in the training event.

Iraqi Soldiers Learn Helicopter Techniques

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:12 -0600

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Description: 1st Iraqi Army soldiers practice exiting a helicopter during a static loading exercise at Camp Ramadi, in western Iraq, Nov. 18. U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers, train together, loading and unloading helicopters to prepare for upcoming missions.

Army Reserve Honors Fort Hood Fallen Soldiers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:11:50 -0600

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Description: A memorial display honoring the five Army Reserve Soldiers who died in the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, sits in front of the Headquarters, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, Ga., Nov. 18, 2009. Killed in the shooting were: Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, Maj. L. Eduardo Caraveo, Cpt. John Gaffaney, Cpt. Russell Seager and Sgt. Amy Krueger.

U.S. Paratroopers, Iraqi Scouts Sync Detainee Training for Partnered Missio

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:09:19 -0600

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Description: Spc. Patrick Cullen, a scout with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), demonstrates to Iraqi scouts from 1st Iraqi Army Division how to secure detainees during partnered training for upcoming missions, Nov. 18, 2009, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Although translators were on hand, much of the training was of a physical nature and only required the Iraqis to mimic movements.

Khost PRT Conducts Air-assault Into Spera District

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:08:10 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Sgt. James E. Jackson, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team designated marksman, secures a landing zone during an air-assault mission in Spera, Afghanistan, Nov. 16. Members of the Khost PRT visited the Spera district governor to assess progress being made within the district.

Honor Flight Fundraiser with John Daly

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Hybrid Threat Training Keeps Today's Army Ready for Future

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:58:10 -0600

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Description: Soldiers from Technical Truck Squad, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, unload their M240-B machine guns after qualifying as a part of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Opposition Force here Oct. 21.

Rocket Attack in Tag Ab Market Kills, Injures Afghans

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:55:05 -0600

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Description: A victim of the rocket attack in the Tag Ab market of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, is evacuated to Forward Operating Base Kutchbarch, Nov. 16. (Photo by French Army, Adjudant Chief Jean-Charles Thorel, Task Force La Fayette)

Oldest Female Marine Laid to Rest

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:54:21 -0600

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Description: An Army soldier folds an American Flag over the casket of the formerly oldest living female Marine, Miriam Cohen, who was buried, Nov. 17, in Cypress Hills National Cemetery. The 101-year-old Cohen enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1946 during World War II and again in 1960 during the Korean War. She was the oldest female enlistee of her time at 35-years-old and was part of the first female Marine recruit class.

Afghan Medical Personnel Skills Improvement Mission

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:51:44 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Pablo Cardona, a dog handler assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artilllery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, take a break with Arco, a military working dog, while working inside a school in Jalrez, Afghanistan, Nov. 10. The school was the site for an Afghan Medical Personnel Skills Improvement Mission taking place between, Nov. 12 and 13.

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Medical Training

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:22:38 -0600

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Description: Afghan commandos receive medical training from the platoon medic in Kandahar Afghanistan, Nov. 9. The medic demonstrates the use of a field dressing bandage.

Afghan National Army Range

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:20:57 -0600

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Description: Afghan national army soldiers take part in a firing ranger with the help of U.S. Special Forces, Nov. 12.

Texas ADT Visits University of Ghazni, Sanaee High School

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:20:20 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Josephson, security forces squad leader for the Texas Agri-business Development Team, assigned to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, pulls security while other members of the team perform a quality assurance and quality control at the University of Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The team visited the university to check the status of computers and library books ordered for the college.

U.S. Soldiers Visit Iraqi School

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:17:40 -0600

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Description: Iraqi children pose near their school with supplies that were given to them by the Iraqi army and the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oct. 27. A new school, which can be seen in the background, is being built with supplies donated by Forward Operating Base Scania.

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JTF Guantanamo Chaplains Support Service Members

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:46:30 -0600

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Description: Army Pfc. Michael Donley with the 525th Military Battalion at Joint Task Force Guantanamo gets baptized by Army Capt. Eric Bey, the 525th chaplain, Aug. 27, 2009. Bey supports service members spiritually by offering faith-based counseling, bible studies and assisting service members during their deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Paratrooper, Son of Dissident, Becomes U.S. Citizen

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0600

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Description: Pfc. Guillermo Woodberry-Lucena, a fueler with 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), will complete the Army's abbreviated naturalization process in a citizenship ceremony at Baghdad's Camp Victory, Nov. 11, 2009. Woodberry-Lucena fled Venezuela five years ago, when his mother, an outspoken critic of President Hugo Chavez, began receiving death threats.

ANP Shot by Insurgents Saved by Coalition Forces

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:41:38 -0600

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Description: Coalition soldiers, assigned to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, saved a Jaghato District Afghan national policeman who was shot in the head by insurgents during a routine patrol, Nov. 7. (Courtesy photo by Polish Army Maj. Piotr Michrowski, Task Force White Eagle)

Memorial Service

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:08:21 -0600

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Description: Tokens left by U.S. Soldiers lie next to boots during a memorial ceremony for U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.

Memorial Service

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:07:24 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shaune Tooke and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Aaron, commander and command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, render final respects to fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.

Iraqi Army, Ironhorse Patrol Tarmiyah

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:03:48 -0600

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Description: Waynesburg, Ga. native, Spc. Steven Richard, an infantryman assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security during a combined mission with the Iraqi Army in Tarmiyah, Nov. 7.

Dual Military Couple Deployed: a Shared Sacrifice

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:03:07 -0600

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Description: As seen through night-vision optics, Sgt. Deny Caballero, a team leader with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), participates in night training at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2009. Although his wife is deployed only 30 miles away, Caballero hasn't spoken to her since they left Fort Bragg, N.C., more than two months ago, using an online instant messenger to communicate instead.

Engineers Provide Route Clearance Training

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:01:32 -0600

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Description: Unaware of an upcoming simulated improvised explosive device, Iraqi police walk through a training lane as part of a three day route clearance class on Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Nov. 11. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. April Mota, 101st Eng. Bn. 16th Eng. Bde. MND-B)

Medical Evacuation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:02:34 -0600

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Description: An Afghan national army 203rd Medical Corps medic and U.S. Air Force Col. Dean Messelheiser, the unit's top advisor, head out to accept a medical evacuation patient, Oct. 31. The medical advisory mission is to assist the ANA develop a self-reliant, high-quality, responsive operational medical capability to sustain Afghan national security forces in their efforts to secure and stabilize the nation. The goal is to hone the ANA medical system so it can operate and sustain a high-quality military health support system independent of U.S. or coalition assistance.

Marines, Afghan Soldiers Hunt Taliban

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0600

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Description: An Afghan national army soldier and Staff Sgt. David Dial with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, search through a compound in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. Dial is a 29-year- old section leader from Newnan, Ga. Marines conducted an operation to search compounds for weapons and improvised explosive device making materials in a local village here, Nov. 6.

ISAF-Afghanistan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:58:27 -0600

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Description: An Afghan national army soldier enters a small mud hut in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducted an operation to search compounds for weapons and improvised explosive device making materials in a local village here, Nov. 6.

U.S., Afghan Troops Conduct Joint Patrol

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:20:48 -0600

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Description: A soldier from the Afghan national army provides security during a dismounted patrol near the village of Dehayat, Afghanistan, Nov. 9.

DoD Authorizes Contiguous Training for Army Guard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:06:15 -0600

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Description: Spc. Brian Odom of Harrisburg receives training on the 50 caliber machine gun during convoy live fire exercises at Fort Chaffee.

Patrolling in Iraq

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:01:52 -0600

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Description: A U.S. Marine with 3d Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion loads 5.56 ammunition into a Squad Automatic Weapon drum before a combat operation in northern Ninewah province, Iraq, March 13. Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion was supporting Iraqi security forces in counter smuggling operations.

Patrolling in Iraq

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:59:08 -0600

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Description: U.S. Marines with 2d Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion take a break to watch the sunset after a dismounted patrol in Al Abtakh, Iraq, March 16. Delta Company, 1st LAR was supporting Iraqi security forces in counter smuggling operation.

Firefight in the Waterpur Valley

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:57:22 -0600

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Description: U.S. Army Pvt. John Stafinski, a native of Seville, Ohio, fires his M249 squad automatic weapon during a three-hour gun battle with insurgent fighters in Kunar province, Afghanistan's Waterpur Valley, Nov. 3. Stafinski is an infantryman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based out of Fort Carson, Colo.

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tiger — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:25 -0600

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