Muddy Training

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Muddy Training

Mechanics with 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, work to rig up and recover a tractor trailer from a mire pit during the Vehicle Recovery Course at Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sep. 28, 2011. The training is designed to challenge unit mechanics and prepare them for the upcoming winter conditions in Afghanistan. 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Photo by Sgt. Thomas Duval

Littoral Combat Ships

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 4, 2011) An artist renderings of the littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Little Rock (LCS 9. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Jay M. Chu)

Bombs On Target

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Bombs On Target

Posted 10/4/2011

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., drops a AGM-65 Maverick during a close-air support training mission Sept. 23, 2011, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. U.S. Air Force Weapons School students participate in many combat training missions over the NTTR during the six-month, graduate-level instructor course.

Securing the Wanake Valley

Securing the Wanake Valley

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A U.S. Army mine resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle with a mine-roller attached to the front pulls security in Wanake Valley, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. The M-ATV is used for route clearing on convoys. (Photo by: Spc. Kristina Truluck, 55th Signal Company)

Marine Amputee Returns to Work

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Marine Amputee Returns to Work

Posted 9/12/2011

Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a combat replacement for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wades through an irrigation canal to move into a night observation post in Sangin, Afghanistan, Aug. 5. In February of 2006, Ramirez was wounded in action while serving in Iraq with 3rd Bn., 5th Marines and two years later became the first hand-amputee to re-enlist in the Marines Corps. Since then the multiple-tour combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan has served as an urban warfare instructor, attended the pre-sniper course at division schools and stayed close to his infantry roots. Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly

Fast Way Down

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Fast Way Down

Posted 7/20/2011

DARWIN, Australia (July 20, 2011) Lt. Ryan Ramsden, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, rappels off a tower while training with members of the Australian Northern Territory Tactical Response Group during exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. Forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos)

Dogs of War: Doggles

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Dogs of War: Doggles

Posted 7/12/2011

Zeko, an explosive detection Canine, takes a breather, after his handler puts his specially made balistic "doggles" on for his daily training at the newly built training course at Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo By: Spc. Barbara Ospina, 1st BCT Public Affairs)

Pave Hawk Dust

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carrying combat search and rescue U.S Air Force airmen approaches a landing zone during an exercise on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. 2010. The exercise tested the squadronÂ’s ability to provide medical aid to U.S. and coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz
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Rough Seas

The guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur transits through rough seas in the Pacific Ocean. Curtis Wilbur is part of Destroyer Squadron 15 and is underway with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. Photo by Seaman Adam K. Thomas
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BUFF Refuels

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flies in behind a KC-135R Stratotanker as it prepares to refuel July 21, 2010, over Indiana. The KC-135 and its crew are from the Air Force Reserve Command's 74th Air Refueling Squadron out of Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)
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Going Vertical

An F-22 Raptor and F-15 Eagle from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's 433rd Weapons Squadron pull into a vertical climb over the Nevada Test and Training Range July 16, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Busy Flight Deck

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 29, 2010) An F/A-18 Hornet conducts flight operations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park)
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Search for the Elusive FOD

5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 29, 2010) Sailors and Marines conduct a foreign object damage walkdown on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park)
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USS Tuscon Transits the East Sea

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon transits the East Sea while leading a 13-ship formation. The Republic of Korea and the United States are conducting the combined alliance maritime and air readiness exercise "Invincible Spirit" in the seas east of the Korean peninsula from, July 25-28. This is the first in a series of joint military exercises that will occur over the coming months in the East and West Seas. Photo by Seaman Adam K. Thomas
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Salvage Recovery Exercise

Petty Officer 2nd Class Troy Crowder, Navy diver, assigned to company 2-6, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, and a Mexican navy diver take strain on their dive umbilicals during a salvage recovery exercise with the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp. MDSU-2 is participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Lussier
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SEAL Amusement Park Ride

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 17, 2010) A Navy SEAL platoon hangs beneath an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Red Wolves of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 as they perform a special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) exercise during a demonstration at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The Naval Special Warfare community displayed its capabilities as part of the 41st UDT-SEAL East Coast Reunion celebration. Events are planned throughout the weekend to honor UDT/SEAL history, heritage, and families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Daniels)
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SEAL Watermelon Bust

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 17, 2010) A watermelon blasts apart after being shot by a SEAL sniper during a capabilities demonstration at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Va. The Naval Special Warfare community event was part of the 41st UDT/SEAL East Coast Reunion celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Robert Fluegel)
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Lethal Presence

An F-22 Raptor flies over the Pacific Ocean July 2, 2010, on its way to its new home at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez)
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Female Engagement Teams

Lance Cpl. Kathryn Mannion, a female engagement team member with Regimental Combat Team 7, takes notes of medical aid provided to Afghan children during a village medical outreach at Patrol Base Saipan, Marjah, Afghanistan, July 12. Mannion, originally a military policeman, volunteered to be a part of the FET program, created to connect with Afghan women. Mannion, 24, is from Coatesville, Pa. Photo by Cpl. Megan Sindelar
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Super Lifter

A CH-53E Super Stallion flies overhead carrying an AW-101 Merlin from a forward operating base June 26. This early-morning operation to recover the Merlin is a prime example of the joint operations now taking place between the United States and the United Kingdom in the region. The Super Stallion is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, "Bigfoot," which is a Marine Corps helicopter squadron under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) here. The Merlin belongs to the U.K.'s Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) which is also currently operating under 3rd MAW(FWD) after the Joint Aviation Group joined the Wing June 1. The operation was also a testament to the work these "heavy haulers," have been performing in support of the Afghanistan national security forces and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan as they tote heavy cargo and troops across the area, under heavy enemy fire, on a daily basis. Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Steven Williams
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A Boy and His Dog - Marine Version

Lance Cpl. Daniel Franke, a dog handler attached to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, lays in the prone on an overlooking hill with his dog, in Towrah Ghundey, June 11. The Marines posted on the hill soon received enemy contact and suppressed the enemy, causing them to retreat. Photo by Cpl. Daniel Blatter
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