Army Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, commanding general of Multinational Division South, Brig. Gen. Gerald Lang, the division deputy commanding general for support, Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin, the division senior enlisted leader, visit Babylon, Iraq, July 18, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Debralee P. Crankshaw.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2009) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 makes an arrested landing during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz(CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are conducting operations off the coast of Southern California in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Peter Merrill/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2009) Sailors assigned to the supply department of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) move pallets of produce on the flight deck during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry-cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean during her inaugural deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas/Released)
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nicolas Massie, center, conducts a patrol briefing with U.S. and Afghan soldiers on Combat Outpost Gorbuz in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2009. Massie is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company A, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith
U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Araiza uses a mine detector during a mission with Afghan police officers to search for enemy weapons caches near Shah Wali Zarat in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 24, 2009. Araiza is deployed with the 25 Infantry Division's Company A, 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2009)
An AV/8-B Harrier assigned to the Sea Elks of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 166 takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7).
Cleveland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Grant P. Ammon/Released)
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan—Two members of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team provide security in Shebar district, Bamyan province, July 23. In addition to security, New Zealand Defense Force TG Crib 14 works closely with government officials to tailor development programs in Bamyan. (Photo by U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lory Stevens, Task Force Warrior Public Affairs Office)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (July 27, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) prepare to lower a ridged hull inflatable boat (RHIB) into the water. Oak Hill is participating in Southern Partnership Station '09. Southern Partnership Station is a combined naval and amphibious operation with Oak Hill and maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Oak Hill is also supporting U.S. Marine Corps Forces South multinational amphibious exercise Southern Exchange 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cory Rose/Released)
Iraqi construction workers place new sections of pipe for a sewer network in the Salhiyah neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, recently. The project was funded by Coalition forces, but the plan and execution were in the hands of local Iraqi government officials. Photo courtesy of 1st Infantry Division.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2009) Sailors assigned to the weapons department of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) carry a BDU-45 inert bomb to the bomb table for disassembly. Carl Vinson is currently at sea conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Johnson/Released)
U.S. Army soldiers maintain security at a landing zone while a CH-47 Chinook approaches for pick up near Binshai, Afghanistan, July 22, 2009. The soldiers, assigned to the 10th Mountain Infantry Division and 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, were in the area to attend a meeting with Afghan border police officers. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Cohen
An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft returns from a mission over the Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan July 21, 2009. The aircraft is from Strike Fighter Squadron 113 and embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (DoD photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz, U.S. Navy/Released)
CARIBBEAN SEA (July 27, 2009) Lt. j.g. Byron Cody, left, and Ensign Jordan Reagan coordinate damage control efforts during a fire drill aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59). Kauffman is on a six-month deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility supporting the U.S. Southern Command exercise Southern Seas 2009, part of the Partnerships of the Americas strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Shelander/Released)
The crew from Florida Offshore steadies and lowers the BQM-167 sub-scale drone to the cradle after a recovery demonstration July 22 in the waters off Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The ship used for recovery is one of only three 120-foot boats owned by the Air Force. The Florida Offshore crew is contracted through the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron to help recover sub-scale drones after they are shot down during live-fire exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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