U.S. and Indian soldiers share information about vehicles and weapons systems at the static display after the opening ceremony for Yudh Abhyas, an exercise on Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 12, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Yudh Abyas is a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 29, 2009) Gunner's Mate Seaman Thomas Chapman, from Abeline, Texas, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), prepares to fire a shot line across to the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) to establish communications during a refueling at sea. Tortuga is part of the Denver Amphibious Ready Group conducting a fall patrol with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)
Master Sgt. Dellet Weaver (left) and Master Sgt. Marty Smith discuss how to remove the wing from a C-130 Hercules Oct. 27, 2009, at Sather Air Base, Iraq.
The aircraft is believed to have been destroyed years ago after it crashed short of a runway outside the wire, without casualties.
Several American and Iraqi airmen are working together to salvage parts for use as hands-on training aids for Iraqi aircraft maintainers at New Al Muthana Air Base.
Sergeant Weaver is the production superintendent for aircraft maintenance advisers assigned to the 321st Air Expeditionary Advisory Group. He is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. and hails from Grafton, W.Va.
Sergeant Smith is the assistant fire chief assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from the 132nd Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard. He is a native of Ankeny, Iowa.
Staff Sgt. Brian Peters practices using a travel stroke to swim with full equipment on during water survival training at the Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, swimming pool Oct. 22, 2009. Sergeant Peters and other personnel recovery team members trained on a variety of water-based tactics to prepare them to operate safely in rescue and recovery missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)
Air Force Staff Sgt. Shervon Greenhow helps to sort mail at the Air Force mail center on Camp Cunningham, Afghanistan, Oct. 22, 2009. U.S. Postal Service officials have announced recommended deadlines for sending holiday mail bound for servicemembers overseas. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 25, 2009) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Mario M. Evans stands watch at a .50-caliber machine gun station aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a transit of the Straits of Malacca. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian A. Stone/Released)
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Piet provides security as a herd of goats pass through the Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2009. Piet is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Freddy G. Cantu
The stars and stripes on the American flag reflect NASA's commitment to teamwork as the Constellation Program's Ares I-X test rocket roars off Launch Complex 39B Oct. 28, 2009, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA photo/Jim Grossmann)
Airman 1st Class Kyle Crawford, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron electronics and environmental systems specialist, installs parts of a new environmental control system for an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 20, 2009 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Electronics and environmental systems specialists are responsible for all environmental control and oxygen generating systems on the F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)
Runway approach lights, along with a digital airport surveillance radar system, various navigational aids and other equipment, were part of the suite of equipment officially turned over to the Iraqi air force during a ceremony Oct. 26, 2009, at Kirkuk Air Base. The Electronic Systems Center, headquartered at Hanscom AFB, Mass., provided the equipment via foreign military sales procedures. (Courtesy photo)
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 27, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Eric Ballard guides an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 onto the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex embarked HSC-25 in preparation for their upcoming fall deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew A. Ebarb/Released)
SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 27, 2009)
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Ballard guides an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 onto the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).
Essex embarked HSC-25 in preparation for their upcoming fall deployment.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew A. Ebarb/Released)
Sailors march across the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to man the rails as George Washington enters Kowloon Bay for a port visit to Hong Kong. George Washington Sailors will conduct 12 different community service projects designed to give something back to their host city during their visit. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Marcos Vazquez (Released)
U.S. Army soldiers train on the advanced mobility course on all terrain vehicles in Boeblingen, Germany, Oct. 22, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group. The course allows soldiers to gain experience on different surfaces from sand and gravel to steep grades, and can also be used for training in humvees. U.S. Army photo by Martin Greeson
American Soldiers sprint up to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combined air assault mission with the Iraqi Army and Air Force, Oct. 26, north of Baghdad. Photo by Pfc. Adam Halleck, 1st Cavalry Division.
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