Monthly Archives: November 2009

“Killer Tomato” Target

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"Killer Tomato" Target

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2009) Gunner's Mate 3rd Class David Jones, left, from North Pole, Alaska, mans a .50-caliber machine gun while Aviation Ordnancemen throw an SUW-17 "killer tomato" target over the side from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are participating in a strike group sustainment exercise off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Help From Above

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Help From Above

Staff Sgt. Justin Schramm leans out to check the M2 .50 caliber machine gun mounted on an HH-60G Pave Hawk while flying in Afghanistan. Sergeant Schramm is currently stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan and is originally from Eugene, Ore

Forces Clear Taliban From Northern Afghan Province

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Forces Clear Taliban From Northern Afghan Province

Afghan soldiers hand out supplies to Afghans who had been evicted from their villages by Taliban fighters in Konduz, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2009. Supplies included new shoes, blankets, clothes, tea, food, and other items to aid the local Afghans through the winter months. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Baker

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Team Work

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Team Work

U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi police conduct a cordon and search mission at a farm house on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2009. The area was suspected of being used as a vehicle-borne explosive device factory. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez

A Piece Of Candy During A Foot Patrol

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A Piece Of Candy During A Foot Patrol

A U.S. Soldier with Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., gives an Afghan child a piece of candy during a foot patrol in the village of Daftani, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2009. The Soldiers are conducting operations out of Company Operating Post Sangar, Shajoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)

Airmen Train Iraqi Police

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Airmen Train Iraqi Police

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Quast gives Iraqi police explosive ordnance disposal technicians their EOD patches upon completion of several hours of training conducted by Air Force EOD members Nov. 4, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Cedar, Iraq. Sergeant Quast is a 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron EOD technician deployed from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)

Prowler Maintenance

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Prowler Maintenance

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2009) Aviation Machinist Mate Airman Mary Jackson, assigned to the Gauntlets of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, applies leading edge tape to the wings of an E/A-6B Prowler in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John M. Hageman/Released)

Cleaning And Painting Walls Damaged By Typhoon Ketsana

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Cleaning And Painting Walls Damaged By Typhoon Ketsana

DA NANG, Vietnam (Nov. 9, 2009)

Logistics Specialist 1st Class Antonio Hombrebueno, assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), paints the outside walls at a vocational training center for Da Nang street children.

Sailors from Blue Ridge and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) cleaned and painted walls damaged by Typhoon Ketsana.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)

Osprey Prepares To Take Off

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Osprey Prepares To Take Off

An MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) Nov. 1, 2009, while under way in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a composite unit training exercise. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho, U.S. Navy/Released)

Off The Line

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Off The Line

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates watches a demonstration of the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle at the test facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen