An AH-64D Apache Longbow crew from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment, prepares for a mission from Contingency Operating Base Delta. The Apache's are now serving as a recon tool for U.S. and Iraqi Forces on the ground as the pilots' mission transitions from close air support to more of a reconnaissance role. Photo: Sgt. Cody Harding, USDS Public Affairs.
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A pararescuemen and "victim" celebrate after successfully rappelling down a rock climbing wall during Rescue Fest Feb. 20, 2010, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron held demonstrations on how they recover victims from mountainous terrain and how to survive when stuck behind enemy lines. Col. Lenny Richoux, the 18th Wing deputy commander, played the "victim" in the demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Feb. 23, 2010) Seabees assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 pour gravel at the White Beach logistical compound in preparation for an agricultural wash down of their equipment at Varreoux Beach in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ACB-2 is conducting construction and humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kim Williams/Released)
CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 24, 2010) Mineman 1st Class Jeffrey Steele, left, and Chief Boatswain's Mate Trevor Davis watch from the starboard-side door of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) as it prepares for a small-boat transfer with the Panamanian Public Forces. Freedom is conducting counter-illicit trafficking operations and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)
Airmen from the Aeromedical Staging Facility move a patient off an aircraft Feb. 22, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The ASF has experienced a large increase in patients recently as wounded warriors were diverted from at Joint Base Andrews, Md., directly to Scott because of record snow fall on the East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Daniel Riley)
U.S. Army soldiers walk down a steep, snowy, slope as part of a foot patrol in Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. Foot patrols are often used to talk to and check on the welfare of Afghan residents. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest
A Japan Air Self Defense Force member learns the process of issuing military supplies from Airmen at the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Feb. 16, 2010 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
NAPLES, Italy (Feb. 23, 2010)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) arrives in Naples, Italy for a scheduled port visit.
Cole is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Pittman/Released)
A convoy of 122 Afghan army vehicles travels along a highway south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2010. The soldiers where convoying to Forward Operating Base Deleram in western Helmand province. The U.S. Army's 48th Brigade Personal Security Detachment escorted the convoy half way to their destination. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Elliott
Election posters cover a building under construction in Babil Province Feb. 15. Election site security is a top concern for U.S. and Iraqi forces, who have been training together to ensure the sites are safe for the Iraqi citizens during the March 7 national elections. Photo: Spc. Samuel Soza, USDS Public Affairs.
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Airman 1st Class Joshua Koch completes a pre-flight check while communicating with the pilot of the F-16 Fighting Falcon before a training mission at Red Flag Feb. 23, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. Airman Koch is a crew chief with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Shaw AFB, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)
GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 23, 2010) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2010) A super rapid blooming chaff canister is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during antimissile defense drill off the coast of Southern California. Peleliu is underway conducting an integration training exercise in preparation for a scheduled 2010 deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Foster Bamford/Released)
A U.S. Army soldier searches for enemy movement during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez
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