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February 25, 2010

Freedom Interrupts Drug Delivery In Western Caribbean

Filed under: Caribbean,Coast Guard,Colombia,Drugs — OUT @ 4:50 pm
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CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), hovers over the position of illicit drugs dumped overboard by the crew of a high-speed "go-fast" vessel. Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from Freedom, left, and Colombian navy sailors in a patrol boat search the area beneath the helicopter. Freedom's boarding team recovered 72 kilos of cocaine from the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

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Marja Javelin

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 3:32 pm
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A U.S. Marine fires a Javelin anti-armor missile at a Taliban position on the outskirts of Marja, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2010. The Marines, assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are supporting Operation Moshtarak to clear Taliban fighters from the city. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andres Escatel

Vital Route Cleared Of IEDs

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 2:44 pm
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Vehicles with the 162nd Engineer Company, 105th Engineer Battalion, Oregon National Guard, drive through Route "Cowboys" near the town of Laki, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. Soldiers from the 162nd Engineer Company worked to clear route "Cowboys" in 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment's area of operations, of IEDs through three days of meticulous searching. Photo by Lance Cpl. Dwight Henderson.

Catholic Mass During Operation Moshtarak

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 1:44 pm
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U.S. Army Capt. Carl Subler delivers a Catholic Mass to U.S. Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at an abandoned compound during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. The International Security Assistance Force operation is an offensive mission being conducted in areas of Afghanistan prevalent in drug-trafficking and Taliban insurgency. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Globemaster Deicing

Filed under: Washington (WA) — OUT @ 11:25 am
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A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, Wash., operates from the cab of a mobile truck mounted deicer to apply deicing fluid to the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline here Feb 22 in preparation for a mission. Deicing provides protection against ice buildup and snow contamination of critical control surfaces, engine inlets, and sensors on the aircraft prior to launch. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Abner Guzman).

Comfort Replenishment

Filed under: Caribbean,Haiti — OUT @ 9:08 am
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CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2010) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), left, and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Gurmman (T-AO 195) conduct an underway replenishment in the Caribbean Sea. Comfort temporarily left Haiti to re-supply, but will return to continue supporting Operation Unified Response. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Jackson (Released)

West Virginia Guard Still Helping Snowbound Communities

Filed under: West Virginia — OUT @ 7:47 am
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Sgt. James Riley of the West Virginia National Guard's 601st Engineer Company, uses a grader to help clear snow from Platt Mt. Lane in Inwood, W.Va., Feb. 19, 2010. Riley is one of 33 Soldiers, who volunteered for Stay Behind Force Dragon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sherree Grebenstein)

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February 24, 2010

Operation Moshtarak

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 5:09 pm
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Ray Evans, Jr., a dog handler gives water to his military working dog, Allie, while on a patrol in Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. Evans is assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Crops photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde

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Stratofortress Check

Filed under: Exercise,Guam,Japan,Maintenance — OUT @ 4:49 pm
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A U.S. Air Force maintenance crew checks a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft after a mission to support exercise Cope North on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 15, 2010. The U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually at Andersen to increase combat readiness and interoperability. The aircraft is assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron on Barksdale Air Force Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin

Bridge The Gap

Filed under: Construction,Iraq — OUT @ 3:01 pm
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U.S. Army 739th Engineer Multi-Role Bridge Company boats hold a bridge in place during construction over the Tigris River south of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darwin Seehusen.

Combat Comm Provides Vital ‘Link’ To Marines In Georgia

Filed under: Georgia — OUT @ 1:45 pm
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Staff Sgt. James Morgan starts up a mobile electric power generator used to power equipment Feb. 9, 2010, at the Krtsanisi National Training Center, Republic of Georgia. Sergeant Morgan is an electrical power production technician assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)

Raptor Refueling

Filed under: Alaska,Guam,Oklahoma — OUT @ 11:43 am
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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft near Guam Feb. 17, 2010. The raptor is assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and the Stratotanker is assigned to the assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron on Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin.

Giving Thanks

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 10:46 am
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mark A. Zambarda shakes hands with a resident of Barkanday village in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 12, 2010. Residents invited troops to visit to thank them for helping to build a potable water system that serves 60 families in the area. Zambarda is assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Albert L. Kelley

Elders Meeting

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 9:11 am
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephan P. Karabin makes first contact with three village elders from the Five Points area during a patrol, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. Karabin is the commanding officer, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The Marines had been previously unable to meet with local leaders due to engagements with Taliban fighters during their patrols. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Tuthill

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