A 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 refuels a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 during bilateral air refueling training May 17, 2010. Kadena Airmen have been training JASDF F-15 pilots since 2003 and this month the two nations are working together again to certify about 20 JASDF pilots as they prepare to participate in an upcoming Red Flag exercise in Alaska. (Courtesy photo)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 19, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) conducts an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for work-ups leading to the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stacy D. Laseter/Released)
ARABIAN SEA (May 19 2010) Sailors perform preflight checks on an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jules Dean/Released)
NEW YORK (May 27, 2010) Rear Adm. Mark Bonsel, commander of U.S. Navy Mid-Atlantic Region, reenlists Sailors from various commands at the site of the World Trade Center during Fleet Week New York 2010. Approximately 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are participating in the 23rd Fleet Week New York, May 26 through June 2. Fleet Week has been New York City's celebration of the sea services since 1984. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Morgan E. Dial/Released)
U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan national police officers walk down a path while on their way into the village of Sequala, Jalrez District, Wardak province, Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. This combined forces patrol is going to communicate with and help maintain good relations with the locals. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 1st Platoon, 401st Military Police Company. U.S. Army photo by Sgt Russell Gilchrest
Army Pfc. Roy P. Blake of the Louisiana National Guard places tubing for a shoreline protection system in the southwest pass of the Mississippi River delta near Venice, La., May 18, 2010. The Louisiana Guard is building a barrier to prevent an oil spill from reaching the wetlands. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Tarell J. Bilbo
Army Pfc. Roy P. Blake of the Louisiana National Guard places tubing for a shoreline protection system in the southwest pass of the Mississippi River delta near Venice, La., May 18, 2010.
The Louisiana Guard is building a barrier to prevent an oil spill from reaching the wetlands.
U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Tarell J. Bilbo
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HELMAND PROVIDENCE, Afghanistan (May 17,2010) Emergency vehicles line the perimeter of a fire at a supply area at Camp Leatherneck. Crews from both Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion worked overnight to suppress the blaze and contain the fire from further affecting other areas of the base. Marines and Sailors are in the Helmand Province supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Rheaume/Released)
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Elders from the village of Chure Khel in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province interrupt their daily routine May 1 to talk to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason P. Ites and Master Sgt. Don K. Lilleman with the Missouri Agribusiness Development Team in Nangarhar Province as the Soldiers take notes next to the community's wheat fields. The Nangarhar ADT visits communities throughout the province to check on government projects and discuss community needs. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Witte, Combined Joint Task Force - 82 PAO)
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U.S. Navy sailors and Marines salute Ground Zero as the USS Iwo Jima passes Staten Island, N.Y., en route to this year's Fleet Week New York, May 26, 2010. Approximately 3,000 sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will participate in the 26th Fleet Week New York, which will run from May 26 through June 2. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Eric Lockwood
Members of the 809th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pour concrete May 15, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan for the large-area maintenance shelter pads for aviation maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nancy Hooks)
At Sea: Sailors assigned to Beachmaster Unit 2, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde, direct Landing Craft Air Cushion 87, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, onto the beach. Mesa Verde and ACU-4 are part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group, which is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Smith)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Hayes watches the flight deck list 20 degrees to starboard during a high-speed turn aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
The high-speed turn is the last evolution performed during the Planned Incremental Maintenance Period.
Ronald Reagan is currently performing sea trials off of the California coast.
(Navy photo/Seaman Benjamin C. Jernigan)
U.S. Army soldiers fire a round from the 60mm mortar launcher during training at Outpost Loyalty, Nangarech, Afghanistan, May 15, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to 4th Infantry Division's Company D, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Mountain Warrior. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Doty
U.S. Army soldiers provide overwatch security in Qatar Kala, Afghanistan, May 6, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12 Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal Warrior. U.S. Army photo by Spc. David A. Jackson
