Monthly Archives: July 2010

Mullen Visits Islamabad, Pakistan

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Pakistani military officers upon his arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 24, 2010. Mullen stopped in Pakistan during his 10-day trip around the world to meet with counterparts and underscore the criticality of the relationship in the war on terrorism. The stop represents the 19th time Mullen has visited Pakistan since assuming the duties of chairman. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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Salvage Recovery Exercise

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VERACRUZ, Mexico (July 22, 2010)

Navy divers assigned to Company 2-6 of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 are lowered over the side on a staging platform during a salvage recovery exercise with Mexican navy divers aboard the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51).

MDSU-2 is participating in Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations.

(U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Collins/Released)

British Royal Marines Tour Wasp

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A group of British Royal Marines listen to Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Simon, USS Wasp's combat cargo officer, explain the operations performed on USS Wasp's flight deck during a tour of the ship by 60 of the marines, July 19. The marines are currently enrolled in the British military's Infantry Officer School and are on a month-long visit to the United States to integrate with the U.S. version of the school at U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Koons

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Sunset Hawk

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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter makes a traffic pattern near Robert Gray Army Airfield on Fort Hood, Texas, July 21, 2010. Although the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade returned from Iraq just three months ago, they are already back to work and training for missions. The Black Hawk is a part of the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski.

No one has ever come here for 35 years. Not even the Russians.

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Georgian soldiers with Company B, 31st Georgian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, speak with a local Afghan elder during a joint-patrol to his village in Farah Province, July 22. Speaking with the local Afghans, the soldiers of Company B soon learned this area rarely receives any outside visitors. “No one has ever come here for 35 years. Not even the Russians,” said Naqib, a local villager, through an interpreter. Mistaken for Russian soldiers in the past, the Georgian soldiers emphasized they were not Russians, and were there to help and learn as much as possible about the local security situation and needs of their village. After meeting with the local elders, the soldiers distributed toys, and their company medic examined some of the villagers, providing medical care to those in need. Courtesy Photo.

Engagement With Enemy Forces

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Lance Cpl. Mike Lawver, an electronics technician with Regimental Combat Team 2, fires his M16 A2 service rifle during an engagement with enemy forces just outside the walls of Forward Operating Base Jackson in Helmand province, July 23. Lawver and his fellow Marines ran towards the area of enemy fire and began returning fire while concealed via a protective barrier. The firefight began early in the evening and continued for about an hour after insurgents, concealed within a nearby tree line, began firing at the base. British forces and U.S. Marines fought off the attack with machine-gun fire, mortars, and several missiles. Photo by Cpl. Ned Johnson.

Guard Firefighters Train For Emergencies

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Firefighters battle a roaring fire while participating in a aircraft 'crash' during a live fire response exercise held at the Combat Readiness Training Center at Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2010. The firefighters are with the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing at National Guard Air National Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Terry Atwell)

Afghanistan Going Green

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Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram (left) talks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis Velasquez, Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir commander and Abilene, Kan., native, July 1 about a project that could potentially bring 35,000 new trees into the province by the end of the year. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jason Smith, PRT Panjshir Public Affairs)

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Mando Zayi Convenience Store

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KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Frank Combs, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 330th Military Police Company, Police Combined Action Team, buys a drink from a convenience store in the Mando Zayi district July 18. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost PRT Public Affairs Office)

Crew Chief Prepares F-16 For A Mission

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaymes Russell, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to fly a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on July 7, 2010.

Pilots and maintenance personnel from various units deployed to Joint Base Balad with the 169th Fighter Wing to cover an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.

DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Navy Seals Conduct Capabilities Exercise

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U.S. Navy Seals drop into the ocean from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter during a capabilities exercise on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Va., July 17, 2010. The Naval Special Warfare community displayed it's capabilities as part of the 41st Underwater Demolition Team-SEAL East Coast Reunion celebration. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary L. Johnson III

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