PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 29, 2010)
Grace Tarawa Tran, who was born aboard the Ex-USS Tarawa (LHA 1) after her family had been rescued at sea in 1979, revisits her birthplace for the first time.
Tran’s family, along with more than 400 other Vietnamese refugees, was rescued and cared for aboard Tarawa by the Marine Corps Battalion Landing Team 2/3 and the ship’s crew.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton/Released)
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The U.S. Air Force air demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, perform precision aerial maneuvers Nov. 6, 2010, during AirFest 2010 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Pritchett)
Buster Adams, a World War II Army veteran, poses for a picture at the Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Va., Sept. 11, 2010. Adams discussed his time in service and what it means to him to be a U.S. military veteran. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Selby
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Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, drive a Tunner 60K loader through an obstacle course on the flightline here Oct. 3, 2010. The course was part of a class meant to reinforce safe operational practices. The loader is named after the late Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner, a former commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Drew Nystrom
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Pfc. Yiraldy Aloma, a native of Panama City, Panama, wipes a tear from her eye after becoming a U.S. citizen during a Veterans Day Naturalization Ceremony sponsored by United States Forces-Iraq at Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq. During the ceremony, 50 service members took the Oath of Allegiance.Photo by Lee Craker
A Task Force Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter conducts aerial reconnaissance Nov. 8, 2010, in southern Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sadie Bleistein
CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviews U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Nov. 24, 2010, in New York City. The program aired Nov. 28. (DOD photo/Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 9, 2010) An air department Sailor signals to an AH-1 Cobra helicopter to land aboard the Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway for a scheduled patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Paul Kelly/Released)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz serves Thanksgiving meals Nov. 25, 2010, to the men and women stationed at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Thule AB is the Department of Defense's northernmost installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Sarah Beasley)
Two front-end loaders from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron clear debris from a 'missile impact' crater during an operational readiness exercise Nov. 8, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
An F-18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., an F-16 from the Royal Jordanian Air Force and a Mirage from the Pakistan air force fly in formation over Wadi Rum in Jordan, Oct. 27, 2010.
The flight formation occurred during the 2010 Falcon Air Meet at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
(photo by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)
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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team work with the Afghan National Army to rebuild an Afghan military checkpoint in the Saberi District here. The checkpoint and two mosques were destroyed while a religious center and a high school were damaged in the attack by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device Nov. 3. A Khowst PRT member was on scene shortly after the attack to assess damage and assist in rebuilding the checkpoint. Provincial reconstruction teams in Khost and throughout the country aide the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in security, stability and reconstruction efforts. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Steve Baunach, Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team civil affairs officer)
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CORONADO, Calif. (Nov. 08, 2010) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 5, MSRON-3 and reserve component squadron MSRON-9 board an aircraft to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The three squadrons will form Commander, Task Group 56.7 and will be responsible for the security and defense of ports in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. David Bennett/Released)
West of the Korean Peninsula (Nov. 27, 2010) USS George Washington (CVN 73) Commanding Officer, Capt. David Lausman watches the Military Sealift Command's Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) as it transfers fuel to USS Cowpens (CG 63) and George Washington during a replenishment at sea. George Washington is currently helping to ensure security and stability in the waters west of the Korean peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox/Released)
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