Capt. Matt Hepp conducts a preflight inspection of his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Komatsu Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Base Dec. 7, 2010, before a mission over the Sea of Japan. More than 160 Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, are deployed to Komatsu from Dec. 3 to 11 in support of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. Captain Hepp is a pilot with the 14th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)
Supplies from Poland are off-loaded from a C-17 Globemaster III from the Heavy Airlift Squadron at Papa Air Base, Hungary, Dec. 8, 2010, after arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircraft was flying a three-day mission that would span over 7000 miles covering the countries of Hungary, Poland, Afghanistan and Lithuania as they move more than 75,000 tons of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Dec. 16, 2010) Builder 3rd Class Amanda Thayer, left, and Builder 2nd Class Heather Shawmorris cut lumber for a Southwest Asia Hut at Kandahar Air Field. Thayer is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 26 and Shawmorris is assigned to NMCB-18. Members of the two battalions are constructing the building, which NMCB-26 will occupy in the coming weeks. NMCB-18 and 26 are reserve component battalions serving in the RC South region of Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 2nd Class Vuong Ta/Released)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Voce, equipment operator, left, and Constructionman Apprentice Jesse Wallace, equipment operator, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, discuss an earthworking project. NMCB-3 is deployed to southern Afghanistan to provide construction and engineering support to the region. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Jesse Sherwin III
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The Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance-Imaging System demonstrates its surveillance capabilities during a November 2009 test at Quantico, Va. Photo by Donna Miles.
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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 16, 2010) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sort mail packages during a replenishment at sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Morales/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 15, 2010) An aircraft director guides an F/A-18C Hornet onto a steam-powered catapult at dusk on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
A landing craft heaves through a near-shore swell on the Red Beach coastline on Camp Pendleton, Calif., during assault training exercise Dawn Blitz, June 3, 2010. The weeklong Navy/Marine exercise involved 4,500 sailors and Marines, seven ships, 60 amphibious assault vehicles, 16 landing craft and numerous fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Don Bartletti.
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U.S. Army Sgt. James Small, right, helps Spc. Andreas Plaza climb a hill in the Towr Gahr Pass, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2010. The soldiers were assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson
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DJIBOUTI (Dec. 11, 2010) Builder Constructionman Bianca Manzanero, left, and Builder Constructionman Haani Leah, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa, rinse a mortar mixer used to mix sand, cement, lime and water to create stucco. NMCB-74 Detail Horn of Africa is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to assist in building partner nation capacity and promoting regional stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Lindsey/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2010) Sailors prepare a C-2 Greyhound assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Squadron (VRC) 40 for maintenance in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). VRC-40 is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marie Brindovas/Released)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visits "Vulture's Row" and observes launches and recoveries while aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Tyler Stoker explains the workings of a weapon system to Japanese Sgt. 1st Class Kato Hiromaso during Forest Light, a field training exercise on Kirishima Training Area, Kyushu, Japan, Dec, 8, 2010. Stoker is a javelin and tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided, anti-tank missile system team leader assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christian O. Acevedo.
U.S. Navy sailors heave a line from USNS Tippecanoe to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a replenishment at sea in the East China Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. The Essex is participating in Keen Sword, a joint bilateral exercise in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith.
