ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2011) The visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) conducts a training operation. Truxtun is conducting a composite training unit exercise as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group to prepare for an upcoming combat deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Richard J. Stevens/Released)
SATTAHIP, Thailand (Jan. 25, 2011) A U.S. Navy causeway ferry, top, docks with the Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) to offload Humvees and other military equipment during Exercise Freedom Banner at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Chad L. Simon/Released)
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 23, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Parker, from St. Louis, launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Female personnel assigned to Abraham Lincoln's air department participated in an all-female catapult crew event during flight operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Morales/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2011)
A full moon shines over night flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are underway on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2011) - Boatswain Mate Second Class Carlos Gonzales and Boatswain Mate Second Class Scott Findell communicate with Landing Craft Air Cushion 52 during well deck operations aboard USS TORTUGA (LSD 46). This is the second consecutive year that Tortuga has conducted Transportation Exercises with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter)
U.S. Army pilots and crew chiefs perform maintenance checks on an AH-64 Apache helicopter as the sun sets on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan 18, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, based on Fort Campbell, Ky.photo by Spc. Edward A. Garibay.
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Operations Sgt. Maj. Akhtar Muhammad trains with new Afghan Army recruits at Forward Operating Base Thunder Jan. 22. (Photo by U.S. Army Capt. Kenneth A. Stewart, 17th Public Affairs Detachment)
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Firemen from Kadena's 18th Civil Engineer Squadron drag a fire hose into a simulated burning aircraft during Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. Kadena's firemen, security forces, and flight medicine personnel worked together during the simulation to save the lives of the acting victims aboard the aircraft. (Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
Iraqi Army Staff Col. Ali Yousif, chief of staff for 6th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, speaks with residents of western Mosul about reporting insurgent activity during a cordon and search mission Jan. 19, 2011. IA soldiers with 6th Bde., 3rd IA Div. partnered with a U.S. Stability Transition Team from 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division's Task Force Spear to search for evidence of insurgent activity after receiving tips from local residents. Yousif greeted locals and provided contact information for a crime tip hotline, in the event the citizens noted any unusual activity in their neighborhood. The intelligence provided by the residents led to the discovery of possible bombmaking materials at an abandoned house at the edge of the city.Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan B. Stuart of Brooklyn Park, Minn., assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, provides security for Afghan National Security Forces in Kharwar District, Afghanistan, Jan. 11. Soldiers of Company D and ANSF recovered two caches and detained four people during the two-day operation. Photo by Sgt. Cooper Cash.
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GROTON, Conn. (Jan. 20, 2011) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) arrives at Naval Submarine Base New London following a scheduled deployment. Toledo conducted operations in the U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Virginia K. Schaefer/Released)
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KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A mine resistant ambush-protected vehicle remains idle as construction efforts surround Combat Outpost Bak and the nearby district center. International Security Assistance Forces, Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army members work together daily to help address the district population’s concerns. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ken Scholz, Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)
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Master Sgt. Brian Chewning secures a safety harness before opening the doors for the 36th Contingency Response Group static-line jumpers Jan. 13, 2011, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Sergeant Chewning is a loadmaster assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
Tech. Sgt. Carlos Cardenas guides a forklift being driven by Senior Airman Scott Knight Jan. 7, 2011, at Lithuania Air Force Air Base in Lithuania. Sergeant Cardenas and Airman Knight are assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Redeployment Action Team at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)
