One of the copies of the book “We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young” donated by its authors, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and journalist Joseph L. Galloway, to 1st Cavalry Division soldiers serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Spc. Ken Scar.

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Stockton, Calif., native Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Ramirez, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, crosses an irrigation ditch with some help from an Afghan Uniformed Police patrolman. The Marines and AUP have partnered in recent weeks to show a strong, unified presence in the area. Photo by Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde.

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KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait (Dec. 11, 2011) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Matt Clausen climbs aboard a combat rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) after conducting anti-terrorism/force protection dives on a pier. Clausen is assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, which provides mine counter-measure, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD), salvage-diving, counter-terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathryn Whittenberger.

Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Furr, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 crew chief, lifts his wife, Andrea, into the air before deploying, Jan. 6. Marines of VMM-365 said farewell to their friends and family in the squadron parking lot aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River before going inside the hangar to prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. John Suleski.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Navy Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter Jr., commander of Carrier Strike Group 12, watch flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 21, 2012. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman.

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Rangers rappel out the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while participating in a combined arms live-fire exercise near Fort Stewart, Ga., on Jan. 10, 2012. The Rangers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. The exercise is conducted to evaluate and train members on de-escalation of force, reactions to enemy contact and other objectives that prepare them for forward operations. DoD photo by Staff Sgt Clay Lancaster, U.S. Air Force.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Marler talks with villagers about their crops, animals and irrigation in Sangin, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2012. Marter is a squad leader assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Marines from this unit maintain a good relationship with the villagers by conducting security patrols with Afghan soldiers. DoD photo by Cpl. Ed Galo, U.S. Marine Corps.

A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522nd Special Operation Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II over New Mexico on Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st Special Operations Squadron is located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and conducts air refueling training with members of the 522nd at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. DoD photo by Airman 1st class Xavier Lockley, U.S. Air Force.

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 11, 2012) Sailors haul in the mooring lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) prepares to depart for for a scheduled independent deployment to the western Pacific region and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 19, 2011) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Christopher P. Clanor, left, and Culinary Specialist 1st Class Kevon D. Henry, both assigned to Afloat Training Group Western Pacific at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, take the Navy-wide chief petty officer advancement exam. Sailors are given three hours to answer 200 questions that test their knowledge of their rating and basic military requirements. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Cole.