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An Australian soldier guards the huge amount of weapons handed over by East Timorese rebels in Maubisse, 16 June 2006. East Timorese rebels, led by Major Alfredo Reinado, handed over 12 M16 rifles, four handguns and ammunition to Australian troops, who later secured the weapons inside steel containers 16 June 2006, obeying an order to disarm from President Xanana Gusmao. AFP PHOTO/Jason GUTIERREZ (Photo credit should read JASON GUTIERREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Iraqi soldier looks at destruction inside Baratha Shiite mosque in Baghdad 16 June 2006 as blood is seen on the decorative tiles of the mihrab (prayer niche) after a suicide bomber blew himself up killing at least 11people. The attack came despite a massive clampdown in the capital ordered by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that saw vehicles banned from the capital's streets during Friday prayer time and tens of thousands of Iraqi and US soldiers out on patrol. AFP PHOTO/WISAM SAMI (Photo credit should read WISAM SAMI/AFP/Getty Images)
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A well manicured Israeli soldier visits kindergarten children who have come under rocket attacks from Gaza June 15, 2006 in the city of Sderot, Israel. A spokesman for the Hamas government told Israeli Radio it wants a cease-fire with Israel, and is willing to speak to Palestinian militant factions in Gaza to persuade them to end the rocket fire. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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Sgt. First Class Jerry Lutz from Fort Belvior, Virginia, demonstrates how early versions of the Army's combat helmets made it difficult to look up from a shooting postion during a hearing of the US House Armed Services Committee Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on Capitol Hill June 15, 2006 in Washington, DC. The hearing was called to address the differences in protective clothing and equipment between different branches of the US military. A non-profit group, Operation Helmet, has helped raise about $800,000 in private donations to help retrofit about 8,000 Marine helmets with padding that increases protection against ballistics and shock from explosions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Private (Pte) Mitchell Standing gives the thumbs up from the top cover position of an Australian Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV).
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Pfc. Chris Lunsford, from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, makes a friend while on patrol in Sinjar, Iraq
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While covering their movements with smoke, a Soldier attached to the I Marine Expeditionary Force signals a Marine to cross a street during a firefight with insurgents in Ramadi, Iraq.
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An Apache helicopter provides combat air support for the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team during a cordon and knock operation in Al Wardan, Iraq.