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U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division search a house in Anah, Iraq, on Sept. 28, 2005. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bill Hatzman looks over an explosive device prior to detonating it inside a cave that could be used as a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, on Sept. 27, 2005. Hatzman is assigned to 2nd Platoon, 14th Cavalry, 4th Battalion. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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A 58th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle (left), a Navy F/A-18 Hornet (bottom) and an Egyptian F-16 fly past Egypt's pyramids at Giza. The Sept. 15 flight was part Bright Star 05/06, a joint-combined training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andy Hurt)
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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, search a haystack for a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army soldiers search rooms for a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bill Hatzman, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, looks over the demolition equipment inside a cave outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, detonate caves that could be used for weapons caches outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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A U.S. Army soldier watches over an AK-47 weapon that was found in a house during a search for a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27,2005. The soldier is assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army Pvt. Kueth Dolvony, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, provides security behind a home during a house search for a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, detonate caves that could be used for weapons caches outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army Spc. Lionel Lare searches a house for a weapons cache outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. Lare is assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army Spc. Lionel Lare, assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, looks out the hatch of the Stryker vehicle on the way back to the command outpost in Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army soldiers walk to a local Iraqi house to conduct a search for a weapons cache, outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Chuck Hipple and Bill Hatzman fill in the entrance to a cave that could be used for weapons caches outside Rawah, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Troop, 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Platoon from Fort Wainwright, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway
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U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Steve Flick, with Mobile Assault Platoon, Red Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, looks through his binoculars at a possible improvised explosive device during a patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Bruff, with Mobile Assault Platoon, Red Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, cleans his M240G Medium Machine Gun before going on patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marines prepare to use their Improved Target Acquisition System to examine a possible improvised explosive device during a patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marines use a construction vehicle to dig up buried wires on the side of the road during a patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marines question local residents of Kharma, Iraq, about suspicious activity after a recent improvised explosive device (IED) attack during a patrol Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marines with the 2nd Marine Regiment, explain the events of a recent improvised explosive device (IED) attack to Marines with 8th Engineers Support Battalion in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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A U.S. Marine sprays red paint to mark the area where his Marines were hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) during a patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Taylor, with Mobile Assault Platoon, Red Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, provides security after a recent improvised explosive device (IED) attack during a patrol in Kharma, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Hutchison
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Members of the Kenyan army, air force, and navy congratulate members of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa for their good effort during the competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. Approximately sixteen U.S. servicemembers from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, as well as one French and one Dutch representative, are participating in the East African Armed Forces Rifle Championship in Nairobi, Kenya. The United States took part in the pistol, rifle, and sniper contests against servicemembers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa watch other teams compete in the finals at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. Approximately sixteen U.S. servicemembers from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, as well as one French and one Dutch representative, are participating in the East African Armed Forces Rifle Championship in Nairobi, Kenya. The United States took part in the pistol, rifle, and sniper contests against servicemembers from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Netherlands army Lt. Col. Bernard Dieteren, deputy chief of staff, looks around for the rest of his team just before their competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Provisional Security Company, U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Steven Jacobs, Richel Castillo, Jimmy Nettavong, and Graham Goodman, wait for the signal from their team commander, Netherland army Lt. Col. Bernard Dieteren, deputy chief of staff, to fire in their last competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsa
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Graham Goodman, Jimmy Nettavong, and Steven Jacobs fall to the ground and start firing at various targets during their last competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jimmy Nettavong, Provisional Security Company, raises his weapon as a sign of gratitude to the screaming crowd of supporters that have gathered to watch the team's final competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Kenyan army, air force, and navy cheer as U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dai walks past carrying the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa guide on at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Deputy Kenyan army commander, Maj. Gen. Jones Mutwii, looks over the scoring boards to see where the Kenyan army forces rank amongst their peers at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Kenyan army dance to celebrate their unit's victory Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Kenyan army dance around the Stony-Athi Range to celebrate their unit's victory Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Members of the Kenyan army dance around the Stony-Athi Range to celebrate their unit's victory Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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A member of the Kenyan army plays his drums and dances with his teammates after a successful competition at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Kenyan air force women give each other some words of encouragement before meeting the Deputy Kenyan army commander, Maj. Gen. Jones Mutwii, at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall
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Deputy Kenyan army commander, Maj. Gen. Jones Mutwii, speaks to the formations that have gathered to watch the closing ceremonies at the Stony-Athi Range Sept. 23, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall