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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 10, 2008) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Graciano Lupercio and Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Airman Cliford Manera rewire a failed part on an Onboard Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS) compressor, used for supplying oxygen to pilots while in flight aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a scheduled deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 10, 2008) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Ashley Connors, assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron (HS) 7 communicates with hand signals while inspecting one of the squadron's SH-60 Seahawk during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 10, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Maurice Forbes assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, removes screws from the side panel of an F/A-18 Hornet in order to perform routine maintenance in hangar bay one aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Lee Losack (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2008) Seaman Victor Ledesma signals to the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) during a connected replenishment aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2008) Chief Boatswain's Mate Dante Zamora relays information from the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) to line handlers during an ammunition on load aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2008) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, prepares to hook up to a pallet from the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) and drop it onto the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN) 76 during an ammunition on load. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Brossard (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2008) A Sailor assigned to the Military Sealift Command ammunition ship USNS Flint (T-AE 32) attaches a sling to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, during an ammunition on load with the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball (Released)
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An Iraqi soldier walks past an armour vehicle of the US army's 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, as he secures an area in Baghdad, 10 January 2008.
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A bomb disposal expert checks, 10 January 2008 at Brest military harbour, a marine robot (PAP) to inspect the body of La P'tite Julie trawler that sank in stormy seas off the coast of Brittany 07 January. Two bodies were recovered and one man was rescued, suffering from hypothermia and severe shock. The 24-metre (79-foot) trawler went down some 50 kilometres (30 miles) off the coast of Ile Vierge in northwestern France. AFP PHOTO FRED TANNEAU (Photo credit should read FRED TANNEAU/AFP/***** Images
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Spanish soldiers with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) guard Fatima's gate in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila along the Lebanese-Israeli border 09 January 2008. Two Irish military officers serving with the UN contingent in Lebanon were wounded in a roadside bombing Tuesday targeting their vehicle. In the background is the Israeli town of Metulla. AFP PHOTO / RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Soldiers with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) participate in a joint fire training exercises with the Lebanese army in Naqura, south Lebanon, 10 January 2008. The UN force in southern Lebanon vowed today to pursue its peacekeeping mission despite a bomb attack that wounded two soldiers earlier this week. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers attend a joint fire training exercises with the Lebanese army in Naqura, south Lebanon, 10 January 2008. The UN force in southern Lebanon vowed today to pursue its peacekeeping mission despite a bomb attack that wounded two soldiers earlier this week. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/***** Images)
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Mexican Federal Police patrol the border city of Reynosa, Mexico, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. Heavily armed police and soldiers continued patrolling the streets of this rough border city, after shootouts with alleged drug gang members in two cities killed five people, including two federal officers. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
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Palestinian security forces deploy near the Church of the Nativity during a visit by US President George W. Bush to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 10 January 2008. Bush prayed at the traditional birthplace of Jesus today, in a Bethlehem swamped by security forces, his first stop on a pilgrimage to some of Christianity's holiest sites. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/***** Images)
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policemen stand guard at the entrance to a police lines office in Lahore, Pakistan, 11 January 2008. A suicide attacker on 10 January 2008 detonated explosives attached to his body targeting the policemen outside High Court building, killing 21 police officers and three civilians
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Israeli soldiers monitor a demonstration by Palestinian and foreign protestors against the construction of the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the village of Umm Salamunah near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 11 January 2008. US President Bush headed to Kuwait on Friday after talks in Israel and the occupied West Bank aimed at spurring negotiations on an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
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US President George W. Bush talks to Franciscan priests at the Sea of Galilee, in the ancient village of Capernaum, 11 January 2008. Capernaum is close to where Jesus is said to have miraculously fed 5,000 people with a few loaves and fish and where he anointed Peter -- the "rock" on which he would build his new church
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United States President George Bush bows his head as US Marines stand aside when laying a wreath in the 'Hall of Remembrances' in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on 11 January 2008. Behind are Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Bush visited the Holocaust museum and then laid a wreath in a solemn ceremony honoring the six-million Jews exterminated by the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II
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United States President George Bush wrote a shot note in the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial' guest book at the close of his visit to both the museum and then a solemn ceremony when he laid a wreath honoring in Jerusalem on 11 January 2008. The note simply says, "God Bless Israel,' and is signed George Bush, with no date
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Persian Gulf (January 10, 2008) An F/A-18 Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman, and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, are deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
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MIDDLE EAST (Jan. 09, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) conducts a vertical replenishment at sea. The Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Lauren A. Goldenberg (Released)
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CAMP PATRIOT, Kuwait (Jan. 10, 2008) U. S. Army Specialist Jessica Jessee, of BSB Infantry Support Security Force (SECFOR) scans the terrain while standing watch. Jessee's unit is responsible for providing anti-terrorism and force protection for Camp Patriot while deployed supporting the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelvin Surgener (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 10, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Maurice Forbes, assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, removes corroded screws from the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet in order to access a malfunctioning collision light in hangar bay one aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew A. Lawson (Released)
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An Israeli soldier tries to restrain Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the construction of the controversial Israeli separation barrier in the village of Umm Salamunah near the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 11 January 2008. US President George W. Bush, who visited the West Bank yesterday, caught a glimpse of the problems facing Palestinians at Ramallah checkpoints after travelling by road from Jerusalem when fog grounded his Marine One helicopter, although Bush's convoy swept through the barrier. AFP PHOTO/MUSA AL-SHAER (Photo credit should read MUSA AL-SHAER/AFP/***** Images)
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IDF Paratroopers carry weapons as they prepare to take part in their swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall compound in Jerusalem January 10, 2008. This compound is the site of swearing-in ceremonies for new soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces after they have completed their basic training.
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