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South Korean K-1 tanks move during a winter exercise against supposed North Korea's attacks at a military training base in Pochun, north of Seoul, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he is optimistic the international standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions can be resolved through the now-deadlocked six-party talks. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Ahn Jung-hwan)
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South Korean Army soldiers come out from their armored vehicles during a winter exercise against supposed North Korea's attacks at a military training base in Pochun, north of Seoul, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he is optimistic the international standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions can be resolved through the now-deadlocked six-party talks. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Ahn Jung-hwan)
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This photo provided by the United Service Organization shows Earl McClung signing an autograph for U.S. Army Maj. Petracca as Darrell "Shifty" Powers, right, looks on at Rodrigues Range, a "live-fire" area for tank and troop training, about 15 miles south of the DMZ in South Korea Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. Cast members from the HBO series "Band of Brothers" and veterans who inspired the book and series are on a USO/AFE Tour of Hawaii, Japan and Korea. (AP Photo/USO, Dave Gatley)
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South Korean actors hold mock machine guns in a rehearsal of the musical "Yodok Story" at a theater in Seoul Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. The musical, written and directed by Jung Sung San who defected to South Korea in 1995 after escaping from a prison camp in North Korea, tells the tragic love story of a female inmate and a prison guard and is set in Yodok, site of an actual camp about 110 kilometers (70 miles) northwest of Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A first-strike Tomahawk missile is released from the forward vertical launch system (VLS) aboard the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga Class cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), in the Northern Arabian Gulf, in this September 3, 1996, file photo. The U.S. Navy plans to base the Aegis cruiser Shiloh, which has the most advanced capacity to defend against ballistic missiles, in Japan later this year, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Gary Roughead said Tuesday February 15, 2006, Japan's Kyodo News reported. (AP Photo/Official U.S. Navy Photo, File)
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British marines walk toward waiting transport airplanes upon their arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. The first deployment of 150 British combat troops arrived in Afghanistan on a peacekeeping mission after London committed 3,300 soldiers to take over from American forces in a volatile southern province. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqool)
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An Iraqi soldier secures the scene following an explosion in Baghdad, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. A parked car bomb exploded as police patrol passed, killing four policemen and wounding two civilians in northern Baghdad. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Indonesia air force soldiers march after the hand over ceremony Indonesia chief air force at Halim Perdana Kusuma military air base in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006. The new Indonesia chief air force Marshall Herman Prayitno replace Marshall Djoko Suyanto. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Special Navy Force patrol boat sails past Indonesia's West Fleet ships near the port in north Jakarta, 15 February 2006. High-seas pirate attacks fell last year amid enhanced vigilance but Iraq emerged for the first time as a new piracy hotspot with the waters off Indonesia remaining the most dangerous in the world, an international watchdog reported. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said the total number of piracy attacks worldwide dropped to 276 last year, from 329 in 2004, the lowest number reported to its Piracy Reporting Centre since 1999. Indonesian waters, with almost 30 percent of the world's attacks, were the most treacherous despite a drop in attacks to 79, from 94 the year before. Attacks in the notorious Strait of Malacca also fell significantly to 12, from 38 in 2004, prompting the IMB to credit governments for increased patrols aimed at curbing piracy. AFP PHOTO/ ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Brest, FRANCE: The BPC Mistral, a new French Navy ship, arrives in the port of Toulon 14 February 2006 where its combat systems will be fixed. Mistral, the second biggest military French ship and the first to be built according to civilian standards, should be delivered to the French Navy within weeks. The delivery was initially scheduled for June 2005. AFP PHOTO ERIC ESTRADE (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/Getty Images)
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URDAX, SPAIN: A soldier stands guard, 14 February 2006 in Urdax, near the place where a car bomb exploded today evening outside a disco, causing no injuries, following a warning in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA, police said. AFP PHOTO DANIEL VELEZ (Photo credit should read DANIEL VELEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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This photo provided by the United Service Organization shows cast members from the HBO series "Band of Brothers" and veterans who inspired the book and series posing at the South Korean side of the DMZ Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. The group is on a USO/AFE Tour of Hawaii, Japan and Korea. (AP Photo/USO, Dave Gatley)
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Minsk, BELARUS: Belarus soldiers fire in remembrance of Soviet military servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan 15 February 2006 in Minsk. Belarus, along with many former Soviet states, marked the 17th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan where they fought for 10 years. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Ima
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Minsk, BELARUS: Cadets of the Suvorov military school hold portraits of the Soviet military servicemen killed in the war in Afghanistan, during a memorial ceremony in Minsk, 15 February 2006. Belarus, along with many former Soviet states, marked the 17th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan where they fought for 10 years. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV (Photo credit should read VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kiev, UKRAINE: A veteran of the Afganistan's 1979-1989 war lays flowers on the memorial for soldiers who died during the war, during a memorial ceremony in Kiev 15 February, 2006. Today marks the 17th anniversary of the end of the Soviet invasion of Aghanistan that cost the lives of 15,000 soldiers, 3280 of them Ukrainians, according to official statistics. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kiev, UKRAINE: Veterans of Afganistan's 1979-1989 war drink vodka in rememberance of soldiers who died during the war, at a memorial ceremony 15 February 2006 in Kiev. Today marks the 17th anniversary of the end of the Soviet invasion of Aghanistan that cost the lives of 15,000 soldiers, 3,280 of them Ukrainians, according to official statistics. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Kiev, UKRAINE: An invalid veteran of Afganistan's 1979-1989 war lays flowers on the gravestones of soldiers who died during the war during a memorial ceremony 15 February 2006 in Kiev. Today marks the 17th anniversary of the end of the Soviet invasion of Aghanistan that cost the lives of 15,000 soldiers, 3,280 of them Ukrainians, according to official statistics. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bitche, FRANCE: French soldiers carry out a man supposed to be injured on a stretcher to an emergency helicopter during the Brilliant Ledger Exercise, under command of the pan-European defense force Eurocorps, 14 February 2006 in Bitche, eastern France. The Eurocorps, was set up in 1992 by France and Germany as the first step towards a European army. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Manila, PHILIPPINES: A soldier clenches his fist while being escorted by military police to a court room in Manila 14 February 2006. The alleged leaders of a failed military mutiny in 2003 including Marine Captain Nicanor Faeldon who was recaptured 27 January, attended a hearing in a civilian court on their short-lived power grab. AFP PHOTO/Joel NITO (Photo credit should read JOEL NITO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bitche, FRANCE: Turkish, Spanish and French soldiers participate in the Brilliant Ledger Exercise, under command of the pan-European defense force Eurocorps, 14 February 2006 in Bitche, eastern France. The Eurocorps, was set up in 1992 by France and Germany as the first step towards a European army. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN (Photo credit should read JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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HEBRON, -: A Palestian is arrested by Israeli soldiers next to the Patriarchs Tomb in the West Bank city of Hebron 14 February 2006, after he tried to stab the soldiers according to the Israeli army. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER (Photo credit should read HAZEM BADER/AFP/Getty Images)
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Port-au-Prince, HAITI: Supporters of Haitian presidential candidate Rene Preval block a road with tires and rocks on one of the major routes in Port-Au-Prince, 14 February 2006. Preval told the population through a press conference that he disagreed with the partial electoral results, that he thought he had won the majority of the vote, and told followers that if they wanted to protest they should do so in a peaceful way. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Port-au-Prince, HAITI: UN peacekeepers from Brazil clear a barricade that had been erected by supporters of Haitian presidential candidate Rene Preval 14 February 2006 in Port-Au-Prince. Preval told the population through a press conference that he disagreed with the partial electoral results, that he thought he had won the majority of the vote, and told followers that if they wanted to protest they should do so in a peaceful way. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/
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PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI: A UN Brazilian peacekeeper argues with a truck driver as they remove debris from a burning roadblock in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 14 February, 2006. Rene Preval claimed "massive fraud or gross errors" were committed in Haiti's presidential elections, as partial results showed he failed to reach the 50 percent needed to win outright.The former president urged supporters to refrain from violence, but insisted they had the right to demonstrate."We are convinced that massive fraud or gross errors soil the electoral process," he said at a news conference, indicating he might contest the results AFP PHOTO/Walter ASTRADA (Photo credit should read WALTER ASTRADA/AFP/Getty Images)
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PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI: UN Brazilian peacekeepers remove debris from a burning roadblock near the main entrance of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 14 February, 2006. One week after they voted, Haitians still waited for the final outcome of the presidential election, amid tension fueled by three days of street protests that left one person dead. An uneasy calm reigned in the capital early in the day, ahead of a likely appeal for calm by frontrunner Rene Preval, 63, whose supporters rejected partial results putting him shy of the 50 percent needed for an outright win. AFP PHOTO/Walter ASTRADA (Photo credit should read WALTER ASTRADA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Port-au-Prince, HAITI: The head of the UN mission in Haiti Juan Gabriel Valdez (R) is rushed to a waiting helicopter by US security as he leaves the presidential palace following a meeting Haitian presidential candidate Rene Preval and the Haitian interim president 13 February 2006 in Port-Au-Prince. Angry crowds set up barricades in the increasingly tense Haitian capital, demanding Preval be declared president and rejecting partial results showing the vote would go to a runoff. Port-au-Prince was paralyzed as a growing throng of demonstrators used rocks, car wrecks and burning tires to block major avenues. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Two F-14D Tomcats launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Javier Capella
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Combat Cargo Marines brace themselves as an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harper Ferry (LSD 49). The three-ship, Sasebo-based Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group consisting of USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Juneau (LPD 10) and Harpers Ferry is currently on its Spring Patrol. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian P. Biller
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Sergeant Keith F. Diehl, of Richmond Hill, Ga., an aerial observer with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), keeps watch over the Euphrates River on a recent flight near Hit, Iraq. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit SOC (Special Operations Capable) which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Photo by:Sgt. Richard D. Stephens
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Sergeant Keith F. Diehl, of Richmond Hill, Ga., an aerial observer with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), mans a .50 caliber machine gun on a recent flight over Hit, Iraq. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Photo by:Sgt. Richard D. Stephens
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First Lt. Somer A. Brasington, of Stafford, Va., a UH-1N Huey pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), finishes her preflight check before a recent flight. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Photo by:Sgt. Richard D. Stephens
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First Lt. Somer A. Brasington, of Stafford, Va., a UH-1N Huey pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced), finishes her preflight check before a recent mission. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Photo by:Sgt. Richard D. Stephens
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An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (Reinforced) stays close to his wingman, a UH-1N Huey also from HMM-261 (Rein.) during a recent mission near Hit, Iraq. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit SOC (Special Operations Capable) which is conducting counterinsurgency operations with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. Photo by:Sgt. Richard D. Stephens
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Maj. Eric Austin (left), Marine Attack Squadron 513 executive officer and native of Portland, Ore., and Maj. Guy Berry, VMA-513 maintenance officer and native of Harrisburg, Penn., watch as an AV-8B Harrier II rolls past after making a landing on echo taxiway Jan. 26. VMA-513 is deploying to Iraq soon, so they practiced landing on echo taxiway in case they will need to land on surfaces smaller than the runways available on station. Photo by
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Firefighters assigned to the 916th Air Force Reserve Fire Protection Flight work to put out a fire during an exercise on a mock fuselage at the Charlotte Aircraft Fire Training Center, Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 10, 2006. The 916th, assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, is performing its annual re-certification. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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U.S. Army Spc. Derek Castro arm wrestles with an Iraqi boy on the hood of a humvee during a goodwill visit to the town of Istaqal, Iraq, Feb. 12, 2006. U.S. soldiers assigned to the 490th Civil Affairs unit visited Istaqal to address current economic and health issues with residents. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
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U.S. Army Lt. Eric Robinson, assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, briefs his soldiers before a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. William Servinski II
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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division secure the area while on a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pf
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U.S. Army soldiers search a house while on a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. William Servinski II
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U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Manning searches a rooftop while on a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. William Servinski II
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U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Manning carries away items found in a house during a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. William Servinski II
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U.S. Army Lt. Eric Robinson, right, Staff Sgt. Adrian McGill, left, and an Iraqi interpreter attached to B Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division inspect items found during a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. William Servinski II
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Airmen respond to an "ambush" during a convoy training session here. The training is part of the Air Force Integrated Contingency Skills Training Course. More than 80 Airmen are in the course, which is taught by the Air Mobility Warfare Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron. Instruction also includes combat tactics and first aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)
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Army Capt. Jeff Staker coordinates air power support with Tech. Sgt. Dan Kurtin during an Air Warrior II exercise Feb. 9. Sergeant Kurtin is a Guardsman with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron in Peoria, Ill. Captain Staker is an intelligence officer with the 1-133rd Infantry Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)
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Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters take off during an Air Warrior II exercise Feb. 9. Air Warrior II is a joint and total force exercise designed to give deploying units a realistic training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)
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Three F-14D Tomcats perform a fly-by over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Nathan Laird
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