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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Nov. 11, 2007) Musician 3rd Class Laura Carey performs the national anthem prior to the start of the New York Giants game against the Dallas Cowboys as part of Military Appreciation Day. Carey, assigned to the Navy Band Northeast in Newport, R.I., was joined by a joint color guard and Navy fly-over as part of the pre-game show. U.S. Navy photo by Bruce Howard (RELEASED)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 12, 2007) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, lands on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is participating in ANNUALEX 19G, the maritime component of the U.S.-Japan exercise Keen Sword 08. The exercise is designed to increase the working relationship between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces and increase their ability to effectively and mutually respond to a regional crisis situation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)
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Austin Police SWAT team members stand down after securing the arrest of a suspect wanted for a parole violation and escape from custody Wednesday afternoon in the 1100 block of Webberville Rd. in east Austin, Texas on November 14, 2007. When crime unit tried to serve the warrant the suspect barricaded himself inside his apartment until SWAT could apprehend him. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman/WPN) **No Tabloid, No Commercial**
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CRS blocks some ways during the protestors march from Montparnasse train station in Paris to Austerlitz train station to protest against Sarkozy's retirement reforms on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. Transportation workers brought trains, subways, and buses to a halt in a nationwide strike over Sarkozy's proposed reforms to increase retirement from 37.5 years to 40 years of service in some public sectors.
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A Utah National Guard Soldier and 19th Special Forces member are lifted on board an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue integration exercise Nov. 9 over the Utah Test and Training Range. Members of the 34th Weapons Squadron from Nellis AFB led the search and recovery training. The exercise expanded the integration with Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assets from Hill AFB, Utah, and special operations forces. Exercise participants also conducted extensive joint combat search and rescue operations against surface-to-air threats. The exercise is being run held Nov. 6 through 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Pararescuemen make an urban village assault during an extraction of a simulated downed pilot during a combat search and rescue integration exercise Nov. 8 at Camp Williams, Utah. The pararescuemen are from the 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Members of the 34th Weapons Squadron from Nellis AFB led the search and recovery training. The exercise expanded the integration with Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assets from Hill AFB, Utah, and special operations forces. Exercise participants also conducted extensive joint combat search and rescue operations against surface-to-air threats. The exercise is being run held Nov. 6 through 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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A Vietnamese Coast Guard officer stands guard next to the USS Guardian (MCM5) docked at the port in the northern coastal city of Haiphong, 14 November 2007. Two US vessels, the USS Guardian (MCM5) and the USS Patriot (MCM7) made the first port of call to northern Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. US Navy ships have been visiting ports in central and southern Vietnam since the two countries normalised their bilateral relationship in 1995, but this visit marks the first time US ships docked in the northern part of the country. AFP PHOTO
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AIR 9000 PROGRAM – FIRST AUSTRALIAN MULTI-ROLE HELICOPTERS (MRH002 & 3) ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA
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The Defence Materiel Organisation’s (DMO) AIR 9000 Program has achieved another significant Program milestone with the arrival of the first two Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) in Australia. The helicopters arrived at the Australian Aerospace facility in Brisbane inside a leased Antonov aircraft last night.
The arrival of the aircraft was celebrated by a small ceremony at the Australian Aerospace facility involving Industry, DMO and Defence representatives.
The MRH90 aircraft will be returned to flying condition after the transit, and test flown by Australian Aerospace flight test crews in preparation for delivery to the Commonwealth.
The AIR 9000 MRH Program will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with an additional squadron of troop lift helicopters and replace existing Black Hawk and Sea King helicopter fleets, for land and maritime operations, respectively. AIR 9000 is a multi-phased program to consolidate and reduce the number of helicopter fleets operated by the ADF.
The first four MRH90 aircraft were assembled at the Eurocopter facility in Marignane, France. The remaining 42 helicopters are being assembled in Brisbane by Australian Aerospace.
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Staff Sgt. Alan Rydman scans the terrain for a safe landing zone during a combat search and rescue integration exercise Nov. 8 at Camp Williams, Utah. . Sergeant Rydman is a 34th Weapons Squadron flight engineer from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The exercise expanded the integration with Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assets from Hill AFB, Utah, and special operations forces. Exercise participants also conducted extensive joint combat search and rescue operations against surface-to-air threats. The exercise is being run held Nov. 6 through 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Pararescuemen fast rope into an urban training village for an extraction of a simulated downed pilot during a combat search and rescue integration exercise Nov. 8 at Camp Williams, Utah. The pararescuemen are from the 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Members of the 34th Weapons Squadron from Nellis AFB led the search and recovery training. The exercise expanded the integration with Utah's 211th Aviation Group AH-64 Apache Joint Rotary Wing, 4th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assets from Hill AFB, Utah, and special operations forces. Exercise participants also conducted extensive joint combat search and rescue operations against surface-to-air threats. The exercise is being run held Nov. 6 through 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Head of the Swiss Land Forces, Corps Commander Luc Fellay (L) speaks to a Swiss army member during the operational exercise Stabilo, in Bern November 15, 2007
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Lieutenant General Christophe Keckeis, Chief of Armed Forces of Switzerland demonstrates the chicken dance during a news conference on the operational exercise Stabilo in Bern November 15, 2007.
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A plainclothes policeman takes position during clashes with the gunmen in Karachi November 15, 2007. Two Pakistani boys were killed on Thursday when police and gunmen exchanged fire in Karachi during protests by supporters of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, police said
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MT. FUJI, Japan (Nov. 14, 2007) Blackbeard 1, an SH-60F helicopter from the "Warlords" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 Det. 11, flies in front of Mt. Fuji. HSL-51, permanently forward-deployed to Atsugi, Japan, provides combat-ready armed anti-surface and anti-submarine helicopter detachments to ships deploying in the Korea, western Pacific and Persian Gulf regions, as well as executive transport for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Reckard
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WEST POINT, Miss. (Nov. 14, 2007) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes a tour of the International Military and Government Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle facility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Kevin S. O'Brien
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A P-51 Mustang performs for the crowd during the Aviation Nation Air Show Nov. 10 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aviation Nation is and one of the largest air shows in North America. This year's show commemorated 60 years of airpower and was the capstone event of the Air Force's yearlong 60th anniversary celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith)
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A P-51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom, A-10 Thunderbolt II and an F-22 Raptor perform the Heritage Flight during the closing of the Aviation Nation Air Show Nov. 11 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Aviation Nation is one of the largest air shows in North America. This year's show commemorated 60 years of airpower and was the capstone event of the Air Force's yearlong 60th anniversary celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley)
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NIHONBARA TRAINING AREA, Okayama Prefecture, Japan (Nov. 13, 2007) - Soldiers from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Regiment, 14th Brigade, Japanese Middle Army run in single file across a potentially dangerous street with the cover of red smoke while practicing Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) here, Nov. 13 in front of Marines from Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The event was part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 1-08, a semi-annual bilateral training event aimed at fostering interoperability between U.S. and Japanese ground forces while increasing infantry-related readiness.
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A MH-53E helicopter tows an MK-105 Magnetic Influence Minesweeping System during mine counter measure exercises in the Persian Gulf, 15 November 2007. The US Navy conducted a mine countermeasures exercise in the southern part of the Gulf to demonstrate its ability to counter potential mine-laying and to maintain open sea lanes and anchorages in the region since 12 November 2007. The exercise is the sixth of its kind to be carried out by the US Navy in the region in 2007
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Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva (L) and his East Timor's counterpart Jose Ramos-Horta (R) inspects the honour guard during the welcome ceremony at the Belem Palace, Lisbon, Portugal on 15 November 2007. Ramos-Horta is on a two-day official visit in Portugal
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Palestinian policemen watch a rally marking the 19th anniversary of the Palestinian declaration of independence in the West Bank town of Nablus, 15 November 2007. Deceased PLO leader Yasser Arafat declared in 1988 the 15th November as Palestinian Independence day. Since 1994, the autonomous Palestinian Authority has exercised various degrees of control in large parts of the territories, pursuant to the Oslo Accords
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The team of Patrouille De France performs during the last day of Dubai Air Show 2007 at Dubai Airport, 15 November 2007. Dubai Airshow 2007 ended its record-breaking run with Emirates, the international airline of the UAE, placing one of the world's largest ever orders for a Cabin Service Trainer (CST) installation
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The British Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows performs during the last day of Dubai Air Show 2007 at Dubai Airport, 15 November 2007. Dubai Airshow 2007 ended its record-breaking run with Emirates, the international airline of the UAE, placing one of the world's largest ever orders for a Cabin Service Trainer (CST) installation.
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Turkish Cypriots celebrate the declaration of the self acclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus with a huge military parade, Turkish held Nicosia, Cyprus, 15 November 2007. The island of Cyprus has been divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion
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Iraqi policemen stand next a destroyed police armoured vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk north of Baghdad, Iraq on 15 November, 2007. A car bomb targeting a convoy of a police colonel, killed six people and wounded 25 others
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Chinese paramilitary police march at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 15 November 2007. China issued the first white paper on the nation's political party system 15 November 2007 reports state media. The document issued by the State Council of China refers to the nation's government as a 'multi-party cooperation system', fusing Marxism-Leninism with contemporary Chinese socialism. Critics such as international rights groups and foreign political parties claim that Beijing has an atrocious human rights record and that true leadership of the nation is firmly held by the Communist Party of China (CPC), not the eight other Chinese parties that have nominal power
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An Indonesian bomb squad offiver stands guard during an anti terror drill at a business area in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 November 2007. Indonesia will ratify a security cooperation treaty with Australia to forge bilateral cooperation and consultation in common security matters
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Uruguay President Tabare Vazquez Rosas (R) inspects a Guard of Honour during a welcoming ceremony at the parliament square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15 November 2007. Vazquez Rosas is in Malaysia for an official visit that began late 14 November
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A handout picture made available by Sotheby's auction house on 15 November 2007 shows the painting 'Self Portrait (Green Camouflage)' by Andy Warhol which was sold for 12,361,000 US Dollars (about 8,446,033 Euros) during a contemporary art auction at Sotheby's in New York, New York, USA, on 14 November 2007
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