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Sailors assigned aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) communicate on the flight deck as an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Tridents" of Anti-Submarine Squadron Three (HS-3) conducts a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP). USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 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 Lithographer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) enters the Atlantic Ocean after transiting from the Mediterranean Sea. Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) pass the Rock of Gibraltar as it makes the transit from the Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean. Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Randall Damm
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clifton Morehouse provides security while other combat engineers, known as "sappers," conduct sweeps along Baghdad streets with heavy machinery and hand tools, removing debris and other places that might conceal an explosive device, Feb. 9, 2006. Morehouse and the other sappers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 506th Regimental Combat Team. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bart A. Bauer
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Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Daniel Williams, with the “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron 115, makes last minute checks on the aircraft before night operations begin on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Persian Gulf, March 1, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Kathleen Gorby
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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jon Cope, of Phoenix, Ariz., holds a little girl he called "Gypsy" in the village of Al Risallah, located near the Abu Ghraib district of western Baghdad. Cope and his unit, the 860th Military Police Company from the Arizona Army National Guard, spent a year in Iraq working to train Iraqi police officers and to forge a bond of trust with local citizens. U.S. Army photo courtesy 860th Military Police Company
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Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and Iraqi Army soldiers get ready to enter a house during counterinsurgency operations in Haditha, Iraq Oct. 5, 2005. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has spent the past six months conducting counter-insurgency operations and provides stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. Operation River Gate was the largest offensive conducted by Marines and Iraqi soldiers up to that point. In only a few days, they rid the city of landmines, weapons caches and improvised explosive devices in an effort to take back the town which was the site of multiple U.S. casualties. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counterinsurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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An Iraqi solider guides locals along a channel of concertina wire to a polling site in Haditha, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2005. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which trained Iraqi soldiers, provided additional security during Iraq’s historic national elections last year. More than 15,000 people showed here to cast their vote and be a part of the history and future of Iraq. The battalion has spent the past six-months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counterinsurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment dig up buried artillery rounds after finding a weapons cache during Operation Red Bull II in Barwanah, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2006. During the 12-day operation, Marines found a total of 125 caches - 42 more than those found during the first Red Bull operation. The battalion has spent the past six-months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counter insurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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An Iraqi soldier casts a ballot near the Haditha Dam, Iraq, during early Iraqi elections Dec. 12, 2005. The soldiers voted before the actual Iraqi elections on Dec. 15 in order to provide security at polling sites around the country on election day. The soldiers worked alongside the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which has spent the past six months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counter insurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and Iraqi Army soldiers get ready to enter a house during counterinsurgency operations in Haditha, Iraq Oct. 5, 2005. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has spent the past six months conducting counter-insurgency operations and provides stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. Operation River Gate was the largest offensive conducted by Marines and Iraqi soldiers up to that point. In only a few days, they rid the city of landmines, weapons caches and improvised explosive devices in an effort to take back the town which was the site of multiple U.S. casualties. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counter insurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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A Marine throws a Frisbee to waiting children in Haditha, Iraq, Oct. 10, 2005, at a site under repair with the help of Detachment Three, Team Five of the 6th Civil Affairs Group. The civil affairs team operates in the city here to help the residents rebuild their city to improve the lives of the people. The civil affairs team is attached to the Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which has spent the past six months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. During their tour here, the Marines found more than 350 enemy weapons caches and conducted more than 12 counter insurgency operations. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion of the 130th Infantry Regiment speak with a family returning from the market in the nearby village of Fallahat February 10, 2006. While the unit is primarily tasked with providing base and area security at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, it is accomplishing another mission to help Iraqis recover from the hardships that fighting terrorists has brought with it. So far, the civil military operations program here has worked with U.S. Marine financial disbursers to distribute close to $50,000 in grievances and rewards for information leading to terrorist apprehension. The unit has helped the nearby villages with various humanitarian support projects such as re-supplying the local clinics, food distributions and has even given out soccer nets for playgrounds. Photo by:Gunnery Sgt. Sean D. McCullough
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An Iraqi Army soldier speaks with a local and a U.S. Marine from Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during Operation Pit Bull in Barwanah, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2006. The unit found three improvised explosive devices and encountered an enemy grenade attack while on a foot patrol in the city--all within a five-day period. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has been in the area for more than five months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. Operation Pit Bull consisted of Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers conducted counter-insurgency missions on the west side of the Euphrates River. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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An Iraqi Army soldier is about to open a door a room while a Marine with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, works with him to search the house during Operation Pit Bull in Barwanah, Iraq, Feb. 14. The unit found three improvised explosive devices and encountered an enemy grenade attack while on a foot patrol in the city--all within a five-day period. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has been in the area for more than five months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. Operation Pit Bull consisted of Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers conducted counter-insurgency missions on the west side of the Euphrates River. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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Lance Cpl. Ted P. Hinrichs, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, provides security while Steve, an interpreter with the Marines, talks with locals about community needs in Barwanah, Iraq Feb. 14. The unit found three improvised explosive devices and encountered an enemy grenade attack while on a foot patrol in the city--all within a five-day period. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.-based battalion has been in the area for more than five months conducting counter-insurgency operations and providing stability to the “Triad” area of Haqlaniyah, Barwanah and Haditha. As part of Operation Pit Bull, Marines and Iraqi Army soldiers conducted counter-insurgency missions on the west side of the Euphrates River. Hinrichs is a Frontenare, Kan., native. Photo by:Cpl. Adam C. Schnell
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Pakistani policemen prepare to arrest protesters at an anti-Bush demonstration March 4, 2006 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Dozens of protesters were detained, as the Pakistani government banned public protests during President Bush's visit to nearby Islamabad. Anti-Bush sentiment is high in Pakistan, and security was tight around the country to avoid violence. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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Pakistani paramilitary soldiers watch over a busy intersection during the visit of President Bush to Islamabad on March 4, 2006 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anti-Bush sentiment is high in Pakistan, and security was tight around the country to avoid violence. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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A Pakistani paramilitary soldier dismounts at a busy intersection, during the visit of President Bush to Islamabad on March 4, 2006 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan . Anti-Bush sentiment is high in Pakistan, and security was tight around the country to avoid violence. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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Pakistani paramilitary soldiers watch over a busy intersection during the visit of President Bush to Islamabad on March 4, 2006 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anti-Bush sentiment is high in Pakistan, and security was tight around the country to avoid violence. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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