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ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 9, 2008) A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, inspects a relieving guard's rifle before his watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The Tomb of the Unknowns is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Russell (Released)
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Jan 12, 2008) The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), sits anchored offshore. Reagan Sailors are on a scheduled port visit to Santa Barbara, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Moriatis (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (January 11, 2008) Flight deck personnel prepare for aircraft launches on the flight deck of 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. 11, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Cheyenne King, assigned to the "Swordsmen" from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, inspects the tail hook on one of the squadron's F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft 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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ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 11, 2008) Lt. Andy Shulman, a Landing Signal Officer (LSO) assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, observes flight operations from the LSO platform as an F/A-18 Hornet attempts to complete an arrested recovery on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua A. Moore (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 11, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Robert Herron prepares to direct an F/A-18 Hornet to the catapult launching system on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). . U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua A. Moore (Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 11, 2008) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Dion Johnson, from Carson, Calif., monitors a radar system on the bridge of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during sea and anchor detail. Ronald Reagan Sailors are on a scheduled port visit to Santa Barbara, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimball (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 11, 2008) Sailors assigned to Air Department, V-2 division, prepare catapult 2 for the last launch of the evening on the flight deck of 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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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) from Combat Team Waler stand ready for a range practice.
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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from Combat Team Waler ready for range practice.
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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles wait for the order to move into position for the beginning of a range practice.
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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles wait for the order to move into position for the beginning of a range practice. An up-armoured Uni Mog can be seen on the range with soldiers erecting Figure 11 targets to the right.
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"Gather in!". Soldiers from Combat Team Waler listen to a range brief and identify range firing arcs indicated by Squadron Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Barr (foreground).
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Private Stuart Sweatman scans the range for targets.
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An 84mm Carl Gustov crew reloads next to a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during a range practice.
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Smoke from vehicle-fired smoke grenades swirls around Australian Light Armoured Vehicles during a range practice.
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84mm Carl Gustov crews fire their weapons during a range practice in southern Iraq.
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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle fires smoke canisters during a range practice.
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Private Thomas Dockery and Private Lukas Woolley engage targets to the front during a combined infantry and armoured vehicle range practice
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Private Lukas Woolley (rear) checks ammunition state with Private Daniel Ball (foreground) during a combined infantry and armoured vehicle range practice.
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Corporal Andrew Gellert waits for range practice to continue during a break in firing.
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Japan's Self-Defense Forces members set up an antenna in Tokyo Monday night, Jan. 14, 2007 for a survey of electronic noise. Japan deployed ballistic missile units to two sites in Tokyo to test emergency launch sites that will make up the core of the defenses for its capital if the city were to fall under attack, defense officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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An Israeli soldier, left, at the Israel-Gaza border walks with two blindfolded arrested Palestinian men after an operation inside the Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008. Israeli tanks, bulldozers and helicopters raided the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing the militant son of a hardline Hamas leader and 10 other Palestinians in one of the bloodiest days of fighting since Hamas took over the coastal territory in June. Palestinian sniper fire across the border killed a volunteer from Ecuador at an Israeli communal farm. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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A woman sits next to an Iraqi policeman in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Iraqi Shiites are marking the Festival of Muharram, that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad, at the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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Israeli soldiers at the Israel-Gaza border return from operations inside the Gaza Strip, background, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008. Israeli tanks, bulldozers and helicopters raided the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing the militant son of a hardline Hamas leader and 10 other Palestinians in one of the bloodiest days of fighting since Hamas took over the coastal territory in June. Palestinian sniper fire across the border killed a volunteer from Ecuador at an Israeli communal farm.
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An Israeli soldier, center, at the Israel-Gaza border leads two blindfolded arrested Palestinian men after an operation inside the Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008. Israeli tanks, bulldozers and helicopters raided the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing the militant son of a hardline Hamas leader and 10 other Palestinians in one of the bloodiest days of fighting since Hamas took over the coastal territory in June. Palestinian sniper fire across the border killed a volunteer from Ecuador at an Israeli communal farm
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Taiwanese soldiers stand at attention in front of an indigenous "Tien Kung" ("Sky Bow") mobile missile launcher at a military base, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in the northern coastal town of Sanchih, Taiwan. The Tien-Kung or "Sky Bow," surface-to-air missile system, is designed for air defense against intensive aircraft attack from Communist China
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** FILE ** An indigenous Tien Kung (Sky Bow) surface-to-air missile is seen test launched from the Cho Pung military base to hit an electronic generated target off the Pacific ocean, in this May 10, 2002 file photo, off the southern tip of Taiwan just north of Kenting. Taiwan's military opened a base housing its domestically developed Tien Kung (Sky Bow) missiles Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, drawing attention to its defense capabilities against rival China ahead of March's presidential election.
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II moves into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker on a combat mission over Afghanistan. The A-10 is deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marcel Dionne)
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Airmen from the 79th Fighter Squadron push an F-16 Fighting Falcon into a hangar Jan. 15 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. More than 300 Airmen and several aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., are in South Korea as the squadron's air and space expeditionary force deployment to help maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)
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Lt. Col. Donald Butler touches down his F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 15 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Colonel Butler is the 79th Fighter Squadron commander from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. More than 300 Airmen and several aircraft from the 79th FS are in South Korea as the squadron's air and space expeditionary force deployment to help maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)
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F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the runway Jan. 15 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. More than 300 Airmen and several aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., are in South Korea as the squadron's air and space expeditionary force deployment to help maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)
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Nicolas Deplanque au bout de cette longue colonne d'hommes prêts à embarquer à bord d'un C-130 lors de l'exercice Active Trip, en octobre 2007.
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BAGHDAD (Jan. 10, 2008) U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, take point during Operation NANNO II. The U.S. Army-led mission focused on clearing Al Qaeda operatives out of a south Baghdad neighborhood. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Petty Officer Kim Smith (Released)
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Israeli soldiers at the Israel-Gaza border lead a blindfolded arrested Palestinian man after an operation inside the Gaza Strip, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2008. Israeli tanks, bulldozers and helicopters raided the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing the militant son of a hardline Hamas leader and 10 other Palestinians in one of the bloodiest days of fighting since Hamas took over the coastal territory in June.
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Israel killed 16 Palestinians, nearly all of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in a raid