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U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a test near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2007, of a new delivery system for getting Class I, III, and V items to troops on the ground for extended missions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John P. Ledington) Yes, BW aviation.
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An EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft prepares to land on a base in Southwest Asia. The Air Force Special Operations Command's 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Penn., has total responsibility for the Commando Solo missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)
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U.S. Army Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, North Carolina Army National Guard stand at ease during an award ceremony at Halifax Community College in Weldon, N.C., Jan. 5, 2008. During the ceremony, Chief Warrant Office r James Herring received a Silver Star award for his gallantry in action for combating insurgents and leading his patrol of Green Berets and Iraqi army soldiers out of a complex ambush near Baquba, Iraq, Dec. 23, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. General William E. Ingram Jr., the adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard, pins a Silver Star on Chief Warrant Officer James B. Herring, of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, while his wife Michell e watches during a ceremony at Halifax Community College in Weldon, N.C., Jan. 5, 2008. Herring is recieving the award for combating insurgents and leading his patrol of Green Berets and Iraqi army soldiers out of a complex ambush near Baqubah, Iraq, Dec . 23, 2006. The Silver Star is the United States military's 3rd highest award for valor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen)
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U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Glenn Mullen, shakes hands with a Colombian soldier wounded in the line of duty during a visit at a military base in Bogota, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
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An Israeli inspects a house hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from inside the Gaza Strip, in the southern town of Sderot Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
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Israelis inspect a house hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from inside the Gaza Strip, in the southern town of Sderot, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza escalated their rocket attacks on southern Israel on Thursday and Israel pounded back with air and ground fire, its leaders making it clear they had no intention of pulling back until the assaults on Israeli border communities halt
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Remains of an exploded rocket, fired by Palestinian militants from inside the Gaza Strip, are seen in a street in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza escalated their rocket attacks on southern Israel on Thursday and Israel pounded back with air and ground fire, its leaders making it clear they had no intention of pulling back until the assaults on the Israeli border communities halt
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Palestinians watch a smoke trail of a rocket fired by militants at Israel, shortly after an Israeli airstrike that killed two Palestinians in Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. The Israeli aircraft fired on rocket launchers in northern Gaza, killing two Palestinians, Hamas said. One was a Hamas militant who had just fired rockets, and the other was a 17-year-old civilian, apparently a curious onlooker, Hamas security officials said
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A Palestinian carries symbolic rocket as some thousands of Palestinians carry various Palestinian and Hamas flags as they gather in the streets of the al-Yarmouk Palestinian camp near Damascus, Syria, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. the protest is against the Israeli raid in Gaza Strip on Tuesday that killed Hussam Zahar, the son of senior Palestinian leader of the Islamic group Hamas, Mahmoud Zahar.
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A Palestinian woman stands in front of Israeli soldiers during a protest against the construction of part of Israel's separation barrier in the town of Al-Khader south of the town of Bethlehem, Friday Jan. 18, 2008
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Palestinians pray before a protest against the construction of part of Israel's separation barrier in the town of Al-Khader south of the town of Bethlehem, Friday Jan. 18, 2008.
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Palestinians pray before a protest against the construction of part of Israel's separation barrier in the town of Al-Khader south of the town of Bethlehem, Friday Jan. 18, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security, while Palestinians call it a land grab
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A Palestinian child waves a flag next to Israeli soldiers during a protest against the construction of part of Israel's separation barrier in the town of Al-Khader south of the town of Bethlehem, Friday Jan. 18, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security, while Palestinians call it a land grab
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Ukrainian and Polish soldiers from UKRPOLBAT participate in a joint exercise with Polish weapons.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (2nd L) is accompanied by his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico as he inspects a guard of honour in Bratislava 18 January 2008 during welcoming ceremonies at the start of his visit to Slovakia
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Israeli army vehicles patrol through Nablus after the death of Ahmad Sanakra a leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades at Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus, 18 , January , 2008. Sanakra was killed when Isralei soldiers raided a house in the northern West Bank where militants were hiding and opened fire on them Palestinian security sources said
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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) inspects honour guards during the official welcoming ceremony in Sofia, 18 January 2008. President of Russia Vladimir Putin is beginning a two day visit to the country
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Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc Gyuresany inspects the guard of honour during a ceremonial welcome at Indian president house in New Delhi, India on 18 January 2008.Prime Minister Gyuresany is in India on his three days official visit to strengthen relationship between the two countries and scheduled to have meeting with Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and other top politicians
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Philippine troops rest after after ceremonies marking the 73rd anniversary of a service command unit at headquarters in Metro Manila's Quezon City, Philippines 18 January 2008. Reports of a fresh military-backed coup plot against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo continue to spread following a warning from the government's justice secretary and the arrest of five former soldiers this week allegedly linked to a destabilization attempt
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) walks in front of the Chinese national guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 18 January 2008. Brown is on his first visit to China as Prime Minister, and he is expected to focus on the environment, the crisis in Darfur, and economic trade between the two countries
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Members of the Argentinean contingent of the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti (MINUSTAH, as in French) on a patrol in Barrio Lecaos neighbourhood, Gonaives, Haiti, 17 January 2008, The patrol marks the end of the six months mission of the Argentinean contingent in Haiti
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Military Forces, admiral Michael Mullen (R), speaks with Colombia Army commander, general Mario Montoya (L), and commander in chief of Military Forces, Freddy Padilla de Leon (C), during his visit at Colombian Army Logistic Support Brigade Health Battalion, Bogota, Colombia, 17 January 2008
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Honduran Minister of Security Jorge Rodas Gamero (R) shows to the press several weapons and explosives that were found inside the pavilion La Maquila where the members of the gang are confined and two human skeletons were found buried under the concrete at the National Penitenciary in Amarateca, Honduras, 17 January 2008
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An Iraqi army soldier provides security during a ceremony for the celebration of the Iraqi police birthday in Ad Diwaniyah Iraq Jan. 9, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos)
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Iraqi Army soldiers provide security during a parade celebrating the Iraqi Police birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos)
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Iraqi policemen provide security for government officials during a parade celebrating the Iraqi Police birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos)
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Iraqi policemen drive vehicles during a parade celebrating the Iraqi Police birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alan Moos)
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A U.S. Army Soldier and a Polish army soldier pose for a photo during a parade celebrating the Iraqi Police birthday in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Jan. 9, 2008.
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An Iraqi army soldier from 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division provides security Jan. 9, 2008, at the end of a neighborhood cordon and search mission in Mansour, Iraq, with U.S. Army Soldiers from the Military Transition Team, 2nd Battali on, 4th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill)
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LONDON - Emergency services surround a British Airways plane on Terminal 4 of Heathrow Airport on January 17, 2008 in London, England. The plane from China, is suspected to have excecuted an emergency landing, landing short of the runway on the grass. (Photo Cate Gillon/***** Images)