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12-01-2003, 10:11 PM
Just getting an early start .. ;)
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"Reports (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=14&u=/nm/odd_rumsfeld_dc) that say something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know...
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don't know we don't know."
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Nearly 80 percent of Iraqis have little or no trust in U.S.-led occupying forces and most place their faith in religious leaders instead, according to a major survey published in Britain on Monday. Nearly half regard the removal of former president Saddam Hussein as the best thing to have happened in the last 12 months while a third said the war, bombings and defeat of the Iraqi army in April was the worst. (***** Images)
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Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts.
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Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) enter an abandoned Ba'ath Party members house in Qalat Sukar during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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A soldier of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) holds an autonatic grenade launcher mounted on a Humvee next to a monument of a famous leader Salah el Dein in Saddam Hussein 's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Baghdad, Iraq (Nov. 30, 2003) -- Two HH-60H helicopters assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue Squadron/Special Warfare Support Special Squadron Five (HCS-5) do a fly-by over a hardened aircraft structure at Baghdad International Airport. HCS-5 is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Kevin Peck. (RELEASED)
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Baghdad, Iraq (Nov. 30, 2003) – An HH-60H helicopter assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue Squadron/Special Warfare Support Special Squadron Five (HCS-5) flies over the Martyr’s Memorial in Baghdad while returning from a combat mission. HCS-5 is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Rex Sackett. (RELEASED)
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"Want a lolly?" ;)
Iraqi policemen argue with a British coalition soldier in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Monday Dec.1, 2003. About 400 Iraqi police men went to the streets Monday, demanding a salary raise and better working conditions.They fear future suicide bombing, which have killed many of their colleagues. (AP Photo/Nabil Aljurani)
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Spc. David McCorkle embraces an orphaned Iraqi boy in the Northern Iraq city of Sinjar.
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Captain Ben Luper, commander, Bat. B, 2nd Bn. 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 1st Armored Division, talks to his translator as he observes ICDC troops search a house during a cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps platoon leaders listen to Cpt. Tyson Voelkel, commander, Co. A, 3rd Bn. 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Armored Division, as he tells them how to move their squads during the cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps troops stand guard during a cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19th as part of Operation Iron Hammer. This was the first such operation for the Corpsmen and was an opportunity to learn and gain the trust of the Iraqi people. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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C-4 calmly sits on the ground as Paratroopers prepare more of the powerful explosive for the destruction of an Iraqi T-72 tank. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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Staff Sgt. Steven Page of the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division carefully cuts C-4, a powerful explosive used in the destruction of Iraqi tanks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division hook-up a former Iraqi Army tank to their M88 as Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne pull security. The two groups work together to destroy Iraqi tanks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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TREATING AN ATTACKER — Members of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group Expeditionary Medical Squadron at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, operate on an Iraqi man who was wounded when coalition forces retaliated after he opened fire on a convoy, Nov. 29, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe
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MCB Camp Lejeune - Posing with the Gladiator tactical unmanned ground vehicle, Lance Cpl. Jeff D. Garber, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and native of Philadelphia, demonstrates the size of the vehicle and game-control characteristics of the operating controller. Garber has been working with the Gladiator for one month and can operate it proficiently using the color video screen on the control unit. The operating system was designed for use by Marines who are more accustomed to game controllers, rather than complicated operating systems.
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The High Speed Vessel 2 Swift is underway off the coast of West Africa during the West African Training Cruise 2004.
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Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Morrison, executive officer of the High Speed Vessel Swift is being briefed by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Buffington on the plan for safe execution
of an underway familiarization fire during the West Africa Training Cruise 2004.
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Sgt. Jim Cascio, Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division gives instruction on the M-240G to Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Blair (left) and Chief Petty Officer Paul Bertsch (right) during a familiarization fire while underway on the High Speed Vessel 2 Swift during the West African Training Cruise 2004. WATC is a bi-annual training exercise designed to enhance security cooperation between the U.S. and participating West African nations by providing American and host nation participants the opportunity to conduct various drills in real-world environments.
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Ensign Greg Haubner fires a dual 50 caliber machinegun under the instruction of Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Pixley during a familiarization fire while underway on the High Speed Vessel 2 Swift during the West African Training Cruise 2004.
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Master Sgt. Shane T. Franklin, director, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Far East, demonstrates the proper technique for blocking a bayonet attack and following up with a knife strike to the face of his partner, Staff Sgt. Brantley E. Friend, MCMAP instructor trainer, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Master Sgt. Shane T. Franklin, director, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Far East, shows onlookers how to disarm an advancing opponent using a blood choke on his partner, Staff Sgt. Brantley E. Friend, MCMAP instructor trainer, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Master Sgt. Yukitaka Uchino blocks a simulated bayonet attack while throwing a devastating kick to the ribs of Sgt. 1st Class Hiroki Sakamoto during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Reserve Marines with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines currenty attached to 4th Marine Regiment, conducted 81mm mortar firing on Mount Baka with Philippine Marines while participating in Talon Vision (Fiscal Year) 2004. Talon Vision '04 is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve and maintain the interoperability, combat readiness and professional relationship between the U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces.
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IMAZU, Japan - Sgt. Michael S. Jacober, section leader, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, explains to soldiers from the 36th Combat Team, 3rd Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, how the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided weapon system works in a war time environment.
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IMAZU, Japan - Pfc. Raban Kimungu, a squad automatic weapons gunner with 2nd section, 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, carries one of the Japanese soldiers, with the 36th Combat Team, 3rd Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force as fellow Marines cheer him on.
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Spc. Andrew Hahn shakes hands with an Afghan child during a medical assistance mission in Gereshk, Afghanistan. Hahn is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 10th Forward Support Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Martin K Newton.
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OVER AFGHANISTAN -- A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Nov. 29 that is supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The F-16 is from the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing at Syracuse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)
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Notice the SEAL crest ...
Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 27, 2003) -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England crosses the tarmac with Sailors and Marines while visiting forward deployed troops during the holiday season at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 27, 2003) -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England addresses a formation of Marines during a holiday season visit to troops stationed at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Manama, Bahrain (Nov. 24, 2003) -- Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England visits Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3) and their Mark VI swimmer defense dolphins. The dolphins deployed to the Arabian Gulf to provide operational force protection capabilities for Navy ships, piers and other high-value assets as part of the global war on terrorism. The dolphins are trained to detect, locate and mark threat swimmers and divers attempting to commit terrorist attacks. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 25, 2003) -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 6, Detachment 12, from Charleston, S.C. conducts Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) rigging exercises from the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for their upcoming deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Morrow. (RELEASED)
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"Don't tread on me .. "
Arabian Gulf (Nov. 25, 2003) -- Lt. j.g. Ted Elkins, assigned to the “Fleet Angels” of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two (HC-2) flies over the Arabian Gulf aboard a UH-3H Sea King helicopter. HC-2 is forward deployed to Bahrain in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
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At sea aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Nov. 27, 2003 -- British Major General Graeme Lamb is fitted for his flight suit by Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Jeffery D. Schmidt, from Milwaukie, Ore., prior to a familiarization flight in an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the “Checkmates” of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211), aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). General Lamb is on a one-day visit to Enterprise and is Commander of the 3rd Army Division, United Kingdom. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jennifer L. Brown. (RELEASED)
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At sea aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Nov. 27, 2003 -- Troubleshooters assigned to the “Checkmates” of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) ensure the afterburners on an F-14A Tomcat are at full power and that all flight surfaces on the aircraft are working properly as it prepares for launch on one of four catapults on the ship’s flight deck. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jhi L. Scott. (RELEASED)
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A demonstrator runs away from French army soldiers positioned in front of the French army base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Monday Dec. 1, 2003.
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A demonstrator carrying a stone runs toward French army soldiers positioned in front of the French army base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Pro-government mobs laid siege to the main French military base in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Monday, demanding that French peacekeepers withdraw and allow the government to resume attacks on the West African nation's rebels. (AP Photo/Baudelaire Mieux)
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Palestinians throw stones and empty bottles to Israeli army troops during clashes in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid on suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two armed Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Israeli army soldiers, some wearing masks, one pointing his rifle, left, and others escorting an explosives sniffer doq at the scene of an army operation in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid looking for suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Israeli soldiers detain three Journalists, from left Associated Press soundman Mohammed Hassan, Arabic news channel Abu Dhabi cameraman Haytham Omari and Arabic news channel Oman reporter Ahmed Zaki in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Israeli troops launched a sweeping raid on this West Bank city early Monday, killing a 9-year-old boy and three Hamas gunmen, and later leaving 60 people homeless after blowing up their apartment building. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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An Israeli soldier walks past the covered body of an unidentified Palestinian killed during the army's operation in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid looking for suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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An Israeli army soldier stands guard over the bodies of two killed Palestinians in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid on suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two armed Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Smoke covers the house of Ahmed Otman, an alleged Hamas militant, after being destroyed by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2003. Israeli forces also arrested over 30 Palestinians in a major West Bank raid Monday as a senior U.S. envoy sought to revive a "road map" peace plan by pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian summit. *******/Nayef Hashlamoun
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Palestinian lawyer Jalal Khader stands on top of the rubble of his apartment, part of the demolished apartment building of Wajih Kiswani, in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Israeli troops launched a sweeping raid on this West Bank city early Monday, killing a 9-year-old boy and three Hamas gunmen, and later leaving 60 people homeless after blowing up their apartment building.( AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)
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Palestinian gunmen walk through a narrow alley in the West Bank town of Jenin, on their way to a demonstration against the "Geneva Accord" Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Walking third from right is leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin, Zakaria Zubeidi. Israeli and Palestinian activists meeting in Geneva on Monday launched the "Geneva Accord," an unofficial peace treaty which aims at ending one of the world's most intractable conflicts. Walking third from right is leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin, Zakaria Zubeidi. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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A Palestinian Youth sprays graffitti that reads ''No For Geneva Document'' on the wall of a house in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in south Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Some 100 Palestinian children staged a symbolic sit-in protesting the Geneva Accord to be signed in Switzerland by Palestinian and Israeli negotiators. (AP photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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An Israeli border police officer guards the construction site in the new Jewish neighborhood of "Nof Zahav" in the village of Jabel Mukaber in East Jerusalem Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Israel has broken ground on a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, a move which U.S. and Palestinian officials called a violation of the internationally-backed ``road map'' plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Seen background East Jerusalem's village of Sawhra. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Israeli Border Police scuffle with a Palestinian man at the construction site of a new Jewish neighborhood in Arab East Jerusalem, December 1, 2003. Israel has started to build the new Jewish neighborhood called 'Nof Zahav' next to the Arab village of Jabel Mukaber, in east Jerusalem. ISRAEL OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY *******/Flash90/Yossi Zamir
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"Reports (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=14&u=/nm/odd_rumsfeld_dc) that say something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know...
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don't know we don't know."
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Nearly 80 percent of Iraqis have little or no trust in U.S.-led occupying forces and most place their faith in religious leaders instead, according to a major survey published in Britain on Monday. Nearly half regard the removal of former president Saddam Hussein as the best thing to have happened in the last 12 months while a third said the war, bombings and defeat of the Iraqi army in April was the worst. (***** Images)
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Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts.
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Marines from Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) enter an abandoned Ba'ath Party members house in Qalat Sukar during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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A soldier of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) holds an autonatic grenade launcher mounted on a Humvee next to a monument of a famous leader Salah el Dein in Saddam Hussein 's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Baghdad, Iraq (Nov. 30, 2003) -- Two HH-60H helicopters assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue Squadron/Special Warfare Support Special Squadron Five (HCS-5) do a fly-by over a hardened aircraft structure at Baghdad International Airport. HCS-5 is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Kevin Peck. (RELEASED)
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Baghdad, Iraq (Nov. 30, 2003) – An HH-60H helicopter assigned to the “Firehawks” of Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue Squadron/Special Warfare Support Special Squadron Five (HCS-5) flies over the Martyr’s Memorial in Baghdad while returning from a combat mission. HCS-5 is deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Rex Sackett. (RELEASED)
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"Want a lolly?" ;)
Iraqi policemen argue with a British coalition soldier in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Monday Dec.1, 2003. About 400 Iraqi police men went to the streets Monday, demanding a salary raise and better working conditions.They fear future suicide bombing, which have killed many of their colleagues. (AP Photo/Nabil Aljurani)
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Spc. David McCorkle embraces an orphaned Iraqi boy in the Northern Iraq city of Sinjar.
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Captain Ben Luper, commander, Bat. B, 2nd Bn. 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 1st Armored Division, talks to his translator as he observes ICDC troops search a house during a cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps platoon leaders listen to Cpt. Tyson Voelkel, commander, Co. A, 3rd Bn. 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1st Armored Division, as he tells them how to move their squads during the cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps troops stand guard during a cordon and search operation in southern Baghdad Nov. 19th as part of Operation Iron Hammer. This was the first such operation for the Corpsmen and was an opportunity to learn and gain the trust of the Iraqi people. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jason B. Baker, 49th Public Affairs Detachment
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C-4 calmly sits on the ground as Paratroopers prepare more of the powerful explosive for the destruction of an Iraqi T-72 tank. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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Staff Sgt. Steven Page of the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division carefully cuts C-4, a powerful explosive used in the destruction of Iraqi tanks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division hook-up a former Iraqi Army tank to their M88 as Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne pull security. The two groups work together to destroy Iraqi tanks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Justin A. Carmack, 350th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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TREATING AN ATTACKER — Members of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group Expeditionary Medical Squadron at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, operate on an Iraqi man who was wounded when coalition forces retaliated after he opened fire on a convoy, Nov. 29, 2003. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe
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MCB Camp Lejeune - Posing with the Gladiator tactical unmanned ground vehicle, Lance Cpl. Jeff D. Garber, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and native of Philadelphia, demonstrates the size of the vehicle and game-control characteristics of the operating controller. Garber has been working with the Gladiator for one month and can operate it proficiently using the color video screen on the control unit. The operating system was designed for use by Marines who are more accustomed to game controllers, rather than complicated operating systems.
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The High Speed Vessel 2 Swift is underway off the coast of West Africa during the West African Training Cruise 2004.
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Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Morrison, executive officer of the High Speed Vessel Swift is being briefed by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Buffington on the plan for safe execution
of an underway familiarization fire during the West Africa Training Cruise 2004.
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Sgt. Jim Cascio, Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division gives instruction on the M-240G to Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Blair (left) and Chief Petty Officer Paul Bertsch (right) during a familiarization fire while underway on the High Speed Vessel 2 Swift during the West African Training Cruise 2004. WATC is a bi-annual training exercise designed to enhance security cooperation between the U.S. and participating West African nations by providing American and host nation participants the opportunity to conduct various drills in real-world environments.
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Ensign Greg Haubner fires a dual 50 caliber machinegun under the instruction of Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Pixley during a familiarization fire while underway on the High Speed Vessel 2 Swift during the West African Training Cruise 2004.
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Master Sgt. Shane T. Franklin, director, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Far East, demonstrates the proper technique for blocking a bayonet attack and following up with a knife strike to the face of his partner, Staff Sgt. Brantley E. Friend, MCMAP instructor trainer, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Master Sgt. Shane T. Franklin, director, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Far East, shows onlookers how to disarm an advancing opponent using a blood choke on his partner, Staff Sgt. Brantley E. Friend, MCMAP instructor trainer, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Master Sgt. Yukitaka Uchino blocks a simulated bayonet attack while throwing a devastating kick to the ribs of Sgt. 1st Class Hiroki Sakamoto during the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force-U.S. Marine Corps martial arts demonstration at Camp Courtney Nov. 17.
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Reserve Marines with 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines currenty attached to 4th Marine Regiment, conducted 81mm mortar firing on Mount Baka with Philippine Marines while participating in Talon Vision (Fiscal Year) 2004. Talon Vision '04 is a bilateral training exercise designed to improve and maintain the interoperability, combat readiness and professional relationship between the U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces.
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IMAZU, Japan - Sgt. Michael S. Jacober, section leader, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, explains to soldiers from the 36th Combat Team, 3rd Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, how the tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided weapon system works in a war time environment.
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IMAZU, Japan - Pfc. Raban Kimungu, a squad automatic weapons gunner with 2nd section, 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, carries one of the Japanese soldiers, with the 36th Combat Team, 3rd Division, Japan Ground Self Defense Force as fellow Marines cheer him on.
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Spc. Andrew Hahn shakes hands with an Afghan child during a medical assistance mission in Gereshk, Afghanistan. Hahn is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 10th Forward Support Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Martin K Newton.
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OVER AFGHANISTAN -- A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Nov. 29 that is supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The F-16 is from the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing at Syracuse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins)
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Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 27, 2003) -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England crosses the tarmac with Sailors and Marines while visiting forward deployed troops during the holiday season at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Kabul, Afghanistan (Nov. 27, 2003) -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England addresses a formation of Marines during a holiday season visit to troops stationed at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Manama, Bahrain (Nov. 24, 2003) -- Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England visits Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3) and their Mark VI swimmer defense dolphins. The dolphins deployed to the Arabian Gulf to provide operational force protection capabilities for Navy ships, piers and other high-value assets as part of the global war on terrorism. The dolphins are trained to detect, locate and mark threat swimmers and divers attempting to commit terrorist attacks. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 25, 2003) -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 6, Detachment 12, from Charleston, S.C. conducts Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) rigging exercises from the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for their upcoming deployment. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Morrow. (RELEASED)
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"Don't tread on me .. "
Arabian Gulf (Nov. 25, 2003) -- Lt. j.g. Ted Elkins, assigned to the “Fleet Angels” of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two (HC-2) flies over the Arabian Gulf aboard a UH-3H Sea King helicopter. HC-2 is forward deployed to Bahrain in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
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At sea aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Nov. 27, 2003 -- British Major General Graeme Lamb is fitted for his flight suit by Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Jeffery D. Schmidt, from Milwaukie, Ore., prior to a familiarization flight in an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the “Checkmates” of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211), aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). General Lamb is on a one-day visit to Enterprise and is Commander of the 3rd Army Division, United Kingdom. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jennifer L. Brown. (RELEASED)
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At sea aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Nov. 27, 2003 -- Troubleshooters assigned to the “Checkmates” of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) ensure the afterburners on an F-14A Tomcat are at full power and that all flight surfaces on the aircraft are working properly as it prepares for launch on one of four catapults on the ship’s flight deck. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently deployed to the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jhi L. Scott. (RELEASED)
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A demonstrator runs away from French army soldiers positioned in front of the French army base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Monday Dec. 1, 2003.
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A demonstrator carrying a stone runs toward French army soldiers positioned in front of the French army base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Pro-government mobs laid siege to the main French military base in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Monday, demanding that French peacekeepers withdraw and allow the government to resume attacks on the West African nation's rebels. (AP Photo/Baudelaire Mieux)
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Palestinians throw stones and empty bottles to Israeli army troops during clashes in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid on suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two armed Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Israeli army soldiers, some wearing masks, one pointing his rifle, left, and others escorting an explosives sniffer doq at the scene of an army operation in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid looking for suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Israeli soldiers detain three Journalists, from left Associated Press soundman Mohammed Hassan, Arabic news channel Abu Dhabi cameraman Haytham Omari and Arabic news channel Oman reporter Ahmed Zaki in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Israeli troops launched a sweeping raid on this West Bank city early Monday, killing a 9-year-old boy and three Hamas gunmen, and later leaving 60 people homeless after blowing up their apartment building. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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An Israeli soldier walks past the covered body of an unidentified Palestinian killed during the army's operation in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid looking for suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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An Israeli army soldier stands guard over the bodies of two killed Palestinians in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. The Israeli military launched a large-scale raid on suspected militants in Ramallah early Monday, killing at least two armed Palestinians and arresting dozens of other people, the army said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Smoke covers the house of Ahmed Otman, an alleged Hamas militant, after being destroyed by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2003. Israeli forces also arrested over 30 Palestinians in a major West Bank raid Monday as a senior U.S. envoy sought to revive a "road map" peace plan by pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian summit. *******/Nayef Hashlamoun
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Palestinian lawyer Jalal Khader stands on top of the rubble of his apartment, part of the demolished apartment building of Wajih Kiswani, in the West Bank town of Ramallah Monday Dec. 1, 2003. Israeli troops launched a sweeping raid on this West Bank city early Monday, killing a 9-year-old boy and three Hamas gunmen, and later leaving 60 people homeless after blowing up their apartment building.( AP Photo / Nasser Nasser)
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Palestinian gunmen walk through a narrow alley in the West Bank town of Jenin, on their way to a demonstration against the "Geneva Accord" Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Walking third from right is leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin, Zakaria Zubeidi. Israeli and Palestinian activists meeting in Geneva on Monday launched the "Geneva Accord," an unofficial peace treaty which aims at ending one of the world's most intractable conflicts. Walking third from right is leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin, Zakaria Zubeidi. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
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A Palestinian Youth sprays graffitti that reads ''No For Geneva Document'' on the wall of a house in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in south Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Some 100 Palestinian children staged a symbolic sit-in protesting the Geneva Accord to be signed in Switzerland by Palestinian and Israeli negotiators. (AP photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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An Israeli border police officer guards the construction site in the new Jewish neighborhood of "Nof Zahav" in the village of Jabel Mukaber in East Jerusalem Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. Israel has broken ground on a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem, a move which U.S. and Palestinian officials called a violation of the internationally-backed ``road map'' plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Seen background East Jerusalem's village of Sawhra. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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Israeli Border Police scuffle with a Palestinian man at the construction site of a new Jewish neighborhood in Arab East Jerusalem, December 1, 2003. Israel has started to build the new Jewish neighborhood called 'Nof Zahav' next to the Arab village of Jabel Mukaber, in east Jerusalem. ISRAEL OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY *******/Flash90/Yossi Zamir