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TOMCATS OVERHEAD — U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats soar over central Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dec. 16, 2003. The F-14 are filling a variety of roles: providing air superiority, fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close and deep air support, and carrying out day and night strike missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers answers a question during a press conference on the flight line at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Myers has been touring the U.S. Central Command area with a USO holiday tour. He is standing in front of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. AFPS photo by Jim Garamone
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Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), conduct a patrol in Samarra, Iraq. The unit recently repelled a complex ambush, killing 11 enemy fighters without sustaining any casualties. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Clinton Tarzia.
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Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force stand at attention during the annual inspection parade of the JGSDF East Area division in this photo taken Oct. 5, 2003. Japanese Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 ordered ground, air and naval troops to prepare to go Iraq, moving Japan a step closer to putting soldiers into a combat zone for the first time since World War II. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration approved a plan to contribute 1,000 military personnel, including about 600 soldiers, to what has been billed as a humanitarian operation to help rebuild Iraq. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's improved Hawk air-defense guided missiles, that are used to shoot down incoming aircrafts and other flying objects at mid to low altitude, are shown during the annual inspection parade of JGDF's East Area division at the Asaka training ground in suburban Tokyo in this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. Japan will begin building a missile defense system, the government said Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, the first step of long-discussed plans to protect the country amid concerns over the threat from neighboring North Korea. The government will allocate 100 billion yen (US$935 million) for the program in the next fiscal year beginning April. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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A Japan Air Self-Defence Force's (JASDF) C-130 transport plane launches flares during an exercise at a training-zone off Shizuoka, in this photo released by JASDF on December 19, 2003. After months of deliberation, Japan issued orders on Friday for members of its air force to prepare to leave for the Middle East, marking the start of its contribution of military personnel to support the reconstruction of Iraq (news - web sites). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY *******/Japan Air Self-Defense Force/Handout
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An armored personnel carrier (APC) of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF). Japan is likely to send the first main contingent of ground troops to Iraq (news - web sites) in late February to support humanitarian work in the war-torn country.(AFP/JIJI Press/File)
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Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force salute during the annual inspection parade of the JGSDF East Area division in this photo taken Oct. 5, 2003. Japanese Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 ordered ground, air and naval troops to prepare to go Iraq, moving Japan a step closer to putting soldiers into a combat zone for the first time since World War II. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration approved a plan to contribute 1,000 military personnel, including about 600 soldiers, to what has been billed as a humanitarian operation to help rebuild Iraq. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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The Bush administration has initiated critically important talks with Iraq’s transitional leaders to gain sufficient latitude for American-led military forces to carry out operations against insurgents even after the transfer of sovereignty to a new government in Baghdad on June 30, officials say. (USAF)
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An Iraqi boy stands in the rubble of a building, belonging to Iraq's major Shiite party, destroyed in an explosion in Baghdad, Friday Dec 19, 2003. The explosion before dawn Friday killed one Iraqi woman and wounded five others. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
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An unindentified 82nd Airborne Division soldier sits next an Iraqi who was arrested during a raid in Baghdad Friday, Dec. 19, 2003. In the overnight raid of a middle-class neighborhood near Baghdad airport, the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne arrested five suspected guerillas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams performs for more than 300 airmen and soldiers deployed here Dec. 18. Also with him were Olympic gold medalist and professional wrestler Kurt Angle, NASCAR driver Mike Wallace and former model and television personality Leeann Tweeden. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)
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KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Olympic gold medalist an professional wrestler Kurt Angle and former model and television personality Leeann Tweeden are visiting military forces as part of a United Service Organizations-sponsored tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. S
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R. Lee Ermey stands with Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Spruel, Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area sergeant major, during the Toys for Tots Golf Tournament here Dec. 10. Ermey starred in the movie "Full Metal Jacket" and is the host of the History Channel show "Mail Call."
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MCAS Iwakuni - Capt. Michael P. Quinto makes preflight preparations. Quinto was one of nine Harrier pilots deployed here with Marine Attack Squadron 231.
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MCAS Iwakuni - Enlisted members of the Japanese squadron VC-91 provided a lively karate demonstration. Kendo was exhibited earlier in the friendship day activities.
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MCAS Iwakuni - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron pilots Capts. Gregory Summa and Curtis Walker pose in front of their Hornet before commencing in their air-to-air training exercise.
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee conducts a press conference on a beach in northwest Florida with members of local and national media outlets. Hagee and Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit as it landed in northwest Florida to train aboard Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Lance Cpl. Mike D. Mosier, left, of Bluffton, Indiana, a light armored vehicle crewman assigned to the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chats with Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Estrada and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, visited the MEU as it landed in northwest Florida to train aboard Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Sharon Comes Under Heavy Fire for Separation Plan (http://article.wn.com/link/WNAT2BF20165AF4F3B32DFC75914923F83E3?source=templategenerator&template=worldphotos/viewphoto.txt) -Prime Minister Ariel Sharon drew fire from Israel's main U.S. ally and all sides in the Middle East Friday for a pledge to sever Israelis from Palestinians within months if peace talks fail. (WN)
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The Mars Express spacecraft is launched with a Soyuz FG booster rocket from the Russian-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in this June 2, 2003 file photo. European space controllers positioned the Mars Express spacecraft in preparation for a critical step in their mission to explore the Red Planet- the launching of a probe designed to search for organic matter and water on Mars' surface. If all goes well, the British-built probe, called the Beagle 2, will be sent off toward Mars at8:31 GMT on Friday, Dec. 18, 2003 and will land on the surface of the Red Planet roughly six days later. (AP Photo/File)
TOMCATS OVERHEAD — U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats soar over central Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dec. 16, 2003. The F-14 are filling a variety of roles: providing air superiority, fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close and deep air support, and carrying out day and night strike missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Jenkins
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers answers a question during a press conference on the flight line at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Myers has been touring the U.S. Central Command area with a USO holiday tour. He is standing in front of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. AFPS photo by Jim Garamone
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Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), conduct a patrol in Samarra, Iraq. The unit recently repelled a complex ambush, killing 11 enemy fighters without sustaining any casualties. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Clinton Tarzia.
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Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force stand at attention during the annual inspection parade of the JGSDF East Area division in this photo taken Oct. 5, 2003. Japanese Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 ordered ground, air and naval troops to prepare to go Iraq, moving Japan a step closer to putting soldiers into a combat zone for the first time since World War II. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration approved a plan to contribute 1,000 military personnel, including about 600 soldiers, to what has been billed as a humanitarian operation to help rebuild Iraq. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's improved Hawk air-defense guided missiles, that are used to shoot down incoming aircrafts and other flying objects at mid to low altitude, are shown during the annual inspection parade of JGDF's East Area division at the Asaka training ground in suburban Tokyo in this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003. Japan will begin building a missile defense system, the government said Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, the first step of long-discussed plans to protect the country amid concerns over the threat from neighboring North Korea. The government will allocate 100 billion yen (US$935 million) for the program in the next fiscal year beginning April. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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A Japan Air Self-Defence Force's (JASDF) C-130 transport plane launches flares during an exercise at a training-zone off Shizuoka, in this photo released by JASDF on December 19, 2003. After months of deliberation, Japan issued orders on Friday for members of its air force to prepare to leave for the Middle East, marking the start of its contribution of military personnel to support the reconstruction of Iraq (news - web sites). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY *******/Japan Air Self-Defense Force/Handout
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An armored personnel carrier (APC) of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (GSDF). Japan is likely to send the first main contingent of ground troops to Iraq (news - web sites) in late February to support humanitarian work in the war-torn country.(AFP/JIJI Press/File)
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Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force salute during the annual inspection parade of the JGSDF East Area division in this photo taken Oct. 5, 2003. Japanese Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 ordered ground, air and naval troops to prepare to go Iraq, moving Japan a step closer to putting soldiers into a combat zone for the first time since World War II. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration approved a plan to contribute 1,000 military personnel, including about 600 soldiers, to what has been billed as a humanitarian operation to help rebuild Iraq. (AP Photo/Chiaki Tsukumo)
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The Bush administration has initiated critically important talks with Iraq’s transitional leaders to gain sufficient latitude for American-led military forces to carry out operations against insurgents even after the transfer of sovereignty to a new government in Baghdad on June 30, officials say. (USAF)
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An Iraqi boy stands in the rubble of a building, belonging to Iraq's major Shiite party, destroyed in an explosion in Baghdad, Friday Dec 19, 2003. The explosion before dawn Friday killed one Iraqi woman and wounded five others. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
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An unindentified 82nd Airborne Division soldier sits next an Iraqi who was arrested during a raid in Baghdad Friday, Dec. 19, 2003. In the overnight raid of a middle-class neighborhood near Baghdad airport, the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne arrested five suspected guerillas. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams performs for more than 300 airmen and soldiers deployed here Dec. 18. Also with him were Olympic gold medalist and professional wrestler Kurt Angle, NASCAR driver Mike Wallace and former model and television personality Leeann Tweeden. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. A.C. Eggman)
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KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Olympic gold medalist an professional wrestler Kurt Angle and former model and television personality Leeann Tweeden are visiting military forces as part of a United Service Organizations-sponsored tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. S
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R. Lee Ermey stands with Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Spruel, Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area sergeant major, during the Toys for Tots Golf Tournament here Dec. 10. Ermey starred in the movie "Full Metal Jacket" and is the host of the History Channel show "Mail Call."
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MCAS Iwakuni - Capt. Michael P. Quinto makes preflight preparations. Quinto was one of nine Harrier pilots deployed here with Marine Attack Squadron 231.
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MCAS Iwakuni - Enlisted members of the Japanese squadron VC-91 provided a lively karate demonstration. Kendo was exhibited earlier in the friendship day activities.
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MCAS Iwakuni - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron pilots Capts. Gregory Summa and Curtis Walker pose in front of their Hornet before commencing in their air-to-air training exercise.
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee conducts a press conference on a beach in northwest Florida with members of local and national media outlets. Hagee and Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit as it landed in northwest Florida to train aboard Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Lance Cpl. Mike D. Mosier, left, of Bluffton, Indiana, a light armored vehicle crewman assigned to the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), chats with Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Estrada and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, visited the MEU as it landed in northwest Florida to train aboard Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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Sharon Comes Under Heavy Fire for Separation Plan (http://article.wn.com/link/WNAT2BF20165AF4F3B32DFC75914923F83E3?source=templategenerator&template=worldphotos/viewphoto.txt) -Prime Minister Ariel Sharon drew fire from Israel's main U.S. ally and all sides in the Middle East Friday for a pledge to sever Israelis from Palestinians within months if peace talks fail. (WN)
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The Mars Express spacecraft is launched with a Soyuz FG booster rocket from the Russian-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in this June 2, 2003 file photo. European space controllers positioned the Mars Express spacecraft in preparation for a critical step in their mission to explore the Red Planet- the launching of a probe designed to search for organic matter and water on Mars' surface. If all goes well, the British-built probe, called the Beagle 2, will be sent off toward Mars at8:31 GMT on Friday, Dec. 18, 2003 and will land on the surface of the Red Planet roughly six days later. (AP Photo/File)