Today's Photos Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

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People march during the Japanese traditional martial arts ceremony to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo on January 12, 2008.. About 3,000 people attended the annual ceremony. (AFP / Toru Yamanaka)

Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) waves before his departure to Tokyo at an air force base in Seongnam, south of Seoul January 12, 2009. Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak agreed Monday to work closely to tackle the global financial turmoil and cooperate with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions, while leaving aside their historical and territorial rows. (Reuters)

An Israeli army officer inspects the damage after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza hit a house in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. (AP / Ariel Schalit)

In this photo released by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Israeli soldiers walk towards the northern Gaza Strip January 12, 2009. An Israeli military spokesman said army reservists had been thrown into the campaign that Israel launched with the declared aim of ending cross-border rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled territory to its south.

An army helicopter searches for the attackers of a military post, in Tacuati, 360 kilometres (224 miles) north of Asuncion January 12, 2009. A security operation was mounted in the area of Tacuati after a military outpost was robbed of its weapons and set on fire on December 31, 2008 by a peasant group called "Army of the Paraguayan People", the army spokesperson said. (Reuters)

An Indonesian Navy boat comes into port after searching for survivors after the 700 ton ferry, Teratai Prima sank Monday Jan. 12, 2009 in Pare-Pare, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Rocky seas hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island.

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K-1 tank from ROKA 2nd armored brigade are moving through dusty terrain which caused by winter drought. 2nd armored brigade have had 09's first winter tactical training.

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Israeli infantry soldiers from the Givati brigade carry their gear from armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to a waiting truck in an Israeli military staging area early on 13 January 2009 as they return from fighting inside the Gaza Strip.The solddiers had been inside Gaza since the first day of the ground forces operations and were replaced by older, reserve solders. It is the 18th day of Israel's war against the Hamas forces and Palestinians report over 900 people have been killed

An Indonesian Air Force member sweeps the Teratai Prima ferry site for survivors as they fly over the Makassar Strait, West Sulawesi, Indonesia on 13 January 2009. A ferry carrying with some 250 people on board sank in rough waters off the western Indonesian province of West Sulawesi early Sunday, leaving more than 200 missing and feared drowned, officials and media reports said. The Teratai Prima Kosong ferry left Pare-pare harbour Saturday evening en route to Samarinda in the eastern Kalimantan province on the Indonesian portion of Borneo Island, said Suhardi, an official at the Search and Rescue (SAR) agency in Makassar, the capital of South Sulwesi

A photograph supplied by the IDF Spokesman's Office shows Israeli reserve infantry soldiers as they march towards the Gaza Strip on 12 January 2009 to join the fight in Israel's war against Hamas

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F-22 Raptors arrive at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10. The aircraft is one of 12 deployed from Langley Air Force Base, Va., as part of an air expeditionary force rotation. (U.S. Air Force photos released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 09, 2009) A lighter amphibious re-supply cargo maneuvers aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryant Kurowski/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 09, 2009) A landing craft air cushion from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 embarks aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryant Kurowski/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 09, 2009) A landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2 approaches the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Starkey/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2009) Sailors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 "Jolly Rogers" direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) composite unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a training exercise to test capabilities and ensure readiness prior to deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2009) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Walter Robbins, from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, from Molena, Ga., works on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet of VFA-103 "Jolly Rogers" approaches on the flight deck of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser/Released)

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KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa (Jan. 9, 2008) Aviaton Electrician's Mate Justin Hearn, a maintenance worker assigned to the "Mad Foxes" of Patrol Squadron 5, cleans the port wing of a Navy P-3C Orion aircraft at Kedena Air Base in Okinawa. The "Mad Foxes" are based out of Jacksonville, Fla. and are on a six-month deployment to Okinawa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason R. Wilson/Released)

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KINGS BAY, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2009) The ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) (Gold) passes Fort Clinch on its return to Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay after a successful Trident patrol. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 12, 2009) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), paint the ship's hull during a restricted availability maintenance period. Shiloh is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)

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Robert De Niro joined IDF ranks? Good job, man!

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More PIX for youz guys!


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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 7, 2009) Gunner's Mate Seaman James Clarke fires a shot line to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) during a replenishment at sea aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 07, 2009) Line handlers aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) maintain tension on the phone and distance line during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 7, 2009) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jole Caler works on a canon plug on an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Andrew Skipworth/Released)

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NORFOLK, Va (Jan. 10, 2009) Sailors man the ship and bring her to life during the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) in Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Justin King launches an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Bradley Evans/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2009) Sailors perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Dick/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) for an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Dick/Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 9, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Hayes, from Jasper, Ala., directs a CH-46E helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 264 aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Flordeliz Valerio/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 9, 2009) A Marine assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) spends time with his wife and baby daughter before leaving San Diego. Boxer is departing on a scheduled western Pacific deployment to provide global maritime security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Rasmussen/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 9, 2009) Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) man the rails as the ship transits through San Diego Harbor. Boxer is departing on a scheduled western Pacific deployment to provide global maritime security. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

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KINGS BAY, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2008) Chief Machinist's Mate James Qualls hugs his wife and 6-month-old son during the homecoming celebration for the ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Rhode Island is returning after successfully completing a patrol (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Rebecca Rebarich/Released)

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GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 9, 2008) Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) departs the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Gulf Coast shipyard for five days of Builder's Trials to tests a wide variety of systems and equipment. More than 100 Makin Island Sailors were embarked to observe and monitor the testing conducted be Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alec Noe/Released)

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This Hornet did not land on LHD-8..

GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 12, 2008) An F/A 18 aircraft approaches Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) during a tactical air and navigation system test. The test, one of hundreds conducted on command, control, computers, communications, combat, and intelligence department equipment, is part of an underway five-day Builder's Trial to test the ship at sea. Makin Island, scheduled for commissioning Oct. 24, 2009 in San Diego, will be the Navy's eighth and final Wasp Class amphibious assault ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist W. Scott Mishley/Released)

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GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 10, 2008) The well deck of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) is flooded as Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Gulf Coast personnel open the stern gate during a five-day Builders Trial underway. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist W. Scott Mishley/Released)

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KINGS BAY, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2008) The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Wyoming is the 17th submarine in the Ohio-class and the fourth U.S. Naval ship to be named after the 44th state of the Union. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Rebecca Rebarich/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 12, 2008) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) is in dry dock during a dry dock selective restricted availability. Shiloh is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Reckard/Released)

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Nice pics!

A Pakistani security forces personnel stand guard at a parking bay used by the US and NATO contractors in Afghanistan, after suspected Islamic militants fired rockets at it in Peshawar, the capital of restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan, on 13 January 2009. Landlocked Afghanistan receives most of its imports via the Pakistani sea port of Karachi

An Islamist fighter with an RPG launcher waits to target Ethiopian soldiers during their pull-out of northern Mogadishu, Somalia, 13 January 2009. Islamic fighters moved into bases formerly occupied by Ethiopian troops as their planned pull-out of Somalia began

An Israeli infantry soldier who had just returned to southern Israel from fighting inside the Gaza Strip performs morning prayers early on 13 January 2009 atop an armoured personnel carrier (APC). Soldiers from the Givati infantry brigade who had been inside Gaza since the first day of the ground forces operations came out this morning, on the 18th day of Israel's war against the Hamas forces.

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minister of defense van middelkoop meets a new wave of red berets of the airmobile brigade

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Nice pix everybody!

An Israeli reservist poses with his weapons as others stand near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. Israeli warplanes pounded the homes of Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip and ground troops edged ever closer to the territory's densely-populated urban center Monday but reported casualties were low, an indication that Hamas was largely avoiding pitched battles with the advancing Israelis.

Israeli infantry reservist soldiers prepare to cross to the Gaza Strip in a deployment area near the Israeli-Gaza border on January 12, 2009

Israeli infantry reservist soldiers prepare to deploy into the Gaza Strip on January 12, 2009 on the Israeli-Gaza border. Israeli tanks punched their way towards Gaza City today in some of the heaviest clashes of the war as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to hit Hamas with an "iron fist" unless it stopped firing rockets.

An explosion is seen after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip January 13, 2009

An explosion from an Israeli airstrike is seen in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. Israeli troops advanced into Gaza suburbs for the first time early Tuesday, residents said, hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Islamic militants that they face an "iron fist" unless they agree to Israeli terms for an end to war in the Gaza Strip.

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on January 13, 2009 in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Combo picture show two missiles fired by Israeli airforce jets (L) and the explosion (R) after the Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah near the border with Egypt on January 13, 2009. Israeli troops and Hamas fighters fought fierce battles in the streets of Gaza's main city on Tuesday as Israel's war on Hamas entered its 18th day and the death toll spiralled above 900.

Smoke billows following an explosion behind a mosque after an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah near the border with Egypt on January 13, 2009

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Great pictures as always, thanks guys.

[Fireball Sanchez]

Great pics guys!

Sgt. Tad R. Hodges, a native of Dodge City, Kan., and tube-launched, optically-tracked, wired-command linked guided missile gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes Marines searching suspected insurgents during urban assault training, Jan. 11, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. The training is part of the 22nd MEU's Realistic Urban Training for their upcoming deployment in the spring.
(Photographer: Lance Cpl. Alicia Giron : 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs)

A Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, covers fellow Marines during urban assault training, Jan. 11, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. The training is part of the 22nd MEU's Realistic Urban Training for their upcoming deployment in the spring.
(Photographer: Lance Cpl. Alicia Giron : 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs)

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U.S. Air Force and Navy parachutists pose for a photo prior to a mission on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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A U.S. Air Force pararesque specialist jumps out of the back of an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force TSgt Joe Robles (kneeling) and Tech. Sgt. Sean Kirsch spot the parachute landing zone while on a mission on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force and Navy personnel complete preflight safety checks prior to a parachute mission on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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Tech. Sgt. Joe Robles performs a safety check of a parachute on Tech. Sgt. Sean Kirsch prior to a mission on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Both men are deployed from 131 Rescue Squadron at Moffit Field, Calif. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Bud Echavarria of the 81 Expiditionary Resque Squadron performs preflight checks on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft prior to a flight at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Bud Echavarria and Lt. Col. Chris McCarthy (both assigned to the 81 Expiditonary Resque Squadron) perform preflight checks on an HC-130P combat search and rescue aircraft prior to a flight at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 10. Camp Lemonier is the hub of the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, providing humanitarian relief, security and anti-terrorism activities to the nations in the Horn of Africa.
(Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Joe Zuccaro : Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa)

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Multicam FTW!!!

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nice pics. thx.

[Fireball Sanchez]

Multicam FTW!!!

And so it begins.....

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Can't help it. It triggers a reflex reaction