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South Korean Special Forces soldiers attend an infiltration operation drill on a beach during a photo call in Taean, about 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Seoul, August 16, 2011. The South Korean defence ministry allowed only local media to cover the drill.
The father of an injured Afghan boy watches him receive medical attention from US army medic Joshua Nash (L) and Stephan Flynn (R) of the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder as they land at the Kandahar hospital in a Medevac helicopter on August 15, 2011.0 -
A British naval personnel stands guard as a Lynx helicopter from HMS Monmouth comes to the aid of a merchant ship that had come under attack from pirates in the southern Red Sea last week, in this undated Royal Navy handout picture released August 16, 2011. The Maltese-flagged, Greek-owned MV Caravos Horizon, a 63,000 ton bulk carrier, was on passage south through the Red Sea when boarded by six armed men. The 24 Filipino crew took shelter in the ship's citadel (a secure room within the ship). There appeared to be no sign of the attackers; only a ladder over the side of MV Caravos Horizon was spotted.
A car is destroyed by U.S. Marines after being detected trafficking drugs by a Royal Navy Sea King Mk 7 surveillance helicopter in Helmand province, Afghanistan in a picture released August 17, 2011.
MiG-35d military planes take part in the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, August 16, 2011.
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COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Afghanistan - Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), exit a tank after returning from a 24-hour overwatch mission. Hours of sitting in a tank and providing overwatch in hot temperatures make it a challenge for the Marines to continuously stay alert. They combat the fatigue by talking to each other and constantly checking their sectors for any signs of unusual activity.
A woman and child meet a camouflaged soldier as three hundred soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh walk through Chester, in north west England.
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Off duty Vernon Conn. Police Office Kate Rooney holds a weapon on a suspect of a stolen SUV believed to be armed, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at a drug store in Vernon, Conn. Rooney was shopping at the pharmacy with her family when she spotted the unique plate on a vehicle the department had been looking for, Rooney said after the arrest. When the first patrol car pulled in the parking lot and the suspect approaching the stolen vehicle, Rooney grabbed a rifle from the cruiser to cover the lone uniformed officer who confronted the suspect. The adult male suspect was taken into custody without incident.0 -
British security personnel are seen near the site of a suicide attack outside The British Council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II is refueled over southern Afghanistan. The most prominent feature of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling-gun cannon. This weapon is capable of firing 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets, including tanks. Both the A-10 and GAU-8 entered service in 1977, and the gun represents 16 percent of the aircraft's weight.0 -
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U.S. Army Sgt. Ethan Dunbar, team leader, secures an area during a construction site quality assurance inspection in Shinkai, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2011.
Canadian Rangers Glen Catarata from the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, is in command of a patrol whilst learning how to walk through the bush in formation.
Canadian Ranger Master Corporal Donovan Gee from the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, checks out an F88 AUSTEYR Rifle with a Grenade Launcher Attachment.
A Marine with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages targets during an unknown distance shooting competition, August 17.
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A Russian Air Force Su-27 Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) jet fighter
performs during the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in
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New graduates to the Russian interior ministry special forces (OMON) hold their weapons after finishing their training during a ceremony in the southern Russian city of Stavropol July 20, 2011.
U.S. Marine Cobra attack helicopter takes off from a base in Gereshk Valley, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Adam Miranda, his platoon's designated marksman, rides inside an armored vehicle on a security mission in the Gereshk Valley, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.
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The M1A1 Abrams tank crew load their main gun’s rounds and prepare for the challenges ahead, another day of table qualifications and overall preparation for the 9th annual Tiger Platoon Tank Competition 2011, Aug. 5.
US soldiers gather next to a destroyed vehicle as their wounded comrades are airlifted by a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED). All foreign combat troops will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014 in a process that started last month and will require the Afghan army and police to play an ever-greater role in fighting the Taliban insurgency.
The hands of two US soldiers heavily injured by an IED are pictured in a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder, during a flight to Kandahar Hospital Role 3 on August 22, 2011.
U.S. Army Spc. Dustin Schuetze of the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade,Task Force Blackhawk communicates via embitter radio at Combat Outpost Yousef Kehl, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20
Spc. Kyle Graves, grenadier attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, takes a break after completing the first phase of a multi-day operation Aug. 21 in Alingar District, Laghman Province.0 -
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U.S. Marine Scout-Snipers Sgt. Travis Beattie, left, and Cpl. Eric Stainbrook, of Sniper Platoon, 3/4 Marines, look for Taliban fighters in the tree line around Patrol Base 302, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. The Marines living in austere conditions at PB302 exchange fire regularly with Taliban who attack from nearby positions.
U.S. Army Chinook helicopters take off from the landing zone of the FOB Bostick in Naray district at Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, August 23, 2011
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U.S. Army Spc. Adam Supino takes a break while on a security halt during an operation in the Alingar district in Afghanistan's Laghman province, Aug. 21, 2011. Supino is an M249 squad automatic weapon gunner assigned to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team. Team members participated in searching a village thought to house Taliban fighters and other insurgents responsible for making roadside bombs.
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A Navy SEAL fires an MK-11 sniper rifle from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, during a training flight. George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
Afghan National Army soldiers look at a U.S. soldier from the top of their bunker at Observing Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province near the border with Pakistan August 28, 2011.
U.S. soldier Staff Sergeant Frankie Berdecia of Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry (the Wolfhounds), Task Force NO FEAR from Puerto Rico, operates a TOW missile system at Observation Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province near the border with Pakistan August 28, 2011.0 -
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U.S. Army Captain Tim Blair, commander of Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry (the Wolfhounds), Task Force NO FEAR from Long Island, New York, walks in Observation Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan, early August 29, 2011.
Afghan National Army Captain Farid Ahmad from Kapisa province carries his sniper rifle at Observing Post Mace in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province near the border with Pakistan August 28, 2011.0 -
U.S. Staff Sergeant Thomas Lemons of Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry regiment, Task Forces Bronco from St. Louis, Missouri, shoots his .50 caliber sniper rifle at Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province near the border with Pakistan August 28, 2011 .
A U.S. Marine Scout-Sniper aims his rifle during an exchange of fire with Taliban militants, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.0 -
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Sgt. Jason Pacheco, 23, scout sniper instructor, Division Schools, 1st Marine Division, from Las Vegas, N.M., uses his prosthetic leg as support for an M40 Sniper Rifle on a firing range at Camp Pendleton Aug. 30, 2011. Pacheco suffered a severed leg after an improvised explosive device detonated beneath him during a patrol in Afghanistan August 2010. His leg had to be amputated below his knee. Pacheco uses his prosthetic leg to support the weight of his rifle to show an example of how students can use anything to steady a rifle. He has been an instructor for the Pre-Scout Sniper School since March and recently completed a physical fitness test with his prosthetic leg. He has re-enlisted and said he hopes to continue training in preparation to return to full duty.
Pfc. Myles Standish from Delta, Colo. of Task Force Black Knight, A Co., 2-28 In, 3-66th Armor Reg., 172nd Inf. Bde. watches the surrounding ridge lines for enemy activity in Kajaki, Paktika province, Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2011
A North Korean army soldier looks at the southern side through field glasses at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 20110 -
A wounded Afghan man is carried into Kandahar Hospital Hero after being airlifted by a Medevac from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder on August 26, 2011. The man was hit by an IED and lost right leg. There are around 140,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan helping Afghan forces to fight a ten-year Taliban-led insurgency. Limited coalition combat troop withdrawals have started ahead of a 2014 deadline for them all to leave.
A US M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tank fires live rounds during a joint military exercise between South Korea and the US at the US Army's Rodriguez Live Firing Range in Pocheon, about 46 km northeast of Seoul and about 15 km south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, on September 1, 2011.
Able Seaman Clearance Diver Rosco Fernandez digs a firing bay, Royal Australian Navy Divers are undergoing Army’s Infantry Initial Employment Training Mod. 2 Course at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney.
Able Seaman Jackson Sharp hurls another smoke bomb from a firing bay at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, during a simulated attack, where the Royal Australian Navy Divers are undergoing Army’s Infantry Initial Employment Training Mod. 2 Course.
Two F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters and an F-16 Fighting Falcon taxi on the runway after arriving at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 31, 2011. The F-35s will be used for JSF maintenance training until all certifications are complete.0 -
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US soldier Scott Whiting of Task Force 366 Blackjack of the 172 Infantry Brigade, put his muddy shoes up at the barracks at Forward Operating Basr (FOB) Kuschamond in the province of Paktika on September 2, 2011.
Army Sgt. Sean Mathews, team leader attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team.
Pfc. Shawn Cutrino, a rifleman attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M14 rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3.
Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, a native of Norwich, Conn., and platoon sergeant attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M249 squad automatic weapon .
Pfc. Luke Carter, 26, of Louiseville, Neb., with the U.S. Army's Bravo Company of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, rests in the seat of an armored vehicle during an overnight mission early Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, in Kunar province, Afghanistan.0 -
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Billy, a goat taken in by soldiers with Bravo Company of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, looks out from a guard tower as Pfc. Michael Causey, 24, of Freemont, Calif. , stands duty Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at Combat Outpost Monti in Kunar province, Afghanistan
KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 4, 2011) A member of the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Police SWAT team clears a row of grape vines during a patrol Sept. 4. *
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sarah Baker, rifleman, patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Baker is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is a services airman deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Haven Tillar, supply officer, secures his sector of fire during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Tillar is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and is deployed from Aberdeen Proving Ground base in Aberdeen, Md.
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Wall, team leader, secures his sector of fire during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Wall is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Carabia, rifleman, patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Carabia is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.
U.S. Army Spc. Bronson Shipman, Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, provides rear security during a personnel recovery training mission, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST supported the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron by providing a perimeter security to enhance security procedures.
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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier shows off a patch that reads 'Taliban Hunting Club' during a sniper training session by 1st Platoon of Task Force 3-66, Bravo Company of the 172nd Infantry Brigade at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kuschamond in Paktika province on September 5, 2011.
Libyan '' rebels ''show a FN F2000 assault rifle with grenade launcher they found after surrounding a building to find weapons provided by Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi to the population in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.0 -
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A close-up shows a picture of a tattoo on the chest of US army Private First Class (PFC) Kyler King of the 2nd Platoon of Task Force 3-66, Bravo Company of the 172 Infantry Brigade on September 6, 2011 in the FOB Kuschamond.
A U.S. soldier from Task Force Bronco, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry uses the scope of his rifle to scan areas during a patrol on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan September 6, 2011.
A U.S Army flight medic Spc. Zacharye Menzie left, from Albuquerque looks on from a medevac helicopter from the US Army's Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-71 Aviation Regiment during a mission in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011.
U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Park fires a 155mm howitzer in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2011. Park is assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.
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