Thursday, August 30, 2012

EMERGENCY AIRLIFT

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08/30/2012 05:50 PM CDT

Coast Guard crew members and emergency medical personnel transfer a patient to an ambulance from a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2012. The patient was medevaced from Skagway, Alaska, after suffering from cardiac and respiratory failure.
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WATER RESCUE

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08/30/2012 05:18 PM CDT

An Army Special Forces soldier helps a Hancock County sheriff's deputy evacuate a local resident and his two Chihuahuas from a flooded area using a zodiac boat during Hurricane Isaac operations near the Gulf Coast in Waveland, Miss., Aug. 29, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Airborne, Mississippi Army National Guard.
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RECONSTRUCTION TEAM ARRIVAL

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08/30/2012 04:29 PM CDT

U.S. service members assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah arrive for a key leader engagement in Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Aug. 29, 2012. Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah is a unit of U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen working with various government and non-government agencies to promote the Afghan government and their ability to resolve local issues and provide security to the people.
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NIGHT FLIGHT

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08/30/2012 04:45 PM CDT

U.S. Navy flight deck personnel taxi an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 542 across the flight deck during night flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard under way in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29, 2012. The Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious assault group.
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AL MASAAK ARTILLERY

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08/30/2012 03:57 PM CDT

U.S. Army soldiers load a 155 mm artillery shell into an M777 howitzer on Forward Operating Base Al Masaak in southern Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
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GRENADE HIKE

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08/30/2012 03:42 PM CDT

Marines conduct an early morning five kilometer hike to the grenade range as part of Marine Combat training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca., Aug. 28, 2012. The Marines are constantly being pushed to and beyond their limits so they are ready physically and mentally for combat.
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IWO JIMA ASHES

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08/30/2012 03:28 PM CDT

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Thomasson is splashed by water as he fulfills his promise to his family and lays his grandfather's ashes to rest on Iwo Jima's Invasion Beach in Iwo Jima, Japan, Aug. 28, 2012. During the Battle for Iwo Jima, Thomasson's grandfather, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar Thomasson, was aboard a landing craft that was destroyed while making its way to the island during the U.S. forces' initial assault. The senior Thomasson survived the battle and went on to
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