U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Condon, a battalion air officer with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a Civil Affairs Group patrol with Afghan soldiers in the Nawa District of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2009. The Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan are deployed in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations and training and the mentoring of Afghan security forces. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William Greeson, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nick Zetocha and aircraft mechanic Tech. Sgt. Ken Caldwell, both with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepare to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during a Red Flag exercise on July 13, 2009. Red Flag exercises are designed to provide the most realistic training environments for United States and allied air forces. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Beth Holliker, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
A harbor crane lifts a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle from the hull of the U.S. cargo vessel MV Marilyn in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, on July 11, 2009. The U.S. Army 838th Transportation Battalion is monitoring the first major shipment of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles from Kuwait to be part of the Mission Rehearsal Exercise fleet in the Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr training areas in order to increase the pre-deployment readiness of U.S. and allied military. DoD photo by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie, U.S. Army. (Released)
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