NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, walk down a path outside the village of Nengaresh, Afghanistan, Jan. 21 2011. Soldiers from Co. C joined Afghan National Army Soldiers from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Infantry Corp, on the patrol. After seven hours of dismounted searching through rugged terrain, Co. C and their Afghan counterparts located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, thanks to a tip from someone in the area of Tupac, Afghanistan. The Soldiers had been struck by an IED in Tupac two days earlier. Fortunately, no U.S. or Afghan Soldiers were injured in the attack. After locating the IED, the Soldiers then walked back to Forward Operating Base Kalagush, hiking about eight miles up and down mountains for the day.
Musician 1st Class Dan Smith, assigned to the U.S. Navy Band New Orleans, sings the national anthem before the start of the New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets NBA Game in conjunction with The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration. The event is part of a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series.
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A U.S. Army Soldier from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, works his way through some brush outside the village of Nengaresh, Afghanistan, Jan. 21 2011. After seven hours of dismounted searching through rugged terrain, Co. C and their Afghan counterparts from Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 201st Corp, located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, thanks to a tip from someone in the area of Tupac, Afghanistan. The Soldiers had been struck by an IED in Tupac two days earlier. Fortunately, no U.S. or Afghan Soldiers were injured in the attack. After locating the IED, the Soldiers then walked back to Forward Operating Base Kalagush, hiking about eight miles up and down mountains for the day.
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Ginny Grady, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), carries a Chinese Tallow tree to the clearing ground in New Orleans’ City Park. Wasp is in New Orleans April 17-23 celebrating New Orleans Navy Week and commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.
U.S. Army Pvt. Gregory Lloyd from 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade searches for munitions near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) pulls into homeport at Naval Station Norfolk after a seven-month deployment to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Gulf.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Adam Davidson from 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade talks to an Iraqi farmer while Staff Sgt. Jake Vanmeter radios the group’s position during a munitions search near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008.
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen, 36th Airlift Squadron, watches as the engines start up on a C-130H Hercules March 19 before a mission. Medical supplies were flown to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Vincent Delisi supervises Engineman 3rd Class Kimberly Gambichler during an M240 machine gun weapon qualification exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade signal each other during a munitions search near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2008.
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19 December 2011, members of the U.S. Army Alaska staff board a C 12 Sherpa provided by the Alaska National Guard and execute parachute operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Colonel Mark Lowe, the Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Alaska logged his 400th military jump during the training.
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19 December 2011, members of the U.S. Army Alaska staff board a C 12 Sherpa provided by the Alaska National Guard and execute parachute operations over Malamute Drop Zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Colonel Mark Lowe, the Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Alaska logged his 400th military jump during the training.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) after a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
