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Marines from Bravo Battery 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division load a 98-pound High Explosive (HE) round into a M198 howitzer during an Artillery Training Program at Hijudai training area, Jan. 30. Each round equals about 50 hand grenades. Photo by:Lance Cpl. John S. Rafoss
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Marines from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division fire a M198 howitzer downrange during an Artillery Training Program at Hijudai training area, Jan. 30. During the exercise the Marines were given 600 HE rounds to shoot between three M198 Howitzers. Photo by:Lance Cpl. John S. Rafoss
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Lance Cpl. Pedro Delagarza, Bravo Battery 1st Battalion 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division cannon crewman and native of Rio Grande, Texas, adjusts the elevation of a M198 howitzer during an artillery exercise at Hijudai training area, Jan. 30. Shown here, Delagarza ensures the elevation is just right to ensure rounds get on target. Photo by:Lance Cpl. John S. Rafoss
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Lance Cpl. Cody A. Morrison, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division cannon crewman and native of Castroville, Texas, checks the High Explosive rounds before they are fired through a M198 Howitzer at Hijudai Training Area, Jan. 30. Each round equals about 50 hand grenades. Photo by:Lance Cpl. John S. Rafoss
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Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment search for terrorists and weapons caches in Tal Afar, Iraq. By Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II
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Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division await airlift back to base after a successful operation in southern Mamadia, Iraq. By Spc. Timothy Story
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WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 15: U.S. President George W. Bush salutes a Marine while walking from Marine One to outside the White House on February 15, 2006 in Washington, DC. President Bush was returning from a trip to Ohio where he spoke about health savings accounts. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 16: An Iraqi policeman secures the scene of a car bomb explosion on February 16, 2006 in central Baghdad, Iraq. A car bomb exploded in central Baghdad targeting an Iraqi police patrol. One policeman was killed and three were injured in the attack. (Photo by Akram Saleh/Getty Images).
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 16: A damaged police car is removed from the scene of a car bomb explosion on February 16, 2006 in central Baghdad, Iraq. A car bomb exploded in central Baghdad targeting an Iraqi police patrol. One policeman was killed and three were injured in the attack. (Photo by Akram Saleh/Getty Images).
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: (NO PUBLICATION IN UK MEDIA FOR 28 DAYS) A Royal Air Force Sea King Mark 3 rescue helicopter lands on the lawns of Buckingham Palace on February 15, 2006 in London, England. Emergency response services gather at the palace for an Emergency Services & Disaster Response Reception (Photo by POOL/Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: (NO PUBLICATION IN UK MEDIA FOR 28 DAYS) A Royal Air Force Sea King Mark 3 rescue helicopter prepares to land on the lawns of Buckingham Palace on February 15, 2006 in London, England. Emergency response vehicles were gathered at the palace for an Emergency Services & Disaster Response Reception.(Photo by POOL/Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and the head of the Measuring Systems Research Institute Valentin Kostyukov put on shoe covers to tour the institute in Nizhny Novgorod 400 km (248.5 miles) northeast of Moscow, February 16, 2006. REUTERS
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Cars at a complete standstill, are pictured during a traffic jam in a central square in the Armenian capital Yerevan, February 16, 2006. Heavy snowfall caused traffic jams paralysing the city on Thursday. REUTERS
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Soldiers in a live fire exercise at Fort Drum. Members of the 10th Mountain Division were first sent to Afghanistan in 2001. James Estrin/The New York Times
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When soldiers at Fort Drum are deployed to Afghanistan, they will face what one general calls "a very savvy, capable adversary." James Estrin/The New York Times
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Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment patrol Tal Afar, Iraq. By Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II
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Iraqi troops and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division search for weapons caches on a farm near Hawijah, Iraq. By Spc. Timothy Kingston
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This handout photo from SBS TV allegedly shows a hooded and bound prisoner being attacked by a dog in Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, supposedly during interrogation by US soldiers. Iraqis have expressed outrage after new revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, warning that the images would further inflame already intense anti-Western sentiment(AFP/SBS)
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An Australian soldier sits in a tank while helping Japanese soldiers secure a bridge project in Samawa, 270 km (160 miles) south of Baghdad February 16, 2006. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen
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A Palestinian militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attends a Fatah rally in the Nosirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip February 16, 2006. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, patrol Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dwayne Lewis with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade, provides security during a cordon and search Feb. 10, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
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Pvt. 2nd Class Paul White pulls security in a local village in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Feb. 11, 2006, in Mosul, Iraq. U.S Army photo by Spc. Clydell Kinchen
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U.S. Army members assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, perform a random stop and search for suspected insurgents in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 11, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster
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U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, patrol Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster