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British soldiers take up position after they were attacked in Amara about 365 km (230 miles) southeast of Baghdad February 28, 2006. Two British soldiers were killed and a third was wounded in an attack on their patrol in Amara, the British military said. Picture taken February 28, 2006. (REUTERS/Stringer/iraq, 22nd marine expeditionary unit)
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Iraqi children throw rocks at convoy of British troops in Amara about 365 km (230 miles) southeast of Baghdad February 28, 2006. Two British soldiers were killed and a third was wounded in an attack on their patrol in Amara, the British military said. Picture taken February 28, 2006. (REUTERS/Stringer/iraq, 22nd marine expeditionary unit)
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Vung Tau, VIET NAM: A Vietnamese policeman stands outside the Phuoc Co jail on the outskirts of the southern coastal town of Vung Tau, where former British rocker Gary Glitter is being held, 01 March 2006. The city gets ready for the trial of Glitter who is accused of molesting two underaged Vietnamese girls last year in this seaside resort. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Vung Tau, VIET NAM: A Vietnamese policeman stands watch outside the Phuoc Co jail on the outskirts of the southern coastal town of Vung Tau, where former British rocker Gary Glitter is being held, 01 March 2006. (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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SRINAGAR, INDIA: Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnels stand alert in the streets of Srinagar 01 March 2006, as security across the restive Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir has been tightened ahead of the visit to India by US President George W. Bush. Bush was scheduled to arrive in New Delhi late 01 March on his maiden visit to South Asia hoping to finalize a landmark deal on sharing civilian nuclear energy that experts say would seal India's position as one of Washington's top global partners. AFP PHOTO Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A policeman covers himself behind a shield during clash with Papuan protesters in front of the Freeport Indonesia office in Jakarta, 28 February 2006. Police fired water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters outside the offices of Freeport Indonesia for the second straight day of rallies demanding the closure of its massive mine in Papua. The protesters handed out a list of demands, including the closure of the mine run by US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan and an audit of the company, which has been under scrutiny recently for its payments to the Indonesian military for security. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Police guard Papuan protesters during a demonstration in front of the Freeport Indonesia office building in Jakarta, 01 March 2006. Several hundred police cordoned off the protesters, who were demanding for the closure of Freeport gold-and-copper mine operated by the US-based mining giant Freeport-McMoRan in Papua, following last two days of clashes between the protesters and police. Papua's provincial parliament, which does not have the power to close the decades-old mine but could apply pressure on the Indonesian government, will hold a special session this month to discuss the massive Freeport gold-and-copper mine, as protests calling for its closure continued. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, fire a howitzer during an exercise in southern Leyte, Philippines. This photo appeared on
www.army.mil (by Staff Sgt. Joselito Aribuabo)
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Spc. Hans Rvehr, a sniper from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, searches for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq. This photo appeared on
www.army.mil. (by Spc. Clydell Kinchen)
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Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division patrol Tal Afar, Iraq, in their Abrams tanks. This photo appeared on
www.army.mil (by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II)
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KRTSANISI, Republic of Georgia - Republic of Georgia soldiers are evaluated at Krtsanisi, Republic of Georgia on their performance firing the PKM machinegun by Cpl. Joshua Kruzich, 21, (standing), a trainer with the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program and native of Dahlonega, Ga. The elite 53-member U.S. Task Force, many of them veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, is training the Georgian soldiers who will fill positions in Iraq. Georgia’s GSSOP trained troops will form part of the dedicated force called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1546 to protect UN forces in Iraq. The mission of the GSSOP is to assist the Georgian armed forces sustain their ongoing deployment of forces supporting stability operations in Iraq. Photo by:Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. Moor
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KRTSANISI, Republic of Georgia- Republic of Georgia soldiers are evaluated at Krtsanisi, Republic of Georgia on their performance firing the PKM machinegun by Sgt. Michael J. Szeman, 30, (standing), a trainer with the Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program and native of Matteson, Ill. Photo by:Staff Sgt. Jonathan C. Moor
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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Bachelor discusses squad formations with Philippine soldiers at the parade field Feb. 23. The Army units combined to exchange ideas concerning such things as reacting to contact and squad formations during Exercise Balikatan 2006. Bachelor is a squad leader with First Battalion, 294th Regiment. Photo by:Lance Cpl. Erin F. McKnight
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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Bachelor guides a group of Philippine soldiers through the parade field Feb. 23. The Army units combined to exchange ideas concerning such things as reacting to contact and squad formations during Exercise Balikatan 2006. Bachelor is a first squad leader with First Battalion, 294th Regiment. Photo by:Lance Cpl. Erin F. McKnight
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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – U.S. Army Sgt. Mike Bachelor discusses compass usage with Philippine Army 2nd. Lt. Ronnie Halangdon Feb. 23 on the parade field. The Army units combined to exchange ideas concerning such things as reacting to contact and squad formations during Exercise Balikatan 2006. Bachelor is a first squad leader with First Battalion, 294th Regiment, and Halangdon is a platoon leader with the 45th Infantry Battalion. Photo by:Lance Cpl. Erin F. McKnight
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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – U.S. Army Pfc. Derek Edwards provides security Feb. 23 while Philippine and U.S. soldiers move across the parade field. The Army units combined to exchange ideas concerning such things as reacting to contact and squad formations during Exercise Balikatan 2006. Edwards is with First Battalion, 294th Regiment. Photo by:Lance Cpl. Erin F. McKnight
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Cpl. Jason L. Elder, a 22-year-old from Marlboro, Mass., looks through the scope of his rifle while providing overwatch for Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Industrial Revolution. He is a scout-sniper attached to Headquarters and Service Company serving with Regimental Combat Team 8. The operation was designed to disrupt insurgent activity in Fallujah's industrial area and resulted in the discovery of several weapons cahces. (photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn) Photo by:Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn
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Cpl. Darren R. Smykowski, a 21-year-old from Mentor, Ohio, looks through the scope of his rifle while providing overwatch for Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment during Operation Industrial Revolution. (photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn) Photo by:Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn
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On 27 February 2006 soldiers from 1-71 CAV Regiment patrolled the streets of Baghdad, Iraq taking notice of Iraqi tanks scattered through out the city. The Governor of Iraq ordered the all Armored Company's to take security positions within through out the city to deter further civil violence by unruly protesters. (Released) US Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr.
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Brass shell casings lie scattered in the road as U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 75th Cavalry Squadron, 101st Airborne Division, provide security after an altercation in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 22, 2006. DoD photo by Spc. Timothy W. Story, U.S. Army.
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Airman 1st Class Kyle Dalton provides security for an MH-53 J/M Pave Low helicopter during an exercise Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. Airman Dalton is a combat controller in the advanced skills training Program at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The exercise was filmed for the next series of Air Force commercials with the theme: "Do something amazing." (U.S. Air Force photo/Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery)
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Mittenwald, 01.03.2006. German winter warfare training and night-time temperatures 18 below Centigrade.
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Five months of German earthquake rescue operations in Kashmir, Pakistan, ends.
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Members of the Oneida County, NY, Sheriff's Dept. SWAT team gather near a van in the parking lot of Byrne Dairy on Route 5 in Kirkland, N.Y, before deploying a search for suspected jewel thieves, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. A decorated police officer was shot and killed while pursuing suspected jewel thieves, and police in two states on Tuesday continued to search for one of the suspects. (AP Photo/The Observer Dispatch, Michael Doherty)
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German Lieutenant General, Guenther Rall, sits in the cockpit of a F104 fighter jet before a test flight in St. Louis, USA, 1971. (AP Photo/Str) --- Der deutsche Generalleutnant Guenther Rall sitzt im Cockpit vor einem Testflug mit einem Phantom Kampfjet in St. Louis, USA, 1971. (AP Photo/Str)
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T.D. Flack / S&S Members of the 94th Military Police Battalion Special Reaction Team train in a Close Quarter Battle Course on Camp Casey, South Korea, on Monday.
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T.D. Flack / S&S Members of the 94th Military Police Battalion Special Reaction Team member would use this simulated ammunition — basically paintballs — while training Monday in a Close Quarter Battle Course
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T.D. Flack / S&S Staff Sgt. Lindsey Crudup instructs members of his 94th Military Police Battalion Special Reaction Team on the proper technique for clearing rooms.
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T.D. Flack / S&S A 94th Military Police Battalion Special Reaction Team member clears a room while 1st Lt. Jeremy Prince observes and instructs.