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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (March 28, 2011) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) embark aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julio Rivera (Released)

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LOADING UP - U.S. Special Forces team members with Special Operations Task Force South board two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters following a clearing operation in the Panjwa'i district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 25. 2011. The operation, led by Afghan commandos resulted in the removal of Taliban propaganda material and three suspected insurgents detained. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel P. Shook

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F-22 Raptors taxi April 10, 2011, during an operational readiness inspection at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Teresa Zimmerman)

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STRATOFORTESS FLIGHT - A B-52 Stratofortress takes off during a rapid-launch exercise on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 13, 2011. The aircraft is assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing. At the close of the base's two-week training, several B-52s took off in rapid succession, signaling the end of the mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dow

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PROP WASH - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Hector Hoyas and Senior Airman Matthew Phillips turn away from the prop wash as a Nevada Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes off with a Humvee sling load on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 15, 2011. Hoyas is an aerial delivery field service department instructor and Phillips is an airborne pavements and equipment operator assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

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ATMOSPHERIC ASSAULT - A landing craft air cushion approaches the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima during training assessment sustainment certifications in the Atlantic Ocean, April 22, 2011. The Iwo Jima is en route to Fort Lauderdale to participate in Fleet Week Port Everglades, an annual event. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zane Ecklund

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dennis Long, a mechanic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, and a native of Williamsburg, Iowa, fires an XM2010 Sniper Rifle on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 8. The XM2010 is a new Army-purchased weapon being distributed to sniper teams operating in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Grant Matthes.

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U.S. FORCES IRAQ - U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses service members assigned to U.S. Forces Iraq at Al-Faw Palace on Camp Victory in Baghdad, April 22, 2011. Mullen is visiting the Central Command area of operation to support a USO tour and visit counterparts and service members in the area. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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WNU Editor: Russian military girls on parade.

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MUD MANEUVER - Crawling through mud, U.S. Army Pvt. Charles Shidler searches for the next covered fighting position during training for individual movement techniques at the Camp Ravenna Joint Maneuver Training Center in Ravenna, Ohio, April 17, 2011. The technique is one of more than 200 common tasks that Shidler and about 3,600 other soldiers assigned to the 37th brigade must complete before they deploy to Afghanistan this fall to support Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Mathis

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ALL-HANDS CALL - U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus speaks to sailors and Marines from units involved in Operation Tomodachi during an all-hands call at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, April 20, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Macdonald

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MILESTONE LANDING - U.S. Navy Capt. Kevin Mannix completes his 1,000th arrested carrier landing on board the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which is underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2011. Mannix is deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 14. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Stewart

My Comment: Such an accomplishment is truly a Top Gun performance.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Stevens runs Karo, his military working dog, through a bomb- detection training session on Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2011. Stevens is a military working dog handler assigned to the Combined Team Zabul. Karo specializes in patrol explosive detection. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadi

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SESAME WELCOME - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden pose with some of the cast of Sesame Street during a “Joining Forces” community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011. DOD photo by Elaine Sanchez

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MUDDY BUDDY - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew McKinley crawls through a muddy obstacle as he and his team of officers complete a testing course during Prop Blast, a traditional team-building event that welcomes new officers to the division on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 8, 2011. McKinley is a logistics officer is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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FIREFIGHT - U.S. Army soldiers return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cameron Boyd

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A flight of F-15C Eagles flies during a total solar eclipse over the island of Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2009. The eclipse was a rare opportunity for troops to witness this unique event. The F-15C Eagles are assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Warren

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U.S. soldiers sling-load a container of components for a cell phone tower, March 25, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Lagman in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the Combined Team Zabul, International Security Assistance Force Regional Command. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Wilson