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U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ronald L. Strzalkowski, left,
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U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 211
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Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor
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Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, left, commanding general,
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Retired U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North, Fox News
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U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211,
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U.S. Marines with CRASH 5, Marine Wing Support Squadron-274,
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel L. Herl, left, and Lance
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Supply boxes for a Philips Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, left, commanding
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U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ronald L. Strzalkowski, left,
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Master Chief Frank Dominguez, left, command master
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U.S. Navy Hospitalman 2nd Class Kowalsky Lucien with
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Sgt. Martin A. Witman, left, a combat crewman with
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Soldiers with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army,
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An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
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Lieutenant Gen. Sir Alexander Richard David Shirreff,
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MRI technologist Patrick Taylor discusses the functionality
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Mark Oeser from Brenham,
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British soldiers shoot rounds at their targets during
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A soldier with the Kingdom of Jordan’s army presents
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(Left to right) SSgt. Glen Silva, Col. James Bright,
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Brigadier James Woodham, right, commander of Task Force
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. William A. Gearhart,
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U.S. Marine Col. Peter B. Baumgarten (center right)
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A Mobile Strike Force Vehicle assigned to the Afghan
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U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211,
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An Estonian soldier, assigned to Estonian Company 17
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Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Spaulding, the senior
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Colonel Peter B. Baumgarten, commanding officer, Task
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A soldier with the Danish Contingent presents the Denmark
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. William A. Gearhart,
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Soldiers with the Republic of Georgia fold their flag
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A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support
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Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
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A cargo handler unloads a Magnetic Resonance Imagery
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U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW)
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jay M. Holtermann, commanding
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jay M. Holtermann, commanding
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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Dulaney, left,
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From left to right: Eric Povel from the Netherlands,
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Stephen W. White, AV-8B Harrier
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U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Jonathan J. Grubb, maintenance
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From left, U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia,
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A Mobile Strike Force Vehicle assigned to the Afghan
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric Robert Wagner, a crew chief with
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U.S. Marines Corps Capt. Ian T. Brown with Marine Heavy
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Vehicles and support staff await the arrival of an
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, commanding
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. William A. Gearhart,
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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander
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An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
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Coalition forces in Regional Command (SouthWest) salute
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Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Craig Lancaster, Joint Aircraft
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Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion
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An AH-1W Super Cobra with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Don G. Ware, load master with
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U.S. and Coalition Forces attend a memorial service
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U.S. Navy Lt. Johan Baik, deputy wing chaplain, 3rd
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Corporal Shane Byram, a native of Sacramento, California
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Colonel Peter B. Baumgarten, center, commanding officer,
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An U.S. Marine Corps cargo resupply unmanned aircraft
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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Matthew D. Huddleston, MV-22B
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Corporal Shane Byram, a native of Sacramento, California
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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with 215th Corps,
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Master Gunnery Sgt. Douglas P. Fraser, left, operations
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U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Gage Cusker (left), nozzle operator,
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United States Marine Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commander
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U.S. National Guard soldier Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan P. Eggemeyer, a plane
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A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert A. Simkins, CH-53E Super
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An AMK-31 vehicle drives off the ramp of an Antonov
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Caleb M. Dye, crew chief with Marine
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An Antonov 124-100M cargo aircraft lands at Joint Operating
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United States Marine Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commander
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Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
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