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Afghan soldiers stand in formation at a basic training
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Corporal Scott J. Olson, a scout sniper instructor
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A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III
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A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter
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U.S. soldiers with 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion,
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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Cody K. Zimmerman
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Young Afghan boys smile for the camera as the Laghman
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Romanian Army Chief Warrant Officer Coman Marioara
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A coalition security soldier stays vigilant during
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From left, Nimroz Provincial Governor Abdul Karim Barahawi,
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U.S. and Coalition Forces attend a memorial service
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Afghan children pose for the camera while the human
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Marines lock-in new satellite system for quicker communication
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U.S. service members, coalition partners and civilians
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Spc. Jayci Brower, a Huntsville, Ala., native, now
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeffery L. Allen, crew chief
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Afghan National Army soldiers pose for a photo as their
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Afghan boys waves their flags to Afghanistan Uniformed
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Maj. Larry Marcy, executive officer for the 700th Brigade
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Service members raised their red Solo, cups, donned
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Army Staff Sgt. Michael Duffy, squad leader, and Spc.
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Spc. Erika Espeseth, chaplain’s assistant, 3rd Special
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An Afghan mullah holds on to his prayer beads as he
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Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric Scheibe, AV-8B Harrier
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Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense Crown Prince Salman
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Spc. Michael Sanders, 240B gunner attached to Laghman
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The Sergeant Audie Murphy medallion. The Sergeant Audie
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U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Benjamin Stafford attached to Naval
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Afghan National Policemen, advised by service members
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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 451st Expeditionary
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A Polish Mi-17 helicopter is getting prepared to conduct
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven D. Pendleton, vehicle
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Afghan Local Police 3rd Lt. Shah Mohammad meets with
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Regional Command-East Commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Townsend
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A convoy carrying U.S. soldiers with Delta Company,
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U.S. and Coalition Forces attend a memorial service
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An officer with the Afghan National Directorate of
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An Afghan child watches as U.S. Marines with Golf Company,
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Chaplain Buddy Walker, the ISAF Chaplain teaches children
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U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jason Rossman, the company
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Local children sit in front of the construction site
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A Polish Rosomak vehicle moves through the market place
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A Marine Special Operations Team member provides over
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Brampton, left, KC-130J
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Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Teer, a communications
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left,
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Afghan children play soccer with multinational service
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An Afghan National Army soldier grabs a piece of flat
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William K. Lietzau, deputy assistant secretary of defense
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin K. Smith, a squad leader with
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Jesse Taylor (left), a communications
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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Rob Longbottom, a chief
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An Afghan child receives polio vaccine orally during
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Local elders talk during a shura being held in Helmand
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Twenty four former members of the Taliban reintegrated
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An Afghan policeman provides security at Nili in Daykundi
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An F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Fighter Squadron,
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An Afghan stands with a family member, during a key
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An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Maiwand
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Santa Claus makes an appearance at the Craig Joint
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Michelle Gustafson, Fort Wayne, Ind., pushes her twin
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U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 335th
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U.S. Army Pfc. Ross Cole (left) and Sgt. Brandon Green
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A boy, whose father was killed in action while serving
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A cache of unexploded ordnance found by Afghan Uniform
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U.S. Army 1st lt. Thomas Lewis, a platoon leader with
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U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft assigned to
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U.S. Marine Corps Daniel J. Vansittere, a rifleman
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Soldiers with Afghan National Security Forces alongside
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jason S.D. Perry, left,
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A young Afghan girl points out a word to her teacher
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Soldiers from Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st
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Maj. Kevin J. Murphy spends time with his family at
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A Polish soldier pulls security in the city of Ghazni,
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Former U.S. Army Rangers Charlie Manis, Danny McKnight,
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An Afghan man on the street in Farah City, Nov. 20.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Elisabeth Yates, left, intensive care
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A coalition force member fires the Mark 44 minigun
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaime J. Nadeau, crew
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An Afghan soldier provides security during a patrol
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A coalition forces medic checks the breathing of a
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Glenn O. Ryberg, KC-130J pilot,
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An aerial view of Afghanistan Oct. 15, 2010. (U.S.
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Ronnie Guyer, Vietnam veteran and senior field
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Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Everett, medic
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A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter prepares for
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Afghans participate in the Janda Bala (flag-hoisting)
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Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Crabtree (near), Command Sgt.
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A coalition force member fires his M1-10 Semi Automatic
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Soldiers with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army,
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An Afghan National Army commander briefs his team about
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A ground crew crouches atop a palllet of mail on Forward
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Tanks roll through the Afghan desert on their way to
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The Afghan national flag overlooks a valley from an
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