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July 2013
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U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Haa, holds his week-old daughter for the first time at a redeployment ceremony following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Hood, Texas, June 21, 2013. Haa serves as a cannon crewmember, assigned to Battery A, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based out of Fort Hood. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade)
07/01/13		 A Marine F-18 Hornet taxis into position for takeoff at a training base in Northern Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion on June 11, 2013. The Marine jets will play “aggressors” during air-to-air maneuvers that take place here as part of the ongoing training performed between the Americans and Jordanians. Eager Lion is a U.S. Central Command-directed, irregular warfare-themed exercise focusing on missions the United States and its coalition partners might perform in support of global contingency operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John P. Rohrer)
07/02/13		 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 29, 2013) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) attend a burial-at-sea ceremony held on the ship's fantail. Hue City is transiting to her homeport of Mayport, Fla., after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luis Fiallos)
07/03/13		 Celebrating America's 237th birthday with fireworks lighting up the night sky around the Air Force Memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree L. Andrejcik and graphic by Sylvia Saab)
07/04/13		 U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) hold the American flag to commemorate the Fourth of July during their 2013 deployment on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at sea, July 4, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera)
07/05/13 - 18 images
The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., poses for a group photo in front of the unit's helicopter hangar Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Air Station Atlantic City crewmembers operate and maintain MH-65 Dolphin helicopters and carry out missions such as homeland security, law enforcement, and search and rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)
07/06/13		 Commander of Task Force Lifeliner, Col. Charles R. Hamilton, raises his right hand as the reenlistment officer and recites the oath of enlistment while the Task Force Lifeliner soldiers stand before him with their right hand up and repeat the oath to him, July 4, 2013 at Bagram Air Field in Parwan province, Afghanistan. This is the first reenlistment TF Lifeliner has conducted since arriving down range. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, Task Force Lifeliner Public Affairs)
07/07/13		 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif (July 4, 2013) . - Lance Cpl. Matthew Cessna, left, and Cpl. Cody George, right, won first place for the sponsor HP’s Men’s Patriotic Best Dressed competition at Del Mar Beach here during the Fourth of July Beach Bash. The daylong event featured live entertainment, free give-aways, a military tribute video and concluded with fireworks. Cessna is a parachute rigger with Combat Logistics Group-17, 1st Marine Logistics Group here. George is an embarkation noncommissioned officer with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sarah Wolff-Diaz)
07/08/13		 MAJURO, Marshall Islands (July 5, 2013) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jason Allen hands out clothes to children at the Youth-to-Youth Center during a Pacific Partnership 2013 community service event. Pacific Partnership brings host nation governments, U.S. military, partner nation militaries and non-governmental organization volunteers together to conduct disaster-preparedness projects and build relationships in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to better respond during a crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee)
07/09/13		 U.S. Air Force Academy cadet cadre members survey a group of basic cadets on the footprints during the Class of 2017 Inprocessing Day June 27, 2013, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides a general and professional foundation essential to a career Air Force officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Chambers)
07/10/13
U.S. Army Capt. Ben Ruffner, right, 690th Military Police Company commander, and a fellow Soldier get a last minute check from their air assault instructor before rappelling 70ft from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the 11-day Air Assault course at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., July 1, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carmen Steinbach)
07/11/13		 Cpl. Nathaniel Meeks, a cannoneer with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, right, loads a 120 mm mortar round in the barrel of an M327 Towed Rifle mortar system during a fire mission of multiple rounds at Schofield Barracks, June 25, 2013. The battery fired 74 mortar rounds using three M327s, and it was the first time firing the mortar systems for most of the Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)
07/12/13		 Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, left, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Richard L. Wiliams Jr., commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, after a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on July 10, 2013. Williams relieved Ponds during the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Johans Chavarro)
07/13/13		 U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Stephen Baran, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, salutes a fighter pilot taxiing an F-16 Fighting Falcon Block-52 fighter jet to launch for a mission during a Readiness Exercise, July 13, 2013. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are preparing for a Certified Readiness Evaluation, which evaluates a unit's ability to process personnel and equipment from home station to a deployed location safely and efficiently, then operate and launch missions in a chemical combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson)
07/14/13		 U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Groves, an infantry officer with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, his wife Kaitlin Groves, and their daughter Marielle pose for a photo during the Iron Luau on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 2, 2013. The Iron Luau, hosted by the unit's Family Readiness Group, was a chance for military families to spend time together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Bunn, 17th Public Affairs Detachment)
07/15/13
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mark Kratzer, from Stafford, Va., the platoon commander for 3rd platoon, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8) surveys his Marines while conducting mission rehearsals on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2013. The training was conducted to maintain the Marines' operational readiness and efficiency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena)
07/16/13 - 37 images		 Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystal Pender, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), greets her family on the pier after a six-month deployment in Mayport, Fla., July 3, 2013. The Hue City deployed to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Damian Berg)
07/17/13		 U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nate Hall conducts a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 5, 2013. Hall, an aircraft maintainer assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects aircraft for leaks, cracks or anything that may jeopardize the integrity of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
07/18/13		 Petty Officer 1st Class Becky Meyer, a storekeeper stationed on the Coast Guard Cutter Maple, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Victoria Marshall, a boatswain's mate stationed on the Maple, carry a banner and lead other Maple crewmembers in the 2013 Sitka, Alaska, Fourth of July parade. City officials dedicated the parade in honor of local Coast Guard personnel stationed aboard the Maple, Air Station Sitka and Aids to Navigation Team Sitka. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Sundeen)
07/19/13		 July 13, 2013 -- Maribel A. Paulino, USO Volunteer AMC manager, greets arriving Patriot Express passengers to Kadena Air Base providing refreshments, snacks and treats along with teddy bears for young children. Arriving passenger Charlie Seals, from Seattle, whose flight was delayed by 24 hours receives a much-needed teddy bear. (Photo by Charles Steitz, U.S. Army)
07/20/13
A single casket representing the remains of 1st Lt. Richard Dyer, Sgt. 1st Class Juan Colon-Diaz and Spc. 5 John L. Burgess is interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., July 2, 2013. On June 30, 1970, in Binh Phuoc Province, South Vietnam, the three Soldiers, along with 1st Lt. Leslie F. Douglas Jr., were killed in a UH-1H "Huey" Iroquois helicopter crash during a command and control mission. Pfc. John Goosman survived the crash and was rescued. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue)
07/21/13		 An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off of the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, July 13, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels)
07/22/13		 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2013) -- A Sea Sparrow (RIM-7P) missile is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a missile firing exercise. Boxer is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a scenario-driven exercise aimed at integrating the ships of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group through a series of live training events. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor)
07/23/13		 Airman 1st Class Alec Blackmon provides security overwatch as the sun goes down July 16, 2013, at Camp Oqab in Afghanistan. Camp Oqab is the home of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing whose members are responsible for advising the Afghan air force. Blackmon is deployed to the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
07/24/13		 U.S. Army Col. William Benson, the commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, presents Soldiers with challenge coins of excellence following the 27th Brigade Support Battalion casing of colors ceremony held on Bagram Air Field, July 24, 2013. The “Long Knife” Brigade based out of Fort Hood, Texas has been deployed to eastern Afghanistan for the last nine months serving as advisers to their Afghan National Security Force counterparts. They will be replaced by soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Polk, La. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, Task Force Long Knife Public Affairs)
07/25/13
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Ron Rosser, far left seated, and Cpl. Rodolfo "Rudy" Hernandez, both Korean War Medal of Honor recipients, and Joseph W. Westphal, far right, undersecretary of the U.S. Army, render honors during the playing of the national anthem at a Twilight Tattoo to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and honor the war's veterans on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July, 24, 2013. Westphal hosted the event and a reception. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega)
07/26/13 slideshow		 From left, Lance Cpl. Frank Ortiz, Sgt. Ryan Strode and Staff Sgt. Charles Dishman, combat engineers with Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, were awarded the Purple Heart Medal during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 26, 2013. The Purple Heart is awarded to service members who have been wounded in combat.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James)
07/27/13		 SINGAPORE (July 27, 2013) Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the crew on board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) during a visit to the ship to thank Sailors and their families for their service. Freedom is in Singapore as part of her maiden deployment to Southeast Asia. Fast, agile and mission-focused, littoral combat ships are designed to operate in near-shore environments and employ modular mission packages that can be configured for surface warfare, mine countermeasures, or anti-submarine warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera)
07/28/13		 The basic cadet trainees of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2017 march out to the Academy's Jacks Valley training area to start the field portion of Basic Cadet Training in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 22, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray McCoy)
07/29/13		 Coast Guard Air Station Houston crewmembers practice delivery and hoisting techniques for a dewatering pump during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick)
07/30/13
Boy Scouts working on a recycling project that looks like the American Flag on July 22, 2013 ... which was part of Go Green day at the National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel Reserve. Scouts took their lunch boxes and created an American Flag and some other projects with little help of tape and paint. (BSA photo by Trey Spivey)
07/31/13 BSA Jamboree		        

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