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Kandahar (Dec. 25, 2001) — Christmas Day at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan as a couple of U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) share pictures of family and friends received from home. The Marines are taking a break before heading to the front lines to defend and maintain security of the base perimeter. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera (RELEASED)
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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Mar. 25, 2002 — NBC Nightly News Managing Editor and News Anchor Tom Brokaw discusses shipboard life with sailors on the ships mess decks. Brokaw and his production team are aboard the aircraft carrier to videotape a special program for the network. John C. Stennis and its carrier battle group are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Susie L. Lemieux (RELEASED)
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Near Al Najaf, Iraq (April 08, 2003) -- U.S. Marine Corps Major Chris Hughes shares some time with an Iraqi girl during an effort to distribute food and water to Iraqi citizens in need. The U.S. military is working with international relief organizations to help provide food and medicine for the Iraqi people in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson (RELEASED)
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Southern Iraq (Apr. 10, 2003) — Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jody Stenquist from Pontiac, Mich., and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sara Beishir from St. Louis, Mo., attempt to bridge the language barrier by trying to comfort a four-year old patient who arrived at Fleet Hospital Three (FH-3) Casualty Receiving with a shrapnel wound to the right foot. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Al Bloom. (RELEASED)
Arabian Gulf (May 24, 2003) — A U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms transports a young Iraqi girl in one of the hospital wards aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Shane McCoy (RELEASED)
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Apr. 26, 2003) — Electronics Technician 2nd Class Richard Barber and wife go out for liberty after his ship, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), pulled into Pearl Harbor for a brief port visit. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group flew more than 1600 sorties and expended 1.6 million pounds of ordnance, including 116 Tomahawks during the deployment. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin (RELEASED)
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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jun. 26, 2003) — Friends and family members gather on the pier to welcome home crew members of USS Saipan (LHA 2) as the ship returns following a deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Shawn Eklund (RELEASED)

Updated: 2 June 2005

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