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Scenes of soldiers navigating arid landscapes and preparing for missions in various conflict environments, illustrating military readiness.

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major for 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers from the 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st BCT, during training Feb. 6 at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq. About 2,400 Washington National Guardsmen and 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in October. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

051007-A-0527A-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030214-M-3138H-035. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES

050913-A-0527A-012. Base: Camp Kackeran Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

070320-M-7404B-001. Complete Scene Caption: Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) align themselves in formation before splitting up to practice squad patrol formations on Camp Yasser, Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 20, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by CPL Sheila M. Brooks)(Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MITT 2-7

041109-M-2789C-119. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major for 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers from the 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 81st BCT, during training Feb. 6 at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Iraq. About 2,400 Washington National Guardsmen and 900 California National Guardsmen deployed with the 81st BCT based out of Seattle in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in October. They are scheduled to return home this summer.

060419-A-7969G-004. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

Marines from 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2010. During the patrol, the Marines found a large cache of improvised explosive device-making materials, which were later destroyed during a controlled detonation. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.

U.S. Army Soldier from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team move to another rooftop in order to gain a better vantage point during a firefight with insurgents in Buhriz, Iraq, March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division are conducting their first mission in the Diyala province.

030827-M-7837W-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle fires rounds from a 25-mm chaingun as U.S. Army Spcs. Daniel Brothers and William McGrath prepare to engage the enemy after coming under fire in Buhriz, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2007. McGrath and Brothers are both from Bravo Company, 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Infantry Regiment.

040422-M-9362G-020. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pfc. James Nikkels, from Pitman, N.J., an instructor of the CLS course and other Soldiers in 47th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, run to a simulated attack while performing their final combat simulation on Camp Striker, Iraq, Nov. 28th.

051231-A-2777C-084. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Maybush, 320th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, walks ahead of his squad during a mission in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 1, 2008.

FARAH, Afghanistan (Jan. 3, 2013) Cmdr. Louis McCray, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, and PRT members arrive outside the provincial governor's compound in Farah City before a meeting of the Farah Provincial Council. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID).

060114-A-4545F-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040923-F-0524H-001. Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer, right, of Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Johnson, center, of Ankeny, Iowa, both cavalry scouts, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andy Zaidi, left, of Oakland, Calif., and U.S. Army Spc. Shane Taylor, back, of Slater, Iowa, all with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, discuss plans to maneuver into Pacha Khak village, Afghanistan, while conducting a dismounted patrol, April 7. Troop B searched the village for weapons caches and conducted a key leader engagement with the village malik.

U.S. Army Soldiers attached to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (MiTT) patrol through a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 1, 2007. The Soldiers work side- by- side with the Iraqi army assisting and advising them on the fight against the insurgency.

050614-A-1566H-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Qadysia Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provide security for UH-1Y Venom, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor(WTI) course 2-22, at Deuce Village, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 2022.WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

040613-M-5555L-030. Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and soldiers with the United Arab Emirates Presidential Guard welcome distinguished guests and visitors during exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4, Sept. 28, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

040603-F-0193C-035. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040906-F-2034C-001. Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020218-F-0365G-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 101st Airborne Division

041116-F-2034C-037. Base: Fob Wilson Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060221-A-7969G-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-187

060313-A-5043I-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 109TH INFANTRY

020529-F-9085B-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030303-M-9124R-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Pfc. John Henry from the 0832 Military Transition Team (MiTT) helps train Iraqi Army (IA) Soldiers from the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 8th Army Division, at Battle Position Eagle in Tanmiya, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. The 0832 MiTT are from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.

U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Lewellen, 53rd Infantry Brigade, 124th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, patrols a street with Iraqi Police, Mosul Iraq, Mar. 19, 2007.

060105-A-3283V-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Diwaniyah State: Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

051029-M-0173F-001. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070101-A-2756F-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030409-F-0762P-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Soldiers from the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment and the Jordanian Armed Forces obtain feedback from their search and cordon training operation during Exercise Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 5, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.

110504-A-EM978-100 A U.S. Army soldier (2nd from left), assigned to Charlie Company, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division walks with Iraqi soldiers during a road march as part of a training exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on May 4, 2011. The training was given to the Iraqis in support of Operation New Dawn.

041106-M-0036Y-009. Base: Camp Korean Village State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin C. Engleman and fellow Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Baker Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., rush toward the sound of an explosion while on patrol in the area of Dora in southern Baghdad, Iraq, July 24, 2007.

040620-F-4884R-015. State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041207-M-2583M-015. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060329-A-0673W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Khidr Ilyas State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST

040513-M-2900S-005. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060226-A-7969G-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-187

060414-A-5745M-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participates in an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at CSL Manda Bay, Kenya, June 17, 2022. Shawley flew in with the East Africa Response Force (EARF) to observe and assess the exercise as well as visit with senior leaders and Soldiers. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Jordan, a structural craftsman with the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, gives a safety brief at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2022. The 378th ECESs mission is to provide the facilities and infrastructure required to make PSAB a ready, robust, and resilient warfighting platform in AFCENTs area of responsibility.

030821-M-7837W-044. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Ruiz and Pfc. Brian Huggins from 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade signal each other during roadside clearance on Main Supply Route Tampa near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq on Dec. 29, 2008.

060330-A-7969G-002. Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

050622-A-0363C-064. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Danger State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

031211-M-9362G-003. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050825-A-6430B-005. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

060302-A-7969G-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-187

A U.S. Army Soldier from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division scans for enemy personnel during a patrol through a village southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2008. The Soldiers are working with sheiks in the area to improve security after Al-Qaeda members had recently occupied the are.

The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing held a memorial ruck in honor of those lost during Extortion 17 in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on August 7, 2022. There were 38 occupants aboard the CH-47D Chinook when a Taliban fighter shot a rocket-propelled grenade at the helicopter causing it to fall from the sky.

030318-M-9124R-107. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060411-A-7969G-006. Base: Laq Laq State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

SGT. Grow shows his drawings to members of Co. K, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marine Regt., as they man a roadblock during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Task Force Ghost, discusses a mortar operational rehearsal with the Syrian partner force Maghaweir Al-Thowra, at Al-Tanf garrison, Syria, Aug. 3, 2022. The mission of CJTF-OIR is to advise, assist and enable partner forces in the enduring defeat of Daesh, the common Arabic term for ISIS or I.S., within designated areas of Iraq and Syria.

050810-A-2140D-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

030314-M-5150A-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

041115-M-3658J-071. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070320-M-7404B-013. Complete Scene Caption: STAFF SGT. Aslan Altan, CHIEF Advisor to the Iraqi Instructors of Military Transition Team 2d Brigade 7th Iraqi Army Division (MiTT 2-7), speaks to Iraqi Army Soldiers in the School of Infantry (SOI) before leading them in an exercise on proper squad patrolling formations on Camp Yasser, Asad Air Base, Iraq on March 20, 2007. SOI is a ten day training school that teaches advanced fighting techniques and tactics to new Iraqi Army Soldiers before they report to their battalions. 2nd Battalion 7th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by CPL Sheila M. Brooks)(Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI F

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board aC17 Globemaster III Aircraft from 86AW/37th Airlift Squadron at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Sept. 7, 2022 in preparation for an airborne operation onto Hohenfels Drop Zone, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Armys 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Armys Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022.

060326-A-1211S-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

041028-F-2034C-004. Base: Forward Operating Base Mackenzie State: Samarra Country: Iraq (IRQ)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. After days of planning, rehearsing, and executing missions in the sandy backdrop of the Mojave Desert, masked-up leaders from 7th Infantry Divisions 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team paused training on January 17, 2022, for an after-action review to discuss operational lessons learned during Decisive Action Rotation 22-03 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.

A sergeant first class with the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) explains the process of disassembling an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun to some of his soldiers during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Force, load a Mine Clearing Line Charge onto an Amphibious Combat Vehicle on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 9, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting Realistic Urban Training exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during their upcoming overseas deployment.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brady Craddock, the combat arms non-commissioned officer in charge assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron, calls out rear targets to a U.S. Soldier with Task Force Americal from the 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, and Senior Airman Scott Prouty, a fireteam member assigned to the 378th ESFS, during a Joint Force combat arms training at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 24, 2022. Soldiers and Airmen must undergo routine weapons qualification training to ensure safety and proficiency standards, which they meet together at PSAB.

041201-M-0036Y-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST/503RD

060227-A-5747J-272. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION KATRINA/IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

030430-A-7317P-022. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060123-A-1211S-045. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060220-A-7969G-051. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B1-187

U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team engage anti-Iraqi forces in Buhriz, Iraq, on March 14, 2007. Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct their first mission in the Diyala Province.

U.S. Army Col. B. Don Farris, commander of 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, leads Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division on a dismounted patrol through Adhamiya, Iraq, April 10, 2007.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, buddy rush down Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho during exercise Garnet Rattler April 18, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

041110-M-2789C-017. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070215-A-2224C-048. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, are watching U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroy a heavily booby trapped building with a series of 500-pound bombs outside the Diyala Media Center, Diyala, Iraq, Feb. 6.

050910-A-0575B-019. Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

060410-A-7969G-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Siniyah State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

060325-M-9019H-112. Base: Hit State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army cavalrymen from 1st Platoon, Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment; walk by some of the qalat buildings of Charkh District while on their way into the village of Paspajak, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 20. These cavalrymen are checking on conditions in the village by communicating with some of the locals.

From left, A U.S. Soldier from 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and a U.S. Army Interpreter look over a map with an Iraqi army soldier from 8th Brigade, 2nd Division, before starting a cordon and search of the Ninewa Forest in Mosul, Iraq, June 8, 2008.

030315-M-5150A-046. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Marines on a Combat Patrol Near the City of Haditha, Iraq

110221-N-2142H-174 AFGHANISTAN (Feb. 21, 2011) - U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to U.S. Army Bravo Company Task Force ¾ as mentors for the Afghan National Army, demonstrate how to secure a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Camp Zafar, Herat Province, Feb. 21, 2011. MOUT provides recruits with a basic understanding of urban combat techniques during their ANA Basic Warrior Course.

030313-M-3692W-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: E Co

050910-A-0575B-021. Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

060123-A-1211S-112. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

Royal Saudi Land Forces Sgt. Nayef Shoraf-Al-Otibi, congratulates Sgt. Chris Benjamin, infantry team leader, 2nd Battalion, 137th Combined Arms Battalion, after Benjamin's reenlistment ceremony with the Kansas National Guard's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Tod M. Bunting, Feb. 27. Benjamin reenlisted with the Kansas National Guard for an additional six years during his deployment to Saudi Arabia for the Friendship One 2009 bilateral training exercise.

030522-F-7203T-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Marines from 1ST Force Service Support Group (FSSG), Camp Pendleton, California, take an Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) food break at a Forward Area Supply Point (FASP), in northern Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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