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November 23, 2009
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Today in the Department of Defense Monday, November 23, 2009

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn have no public or media events on their schedules. 

A National Capital Region Flyover of Arlington National Cemetery begins at 1:05 p.m. EST with two T-6’s.





A U.S. Army soldier runs over to provide security.
A U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team point to a suspected pirate dhow.
Members of the U.S. Army Ceremonial Honor Guard prepare for a 21-gun salute.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Constantinidis secures a landing zone for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Sgt. Sean Cain performs a radio check during a security patrol.
Seaman Danielle Overstreet stitches a USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) "give 'em hell" battle flag patch.
Lance Cpl. Kevin Williams provides security while conducting a security patrol.
Chief Petty Officer John M. Kaczor gives instruction on proper pipe-patching procedures.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Burger and 2nd Lt. Robert Griffith discuss the route to their next objective.
Petty Officer 1st Class David Brown listens to communications at the helicopter control tower
Petty Officer 3rd Class Larry Smith uses a portable soldering tool to reconnect wires.
 

A U.S. Army soldier runs over to provide security. -  A U.S. Army soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division runs over to provide security after unloading from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a static loading exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. soldiers and Marines and Iraqi soldiers are training together, loading and unloading on a Sea Stallion to prepare for upcoming missions. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel St. Pierre, U.S. Air Force. (Released)   Hi-Res | News Photo Archive