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November 20, 2009
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Photo Essays

November 2009

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11/20/2009

Troops' Life at Combat Outpost Munoz, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Leahart washes his clothes in an ammunition can on Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. Leahart is assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith

11/19/2009

Gates, Mullen Attend National Guard Leadership Conference

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to nearly 2,400 adjutants general and assistant adjutants general for ground and air; division and brigade commanders; wing commanders; and senior enlisted advisors during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

11/19/2009

Lynn Speaks at Cornell University Law School

Ashley Garry, left, and Elizabeth Leavy, both second-year law students and co-presidents of the Cornell University International Security and Law Society, welcome Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III in Ithaca, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

11/17/2009

Military Honors Lost World War ll Crew

Two high-ranking military members render a salute as the honor guard prepares the flags to present to family members of a World War ll B-25 crew during an interment ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Nov. 17, 2009. The B-25 crew was lost on Dec. 5, 1942, near Papua, New Guinea. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Selby

11/17/2009

U.S. and Iraqi Troops Train in Iraq

An Iraqi soldier exits a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during joint air assault training for U.S. Army paratroopers and Iraqi commandos and scouts on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod

11/13/2009

Obama Visits Elmendorf Air Force Base

President Barack Obama addresses military personnel and civilians on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009. The president visited the base to meet with service members and offer remarks to the local community. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Laura Turner

11/13/2009

Military Family Month

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Mackey reunites with his son during the homecoming of the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in San Diego, Calif., July 30, 2009. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is returning to homeport in San Diego from a seven-month deployment supporting global maritime security. Mackey is a gas turbine systems technician mechanic. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Barker

11/13/2009

Gates Tours All-Terrain Facility in Oshkosh, Wis.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press en route to Oshkosh, Wis., to tour the Oshkosh Corp.'s mine–resistant, ambush-protected-all terrain vehicle production facility, Nov. 12, 2009. The M-ATV design combines crew protection with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

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