Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Paul K. Hillard makes a final inspection of the firing pins of 500-pound bombs mounted underneath an F-14 Tomcat on the flight deck off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

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A U.S. Army Soldier receives a kiss from his military working dog after completing a mission in the Haswra region of Iraq.

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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld answers questions from military personnel and Department of Defense employees at a town hall meeting held in the Pentagon.

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A tugboat assists a U.S. Navy ship as it departs from Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia.

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U.S. Army Soldiers provide medical treatment to an individual who detonated an Improvised Explosive Device near himself.

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A sheikh of an Iraqi village south of Baghdad greets members of Coalition Forces to his home to meet with him and his council to discuss internal security of the area.

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U.S. Army Soldiers and Iraqi Police Officers investigate damages to a bus that shot by insurgents with small-arms fire.

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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Regiment or "Old Guard" perform drill movements in front of a crowd of on-lookers at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

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A U.S. Army medic monitors a pulse-reader on a soldier who was injured by an Improvised Explosive Device in the Babil region of Iraq.

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The sick child of an Iraqi mother is taken to the medical clinic in the Haswra region of Iraq to be evaluated.

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An Iraqi police recruit finishes as hard as he can after completing a one-mile run during law enforcement training near Forward Operating Base Kalsu south of Baghdad, Iraq.

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Relatives of an Iraqi woman who was killed grieve after finding out what had happened.

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Sailors assigned to USS Wasp (LHD 1) prepare to participate in a burial at sea ceremony in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A squad leader teaches one of his soldiers how to work the radio inside their HUMVEE.

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A paratrooper assigned to 4/25 Infantry Division keeps his sector monitored while advancing to an enemy compound near Baghdad, Iraq.

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U.S. Army Soldiers clear a suspected insurgent stronghold in the Arab Jabour region of Iraq.

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Chief of Naval Operations John Greenert discusses with the crew of USS Wasp (LHD 1) the broad-strokes of his new strategy to maintain the U.S. Navy's superiority on the high seas around the world.

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A platoon officer listens to last minute suggestions from the pilots of a CH-47 Chinook prior to dropping his men off to conduct an air assault on a harden insurgent base in the Babil region of Iraq.

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A soldier of the 4/25 Infantry Division takes a moment after conducting a three-day patrol in Iraq.

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An aerial photograph depicts the USS Saipan (LHA 1) transit the Gulf of Arabia after conducting a mine counter-measure exercise.

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The remains of an American servicemember awaits aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1) to be laid to rest at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Even in war, children of Iraq take a moment to smile for a photograph.

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Soldiers assigned to the 4/25 Infantry Division go over potential intelligence after conducting an operation on a insurgent stronghold in the Babil region of Iraq.

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A U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance and Disposal Technician conveys grief after losing a fellow EOD Tech, Paul Darga during combat operations in Iraq.

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Robert M. Gates (right) former U.S. Secretary of Defense and current chancellor of the College of William & Mary awaits a question from then-host of CBS' Face The Nation, Bob Schieffer about the United States' 2016 presidential election.

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A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure team climbs a ladder to simulate boarding a hostile vessel.

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Alana Simmons, granddaughter of Rev. Daniel L. Simmons Sr., was in William & Mary’s remote broadcast studio to be interviewed by CNN and MSNBC. Rev. Simmons was among the nine people killed in the June 17, 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. by Dylan Roof.

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A U.S. Navy Diver (left) demonstrates the "A-Ok" signal to a U.S. Navy Sea Cadet prior to a dive at Little Creek Amphibious Base, Virginia.

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Professor of Government at the College of William & Mary, Christine Nemacheck discusses President Donald Trump's nominees for federal Supreme Court nominations.

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Former Commandant of the Coast Guard and Undersecretary of Homeland Security James M. Loy, prepares to speak with Fox, CNN and Fox Business via remote broadcast regarding the United States' recent airstrikes on Syrian military targets and Russia's political posturing.

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Professor of Law James Dwyer at the College of William & Mary conducts a taped interview for a Michelle Malkin Investigates documentary concerning proper government oversight for homeschooling in the United States.

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