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FOB Summerall, Iraq, Jul. 18, 2008: U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Juvinal does his best to hold back the tide during a one-sided soccer match between U.S. and Iraqi troops commemorating the American departure from Forward Operating Base Summerall near Bayji, Iraq. Despite Juvinal's efforts, the Iraqis prevailed, 7-1.

Soccer at FOB Summerall, 2008

FOB Summerall, Iraq, July 18, 2008: U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Juvinal does his best to hold back the tide during a one-sided soccer match between U.S. and Iraqi troops commemorating the American departure from Forward Operating Base Summerall.

Con Thien Marine base, 1968

Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division walks along the dirt road of Con Thien Marine base, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.

On patrol in Iraq, 2010

Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2010: An American soldier patrols at sunset outside of Mosul.

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Tikrit, Iraq, May 20, 2010: Men detained during an April 23 security sweep in Tikrit, Iraq, wait behind concertina wire at an Iraqi police station. The operation, initiated by U.S. troops but carried out by Iraqi soldiers and police, targeted members of a neo-Baathist insurgent group that has proven a persistent, if rarely deadly, foe of U.S. troops across much of northern Iraq.

Check out additional photos as well as the article on the operation here.
https://www.stripes.com/migration/u-s-targeting-insurgent-group-in-n-iraq-1.103959

META DATA: Iraq; Wars on Terror; JRTN; Men of the Army of al-Naqshbandi; 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment;

Security sweep in Iraq, 2010

Tikrit, Iraq, May 20, 2010: Men detained during an April 23 security sweep in Tikrit wait behind concertina wire at an Iraqi police station.

Princess Michiko at the fountain, 1961

Tokyo, April 10, 1961: Princess Michiko admires a fountain built in front of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in honor of her second wedding anniversary.

Livorno, Italy, Apr. 8, 2005: U.S. Army trucks from previous wars are stored outdoors at Field Support Battalion-Livorno, Italy, until they are sold to other governments.

META TAGS: military equipment; government surplus sale; military surplus; Defense Logistics Agency; Disposition Services

Army trucks ready for sale, 2005

Livorno, Italy, April 8, 2005: U.S. Army trucks from previous wars are stored outdoors at Field Support Battalion-Livorno, Italy, until they are sold to other governments.

Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, Jul. 14, 2018: U.S. and Ukrainian Marines provide security near a Ukrainian BTR-80 armored transporter during a company-level attack at the land portion of Exercise Sea Breeze. U.S. Marines and Ukrainian troops carried out a combined assault using armored vehicles, U.S. and Ukrainian mortar sections and dismounted infantry, culminating days of drills and classes.
Exercise Sea Breeze launched July 9, 2018 and brought together 19 nations.

Check out additional photos and read the article on Exercise Sea Breeze here.
https://www.stripes.com/migration/ukrainian-troops-keep-russia-on-their-minds-as-they-train-with-us-marines-1.537838

META TAGS: U.S.- Ukraine relations; Russia; Ukraine war; Weapons Platoon, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment;

Exercise Sea Breeze 2018

Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, July 14, 2018: U.S. and Ukrainian Marines provide security near a Ukrainian BTR-80 armored transporter during a company-level attack at the land portion of Exercise Sea Breeze.

Seeger and Springsteen, 2009

Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009: Folk music legend Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen team up to sing “This Land is Your Land” during President Obama’s Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, held two days before the actual inauguration on Jan. 20.

USS Curtis Wilbur, Yellow Sea, Apr. 3, 2010: Sailors on the USS Curtis Wilbur drop a ladder to passengers waiting in a raft below. The Wilbur, along with 3 other U.S. Navy ships and about 20 South Korean ships are at the wreckage site of the Cheonan, the South Korean Navy ship that sank March 26. Of the 104 personnel on board, 58 were rescued. The U.S. forces are on hand to provide medical and safety assistance to South Korea, as well as force protection.

Read the original article here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/s-korean-ship-obscured-by-murky-sea-conditions-1.100598

META DATA: U.S. Navy; South Korea; South Korean Navy; ROKS Cheonan; sinking; salvage

USS Curtis Wilbur rescue mission, 2010

USS Curtis Wilbur, Yellow Sea, April 3, 2010: Sailors on the USS Curtis Wilbur drop a ladder to passengers waiting in a raft below.

Ramstein claims the crown, 2003

Baumholder, Germany, Nov. 1, 2003: Ramstein football players celebrate their 7-6 victory over Wiesbaden in the DODDS Division I Football Championship game in Baumholder, Germany.

Food convoy in Mogadishu, 1993

Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 3, 1993: A U.S. Marine guarding the gate to the port in Mogadishu loses his temper with a Somali trucker hauling grain donated by relief organizations.

Loudspeakers aimed at East Berlin, 1963

Berlin, September 1963: When the government of East Berlin used loudspeakers to drown out a speech by West German President Heinrich Luebke in the western sector of the city, retaliation came in the form of a mobile unit equipped with clusters of even more powerful speakers.