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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 7, 2013

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Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadets Timothy Dudley and Nicholas Calderon move into position to rappel out of a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter during the last phase of the Air Assault Course at Dickman Field, July 23, 2013, at Fort Benning, Ga. See more photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 6, 2013

Townshend Island, Queensland, Australia - Artillerymen with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a high explosive round in support of a combined artillery and close air support training exercise following the conclusion of Talisman Saber 2013 here, Aug. 1. The live-fire exercise provided effective and intense training to ensure Australian and U.S. forces are capable, interoperable, deployable on short notice and combat-ready. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia-Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 5, 2013

Col. Wyn Elder, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, walks toward a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in preparation for his "fini flight" July 15, 2013 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. During the flight, Elder also conducted air refueling training and low-level flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Frances Kriss)

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 4, 2013

Sailors assigned to the Blue Crew of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) board the ship to conduct a turnover with the embarked Gold crew. Freedom is conducting the first crew swap of a littoral combat ship during an overseas deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh (Released) 130802-N-YU572-198