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July 30, 2010
Threat Advisory Defcon alert - Elevated

National Security Meeting

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the national security team, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010, to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan. White House photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the national security team, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010, to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan.President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the national security team, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2010, to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pentagon Press Conference

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a joint press conference at the Pentagon, July 29, 2010. Gates and Mullen were in agreement that the leak of many thousands of classified documents on the WikiLeaks Website constituted a serious breach of security. Gates has asked for the assistance of the FBI in finding the individual or persons responibile for supplying the documents to the Wikileaks organization. DoD photo by R. D. Ward

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a joint press conference at the Pentagon, July 29, 2010.  Gates and Mullen were in agreement that the leak of many thousands of classified documents on the WikiLeaks Website constituted a serious breach of security.  Gates has asked for the assistance of the FBI in finding the individual or persons responibile for supplying the documents to the Wikileaks organization.U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a joint press conference at the Pentagon, July 29, 2010.  Gates and Mullen were in agreement that the leak of many thousands of classified documents on the WikiLeaks Website constituted a serious breach of security.  Gates has asked for the assistance of the FBI in finding the individual or persons responibile for supplying the documents to the Wikileaks organization.

Army Suicide Prevention Report

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli discusses the Army's Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Suicide Prevention Report during a press conference at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., July 29, 2010. The report was a 15-month effort to better understand the increasing rate of suicides in the force. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen
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Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli discusses the ArmyArmy Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli discusses the Army

Flared Up

Flares illuminate the night sky as U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers attached to the company conduct mortar fire at Firing Point 442 at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Reece E. Lodder
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Flares illuminate the night sky as U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers attached to the company conduct mortar fire at Firing Point 442 at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2010. Flares illuminate the night sky as U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers attached to the company conduct mortar fire at Firing Point 442 at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2010.

Soaring High

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter participates in Rim of the Pacific 2010 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 20, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter participates in Rim of the Pacific 2010 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 20, 2010.A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter participates in Rim of the Pacific 2010 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 20, 2010.

Catapult Ready

A plane director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet to the catapult for a launch aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East, July 26, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kilho Park
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A plane director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet to the catapult for a launch aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East, July 26, 2010.A plane director signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet to the catapult for a launch aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East, July 26, 2010.

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