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December 15, 2009
Threat Advisory Defcon alert - Elevated

Aces High

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft.
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft.An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft.

Memorial Volley

Sailors render a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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Sailors render a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).Sailors render a rifle volley during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

Ready to Reload

U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 3rd Striker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fire rounds to calibrate an M777 Howitzer at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2009.
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U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 3rd Striker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fire rounds to calibrate an M777 Howitzer at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2009.U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 3rd Striker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fire rounds to calibrate an M777 Howitzer at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, Dec. 8, 2009.

On the Line

Aircraft assigned to various squadrons line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prior to flight operations.
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Aircraft assigned to various squadrons line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prior to flight operations. Aircraft assigned to various squadrons line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prior to flight operations.

Wading Through

U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Roudebush, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, wades through knee-deep water during a joint patrol with Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Roudebush, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, wades through knee-deep water during a joint patrol with Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009. U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Roudebush, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, wades through knee-deep water during a joint patrol with Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2009.

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