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February 09, 2010
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Meeting with Sarkozy

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks up the steps of Palais de l'Elysee to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, France, Feb. 8, 2010. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks up the steps of Palais de lSecretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks up the steps of Palais de l

Patient Transport

Volunteers carry a patient from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22. U.S. Navy photo by MCC Robert J. Fluegel
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Volunteers carry a patient from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22.Volunteers carry a patient from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22.

Lending a Hand

Lexington Park, MD, resident, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Osborne, a medic with 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, lets a child who was medically evacuated from the Salang district area avalanche in Parwan province, write with his pen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 9. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Henry
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Lexington Park, MD, resident, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Osborne, a medic with 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, lets a child who was medically evacuated from the Salang district area avalanche in Parwan province, write with his pen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 9.Lexington Park, MD, resident, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Osborne, a medic with 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, lets a child who was medically evacuated from the Salang district area avalanche in Parwan province, write with his pen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 9.

Handled with Care

Sailors move a stretcher carrying a Haitian woman returning home after being medically treated on the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort at Killick Haitian Coast Guard Base. U.S. Navy photo by PO1 Martine Cuaron
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Sailors move a stretcher carrying a Haitian woman returning home after being medically treated on the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort at Killick Haitian Coast Guard Base.Sailors move a stretcher carrying a Haitian woman returning home after being medically treated on the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort at Killick Haitian Coast Guard Base.

Heading Out

A landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit 1, disembarks the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a Cobra Gold 2010 amphibious exercise. U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Andrew R. Smith
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A landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit 1, disembarks the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a Cobra Gold 2010 amphibious exercise.A landing craft utility from Assault Craft Unit 1, disembarks the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a Cobra Gold 2010 amphibious exercise.

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