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The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean July 24, 2010, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841247818/ <p>The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean July 24, 2010, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Pacific Ocean July 24, 2010, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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U.S. Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) refuel F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 195 while under way in the Sea of Japan as the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) crosses in the background July 27, 2010. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Mike, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841247344/ <p>U.S. Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) refuel F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 195 while under way in the Sea of Japan as the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) crosses in the background July 27, 2010. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Mike, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) refuel F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 195 while under way in the Sea of Japan as the guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) crosses in the background July 27, 2010. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Mike, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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A team of volunteers with Long Beach Waterfront Warriors push Adam Lyman out of the water in Long Beach, N.Y., July 25, 2010. Lyman is a wounded Marine Corps veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is one of 34 service members the volunteer group brought to New York for a week-long trip. (DoD photo by Sgt. Randall Clinton/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841246926/ <p>A team of volunteers with Long Beach Waterfront Warriors push Adam Lyman out of the water in Long Beach, N.Y., July 25, 2010. Lyman is a wounded Marine Corps veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is one of 34 service members the volunteer group brought to New York for a week-long trip. (DoD photo by Sgt. Randall Clinton/Released)</p> <p>A team of volunteers with Long Beach Waterfront Warriors push Adam Lyman out of the water in Long Beach, N.Y., July 25, 2010. Lyman is a wounded Marine Corps veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and is one of 34 service members the volunteer group brought to New York for a week-long trip. (DoD photo by Sgt. Randall Clinton/Released)</p>

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U.S. Marines aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 conduct a site survey off a coastal bay area of Port de Paix, Haiti, July 23, 2010. The Marines are surveying in preparation for Marines and Sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Continuing Promise to deliver goods and supplies during Continuing Promise (CP) 2010. CP is an annual humanitarian civic assistance operation that provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to nations throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America. (DoD photo by Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841246046/ <p>U.S. Marines aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 conduct a site survey off a coastal bay area of Port de Paix, Haiti, July 23, 2010. The Marines are surveying in preparation for Marines and Sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Continuing Promise to deliver goods and supplies during Continuing Promise (CP) 2010. CP is an annual humanitarian civic assistance operation that provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to nations throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America. (DoD photo by Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Marines aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 conduct a site survey off a coastal bay area of Port de Paix, Haiti, July 23, 2010. The Marines are surveying in preparation for Marines and Sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Continuing Promise to deliver goods and supplies during Continuing Promise (CP) 2010. CP is an annual humanitarian civic assistance operation that provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to nations throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America. (DoD photo by Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)</p>

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U.S. Army medical personnel unload simulated casualties from a U.S. Army HH-60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter at Fort Gordon, Ga., July 18, 2010, during Global Medic 2010. Global Medic is a joint field training exercise for theater aeromedical evacuation system and ground medical components designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allen, U.S. Air Force/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841245374/ <p>U.S. Army medical personnel unload simulated casualties from a U.S. Army HH-60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter at Fort Gordon, Ga., July 18, 2010, during Global Medic 2010. Global Medic is a joint field training exercise for theater aeromedical evacuation system and ground medical components designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allen, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Army medical personnel unload simulated casualties from a U.S. Army HH-60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter at Fort Gordon, Ga., July 18, 2010, during Global Medic 2010. Global Medic is a joint field training exercise for theater aeromedical evacuation system and ground medical components designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allen, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p>

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U.S. Army Maj. Steve Vetrano passes out candy to Afghan boys at the Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock training facility in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan July 27, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4840632323/ <p>U.S. Army Maj. Steve Vetrano passes out candy to Afghan boys at the Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock training facility in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan July 27, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Army Maj. Steve Vetrano passes out candy to Afghan boys at the Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock training facility in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan July 27, 2010. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)</p>

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Ali, a military working dog, is restrained by his handler, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Weeks, left, as he attacks U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew English, a military working dog handler, during military working dog training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 25, 2010. English is deployed from Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston, U.S. Air Force/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4841244098/ <p>Ali, a military working dog, is restrained by his handler, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Weeks, left, as he attacks U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew English, a military working dog handler, during military working dog training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 25, 2010. English is deployed from Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p> <p>Ali, a military working dog, is restrained by his handler, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Weeks, left, as he attacks U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew English, a military working dog handler, during military working dog training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 25, 2010. English is deployed from Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p>

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A Boy Scout listens as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. During the event, Gates addressed more than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders who are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837970507/ <p>A Boy Scout listens as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. During the event, Gates addressed more than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders who are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p> <p>A Boy Scout listens as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. During the event, Gates addressed more than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders who are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838583146/ <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p> <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837969891/ <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p> <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with Boy Scout Vanas Ayyar and his father U.S. Air Force Col. Balan Ayyar on board a helicopter while en route to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837969679/ <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with Boy Scout Vanas Ayyar and his father U.S. Air Force Col. Balan Ayyar on board a helicopter while en route to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p> <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with Boy Scout Vanas Ayyar and his father U.S. Air Force Col. Balan Ayyar on board a helicopter while en route to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 28, 2010. More than 45,000 Boy Scouts and scout leaders are in the region for a 10-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)</p>

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak into the Pentagon July 27, 2010, for security discussions on issues of mutual interest. (DoD photo by R. D. Ward/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837807845/ <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak into the Pentagon July 27, 2010, for security discussions on issues of mutual interest. (DoD photo by R. D. Ward/Released)</p> <p>Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak into the Pentagon July 27, 2010, for security discussions on issues of mutual interest. (DoD photo by R. D. Ward/Released)</p>

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 103 flies by the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) July 24, 2010, over the Atlantic Ocean. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838419956/ <p>An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 103 flies by the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) July 24, 2010, over the Atlantic Ocean. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 103 flies by the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) July 24, 2010, over the Atlantic Ocean. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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Fire fighters from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., participate in an aircraft crash drill during a live-fire response exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2010. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Terry Atwell, U.S. Air Force/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837807191/ <p>Fire fighters from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., participate in an aircraft crash drill during a live-fire response exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2010. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Terry Atwell, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p> <p>Fire fighters from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., participate in an aircraft crash drill during a live-fire response exercise at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., July 21, 2010. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Terry Atwell, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p>

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Foster, assigned to Naval Hospital Yokosuka and embarked aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), checks a patient's tonsils during Pacific Partnership 2010 in Koror, Palau, July 27, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet missions being conducted as part of a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838419210/ <p>U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Foster, assigned to Naval Hospital Yokosuka and embarked aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), checks a patient's tonsils during Pacific Partnership 2010 in Koror, Palau, July 27, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet missions being conducted as part of a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. David Foster, assigned to Naval Hospital Yokosuka and embarked aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), checks a patient's tonsils during Pacific Partnership 2010 in Koror, Palau, July 27, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet missions being conducted as part of a disaster relief exercise aimed at strengthening regional partnerships. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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From right, U.S. Air Force Gen. Gary North, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, and Lt. Col. Scott Seyfarth and Maj. Russ Piggott, both pilots with the 194th Fighter Squadron, walk to their debrief following a mission at Kona International Airport in Hawaii July 19, 2010. North visited the unit?s deployed location to fly in support of Rim of the Pacific, which is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Leslie Sundstom, U.S. Air Force/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838418812/ <p>From right, U.S. Air Force Gen. Gary North, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, and Lt. Col. Scott Seyfarth and Maj. Russ Piggott, both pilots with the 194th Fighter Squadron, walk to their debrief following a mission at Kona International Airport in Hawaii July 19, 2010. North visited the unit?s deployed location to fly in support of Rim of the Pacific, which is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Leslie Sundstom, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p> <p>From right, U.S. Air Force Gen. Gary North, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, and Lt. Col. Scott Seyfarth and Maj. Russ Piggott, both pilots with the 194th Fighter Squadron, walk to their debrief following a mission at Kona International Airport in Hawaii July 19, 2010. North visited the unit?s deployed location to fly in support of Rim of the Pacific, which is a biennial exercise that promotes interoperability between participants from 14 different nations. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Leslie Sundstom, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p>

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nicholas Piccard, front, and Lt. Brian Engesser, both assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 2, carry medical supplies in Port de Paix, Haiti, July 26, 2010, in preparation for a humanitarian civic assistance mission as part of Continuing Promise 2010. The amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima (LHA 7) is bringing health care and other services to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean during the four-month humanitarian & civic assistance deployment. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Hunt, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838418598/ <p>U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nicholas Piccard, front, and Lt. Brian Engesser, both assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 2, carry medical supplies in Port de Paix, Haiti, July 26, 2010, in preparation for a humanitarian civic assistance mission as part of Continuing Promise 2010. The amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima (LHA 7) is bringing health care and other services to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean during the four-month humanitarian & civic assistance deployment. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Hunt, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nicholas Piccard, front, and Lt. Brian Engesser, both assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 2, carry medical supplies in Port de Paix, Haiti, July 26, 2010, in preparation for a humanitarian civic assistance mission as part of Continuing Promise 2010. The amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima (LHA 7) is bringing health care and other services to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean during the four-month humanitarian & civic assistance deployment. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Hunt, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, center, leads a formation of three F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, right, and three A/V-8B Harrier aircraft as they fly over USS George Washington (CVN 73) July 27, 2010, while the carrier is under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837805733/ <p>A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, center, leads a formation of three F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, right, and three A/V-8B Harrier aircraft as they fly over USS George Washington (CVN 73) July 27, 2010, while the carrier is under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, center, leads a formation of three F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, right, and three A/V-8B Harrier aircraft as they fly over USS George Washington (CVN 73) July 27, 2010, while the carrier is under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Min Goo Han, right, discusses ship formations with U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Grieco, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), on the ship?s flag bridge July 26, 2010, while under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Brandt, U.S. Navy/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4837805421/ <p>South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Min Goo Han, right, discusses ship formations with U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Grieco, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), on the ship?s flag bridge July 26, 2010, while under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Brandt, U.S. Navy/Released)</p> <p>South Korean Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Min Goo Han, right, discusses ship formations with U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Grieco, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), on the ship?s flag bridge July 26, 2010, while under way in the East Sea. George Washington is participating in the combined U.S. and South Korean alliance maritime and air readiness exercise Invincible Spirit. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danielle A. Brandt, U.S. Navy/Released)</p>

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Forester performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preparing to launch for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 24, 2010. Forester is a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force/Released)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4838418002/ <p>U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Forester performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preparing to launch for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 24, 2010. Forester is a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p> <p>U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Forester performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preparing to launch for a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 24, 2010. Forester is a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force/Released)</p>
Dr. Clifford L. Stanley
The Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness
Dr. Clifford L. Stanley

The Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for Total Force Management as it relates to readiness; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and quality of life matters.

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