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Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, shield their faces from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

July 6, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Daniel P. Shook

Afghan commandos, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, shield their faces from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter - Download Hi-Res photo

Afghan commandos with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak shield their faces from flying debris after loading a wounded commando on a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a village clearing operation in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 6. The commandos, supported by service members with Special Operations Task Force – South, found and destroyed several caches consisting of homemade explosives and improvised explosive device-making materials, as well as a weapons cache.

Sergeant First Class Robert Russell crosses the Tarnek River in Qalat City, Afghanistan

July 9, 2011 - Photo by U.S. Airforce Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras

Sergeant First Class Robert Russell crosses the Tarnek River in Qalat City, Afghanistan - Download Hi-Res photo

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Russell, a platoon sergeant and member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force, crosses the Tarnek River in Qalat City, Afghanistan, July 9. Team members work with Afghan officials to improve governance, stability and development throughout the province.

President Barack H. Obama awards the Medal of Honor to United States Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry for his valor in Afghanistan at the White House

July 12, 2011 - Photo by Spc. David M. Sharp

President Barack H. Obama awards the Medal of Honor to United States Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry for his valor in Afghanistan at the White House - Download Hi-Res photo

U.S. President Barack H. Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, 75th Ranger Regiment, for his valor in Afghanistan at the White House, Washington, D.C., July 12.

United States Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry describes in detail the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan

July 13, 2011 - Photo by Robert D. Ward

United States Army Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry describes in detail the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan - Download Hi-Res photo

During a press conference following his induction into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, July 13, Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. 1st. Class Leroy Petry describes in detail the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan, during which he distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry in saving the lives of two fellow Rangers. Petry's right hand was traumatically amputated during the fight and he now uses a state-of-the-art prosthesis, which allows him amazing dexterity.

Soldiers of 3rd platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, lit up the Zabul province night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer

July 20, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Christopher McCann

Soldiers of 3rd platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, lit up the Zabul province night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer - Download Hi-Res photo

Soldiers of 3rd platoon, Bravo Battery of the Automatic Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, lit up the Zabul province night by firing illumination from their M777A2, 155 mm howitzer at suspected enemy movements from Forward Operating Base Pasab, Zharay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, July 20.

A team of combat engineers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team cuts through a wire obstacle during a training exercise

July 21, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

A team of combat engineers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team cuts through a wire obstacle during a training exercise - Download Hi-Res photo

A team of combat engineers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team cuts through a wire obstacle during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21. In spite of the 105-degree heat, the paratroopers trained throughout the day into the night.

Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a parachute training and water landing exercise at Big Lake, Alaska

July 22, 2011 - Photo by Justin Connaher

Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a parachute training and water landing exercise at Big Lake, Alaska - Download Hi-Res photo

Paratroopers of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, conduct a parachute training and water landing exercise at Big Lake, Alaska, July 22. Several hundred troopers from the battalion, who trained extensively in preparation for the maneuver, jumped from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, staged at a nearby airfield, into Big Lake and were brought safely to shore by rubber boats.

Staff Sergeant Travis Surber parachutes out of a C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft

July 26, 2011 - Photo by Staff Sgt. Travis Surber

Staff Sergeant Travis Surber parachutes out of a C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft - Download Hi-Res photo

Staff Sgt. Travis Surber, a native of Franklin County, Va., and a paratrooper with the 173rd Brigade Combat Team's Battle Company of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, parachutes out of a C-130 Hercules Transport Aircraft and into the Ukraine sky.

A combat observation lasing team calls in illumination rounds from nearby mortars during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

July 27, 2011 - Photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

A combat observation lasing team calls in illumination rounds from nearby mortars during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina - Download Hi-Res photo

A combat observation lasing team calls in illumination rounds from nearby mortars during training at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27. The Soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. The forward observers are working between two armed security vehicles.

Soldiers survey the ridgeline after taking in sniper fire from an insurgent during Operation Diamond Head in Afghanistan

July 29, 2011 - Photo by Spc. Tia Sokimson

Soldiers survey the ridgeline after taking in sniper fire from an insurgent during Operation Diamond Head in Afghanistan - Download Hi-Res photo

Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, survey the ridgeline after taking in sniper fire from an insurgent during Operation Diamond Head in Afghanistan, July 29.