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Saudi Arabia, Jan. 18, 1991: Weapons specialists from the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) show their support for pilots taking off on missions against Iraqi forces on the second day of the Gulf War’s air campaign.

War refugees in Macedonia, 1999

Blace, Macedonia, April 1, 1999: Refugees forced onto trains in Pristinia, provincial capital of Kosovo, gather at the Macedonian border after being dropped off.

USS Theodore Roosevelt command change, 2005

USS Theodore Roosevelt, Bahrain, July 21, 2005: Capt. Daniel C. Grieco, outgoing commanding officer for USS Theodore Roosevelt, makes remarks during a change of command ceremony.



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Firefinder maintenance in Baghdad, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2003: At Baghdad International Airport, soldiers from the 1st Armored Division pull maintenance on part of the Firefinder radar system, which can pinpoint from where enemy mortar or artillery is being fired.

Anthony Quinn in Malaga, Spain, 1965

Malaga, Spain, July 1965: Actor Anthony Quinn during a break in the filming of “The Centurions” (later released as “Lost Command”), in which Quinn stars as Pierre Raspeguy, a French paratrooper fighting in Indochina and Algeria in the 1950s.

Little League playoffs in Poland, 2003

Kutno, Poland, July 23, 2003: The Stars and Stripes waves over the stands during the final game of the Little League Baseball’s Trans-Atlantic regional playoffs.

Shel Silverstein in Tokyo, 1954

Tokyo, Japan, 1954: Artist Shel Silverstein checks a pre-press plate before it is printed, along with Pacific Stars and Stripes staff at the Hardy Barracks building.

Search in Iraq, 2007

Arab Jabour district, Iraq, July 5, 2007: Pvt. Erik Stroehlein, 22, of Bennington, Vt., holds a light for Capt. Eric Melloh, 30, of Huntsville, Texas, during the search of the home of a man suspected of helping insurgents direct mortar fire at Forward Operating Base Murray southeast of Baghdad.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 10-Miler, 2000

Camp Comanche, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2000: During an eerie, foggy Bosnian morning, more than 400 runners participated in an overseas version of the Army 10-Miler.

In search of the perfect bubble, 1989

Frankfurt, West Germany, January 1989: Nine-year-old Angela Duke concentrates on creating the perfect bubble-gum bubble during an after-school contest at the McNair Kaserne housing area.

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