Photo: a series of photos showing a humanitarian aid mission by the USNS Mercy in East Timor.

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A Houston native recently participated in a mass reenlistment ceremony at Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad, July 4.

Marine Sgt. Patsy M. Lee, an imagery analyst with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was one of more than 1,200 service members who reaffirmed their allegiance to their nation by raising their right hands and once again stating the Oath of Enlistment.

Led by Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force – Iraq, the largest reenlistment ceremony in history took place in one of Saddam Hussein’s old palaces.

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Photo: Navy Lt. Anne M. Lopez checks the vital signs of an Iraqi man during a cooperative medical engagement

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Step aside Jill Stevens. The Bits have their own beauty queen hero, Katrina Hodge.

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Photo: U.S. Air Force Academy record-holder Dana Pounds placed second in the javelin throw

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Photo: Capt. Lyndsey Goodman performs to the military and Alaskan crowd at the Alaska’s Operation Gratitude concert June 27 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The concert was a part of Alaska’s 50 years of statehood celebration. Captain Goodman is with the 317th Airlift Squadron and was a contestant on American Idol.

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Photo: Quartermaster Seaman Amy Hover, assigned to the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), takes bearings as the ship enters port in Boston.

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After originally enlisting to become a combat medic in the Army Reserves nine years ago, 1st Lt. Khara Keegan, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, enrolled in the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., where she graduated and received her commission in the Military Intelligence Corps.

“I like my current job a lot, but the medical profession is where my heart is,” said the 26-year-old security officer.

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Company B provides voice and data services for Forward Operating Base Delta, as well as 12 other sites, Army Capt. Kelly McCay, Company B commander, said.

These soldiers stay busy establishing and running a technical control facility as well as 26 miles of fiber-optic cable through a series of manholes around the base. They work to ensure communications are available for all who need them, said McCay, a Central City, Ky., native.

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Photo: Staff Sgt. Janine Duschka teaches infant CPR to Afghan medical providers during a CPR class June 18

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Photo: Melody Colangeli holds a baby goat while visiting a family goat ranch with a team of Army veterinarians in the Huacho region of Peru

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Photo: Gas Turbine System Technician (Electrical) Andrea Deese, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4) ties down equipment before launching a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vessel

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