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		<title>Bold Alligator 2012</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/10/bold-alligator-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blue-green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bold alligator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USS Wasp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I spent a few days aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp for part of the exercise Bold Alligator 2012 with Marine Corps Times writer Dan Lamothe. I don&#8217;t get away from the desk much so it was a nice change of pace to spend some time with the sailors and Marines as they went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moonrise DC</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/08/moonrise-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/08/moonrise-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Wires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capitol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helicopter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMX-1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This NASA photo released February 8, 2012 shows a United States Marine Corps helicopter (HMX-1) flying through this scene of the full Moon and the US Capitol on February 7, 2012 from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.   (Bill Ingalls/AFP/Getty Images)]]></description>
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		<title>Equine Therapy</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/07/equine-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/07/equine-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equine Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses for Heroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTSD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Robert MacTamhais, a National Guard veteran who was a medic in Iraq in 2008, gives a goodbye hug to Mel after his equine assisted therapy session, at Rocky Top Therapy Center, in Keller, Texas.  The center recently received a grant for its new Horses for Heroes program to work with veterans and their families to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mess Deck Happy Dance</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/06/mess-deck-happy-dance/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/06/mess-deck-happy-dance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bold Gator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USS Wasp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aboard USS Wasp, Atlantic Ocean 02/05/2012:Sailors and Marines dance and joke around after preparing dinner on the mess deck aboard USS Wasp on Feb. 05, 2012. From left: AOAN Charlee McKinsey, LCPL Ray Rosario, PVT Arthur Garza, Seaman Ossn Jumalou and CPL Jonathan Delabre. (Mike Morones/Staff)]]></description>
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		<title>Another dumb photo (old, made new again)</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/01/another-dumb-photo-old-made-new-again/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/01/another-dumb-photo-old-made-new-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Scott Mahaskey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A photo posted January 25, 2012 in the Military Times Forums shows what appears to be an American service member holding a sign in front of a man that reads &#8220;I f##k sheep when I&#8217;m not busy mortaring the base&#8221;. A similar photograph was uploaded September 26, 2007 on Flicker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/providencedailydose/1445427060/ A cautionary tale, perhaps, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally! No more &#8216;birth control glasses&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/01/finally-no-more-birth-control-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/02/01/finally-no-more-birth-control-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Scott Mahaskey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eyewear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glasses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to USMC Sgt. Mark Fayloga for his terrific photo series used to illustrate the military&#8217;s decision to finally dump those damn Birth Control Glasses. No longer fashionable for troops &#8211; maybe hipsters everywhere will begin buying &#8216;em up. Read the full story here]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Blast</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/31/cold-blast/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/31/cold-blast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alaska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C-17]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deicer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A marshaling Airman turns his back to avoid the inevitable cloud of spray, broken by bright sunlight, as Airmen finish spraying a C-17 Globemaster III from a Global Ground Support Aircraft Deicer truck at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 17, 2012. When ice forms in the extreme cold temperatures, it can throw off the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airman Competes in Tough Mudder</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/29/airman-competes-in-tough-mudder/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/29/airman-competes-in-tough-mudder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[56th communications sqwuadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior Airman Danielle Sturdivant, with the 56th Communications Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., crawls through the “electric eel” obstacle Jan. 14, 2012, during the Tough Mudder competition at the Mesa Proving Grounds in Mesa, Ariz. The yellow wires contained electricity and would shock the person when they touched it. (Airman 1st Class David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tug of War</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/28/tug-of-war/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/28/tug-of-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military working dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pier, a military working dog, plays with his handler, Staff Sgt. Marque Daniels, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, during a MWD capabilities demonstration here Jan. 19, 2012. Military working dogs deploy to the AOR for six months at a time. In that time, they work with a handler to provide base defense. Daniels is deployed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines of 11th MEU Conduct Insertion Exercise in Arabian Sea</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/27/marines-of-11th-meu-conduct-insertion-exercise-in-arabian-sea/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/27/marines-of-11th-meu-conduct-insertion-exercise-in-arabian-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[11th MEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabian Sea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2012) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) conduct insertion exercises from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. The 11th MEU is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marine One Arriving</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/27/marine-one-arriving/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/27/marine-one-arriving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Wires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrews Air Force Base]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marine one]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Marine One, center, with President Barack Obama aboard, prepares to land at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan.  25,  2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)]]></description>
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		<title>Special Operations Refueling Flight</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/26/special-operations-refueling-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/26/special-operations-refueling-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[522nd Special Operations Squadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[71st Special Operations Squadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cannon Air Force Base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CKirtland Air Force Base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CV-22]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in-flight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Osprey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refueling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey is refueled by a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II Jan. 4, 2012, over New Mexico.  The 71st SOS is located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and the 522nd SOS at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.  The MC-130J provided in-flight refueling as part of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stormy Weather Over USS Carl Vinson</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/25/stormy-weather-over-uss-carl-vinson/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/25/stormy-weather-over-uss-carl-vinson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arabian Sea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVN 70]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dark clouds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storm front]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Hornet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USS Carl Vinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 21, 2012) Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 for launch on the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes through a storm front. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/24/wings-of-blue-parachute-competition-team/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/24/wings-of-blue-parachute-competition-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parachutists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skydive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parachutists with the Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Competition Team attempt to set a three-point, 32-way college record during a jump competition Dec. 28, 2011, through Jan. 2, 2012, over Eloy, Ariz. Wings of Blue teams won multiple medals at the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Mike Love)]]></description>
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		<title>Observation Balloon Burns at Fort Sill, 1918</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/23/observation-balloon-burns-at-fort-sill-1918/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/23/observation-balloon-burns-at-fort-sill-1918/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artillery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balloon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oklahoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us army]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hydrogen filled balloons were used at Fort Sill, Okla. for observation of artillery fire. In 1918, a spark of static electricity caused a balloon to explode while the ground crew was still holding onto the guide ropes. Six Soldiers were killed and another 30 injured in that incident. (Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society) While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mk 38 Machine Gun</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/20/mk-38-machine-gun/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/20/mk-38-machine-gun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[25mm gun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DDG 78]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[machine gun]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USS Porter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 11, 2012) Sonar Technician Surface 2nd Class Gareth Erasmus fires the Mk 38 25mm machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a practice fire exercise. Porter is part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). (U.S. Navy photo by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Ride for EOD</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/19/wild-ride-for-eod/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/19/wild-ride-for-eod/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Strike Squadron (HSC) 8 to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea Jan. 14, 2012. John C. Stennis was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That First Step&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/17/that-first-step/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/17/that-first-step/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mh-60s]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 14, 2012) An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Strike Squadron (HSC) 8 to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nighttime is the Right Time for Live Fire</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/16/nighttime-is-the-right-time-for-live-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/16/nighttime-is-the-right-time-for-live-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[11th MEU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARABIAN SEA (Jan 13, 2012) &#8211; Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit&#8217;s maritime raid force identify targets during a live-fire exercise aboard USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The unit is currently deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKIARG), which is a U.S. Central Command theater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Down Barriers</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/13/breaking-down-barriers/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/13/breaking-down-barriers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9th esb]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[barrier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cpl. James Hernandez, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and a native of Goodyear, Ariz., uses an electric saw to dismantle a HESCO barrier at Firebase Saenz, Helmand province, Dec. 13. FB Saenz is the first of several patrol bases being demilitarized by the Marines of 9th ESB throughout the month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Much Snow</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/13/too-much-snow/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/13/too-much-snow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaska Army National Guardsmen clear the roof on a building in Cordova, Alaska, Jan. 9, 2012. The Alaska National Guard moved personnel into the area to clear roads, roofs and boats after a series of winter storms dropped nearly 18 feet of snow in the region. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Balinda O&#8217;Neal/Released)]]></description>
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		<title>Sunrise Patrol</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/12/sunrise-patrol/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/12/sunrise-patrol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3rd Battalion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. David Rodriguez, a 21-year-old fire team leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Riverside, Calif., walks along a ridgeline after clearing compounds with Afghan National Army soldiers during Operation Tageer Shamal (Shifting Winds) here, Jan. 4. Over the past five years, coalition forces have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floating Used Car Lot</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/11/floating-used-car-lot/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/11/floating-used-car-lot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan transports sailor&#8217;s vehicles while transiting the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Naval Base Kitsap during its homeport change for scheduled dock-planned incremental availability maintenance.  (Photo by: Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Shawn J. Stewart)]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Nap</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/10/winter-nap/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/10/winter-nap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Matthew Scofield (left), 19, from Syracuse, N.Y., and Jarrett Hatley, 21, from Millingport, N.C., a squad automatic weapon gunner and an improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, rest next to Hatley&#8217;s dog Blue after clearing compounds with Afghan National Army soldiers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Force 2011 Year in Pictures</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/09/air-force-2011-year-in-pictures/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/09/air-force-2011-year-in-pictures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; An A-10 Thunderbolt II with the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., drops an AGM-65 Maverick missile during a close air support training mission Sept. 23, 2011, over the Nevada Test and Training Range.  This photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman is just one of several eye-catching images released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow Day At Bagram</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/09/snow-day-at-bagram/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/09/snow-day-at-bagram/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[177th Fighter Wing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Rice operates a snowblower next to an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2012. Rice is a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is deployed from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, which is based at Atlantic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Launch</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/05/good-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/05/good-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5th Fleet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C-2A Grehound]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CVN 74]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 3, 2012) A C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Combat Squadron (VRC) 30 launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secure LZ</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/04/secure-lz/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2012/01/04/secure-lz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Lessig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cpl. William Cox, an armorer at the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest, and a native of Amory, Miss., provides security as an MV-22 Osprey takes off in Zaranj, Nimroz province, Dec. 30. (Photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard)]]></description>
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		<title>AP Photographer Searches For Wounded Marine</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/29/ap-photographer-searches-for-wounded-marine/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/29/ap-photographer-searches-for-wounded-marine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, photo, injured United States Marine Cpl. Burness Britt reacts after seeing pictures of his evacuation laid out on his bed in the Hunter Holmes Medical Center in Richmond, Va. Britt is facing a long recovery after a large piece of shrapnel from an IED in Afghanistan in June 2011 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Military Photos of the Year</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/22/2011-military-photos-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/22/2011-military-photos-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOTO OF THE YEAR: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2011 after Gaeta&#8217;s ship returned from 80 days at sea. It&#8217;s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings &#8211; one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trees Can Talk</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/the-trees-can-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/the-trees-can-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUANTAN, Malaysia (Dec. 17, 2008) Scout snipers from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) participate in a stalking exercise with snipers from the Malaysian army during Exercise Kilat Eagle, a bilateral training exercise between Marines and sailors of the 11th MEU and soldiers from the Malaysian army. The Camp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Kiss</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/first-kiss/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/first-kiss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2011, after Gaeta&#8217;s ship, USS Oak Hill, returned from 80 days at sea. It&#8217;s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings &#8211; one lucky [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Clear</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/stand-clear/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/stand-clear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ft bragg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team fire a round from a Carl Gustav M3 84mm recoilless rifle during a certification class Dec. 6, 2011, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Care must be taken to clear the backblast area prior to the weapon’s operation.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)]]></description>
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		<title>First Sergeant Santa</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/first-sergeant-santa/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/21/first-sergeant-santa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marines and sailors from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, enter the Boondocker training area at Marine Corps Base Hawaii after a 9-mile hike Dec. 19. More than 500 people attended the Island Warrior Combat Competition III and Toys for Tots drive, which included a hike, toy collection and a series of physical competitions. This was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Operation Christmas Drop</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/20/operation-christmas-drop/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/20/operation-christmas-drop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staff Sgt. Kyle Favorite, 374th Airlift Wing loadmaster, from Yokota Air Base in Japan, pushes a pallet out of a C-130 Hercules over the island of Fais in Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop 2011 on Dec. 15, 2011. Christmas has come early to some remote islands in the western Pacific. Care packages full of medicine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wake Island Fly-By</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/20/wake-island-fly-by/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Ranks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[31st Marine Expeditionary Unit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[31st MEU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AV-8B Harriers with Marine Attack Squadron 311, from Yuma, Ariz., fly over Wake Island as they make their trans-Pacific crossing on the way to join the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa.  (Capt. James M. Braudt/USMC)]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Exam</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/19/eye-exam/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/19/eye-exam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cornea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[exam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Alfonso Camacho has his eyes illuminated by a black light after fluorescenin drops were applied by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Phillip Cowger. Fluorescenin is used to detect problems on the cornea. Damage or irritation on the cornea&#8217;s surface appears green under a black light. The test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Road Out</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/19/on-the-road-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[withdrawal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last remaining U.S.military forces drove across the Iraqi border per the Iraq and U.S. 2008 Security Agreement that required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31. Since 2003, more than one million airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines have served in Iraq. (Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/USAF)]]></description>
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		<title>Last Troops Leave Iraq</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/18/last-troops-leave-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/18/last-troops-leave-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Wires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1st Cavalry Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3rd brigade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KHABARI AL AWAZEEM, KUWAIT &#8211; DEC. 18:  The last American military convoy to depart Iraq from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division crosses over the border into Kuwait on December 18, 2011 in Khabari Al Awazeem, Kuwait. Around 500 troops from the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division ended their presence on Camp Adder, the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The War in Iraq Through the Lens of Military Times</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/16/the-war-in-iraq-through-the-lens-of-military-times/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/16/the-war-in-iraq-through-the-lens-of-military-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While by no means a complete history of the war in Iraq, here are a handful of images as Military Times photographers covered the 2003 invasion as well as various assignments through 2011. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>President and First Lady Visit Fort Bragg</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/14/president-and-first-lady-visit-fort-bragg/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/14/president-and-first-lady-visit-fort-bragg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drawdown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first lady]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First lady Michelle Obama hugs a soldier in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. President Obama and the first lady traveled to Fort Bragg to pay tribute to soldiers returning from Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from Army Navy 2011</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/11/highlights-from-army-navy-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/11/highlights-from-army-navy-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Scott Mahaskey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A decade of dominance, Navy defeats Army 27-21 for Navy’s unprecedented 10th straight victoryagainst Army in the 112thmeeting of the two service academies. Check our staff&#8217;s images below and read full story here: Navy leans on senior kicker to win 10th straight over Army]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl Harbor: 70 Years On</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/07/pearl-harbor-70-years-on/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/07/pearl-harbor-70-years-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bodenlos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pearl Harbor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos greets visitors at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center during Kama&#8217;aina and Military Appreciation Day. This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor in which more than 2,400 people died.  (U.S. Navy Photograph by MC2 Daniel Barker]]></description>
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		<title>Making Friends</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/06/making-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/06/making-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[3/3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3rd battallion 3rd marine regiment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Sgt. Marcus Martin, a 32-year-old squad leader with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Charlottesville, Va., practices Pashto with Afghan boys while providing security outside the district center on Nov. 28. Guard Force isn&#8217;t a traditional infantry platoon. It&#8217;s a melting pot of Marines from various occupational specialties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winding Down in Nasiriyah</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/05/winding-down-in-nasiriyah/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/05/winding-down-in-nasiriyah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1st cavalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2-82 field artillery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3rd brigade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Army Sergeant Bruno Sicilia from Fort Hood, Texas of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes on one of his last patrols before heading back to the United States from Camp Adder on December 4, 2011 in Nasiriyah, Iraq. The Army continues to send its soldiers and equipment home as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackhawk over Nasiriyah</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/04/blackhawk-over-nasiriyah/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/04/blackhawk-over-nasiriyah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over the desert on Dec. 1, 2011, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The U.S. military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]]></description>
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		<title>Onboard Training</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/onboard-training/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/onboard-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner blocks during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Dessart, 27, is from Fox Lake, Ill. Turner, 30, is from Binghamton, N.Y. They both serve with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USS Vinson Departs San Diego</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/uss-vinson-departs-san-diego/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/uss-vinson-departs-san-diego/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO (Nov. 30, 2011) &#8212; The son of Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Randall White, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), waves to his father’s ship as it transits San Diego Bay after departing Naval Air Station North Island on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burning the Colors</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/burning-the-colors/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/03/burning-the-colors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2nd engineer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[korean war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white sands]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left) holds the colors of the 2nd Engineer Battalion while battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas lights the flag on fire during a ceremony held on White Sands Missile Range Nov. 30. The battalion holds its Burning of the Colors Ceremony every year to commemorate the Battle of Kunu-Ri, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burial At Sea</title>
		<link>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/02/burial-at-sea-2/</link>
		<comments>http://militarytimes.com/blogs/line-of-sight/2011/12/02/burial-at-sea-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[burial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2011) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Nathan Rings bows his head in prayer before presenting cremated remains for committal during a burial at sea ceremony for 20 former service members aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently underway on a Western [...]]]></description>
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