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JOINT TASK FORCE – NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION 57th PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

The Joint Task Force – National Capital Region 57th Presidential Inaugural Staff began preparations in support of the Presidential Inauguration. The task force is charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support for the inaugural period. As a joint component, it includes members from all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components. The feature page for the Presidential Inauguration can be found at:
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57th Presidential Inaugural parade practice Credit: Staff Sgt. Perry Aston | 11th Wing Public Affairs | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 A euphonium player from the U.S Air Force Band practices for the 57th Presidential Inaugural parade, Jan. 10, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, MD. Almost 15,000 personnel from 133 units throughout the military will be participating in the parade on Jan. 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by SSgt Perry Aston Released)

57th Presidential Inaugural parade practice Credit: Staff Sgt. Perry Aston | 11th Wing Public Affairs | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 U.S. Air Force Honor Guard practices for the 57th Presidential Inaugural parade, Jan. 10, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, MD. Almost 15,000 personnel from 133 units throughout the military will be participating in the parade on Jan. 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by SSgt Perry Aston Released)

57th Presidential Inaugural parade practice Credit: Staff Sgt. Perry Aston | 11th Wing Public Affairs | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 U.S. Air Force Honor Guard practices for the 57th Presidential Inaugural parade, Jan. 10, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, MD. Almost 15,000 personnel from 133 units throughout the military will be participating in the parade on Jan. 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force Photo by SSgt Perry Aston)(Released)

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Guide Dogs for the Mines (Broll) Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 11/01/2012 An uncanny ability to sniff out narcotics and explosives means that military working dogs have saved countless lives and remain integral to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. At Camp Sharana in the Paktika province of Eastern Afghanistan, military working dogs are put through their paces by the training team. Footage includes wide shot – forward operating base sharan in the paktika province of eastern afghanistan; military working dog sign on gate, military working dog alan tackles the obstacle course, dog runs around looking for scented practice instrument, close ups of dogs looking into camera, dog and handler search vehicles for explosives, dog tries to get toy from handler, dogs attack training – handlers in special suit attacked by dog, injured dog in car, with handler and in plane, and Staff Sergant Shawn Martinez talks to camera. Produced by Jake Tupman. Available in high definition.

Shearwater Striper Swiper Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | Date Taken: 01/09/2013 Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater conduct boardings in the waters outside the Chesapeake Bay, near Virginia Beach, Va., Jan. 9, 2013. The boardings were in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail the illegal fishing of the Atlantic striped bass. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert. Available in high definition.

CJTF-HOA Releases New Vision (Short Version) Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Boyd | Date Taken: 01/08/2013 Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa servicemembers are refocusing their mission direction. Petty Officer Cody Boyd sat down with Major General Rob Baker, Commander, CJTF-HOA to talk about the changes for the command. Soundbites include Maj. Gen. Rob Baker – Commander, CJTF-HOA. Produced by PO2. Cody Boyd.

Map Training with the ANA (Broll) Credit: Sgt. Jacob Connor | Date Taken: 12/12/2012 In order for the ANA to take the lead in their country, they would need the proper skill sets suchas reading maps. Army Sergeant Jacob Connor goes to eastern Afghanistan to see an Army unit making sure the ANA are doing just that. Soundbite includes CPL. Nathan Kriss – A. Batt. 2-32FA, 1st Infantry Division. Available in high definition.

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Gen. Kelly visits El Salvador Credit: Courtesy | U.S. Southern Command | Date Taken: 01/09/2013 Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, talks with Navy Lt. Greg Ewing in an aircraft cockpit. Ewing is part of the Navy’s Patrol Squadron 10 which is flying detection and monitoring missions out of the Cooperative Security Location in Comalapa in support of multinational counter drug efforts (Photography Juan Quintero/U.S. Embassy /Office of Public Affairs)

USCGC Shearwater Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | U.S. Coast Guard District 5 | Date Taken: 01/09/2013 A Coast Guard boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater, home-ported in Portsmouth, Va., performs a vessel inspection aboard a recreational vessel in the waters off Virginia Beach, Jan. 9, 2013. The Shearwater’s crew were under way in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail illegal fishing of the Atlantic striped bass in federal waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert)

‘Gunfighters’ go in for kill with I MEF CG Credit: Lance Cpl. Melissa Eschenbrenner | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | Date Taken: 01/08/2013 Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, looks at the landscape during a familiarization flight in a UH-1Y Huey with the Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 369 “Gunfighters” aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8. During the flight, Toolan fired the M-2 .50 caliber machine gun, a GAU-17 mini-gun and the LAU-68F/A laser-guided weapons system.

Departure ceremony for the Agribusiness Development Team 3-49 Credit: Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago | South Carolina National Guard | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 Soldiers with the 3/49 Agribusiness Development Team (SC ADT 3/49), South Carolina Army National Guard, embrace family members after the units departure ceremony, McCrady Training Center, S.C., Jan. 10, 2013. The 3/49 ADT is departing to Camp Atterbury, Ind., for train up before their deployment to Afghanistan. The SC ADT 3/49 mission is to teach local farmers agricultural techniques and how to grow sustainable crops to improve their lives and provide for their families. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

Army’s top general visit the 2nd Infantry Division Credit: Pfc. Han-byeol Kim | 2nd Infantry Division | Date Taken: 01/11/2013 1st Lt. Joshua Sumpter, the Battery B executive officer, 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery, 210th Fires Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, briefs Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the army chief of staff, on the MLRS system used by his battery. Oderino visited 2nd Inf. Div. at Camp Casey, South Korea, Jan. 11, 2013, where he talked with the division soldiers and viewed their newly acquired equipment.

PRT Farah meets with provincial governor Credit: Chief Petty Officer Joshua Ives | Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddaeus Hendershot, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, provides security while U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray, commanding officer for the PRT meets with the Provincial Governor of Farah at the governor’s residence in Farah City, Jan. 10. PRT Farah meets regularly with the provincial governor to discuss security, governance and transition progress in Farah province. PRT Farah’s mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)

MARSOC conducts VBSS training with 160th SOAR Credit: Cpl. Kyle McNally | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command PAO | Date Taken: 12/12/2012 Marines with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command carry Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts ashore after conducting helocasting drills as part of Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment near Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11. VBSS, which consists of maritime vessel boarding and searching, is used to combat smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism and piracy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released)

Task Force Workhorse performs downed aircraft recovery team training Credit: Sgt. Luke Rollins | 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date Taken: 01/03/2013 Downed aircraft recovery team soldiers from Task Force Workhorse, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, under Task Force Falcon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, anticipate the arrival of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to extract them from the mission site during a training exercise Jan. 3 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

PRT Farah conducts medical evacuation training with Charlie Co., 2-211th Aviation Regiment at Forward Operating Base Farah Credit: Chief Petty Officer Joshua Ives | Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah | Date Taken: 01/09/2013 Security force team members for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah wait for a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter to land before moving a simulated casualty during medical evacuation training on FOB Farah, Jan. 9. PRT Farah coordinated with C Company, “Northstar Dustoff,” 2-211th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance) pilots and medics in order to provide invaluable hands-on medical evacuation training. PRT Farah’s mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)

Infantry battalion shifts focus to jungle training Credit: Lance Cpl. Daniel Valle | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date Taken: 01/08/2013 Marines conduct hasty rappel training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves Jan. 8. The training conducted increases proficiency in the jungle environment and enhances mission readiness. The hasty rappelling class is one of many conducted during the nine-day course which runs Jan. 7-15. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

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Former Iraqi Republican Guard soldier serves as US soldier in Afghanistan Credit: Sgt. Gene Arnold | Date Taken: 01/10/2013 “There are a lot of things people don’t know about me, like my name probably,” Reyadh Alhachamy said.

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