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From the archives: A photobomb at Fort Myer

A horse photobombs a picture at Fort Myer as soldiers in the background get ready to head to Arlington National Cemetery in this 2014 Stars and Stripes photo.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Aug. 13, 2010, to inspect recruits and preside over a graduation ceremony of six platoons.

From the archives: Defense secretary presides over Marine graduation

Defense Secretary Robert Gates inspects recruits and presides over a basic training graduation ceremony of six Marine platoons in San Diego in this 2010 Stars and Stripes photo.

From the archives: John Steinbeck talks to service members in South Vietnam, 1966

Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck speaks to a small group of enlisted men in An Khe, Vietnam, in this Stars and Stripes photo.

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Pvt. Fatafehi Tokomaata with the 6th Contingent of the Tonga Defense Services listens as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christoper Bieu with the U.S. 100th Security Forces Squadron from RAF Mildenhall talks about what to do after encountering an improvised explosive device during training at RAF Honington on April 15, 2013.

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From the archives: Troops train at RAF Honington in England, 2013

In this Stars and Stripes photo, service members talk about what to do after encountering an improvised explosive device during training at RAF Honington in England, April 15, 2013.

Crew members of the USS Curtis Wilbur wait for the arrival of a helicopter on Apr. 3, 2010. The Curtis Wilbur is one of four U.S. ships standing by to assist in a rescue efforts to get to 46 South Korean sailors missing after the South Korean ship Cheonan sank on March 26. Most of the South Korean and U.S. ships at the wreckage site are also there as a deterrent to nearby North Korea, according to the U.S. Navy officer in charge of the American forces there.

From the archives: Sailors aboard the USS Curtis Wilbur, 2010

In this Stars and Stripes photo, crew members of the USS Curtis Wilbur wait for the arrival of a helicopter, April 3, 2010.

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Feb. 1991 -- Stars and Stripes file photo
Graffiti celebrating the U.S. victory against Iraq marks fencing around destroyed trucks and cars outside of Kuwait City on the road to Basra and Baghdad. The vehicles were destroyed in allied bombing raids against retreating Iraq army.

From the archives: Graffiti celebrates the US victory against Iraq, 1991

In this Stars and Stripes photo, graffiti celebrating the U.S. victory against Iraq marks fencing around destroyed trucks and cars outside of Kuwait City on the road to Basra and Baghdad, February 1991.

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EAGLE BASE, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Photo by Terry Boyd - Still in full battle rattle after firing a machine gun, Schwarzenegger took a few minutes to pose with Bravo Co., 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division at Camp McGovern.

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From the archives: Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with troops in Bosnia, 2002

In this Stars and Stripes photo, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with soldiers of Bravo Co., 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division at Camp McGovern, Bosnia, February 2002.

Flight deck personnel prepare for flight operations on Nov. 28, 2014, aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf.

From the archives: Flight operations aboard the USS Carl Vinson, 2014

In this Stars and Stripes photo, flight deck personnel prepare for flight operations aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 28, 2014.

From left, Lance Cpl. Matthew Ford, Cpl. Matthew Pappas and Lance Cpl. Albert Adams, all of Retrograde and Redeployment in Support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group, prep a pallet of gear for transport from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif. in this photo from February 2014.

From the archives: Marines prep a pallet of gear for transport in Afghanistan, 2014

In this Stars and Stripes photo, Marines prep a pallet of gear for transport from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif., February 2014.

U.S. servicemembers help off-load boxes of Meals Ready to Eat and packets of bottled water during a humanitarian distribution event in Morovis, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, Nov.7, 2017.

From the archives: US troops bring aid following Hurricane Maria, 2017

In this Stars and Stripes photo, U.S. troops come to the aid of Puerto Rico citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

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Seoul, South Korea 06/10/04
Soldiers from 2nd ID's 50th Engineers Company climb out of a vehicle after taking one of the first trips across a floating bridge they built over the Han River on Thursday.

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From the archives: Soldiers cross the Han River in South Korea, 2004

In this Stars and Stripes photo, soldiers from 2nd ID’s 50th Engineers Company climb out of a vehicle after taking one of the first trips across a floating bridge they built over the Han River on June 10, 2004.

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One of the 41st Transportation Company's Palletized Load System trucks drops off some supplies to be sent with a trainload of the vehicles on their journey to Iraq Wednesday at the Vilseck military railhead. The specialized cargo trucks can load and unload their own containers in less than a minute.

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From the archives: Trucks drop off supplies for Iraq, 2005

One of the 41st Transportation Company’s Palletized Load System trucks drops off some supplies to be sent with a trainload of the vehicles on their journey to Iraq at the railhead in Vilseck, Germany, in this Stars and Stripes photo.