Chora Battle 1 Chora Battle 1
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In June 2006, Dutch and Australian forces battle the Taliban in Tarin Kowt Afghanistan. David Axe reports for C-SPAN.

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Mortar-Zapping Gun Test Mortar-Zapping Gun Test
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The Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar cannon based on the Navy's Phalanx is used to shoot down incoming fire in Iraq. Here it undergoes testing.

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Clark County Riot Cops Clark County Riot Cops
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Riot police from Clark County, Indiana, practice their skills at the annual Mock Riot in West Virginia.

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USS Freedom in Quebec USS Freedom in Quebec
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The first Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom, visits Quebec City en route to Virginia. Operations Officer Tony Hyde leads a tour of the 3,000-ton coastal fighter.

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Mombasa Mombasa
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This centuries-old port in southern Kenya, population 700,000, is the hub for regional sea trade.

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Basra Air Station Basra Air Station
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British forces in southern Iraq consolidate at Basra Air Station, a former international airport. David Axe reports for C-SPAN.

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82nd Airborne jump 82nd Airborne jump
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Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump at Fort Bragg, NC, on February 12, 2007.

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82nd Airborne Live Fire 82nd Airborne Live Fire
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David Axe visits an Army 82nd Airborne Division firing range.

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Red Baron Pizza Squadron Red Baron Pizza Squadron
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David Axe goes flying with the Red Baron Pizza Squadron on April 19, 2007, at Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station in S.C., just two days before a Blue Angels jet crashed during aerobatics at the same base.

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705th Military Police 705th Military Police
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Soldiers from the Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 407th Military Police Battalion practice at the Mock Riot in West Virginia in May 2007.

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82nd Airborne Shoot House 82nd Airborne Shoot House
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Army 82nd Airborne Division 1st Lt. Matt Utley tells David Axe about the 360-degree "Shoot House," where soldiers fire on targets in a simulated urban environment.

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Raptors in Okinawa Raptors in Okinawa
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The Virginia-based 27th Fighter Squadron takes a dozen F-22A Raptors to Okinawa, Japan, to exercise with the resident F-15s, P-3s and tankers.

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Schanz.wmv Schanz.wmv
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Air Force Magazine reporter Marc Vincent Schanz travels to Iraq to check out the new Iraqi Air Force in November 2008.

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East Timor Election East Timor Election
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Timor, formerly occupied by Portugal then Indonesia, elects its president on April 9, 2007 while Australian and New Zealand peacekeepers patrol the streets.

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Night ops aboard USS Kearsarge Night ops aboard USS Kearsarge
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Marine helicopters practice night flying aboard the USS Kearsarge assault ship in August 2008.

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U.N. patrol in Lebanon U.N. patrol in Lebanon
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On Dec. 18, Italian troops patrol southern Lebanon as part of the growing U.N. force in that war-weary country.

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Aussies Rebuild Afghanistan 1 Aussies Rebuild Afghanistan 1
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The Australian Army has 700 troops in Afghanistan working to rebuild the country. David Axe reports for C-SPAN.

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Acoustic Weapon Demo Acoustic Weapon Demo
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A Long-Range Acoustic Device thwarts an ambush in an Army exercise.

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East Timor Patrol East Timor Patrol
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Australian troops patrol the troubled country of East Timor, which recently broke away from Indonesia.

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Al Asad 1 Al Asad 1
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David Axe visits a Marine Corps fighter squadron in western Iraq for C-SPAN in January 2006.

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MRAP Patrol 2 MRAP Patrol 2
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U.S. Army Buffalo and RG-31 Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored trucks patrol Balad, Iraq, in February 2006. David Axe reports for C-SPAN.

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Iraqi Navy 1 Iraqi Navy 1
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David Axe visits the new Iraqi Navy at Umm Qasr for C-SPAN in summer 2005.

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East Timor Checkpoint East Timor Checkpoint
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Australian soldiers man a checkpoint in Dili, East Timor, searching for weapons and contraband, all in an effort to improve security in this troubled country.

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East Timor Weapons Search East Timor Weapons Search
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Australian troops search for illegal weapons in troubled East Timor, where peacekeepers are helping the interim government.

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MRAP Patrol 1 MRAP Patrol 1
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U.S. Army Buffalo and RG-31 Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored trucks on patrol in Balad, Iraq, in February 2006. David Axe reports for C-SPAN.

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