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Soldiers Magazine, June, 2003

Air Force

Airmen from the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, deployed to Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, help load humanitarian cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 landed at Burgas Airport en route to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq.

Coast Guard

Coast Guard boarding officer OWO Pete E. Bower looks over an Iranian fishing boat off the coast of Iraq in the North Arabian Gulf. Coast Guard boarding teams are inspecting and searching vessels in the Gulf for weapons, terrorists and Iraqi military personnel.

Navy

A CH-46 Sea Knight prepares to land aboard USS Abraham Lincoln prior to a vertical replenishment with USS Camden. USS Abraham Lincoln, homeported at Everett, Wash., and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 from NAS Lemoore, Calif., returned to the United States after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marines

Marines from the 1st Marine Division's Company C,1st Battalion, 5th Marines, patrol the streets of Baghdad to ensure the efficient delivery of humanitarian aid.

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