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A paratrooper peers through his scope to observe a target during his brigade's fire support coordination exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., June 6, 2013. The paratrooper, a sniper, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo Sgt. Adonis Williams

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ARMY BIRTHDAY

From left, Army Col. Arthur Wittich, the oldest soldier serving in the Military District of Washington; Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno; Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh; Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and Pvt. 1st Class Andrew Segla, the youngest soldier serving in the Military District of Washington; cut the Army’s birthday cake during a ceremony marking its 238th birthday at the Pentagon, June 13, 2013. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

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U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers provide security after unloading from a CH-53E Supper Stallion helcopter during Operation Nightmare in Nowzad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, June 6, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye

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Threat Operations Center of the NSA at Fort Meade, Maryland. Reuters

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CONSTITUTION'S CRUISE

A Massport Fire Rescue boat escorts the USS Constitution during her first turnaround cruise of 2013, Boston, Mass., June 4, 2013. The cruise commemorated the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway and recognized first responders of the Boston Marathon bombings. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Rooney

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SECURITY WATCH

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Ross, right, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Olin Harrington, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Jared Malda provide security for their team in Zabul province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2013. Ross, Harrington and Malda are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. Their unit participated in an Afghan-led search for weapon and explosive caches during a joint operation. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tim Morgan

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Newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2013 toss their hats in the air as the Texas Flying Legends Museum, based out of Ellington Field, Texas, provide graduation ceremony fly-by support at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 29, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Chambers

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Margis prepares a micro unmanned aerial vehicle for flight at a joint vehicle checkpoint with Afghan soldiers and Afghan civil order police in the Now Zad district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, May 21, 2013. Margis is assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Trent A. Randolph

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Mothballin​g F117's Stealth Fighters due to Sequestration

Due to sequestration the US Air Force has begun to mothball several squadrons of F117 Stealth Fighters in the Arizona Desert. This is the first F-117 to be parked.

Hat Tip: Theo Spark

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FLAGS OF HONOR

American flags stand in front of more than 220,000 graves in Arlington National Cemetery, May 23, 2013, after members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," placed the flags in front of every grave to remember those who died in service to their country. The tradition dates back more than 60 years. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.

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A MOTHER'S TEARS - Deborah Mullen, right, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, consoles Kelly Hugo, who was visiting her son Sean's grave at Section 60 Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. Hugo's son was killed in Afghanistan in December 2010. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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MEMORIAL TRADITION

Hundreds of members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, or The Old Guard, placed flags at each of the more than 220,000 graves in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 23, 2013. The flags will remain through the memorial weekend. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr.

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U.S. soldiers and law enforcement professionals dismount a Stryker armored vehicle after arriving for the tactical site exploitation class in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, April 25, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 435. The class certified Afghan police as instructors in crime scene investigation techniques. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann

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U.S. soldiers secure a landing zone for an Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopter outside of Hesarak village in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 17, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao

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U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Adams keeps watch from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over mountains in the Chorah district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013. Adams is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut and Pennsylvania Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

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DAYTIME SLING LOAD

U.S. Army Sgt. Zach Smola, rear door gunner on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter keeps watch on the mountains in the Chorah district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013. Smola is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Connecticut and Pennsylvania Army National Guard. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luis Roman-Garcia, left, and Cpl. Bradley J. McGill, right, man a security outpost during Exercise Desert Scimitar on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 3, 2013. Roman-Garcia, is a landing support specialist and McGill, is a motor transport operator. Both are assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer

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The USS Nimitz, left, and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd conduct a replenishment in the Pacific Ocean, April 28, 2013. The Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 left San Diego for a deployment in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kole E. Carpenter

Holding Up An Umbrella For The President Is Just Another Day In The Life Of A U.S. Marine

Hat Tip: Ethan Klapper.

Update #1: A better picture is here.

Update #2: Even CNN noticed that this is not a common sight.

Update #3: We now have video.