Military Photos: A Month Inside the Armed Forces, October

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Recruits stand in line in front of a portrait of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in an infantry unit camp based in Kiev, Oct. 15, 2012.

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Recruits jog during their morning exercise at an infantry unit camp based in Kiev, Oct. 15, 2012.

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A soldier of the Fuerza de Tarea Maya (Maya Task Force) stands watch during a patrol overlooking Zona 18, in the north of Guatemala City, Oct. 17, 2012. Military officials say that the Task Force was created to patrol Zona 18, a district consisting of approximately 500,000 households, with criminal groups that commit extortion and murder leading to a high murder rate.

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Mexican soldiers are seen backlighted after a gas pipeline explosion in Zapotlanejo, 30 km from Guadalajara city, Mexico on Oct. 19, 2012. A leaking gas pipeline exploded in western Mexico, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people, and injuring at least three, as crews battled to put out the blaze.

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U.S. Army soldiers protect a wounded comrade from dust and smoke flares after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012.

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Afghan National Police leave a mosque after prayers at their base in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2012.

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A U.S. soldier of B Troop, 1st Squadron of 4th Cavalry Regiment kneels during a night foot patrol near Combat outpost Sar Howza in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2012

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A Belarussian interior ministry officer jumps over an obstacle with his guard dog as they take part in a show of skills competition ahead of the ministry's 60th anniversary, at their base near the village of Gorany, west of Minsk, Oct. 4, 2012.

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Australian World War II veterans stand at the monument to Australian soldiers at El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery during commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the second Battle of El Alamein in El Alamein, Egypt, Oct. 20, 2012.

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The British Royal Air Force officers carry a coffin with the remains of a crew member whose plane crashed in World War II, at a burial ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 18, 2012. Eight British World War II airmen have been buried with military honors in Malaysia nearly 70 years after their plane crashed while on a mission in the Southeast Asian country

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