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Military in pictures, September 2016 (30 images)

A pair of sailors take to a crane to paint the hull of an aircraft carrier, early mornings for working dogs going to obedience school, and the U.S. Navy's Leap Frogs drop in on Arrowhead Stadium. Here are some highlights from September of the U.S military in action.



The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team The Leap Frogs, jump out of a C-130H Aircraft assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, on September 11, 2016. The Leap Frogs jumped into Arrowhead Stadium during the Kansas City Chiefs Salute to Service football game. Photo by Sheldon Thompson/U.S. Air National Guard/UPI
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Military Working Dog, U.S. Army Sergeant Astor P720, assigned to 92nd Military Police Company, obediently sits and waits for his next command from U.S. Army Specialist Kurtis Swift during an obedience training exercise which took place in the Panzer Local Training Area, Boeblingen, Germany, September 29, 2016. Obedience training is a regular part of the training regimen designed to instill trust, loyalty and obedience between a working dog and his or her handler. Photo by Jason Johnston/U.S. Army/UPI
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Boatswain's Mate Seaman Casey Dievendorf and Seaman Nathaniel Harris paint the hull of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on September 21, 2016, at dock in Bremerton, Washington. John C. Stennis is conducting a routine maintenance availability following a deployment to U.S. 7th and 3rd fleet areas of operation. Photo by Alexander P. Akre/U.S. Navy/UPI
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Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year competitor, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Scott, 95th Training Division (IET), completes the cargo net obstacle on the fit to win obstacle course during the 2016 TRADOC Drill Sergeant of the Year competition, September 8, 2016. Scott and Sgt. Ryan Moldovan, 98th Training Division (IET), are facing off in a head to head competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., to see who will be named the 2016 Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year. Photo by Brian Hamilton/U.S. Army Reserve/UPI
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