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Navy Captain Phillip Purdue, chief of general surgery and Trauma at the National Naval Medical Center talks with staffers.
The hectic pace aboard a C-17 as the crew prepares to bring aboard patients for a flight to the U.S. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
General John Owen (Right Center), discussing mission with Col. Bruce Guerdan (Left Center) and TSGT Jodie Nitz (Left). (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The CCATT for the 1st Air National Guard Mission, Left To Right: General John Owen, Colonel Bruce Guerdan, TSGT Jodie Nitz, Lt Colonel Dave Worley.
Heroes Highway Line forming up at the rear of a C-17. Patients bound for Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center are about to be off-loaded. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The Nose of Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 after landing at Andrews Air Force Base. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
A small "Space-A" passenger passes some time with a crew member about CCATT flight. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
The hectic pace aboard a C-17 as the crew prepares to bring aboard patients for a flight to the U.S. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
Sgt. Mike Barrett holds a photo of the deadly IED blast that nearly killed him in 2004. (WTOP Photo/J.J. Green)
Marine Cpl. Tarkett, left, and 1st Sgt. Barrett greet each other at the National Naval Medical Center. Both were transported by medevac at one point. (J.J. Green/WTOP Photo)
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Photos of D.C. area pets. Submit your pet's photos.
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The Daytime Emmy Awards were presented June 16 in Beverly Hills.
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Photos from the Miss USA 2013 pageant in Las Vegas.
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Funny animal videos, including Squeaky the sneaky dog.
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Maps show different word usage throughout the country.
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Photos from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
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Take a look inside RGIII's posh Creighton Farms home.
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Photos from the storm that threatens the Washington, D.C. area.
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Scenes from the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.
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Some of the best photos in the news.
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Sweden's Princess Madeleine weds New York banker Christopher O'Neill.
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They've been seen out and about. Submit your cicada photos.
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Giftrocket.com tallied up the best bacon dishes in several major metro areas.
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Get 'em while they're hot.
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An estimated 100,000 people watched Saturday's parade through D.C.
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Country music honors its best at a star-studded, musically-charged night.
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Photos from the third race of the Triple Crown.
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Heavy rainfall has caused deadly flooding in Europe.
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The latest culinary craze sweeping America is the Cronut.
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Jessica Alba & The Front Row Runway Event
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Some of D.C.'s most interesting and obscure memorials and sculptures.
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Videos of those auditioning to perform outside Metro stations.
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Faces of the 86th National Spelling Bee.
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'Underwater Dogs' swim into your heart.
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A sponsor provided photo gallery
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Scenes from the 66th annual event.
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The aftermath in Moore, Okla.
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A red carpet rivaling the Oscars.
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Top 25 Most Memorable Movie Moms.
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Three women who were missing for up to a decade are found.
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Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest.
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WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movie weddings.
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What you shouldn't buy your kids.
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WTOP staffers bring their kids into the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center.
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The Holocaust Museum marks 20 years in Washington.
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A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon.
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A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up.
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Scenes from the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
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People aren't the only ones in the news.
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A 2013 position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals.
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