We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for July 22, 2009

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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system waits in a hangar at Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 14, 2008, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Released)