Obama at the DMZ

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama visited Observation Post Ouellette during a trip to the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near Panmunjom on the border between North and South Korea. While at the DMZ, the President stood behind a thick wall of bullet-proof glass and was able to look across the most heavily militarized border in the world. Obama arrived in Seoul earlier in the day to attend the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to be held on March 26-27.  (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)