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U.S. Soldiers attached to Bravo Company, 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, participate in tactical range training using M-9 handguns,

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at Normandy Range Complex, Basra, Iraq, July 15, 2009.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chrissy Best/Released) 090715-F-2575B-039

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U.S. Army Spc. Darren Weldon (left), from Atlanta, Ga., and Pfc. Anthony Leon, from Charleston, S.C., both with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion,77th Field Artillery Regiment, chat with Iraqi kids during a fish and meat market inspection, at Al Kut, Iraq, July 19, 2009.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Coney/Released) 090719-F-8387C-049

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Val Graffa, From Chicago, Ill., assigned to the Ninewa Provincial Police Transition Team, observes as Iraqi police officers listen to an interpreter translate check point establishment procedures, during an instructor course at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, near near Mosul, Iraq, July 19, 2009. Iraqi police officers attend the course, so that they may later teach other officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carmichael Yepez/Released) 090719-N-0775Y-004

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U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Crawford, and Spc. Joesph Biddle, with 856th Engineers, 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery. 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, pull security during a convoy maneuver on a route clearing mission near Camp Taji, Iraq, July 20, 2009. Route clearance operations help to make normal life possible for Iraqis, without the fear of improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David M. Sharp/Released) 090720-A-0855S-001

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Iraqi civilians get relief from the heat by enjoying a frozen dessert as a U.S. Army convoy passes by on a route clearing mission near Camp Taji, Iraq, July 20, 2009. Route clearance operations help to make normal life possible for Iraqis, without the fear of improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David M. Sharp/Released) 090720-A-0855S-006

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U.S. Army Specialist Brandon Crawford, with 856th Engineers, 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, passes some spare sandwiches from his convoy to Iraqi Army soldiers at a security checkpoint, near Camp Taji, Iraq, July 20, 2009. The U.S. Army builds and maintains good relations with foreign militaries through simple gestures of goodwill. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David M. Sharp/Released) 090720-A-0855S-007

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U.S. Army Specialist Brandon Crawford, with 856th Engineers, 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, covers his sector of fire during a convoy maneuver on a route clearing mission near Camp Taji, Iraq, July 20, 2009. Route clearance operations help to make normal life possible for Iraqis, without the fear of improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. David M. Sharp/Released) 090720-A-0855S-010

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U.S. Army Spc. John Loftis, an armament technician, with Echo Troop, 1st Battalion, 230th Air Cavalry Squadron, 10th Mountain Division, Tennessee National Guard, prepares an OH-58 Delta helicopter for flight after refueling and reloading munitions, at Forward Operating Base Diamondback, in Mosul, Iraq, July 20, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamaile Chan/Released) 090720-F-7478C-011

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U.S. Army Sgt. Evan Gay, from Fort Hood Texas, with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, talks to an Iraqi citizen about recent activity, in Baghdad Iraq, July 21, 2009.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Smith (left), from Denver CO, and Pfc. Zachary Foulk, from Wichita KS, both with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pull security at a gate during a dismounted patrol at Baghdad Iraq, July 21, 2009.

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. David C. Innes, Jr./Released) 090721-A-9629I-025

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