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U.S. soldiers from Company A of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and Iraqi soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), prepare for an air assault June 2, 2007, at Camp Taji, Iraq. Through joint operations such as air assaults, Ironhorse Brigade troops contributed to the capture of 86 high-ranking insurgent cell leaders and the finding of 180 weapons caches during their 15-month deployment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, USA

U.S. soldiers from Company A of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and Iraqi soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), prepare for an air assault June 2, 2007, at Camp Taji, Iraq. Through joint operations such as air assaults, Ironhorse Brigade troops contributed to the capture of 86 high-ranking insurgent cell leaders and the finding of 180 weapons caches during their 15-month deployment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, USA

U.S. soldiers from Company A of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and Iraqi soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division (Mechanized), prepare for an air assault June 2, 2007, at Camp Taji, Iraq. Through joint operations such as air assaults, Ironhorse Brigade troops contributed to the capture of 86 high-ranking insurgent cell leaders and the finding of 180 weapons caches during their 15-month deployment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp, USA

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