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U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez, right, assists Mongolian armed forces engineers during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 25, 2013. Chavez, a combat engineer, is assigned to the Washington Army National Guard's 176th Engineer Company, Vertical, 96th Troop Command.

U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez, right, assists Mongolian armed forces engineers during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 25, 2013. Chavez, a combat engineer, is assigned to the Washington Army National Guard's 176th Engineer Company, Vertical, 96th Troop Command.

U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez, right, assists Mongolian armed forces engineers during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 25, 2013. Chavez, a combat engineer, is assigned to the Washington Army National Guard's 176th Engineer Company, Vertical, 96th Troop Command.

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