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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley North actuates a parachute signal flare during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. North, an operations specialist, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley North actuates a parachute signal flare during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. North, an operations specialist, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley North actuates a parachute signal flare during weapons and explosives training on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2013. North, an operations specialist, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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