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U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Provo uses a radio to call in coordinates to his higher command during a dismounted patrol from Forward Operating Base Torkham to an to an Afghan border police checkpoint in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Nov. 18, 2013. Provo, a radio operator, is assigned to 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Provo uses a radio to call in coordinates to his higher command during a dismounted patrol from Forward Operating Base Torkham to an to an Afghan border police checkpoint in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Nov. 18, 2013. Provo, a radio operator, is assigned to 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Provo uses a radio to call in coordinates to his higher command during a dismounted patrol from Forward Operating Base Torkham to an to an Afghan border police checkpoint in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, Nov. 18, 2013. Provo, a radio operator, is assigned to 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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