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Afghan army engineers assigned to the 203rd Thunder Corps and U.S soldiers pose for a photograph to mark the first anniversary of the 203rd Thunder Corps Engineer Kandak on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Feb. 17, 2014.

Afghan army engineers assigned to the 203rd Thunder Corps and U.S soldiers pose for a photograph to mark the first anniversary of the 203rd Thunder Corps Engineer Kandak on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Feb. 17, 2014.

Afghan army engineers assigned to the 203rd Thunder Corps and U.S soldiers pose for a photograph to mark the first anniversary of the 203rd Thunder Corps Engineer Kandak on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Feb. 17, 2014.

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