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An Afghan soldier operates an interim Stryker recovery system to pull a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle with simulated battle damage out of a ditch during a vehicle recovery training exercise on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 23, 2014.

An Afghan soldier operates an interim Stryker recovery system to pull a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle with simulated battle damage out of a ditch during a vehicle recovery training exercise on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 23, 2014.

An Afghan soldier operates an interim Stryker recovery system to pull a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle with simulated battle damage out of a ditch during a vehicle recovery training exercise on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 23, 2014.

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