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U.S. soldiers practice lifting an injured soldier into the back of a tactical vehicle during a training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2014.

U.S. soldiers practice lifting an injured soldier into the back of a tactical vehicle during a training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2014.

U.S. soldiers practice lifting an injured soldier into the back of a tactical vehicle during a training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2014.

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