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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Christopher Gilpin crosses a small stream during a patrol with U.S., Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. Gilpin is the senior enlisted advisor to the 3rd Infantry Division.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Christopher Gilpin crosses a small stream during a patrol with U.S., Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. Gilpin is the senior enlisted advisor to the 3rd Infantry Division.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Christopher Gilpin crosses a small stream during a patrol with U.S., Czech and Afghan soldiers through a village in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2015. Gilpin is the senior enlisted advisor to the 3rd Infantry Division.

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