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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Brown and Airman 1st Class Robert Lisenbee survey their sector from a perimeter guard tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Brown and Airman 1st Class Robert Lisenbee survey their sector from a perimeter guard tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Brown and Airman 1st Class Robert Lisenbee survey their sector from a perimeter guard tower at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2007.

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