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Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis laughs with Iraqi police, May 9, 2007, in a Baghdad police station. Ellis is with Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, whose members mentor, coach and teach Iraqi police as part of their police transition team duties.

Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis laughs with Iraqi police, May 9, 2007, in a Baghdad police station. Ellis is with Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, whose members mentor, coach and teach Iraqi police as part of their police transition team duties.

Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis laughs with Iraqi police, May 9, 2007, in a Baghdad police station. Ellis is with Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, whose members mentor, coach and teach Iraqi police as part of their police transition team duties.

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