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U.S. soldiers refill each others’ Camelbak canteens as they prepare to conduct a three-day air assault mission in the village of Upper Dugmut to search for high-value insurgents and weapon caches during Operation Courage Thunder 3, in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers refill each others’ Camelbak canteens as they prepare to conduct a three-day air assault mission in the village of Upper Dugmut to search for high-value insurgents and weapon caches during Operation Courage Thunder 3, in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. soldiers refill each others’ Camelbak canteens as they prepare to conduct a three-day air assault mission in the village of Upper Dugmut to search for high-value insurgents and weapon caches during Operation Courage Thunder 3, in Kirkuk province, Iraq, April 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.

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