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U.S. Army Spc. Binta Norman scans the ground for hidden weapons using a metal detector as other soldiers conduct a cache search dubbed Operation Gimlet Tidal Wave in the rural region of Zoba, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Binta Norman scans the ground for hidden weapons using a metal detector as other soldiers conduct a cache search dubbed Operation Gimlet Tidal Wave in the rural region of Zoba, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008.

U.S. Army Spc. Binta Norman scans the ground for hidden weapons using a metal detector as other soldiers conduct a cache search dubbed Operation Gimlet Tidal Wave in the rural region of Zoba, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2008.

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