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U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jamie Crankfield, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson, an interpreter, far left, and a member of the Iraqi national police enjoy a light joke on a break from their briefing on an air upcoming assault mission, June 5, 2009.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jamie Crankfield, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson, an interpreter, far left, and a member of the Iraqi national police enjoy a light joke on a break from their briefing on an air upcoming assault mission, June 5, 2009.

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jamie Crankfield, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson, an interpreter, far left, and a member of the Iraqi national police enjoy a light joke on a break from their briefing on an air upcoming assault mission, June 5, 2009.

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