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An Iraqi scout looks out the window of a helicopter during joint air assault training for Iraqi troops and U.S. Army paratroopers on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade.

An Iraqi scout looks out the window of a helicopter during joint air assault training for Iraqi troops and U.S. Army paratroopers on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade.

An Iraqi scout looks out the window of a helicopter during joint air assault training for Iraqi troops and U.S. Army paratroopers on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which is serving as an Advise and Assist Brigade.

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