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U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Crane, right, and Spc. Jake Clark work together to build a sand table on Camp Kassum, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 22, 2010. Crane and Clark are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade. The soldiers were at the Iraqi Army base to train the Iraqi soldiers on air assault operations using a sand table to familiarize themselves with the terrain.

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Crane, right, and Spc. Jake Clark work together to build a sand table on Camp Kassum, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 22, 2010. Crane and Clark are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade. The soldiers were at the Iraqi Army base to train the Iraqi soldiers on air assault operations using a sand table to familiarize themselves with the terrain.

U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Crane, right, and Spc. Jake Clark work together to build a sand table on Camp Kassum, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 22, 2010. Crane and Clark are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade. The soldiers were at the Iraqi Army base to train the Iraqi soldiers on air assault operations using a sand table to familiarize themselves with the terrain.

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