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U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher M. Nolan watches as Spc. Kipp M. Young lays cover fire for Pfc. Andrew R. Sieving, as he sprints to the next covered position during the urban operations portion of premobilization training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Sept. 28, 2011. Nolan, Young and Sieving are assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 148 Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The unit is preparing to deploy approximately 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher M. Nolan watches as Spc. Kipp M. Young lays cover fire for Pfc. Andrew R. Sieving, as he sprints to the next covered position during the urban operations portion of premobilization training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Sept. 28, 2011. Nolan, Young and Sieving are assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 148 Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The unit is preparing to deploy approximately 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher M. Nolan watches as Spc. Kipp M. Young lays cover fire for Pfc. Andrew R. Sieving, as he sprints to the next covered position during the urban operations portion of premobilization training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Sept. 28, 2011. Nolan, Young and Sieving are assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 148 Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The unit is preparing to deploy approximately 3,400 soldiers to Afghanistan.

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