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U.S. Army Sgt. Crystal Cornejo, left, and Staff Sgt. Farrell Thomey, right, and Sgt. Patrick Deleonguerrero, rear, maneuver down a hill caked with snow and ice during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Cornejo, Thomey, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company. Such patrols establish a coalition presence. They also help maintain positive community relationships and open lines of communication with Afghan residents to deter insurgent activity and address supply and equipment needs of local Afghan police.

U.S. Army Sgt. Crystal Cornejo, left, and Staff Sgt. Farrell Thomey, right, and Sgt. Patrick Deleonguerrero, rear, maneuver down a hill caked with snow and ice during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Cornejo, Thomey, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company. Such patrols establish a coalition presence. They also help maintain positive community relationships and open lines of communication with Afghan residents to deter insurgent activity and address supply and equipment needs of local Afghan police.

U.S. Army Sgt. Crystal Cornejo, left, and Staff Sgt. Farrell Thomey, right, and Sgt. Patrick Deleonguerrero, rear, maneuver down a hill caked with snow and ice during a presence patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2012. Cornejo, Thomey, and Deleonguerrero are assigned to the 1186th Military Police Company. Such patrols establish a coalition presence. They also help maintain positive community relationships and open lines of communication with Afghan residents to deter insurgent activity and address supply and equipment needs of local Afghan police.

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