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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frederick Sobotka adjusts his body armor before a mission outside the wire in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2012. Sobotka is assigned to the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frederick Sobotka adjusts his body armor before a mission outside the wire in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2012. Sobotka is assigned to the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frederick Sobotka adjusts his body armor before a mission outside the wire in Jalalabad City, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2012. Sobotka is assigned to the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team.

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