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Army Brig. Gen. Michael Garrett, right, thanks deploying soldiers for their service in the early morning on Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 21, 2012. Garrett is chief of staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

Army Brig. Gen. Michael Garrett, right, thanks deploying soldiers for their service in the early morning on Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 21, 2012. Garrett is chief of staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

Army Brig. Gen. Michael Garrett, right, thanks deploying soldiers for their service in the early morning on Pope Army Air Field, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 21, 2012. Garrett is chief of staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

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