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U.S. Army Maj. Kent Park, left, briefs U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno on current operations during his visit to Forward Operation Base Zangabad in southern Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Park, an operations officer, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade.

U.S. Army Maj. Kent Park, left, briefs U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno on current operations during his visit to Forward Operation Base Zangabad in southern Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Park, an operations officer, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade.

U.S. Army Maj. Kent Park, left, briefs U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno on current operations during his visit to Forward Operation Base Zangabad in southern Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Park, an operations officer, is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade.

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