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U.S. Army Maj. Brian Carrico, second right, and U.S. Army Cpt. Gavino Rivas, right, greet Afghan uniform police commanders after the first district leaders' shura in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013. Carrico is commander of Security Force Assistance Team Tombstone, and Rivas, an advisor for the ruleof law, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Maj. Brian Carrico, second right, and U.S. Army Cpt. Gavino Rivas, right, greet Afghan uniform police commanders after the first district leaders' shura in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013. Carrico is commander of Security Force Assistance Team Tombstone, and Rivas, an advisor for the ruleof law, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Maj. Brian Carrico, second right, and U.S. Army Cpt. Gavino Rivas, right, greet Afghan uniform police commanders after the first district leaders' shura in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013. Carrico is commander of Security Force Assistance Team Tombstone, and Rivas, an advisor for the ruleof law, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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