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U.S. Army Spc. Mario Chavez, right with hat, assists fellow team member, U.S. Army Spc. Justin Ledesma, center, with his gunner's restraint harness before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez and Ledesma are assigned to assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Team leaders met with the Farah provincial govenor's staff at the goverment compound in Farah City to discuss ongoing coordination efforts in the province.

U.S. Army Spc. Mario Chavez, right with hat, assists fellow team member, U.S. Army Spc. Justin Ledesma, center, with his gunner's restraint harness before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez and Ledesma are assigned to assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Team leaders met with the Farah provincial govenor's staff at the goverment compound in Farah City to discuss ongoing coordination efforts in the province.

U.S. Army Spc. Mario Chavez, right with hat, assists fellow team member, U.S. Army Spc. Justin Ledesma, center, with his gunner's restraint harness before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a mission in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez and Ledesma are assigned to assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. Team leaders met with the Farah provincial govenor's staff at the goverment compound in Farah City to discuss ongoing coordination efforts in the province.

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