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U.S. Army Spc. Alan L. Villalobos, left, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. James D. Whitler discuss security as Afghan Uniform Police officers prepare to establish a traffic checkpoint near Takhteh Pol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2013. Villalobos, an infantryman, and Whitler, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Alan L. Villalobos, left, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. James D. Whitler discuss security as Afghan Uniform Police officers prepare to establish a traffic checkpoint near Takhteh Pol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2013. Villalobos, an infantryman, and Whitler, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Spc. Alan L. Villalobos, left, and U.S. Army 1st Lt. James D. Whitler discuss security as Afghan Uniform Police officers prepare to establish a traffic checkpoint near Takhteh Pol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2013. Villalobos, an infantryman, and Whitler, a platoon leader, are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.

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