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U.S. Air Force airmen search a field during a force protection patrol outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2009. Members of the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrol to provide a security presence intended to deter anyone who would do harm to the people who live and work at the base.

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U.S. Air Force airmen search a field during a force protection patrol outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2009. Members of the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron patrol to provide a security presence intended to deter anyone who would do harm to the people who live and work at the base.

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