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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ben Bird, right, carries a litter with two 5-liter water cans and two ammunition canisters during a hill walk with Australian soldiers on Gallipoli Barracks, Australia, July 8, 2015, prior to the start of Talisman Sabre 2015. Bird is assigned to I Corps Headquarters Battalion.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ben Bird, right, carries a litter with two 5-liter water cans and two ammunition canisters during a hill walk with Australian soldiers on Gallipoli Barracks, Australia, July 8, 2015, prior to the start of Talisman Sabre 2015. Bird is assigned to I Corps Headquarters Battalion.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ben Bird, right, carries a litter with two 5-liter water cans and two ammunition canisters during a hill walk with Australian soldiers on Gallipoli Barracks, Australia, July 8, 2015, prior to the start of Talisman Sabre 2015. Bird is assigned to I Corps Headquarters Battalion.

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