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Two soldiers greet a third soldier before a ceremony.

Compound Handshake

Army Col. Kimberly Colloton, Army Corps of Engineers’ transatlantic Afghanistan district commander, center, and Army Lt. Col. Richard Gussenhoven, right, greet Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes, left, commander of the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 13, 2017, before a ceremony at a new compound for the Women Participation Program. Army photo

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