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A U.S. soldier fires a star cluster pyrotechnic into the sky.

Marking A Location

A U.S. soldier fires a star cluster pyrotechnic into the sky to make their location visible to Turkish soldiers on the other side of the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, July 16, 2018. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster

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