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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew Biellik (left), assigned with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, searches an abandoned house for a weapons cache during a joint cordon and knock with Iraqi Army soldiers in Tal Afar, Iraq, May 23, 2006.

Joint Search

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew Biellik (left), assigned with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, searches an abandoned house for a weapons cache during a joint cordon and knock with Iraqi Army soldiers in Tal Afar, Iraq, May 23, 2006.

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