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Iraqi army soldiers climb stairs during a joint patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade in Mosul, Iraq, March 3, 2006.

Joint Patrol

Iraqi army soldiers climb stairs during a joint patrol with the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade in Mosul, Iraq, March 3, 2006.

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