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U.S. Army Second Lt. Mark Lucas briefs his soldiers before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Mission briefs are mandatory for every soldier who will take part in the mission. Lucas, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

GHAZNI BRIEFING

U.S. Army Second Lt. Mark Lucas briefs his soldiers before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Mission briefs are mandatory for every soldier who will take part in the mission. Lucas, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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