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U.S. Army Pvt. Dean Michael, right, trains U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Ignacio, left, on the loading procedures for an M-240B machine gun on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 22, 2012. Michael and Ignacio are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Pvt. Dean Michael, right, trains U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Ignacio, left, on the loading procedures for an M-240B machine gun on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 22, 2012. Michael and Ignacio are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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