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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones pulls security during a graduation ceremony for local Afghan interns who completed the RAMP UP program in support of education, governance and capacity building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2012. Jones is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Jones pulls security during a graduation ceremony for local Afghan interns who completed the RAMP UP program in support of education, governance and capacity building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2012. Jones is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah.

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