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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, center, conducts a briefing before medical evacuation training with pilots and medics assigned to Company C, 2nd Brigade, 211th Aviation Battalion on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Somoza, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The team coordinated with the unit to provide the hands-on training.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sal Somoza, center, conducts a briefing before medical evacuation training with pilots and medics assigned to Company C, 2nd Brigade, 211th Aviation Battalion on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2013. Somoza, a platoon sergeant, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The team coordinated with the unit to provide the hands-on training.

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