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Afghan army soldiers practice the procedure to rescue a patient during medical training on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 17, 2013.

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Afghan army soldiers practice the procedure to rescue a patient during medical training on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 17, 2013.

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