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U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 as they depart Forward Operating Base Farah for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., following a two-month tour of duty with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Security Force.

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U.S. soldiers board an Air Force C-130 as they depart Forward Operating Base Farah for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., following a two-month tour of duty with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Security Force.

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