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U.S. Army Sgt. Dane Phelps launches a Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle during a joint U.S. and Iraqi cordon and search operation near Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2006. Phelps is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Dane Phelps launches a Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle during a joint U.S. and Iraqi cordon and search operation near Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2006. Phelps is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment.

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