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Paratroopers from Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, head out on a training mission on the Euphrates River, Feb. 5, 2007. Such training missions as this one helped the paratroopers get accustomed to water-borne operations.

RIVER MISSION

Paratroopers from Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, head out on a training mission on the Euphrates River, Feb. 5, 2007. Such training missions as this one helped the paratroopers get accustomed to water-borne operations.

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