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TAILGATE VIEW

CH-47 Chinook helicopters from Combined Joint Task Force 76 carry troops and supplies over the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, Feb. 5, 2007.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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