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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Almas, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, stands guard as vehicles enter and leave a restricted area at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2007.

GUARDING BALAD

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Almas, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, stands guard as vehicles enter and leave a restricted area at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 28, 2007.

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