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U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Brian Wernle looks over artifacts Dec. 26, 2007, found during construction at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. In recent weeks, civil engineering airmen have found artifacts at four different sites. Wernle is the base environmental engineer with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron.

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U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Brian Wernle looks over artifacts Dec. 26, 2007, found during construction at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. In recent weeks, civil engineering airmen have found artifacts at four different sites. Wernle is the base environmental engineer with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron.

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