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As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Robert Smeaton, right, and an Afghan air force Mi-17 aerial gunner prepare to fly a night training mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. Smeaton is assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan.

NIGHT-VISION TRAINING

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Robert Smeaton, right, and an Afghan air force Mi-17 aerial gunner prepare to fly a night training mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 13, 2014. Smeaton is assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan.

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