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Matt Ballenger, an Iraqi military advisor, instructs an Iraqi army soldier on the proper way to pull rear security during a training session at an Iraqi army compound in Sherween, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008.

REAR SECURITY

Matt Ballenger, an Iraqi military advisor, instructs an Iraqi army soldier on the proper way to pull rear security during a training session at an Iraqi army compound in Sherween, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2008.

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