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A U.S. Army military advisor along with Speed, a military canine, prepare to leave on a late night combined precision raid to capture insurgents in Basra, Iraq, July 31, 2008.

READY, SET, 'SPEED'

A U.S. Army military advisor along with Speed, a military canine, prepare to leave on a late night combined precision raid to capture insurgents in Basra, Iraq, July 31, 2008.

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