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An Iraqi policeman inspects an Iraqi media personnel's flak jacket while a U.S. Marine with Multi-National Force-West and his working dog observe closely before the Anbar Provincial Iraqi Control Ceremony at the Provincial Government Ceremony in Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. The PIC Ceremony promotes the assumption of responsibility for security by the Iraqi government.

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An Iraqi policeman inspects an Iraqi media personnel's flak jacket while a U.S. Marine with Multi-National Force-West and his working dog observe closely before the Anbar Provincial Iraqi Control Ceremony at the Provincial Government Ceremony in Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2008. The PIC Ceremony promotes the assumption of responsibility for security by the Iraqi government.

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