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U.S. airmen and soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Operation Lewis and Clark is a joint patrol to introduce airmen to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army.

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U.S. airmen and soldiers prepare for Operation Lewis and Clark on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Operation Lewis and Clark is a joint patrol to introduce airmen to Balad's outer perimeter, an area in which they will assume responsibility from the Army.

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