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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Leisch, from the immediate reaction force of 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces, verifies a U.S. Army soldier's identification prior to allowing him entry onto Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Leisch, from the immediate reaction force of 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces, verifies a U.S. Army soldier's identification prior to allowing him entry onto Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2008.

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