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U.S. Navy Command Master Chief James Heiland prepares to board a Marine CH-53 helicopter during a visit to a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 worksite in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008. Heiland is a Seabee assigned to the battalion. These Seabees, also known as the 'Skibees," have been constructing a medical facility and huts in Iraq.

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U.S. Navy Command Master Chief James Heiland prepares to board a Marine CH-53 helicopter during a visit to a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27 worksite in western Iraq, Oct. 6, 2008. Heiland is a Seabee assigned to the battalion. These Seabees, also known as the 'Skibees," have been constructing a medical facility and huts in Iraq.

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