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U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Lee and Australian Army Maj. David Bergman, standing on the ladder, watch the progress of a controlled burn on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2008. The brush is being burned so that the area can be de-mined and to prevent creek flooding that can affect the airfield and nearby villages.

CONTROLLED BURN

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Lee and Australian Army Maj. David Bergman, standing on the ladder, watch the progress of a controlled burn on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2008. The brush is being burned so that the area can be de-mined and to prevent creek flooding that can affect the airfield and nearby villages.

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