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U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ranstad, right, a sniper, leads a fire team of Air Force joint terminal air controllers in search of a high-value target during an exercise in support of Allied Strike II at U.S. Army Garrison, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combine U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

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U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Ranstad, right, a sniper, leads a fire team of Air Force joint terminal air controllers in search of a high-value target during an exercise in support of Allied Strike II at U.S. Army Garrison, Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2008. Allied Strike II is a combine U.S. and coalition forces exercise that trains joint terminal attack control members in preparation for deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

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