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U.S. Navy sailors participate in a joint river patrol with their counterparts from the Iraqi Coast Guard and Iraqi Police in the Shatt al' Arab River in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Naval Special Operations Group.

RIVER PATROL

U.S. Navy sailors participate in a joint river patrol with their counterparts from the Iraqi Coast Guard and Iraqi Police in the Shatt al' Arab River in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Naval Special Operations Group.

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