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

SHATT RIVER VIEW

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

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