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U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Adams, a dog handler, and his working dog Mattias, along with U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi national police conduct a neighborhood cordon and search in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2008. Adams is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Adams, a dog handler, and his working dog Mattias, along with U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi national police conduct a neighborhood cordon and search in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2008. Adams is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade.

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