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U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Thompson maintains security during Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XXVI, a mission focused at identifying and removing illegal weapon caches in the Hussaniyah town of the Istaqlal Qada, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2008. Thompson and fellow soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

GUNSLINGER SECURITY

U.S. Army Pfc. Ryan Thompson maintains security during Operation Gunslinger Bonzai XXVI, a mission focused at identifying and removing illegal weapon caches in the Hussaniyah town of the Istaqlal Qada, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2008. Thompson and fellow soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

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