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Iraqi police officers join with U.S. Army soldiers to take control of several new checkpoints along Baghdad's Airport Road in the Rashid district, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

CHECKPOINT PATROL

Iraqi police officers join with U.S. Army soldiers to take control of several new checkpoints along Baghdad's Airport Road in the Rashid district, Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2009. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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