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U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion depart an Air Force C-17 aircraft following its arrival on a forward operating base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2009. The construction battalion is deployed to Afghanistan to provide construction support to forces supporting NATO International Security Assistance Forces.

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U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion depart an Air Force C-17 aircraft following its arrival on a forward operating base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2009. The construction battalion is deployed to Afghanistan to provide construction support to forces supporting NATO International Security Assistance Forces.

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