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U.S. Army Spc. Steven Whipple scans a field with a mine detector to support an Iraqi police battalion while they clear potential threats in Baurga, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2009. Whipple is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

MINE DECTORS

U.S. Army Spc. Steven Whipple scans a field with a mine detector to support an Iraqi police battalion while they clear potential threats in Baurga, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2009. Whipple is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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