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As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. paratroopers patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Rusafa district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2009. The paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, partnered with Iraqi police to check for improvised explosive devices or signs of insurgent activity.

NIGHT SHIFT

As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. paratroopers patrol with Iraqi police officers in the Rusafa district of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 16, 2009. The paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, partnered with Iraqi police to check for improvised explosive devices or signs of insurgent activity.

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