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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter A. Belcastro gives local children a ride on his shoulders at the end of his day's work in Aromo, Uganda, March 3, 2009. Belcastro is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, which is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in its first deployment since being re-established in 2007.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter A. Belcastro gives local children a ride on his shoulders at the end of his day's work in Aromo, Uganda, March 3, 2009. Belcastro is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, which is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in its first deployment since being re-established in 2007.

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