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U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and members of Romania's 21st Mountain Division assess an area of land for the site survey for a location for the soon-to-be-founded Forward Operating Base Mescall, Afghanistan, March 25, 2009, near FOB Lagman, Afghanistan.

SITE SURVEY

U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and members of Romania's 21st Mountain Division assess an area of land for the site survey for a location for the soon-to-be-founded Forward Operating Base Mescall, Afghanistan, March 25, 2009, near FOB Lagman, Afghanistan.

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