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U.S. soldiers supervise Iraqis as they fire mortars on Qa-Qa Range in southern Baghdad, Iraq May 8, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

MORTAR MANEUVER

U.S. soldiers supervise Iraqis as they fire mortars on Qa-Qa Range in southern Baghdad, Iraq May 8, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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