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U.S. Army soldiers rehearse dismounting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before a recent air assault operation on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 509th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, participated in a joint effort with Afghan soldiers and border police.

BAGRAM REHEARSAL

U.S. Army soldiers rehearse dismounting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before a recent air assault operation on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 15, 2009. The U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 509th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, participated in a joint effort with Afghan soldiers and border police.

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