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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul De Lemos, center, assists Iraqi soldiers with computing firing data as mortar teams set up their emplacements during a training exercise on Al Siniyah Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2009. De Lemos is a noncommissioned officer in charge of the 48th Iraqi Army Military Transition Team.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul De Lemos, center, assists Iraqi soldiers with computing firing data as mortar teams set up their emplacements during a training exercise on Al Siniyah Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2009. De Lemos is a noncommissioned officer in charge of the 48th Iraqi Army Military Transition Team.

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