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U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins uses his rifle scope to scan the terrain while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera in Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. Adkins is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment. The soldiers are searching for sites the Taliban uses to fire rockets at the outpost.

SCOPE SCAN

U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins uses his rifle scope to scan the terrain while on a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera in Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. Adkins is assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment. The soldiers are searching for sites the Taliban uses to fire rockets at the outpost.

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