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As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Melanson performs a night patrol of the perimeter of Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2010. Melanson is a Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and security forces member assigned to the Nevada National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 221st Calvary Regiment.

PERIMETER PATROL

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Melanson performs a night patrol of the perimeter of Camp Wright in Asadabad, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2010. Melanson is a Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and security forces member assigned to the Nevada National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 221st Calvary Regiment.

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