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U.S. Army soldiers conduct preventive maintenance checks after firing illumination rounds over Nawa valley, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment.

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U.S. Army soldiers conduct preventive maintenance checks after firing illumination rounds over Nawa valley, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment.

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