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U.S. soldiers provide security and search for improvised explosive devices during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 23, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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U.S. soldiers provide security and search for improvised explosive devices during Operation Helmand Spider in Badula Qulp in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Feb. 23, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

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