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U.S. Army Spc Colin T. McTamaney checks a nearby ridge following an attack on Combat Outpost Bar Alai in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2010. Multiple insurgents with automatic machine guns opened fire about seven hours after a sniper also shot at the base. No members of Afghan or international forces were injured. McTamaney is a a team leader assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment.

INSURGENT CHECK

U.S. Army Spc Colin T. McTamaney checks a nearby ridge following an attack on Combat Outpost Bar Alai in Kunar province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2010. Multiple insurgents with automatic machine guns opened fire about seven hours after a sniper also shot at the base. No members of Afghan or international forces were injured. McTamaney is a a team leader assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment.

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