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U.S. Air Force airmen patrol near the Tigris River on the outskirts of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 14, 2010, to look for a weapons cache.

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U.S. Air Force airmen patrol near the Tigris River on the outskirts of Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 14, 2010, to look for a weapons cache.

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