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A soldier mans a security outpost at a construction site, Kavajeh Molk, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2010. Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 40, 18 and 26 secure and fortify a remote combat outpost on the eastern edge of Khavejeh Molk, Afganistan.

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A soldier mans a security outpost at a construction site, Kavajeh Molk, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2010. Active duty and reserve component Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalions 40, 18 and 26 secure and fortify a remote combat outpost on the eastern edge of Khavejeh Molk, Afganistan.

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