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A U.S. Army soldier kneels in an over-watch position on top of a qualot wall during Operation Steel Sky, an air assault mission near the village of Shakhmodkhel, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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A U.S. Army soldier kneels in an over-watch position on top of a qualot wall during Operation Steel Sky, an air assault mission near the village of Shakhmodkhel, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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