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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tripler Sooalo shows an Iraqi soldier his target during an M-16 rifle exercise on Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, March 7, 2011. Iraqi Army troops sharpened their soldier skills during a five-day training exercise known as Operation Eagle's Talon. Sooalo is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade.

TALON TRAINING

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tripler Sooalo shows an Iraqi soldier his target during an M-16 rifle exercise on Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, March 7, 2011. Iraqi Army troops sharpened their soldier skills during a five-day training exercise known as Operation Eagle's Talon. Sooalo is a platoon sergeant assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade.

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