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As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army soldiers lift off to conduct an air assault mission during the early morning hours in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2011. The mission's goal was to infiltrate near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to stop enemy fighters from entering Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

MORNING MISSION

As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army soldiers lift off to conduct an air assault mission during the early morning hours in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2011. The mission's goal was to infiltrate near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to stop enemy fighters from entering Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

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