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Army Staff Sgt. Fayed Mohammed, right, directs his squad to a good firing position during a simulated assault training mission at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 8, 2011. Mohammed is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment. The soldiers are training for mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.

AFGHANISTAN TRAINING

Army Staff Sgt. Fayed Mohammed, right, directs his squad to a good firing position during a simulated assault training mission at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 8, 2011. Mohammed is assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment. The soldiers are training for mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.

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