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U.S. soldiers prepare to ascend a hillside to Observation Post 11 outside Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2012. The unit partnered with Afghan forces to execute a call-for-fire exercise to calibrate large weapons from the top of the the post. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

SALERNO HILLSIDE

U.S. soldiers prepare to ascend a hillside to Observation Post 11 outside Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2012. The unit partnered with Afghan forces to execute a call-for-fire exercise to calibrate large weapons from the top of the the post. The soldiers are assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment.

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