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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Sanchez loads an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before his gun truck departs Forward Operating Base Arian to go out on a combat logistics patrol to resupply a combat outpost in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 26, 2012. Sanchez, a gunner, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company F, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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U.S. Army Spc. Michael Sanchez loads an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before his gun truck departs Forward Operating Base Arian to go out on a combat logistics patrol to resupply a combat outpost in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 26, 2012. Sanchez, a gunner, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s Company F, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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