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Afghan boys watch as U.S. airmen patrol through Nowdeh Village near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 6, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.

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Afghan boys watch as U.S. airmen patrol through Nowdeh Village near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan's Parwan province, June 6, 2012. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.

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