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Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor of the 3rd Infantry, Fort Stewart, Ga., wait to board a charter aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga., for deployment to the Persian Gulf region on Feb. 18, 1998. The soldiers are deploying to the Southwest Asia theater in support of Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor wait to board aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field.

Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor of the 3rd Infantry, Fort Stewart, Ga., wait to board a charter aircraft at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga., for deployment to the Persian Gulf region on Feb. 18, 1998. The soldiers are deploying to the Southwest Asia theater in support of Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

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