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Unserviceable metal shipping containers are positioned to form a security perimeter around the tent city at an operating base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 19, 1998. Bulldozers and other heavy equipment are being used to reinforce the stability of the containers with soil. The build-up is in support of Operation Southern Watch. Southern Watch is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq.

Metal shipping containers are positioned to form a security perimeter around the tent city.

Unserviceable metal shipping containers are positioned to form a security perimeter around the tent city at an operating base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 19, 1998. Bulldozers and other heavy equipment are being used to reinforce the stability of the containers with soil. The build-up is 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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