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Air Force Lt. Eric Stoutenberg, with the 2nd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, calls in helicopters to extract his team after completing a Quick Response Force Search and Seizure mission in Iraq on June 26, 2004. The Quick Response Force responds to immediate action situations as directed by the Tactical Operations Center commander.

Lt. Eric Stoutenberg calls in helicopters to extract his team after a Search and Seizure mission.

Air Force Lt. Eric Stoutenberg, with the 2nd Brigade Reconnaissance Troop, calls in helicopters to extract his team after completing a Quick Response Force Search and Seizure mission in Iraq on June 26, 2004. The Quick Response Force responds to immediate action situations as directed by the Tactical Operations Center commander.

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