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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brittany Ward waits in her tactical vehicle for a patrol of Rasheed, Iraq, on Feb. 26, 2008. Ward is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq.

Airman 1st Class Brittany Ward waits in her tactical vehicle.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brittany Ward waits in her tactical vehicle for a patrol of Rasheed, Iraq, on Feb. 26, 2008. Ward is assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq.

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