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U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Pike from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and Staff Sgt. Altaf Swati set up a tactical satellite radio during a patrol to check the progress of several school construction projects, funded by the Iraqi government, in Afak, Iraq, on Dec. 28, 2008.

Sgt. Ryan Pike and Staff Sgt. Altaf Swati set up a tactical satellite radio.

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Pike from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and Staff Sgt. Altaf Swati set up a tactical satellite radio during a patrol to check the progress of several school construction projects, funded by the Iraqi government, in Afak, Iraq, on Dec. 28, 2008.

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