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Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a house during a joint training exercise near Bahbahani, Iraq, on June 6, 2009. The exercise is being conducted with U.S. Army soldiers from Echo Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a house during a joint training exercise.

Iraqi soldiers prepare to enter a house during a joint training exercise near Bahbahani, Iraq, on June 6, 2009. The exercise is being conducted with U.S. Army soldiers from Echo Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade.

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