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U.S. Army soldiers with Echo Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade prepare to clear a staircase during a combined training exercise with Iraqi soldiers near Bahbahani, Iraq, on June 6, 2009.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to clear a staircase.

U.S. Army soldiers with Echo Company, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade prepare to clear a staircase during a combined training exercise with Iraqi soldiers near Bahbahani, Iraq, on June 6, 2009.

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