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A U.S. Army soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division runs over to provide security after unloading from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a static loading exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. soldiers and Marines and Iraqi soldiers are training together, loading and unloading on a Sea Stallion to prepare for upcoming missions.

A U.S. Army soldier runs over to provide security.

A U.S. Army soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division runs over to provide security after unloading from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a static loading exercise at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. soldiers and Marines and Iraqi soldiers are training together, loading and unloading on a Sea Stallion to prepare for upcoming missions.

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