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U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion provide security while a CH-47 Chinook drops soldiers off during an air assault mission in Parwan, Afghanistan, on Dec. 18, 2009.

U.S. Army soldiers provide security while a CH-47 Chinook drops soldiers off.

U.S. Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion provide security while a CH-47 Chinook drops soldiers off during an air assault mission in Parwan, Afghanistan, on Dec. 18, 2009.

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