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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Pete Kowall, a supply technician with the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team and a gunner, provides security during a mission in the Sharana district of Afghanistan on June 4, 2010.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Pete Kowall provides security during a mission.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Pete Kowall, a supply technician with the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team and a gunner, provides security during a mission in the Sharana district of Afghanistan on June 4, 2010.

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