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U.S. Army Capt. Devin Ciminero, a Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team security force company commander with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island National Guard, scans his sector while providing security during a site assessment of the Dowry Rud Check Dam in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 21, 2012.

Capt. Devin Ciminero scans his sector while providing security.

U.S. Army Capt. Devin Ciminero, a Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team security force company commander with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Rhode Island National Guard, scans his sector while providing security during a site assessment of the Dowry Rud Check Dam in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 21, 2012.

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