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U.S. soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, to travel to former Forward Operating Base Connolly to meet with Afghan National Army personnel, July 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, to travel to former Forward Operating Base Connolly to meet with Afghan National Army personnel, July 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, to travel to former Forward Operating Base Connolly to meet with Afghan National Army personnel, July 7, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

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