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A U.S. soldier, left, assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, instructs U.S. airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron during Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 4, 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

A U.S. soldier, left, assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, instructs U.S. airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron during Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 4, 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

A U.S. soldier, left, assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, instructs U.S. airmen assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron during Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 4, 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

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