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U.S. paratroopers mount an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Gun trucks provide security for military and non-military trucks in the convoy.

U.S. paratroopers mount an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Gun trucks provide security for military and non-military trucks in the convoy.

U.S. paratroopers mount an M2 .50-caliber machine gun on a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle before a combat logistics patrol mission on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Gun trucks provide security for military and non-military trucks in the convoy.

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