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U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. The soldiers are combat engineers assigned to the102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. The soldiers are combat engineers assigned to the102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, Oct. 10, 2012. The soldiers are combat engineers assigned to the102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, Combat Airborne, 20th Engineer Brigade.

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