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U.S. soldiers prepare fighting positions to support coalition forces during Operation Southern Fist III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 4, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers prepare fighting positions to support coalition forces during Operation Southern Fist III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 4, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. soldiers prepare fighting positions to support coalition forces during Operation Southern Fist III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 4, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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