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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Darren C. Bliler, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. David A. Hixon, right, look over manuals to help Afghan uniformed police fix their generator at a checkpoint during a visit by International Security Assistance Forces in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 19, 2013. Darren is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, and Hixon is assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team 20.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Darren C. Bliler, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. David A. Hixon, right, look over manuals to help Afghan uniformed police fix their generator at a checkpoint during a visit by International Security Assistance Forces in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 19, 2013. Darren is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, and Hixon is assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team 20.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Darren C. Bliler, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. David A. Hixon, right, look over manuals to help Afghan uniformed police fix their generator at a checkpoint during a visit by International Security Assistance Forces in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, March 19, 2013. Darren is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Striker Brigade Combat Team, and Hixon is assigned to the Security Force Assistance Team 20.

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