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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth, right, conducts a pre-mission brief before a shura, or meeting, on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 20, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The unit conducts a security shura with their Afghan uniformed police counterparts to increase operational effectiveness and core sustainment capabilities.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth, right, conducts a pre-mission brief before a shura, or meeting, on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 20, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The unit conducts a security shura with their Afghan uniformed police counterparts to increase operational effectiveness and core sustainment capabilities.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. George Hayworth, right, conducts a pre-mission brief before a shura, or meeting, on Forward Operating Base Joyce in Afghanistan's Kunar province, March 20, 2013. Hayworth is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The unit conducts a security shura with their Afghan uniformed police counterparts to increase operational effectiveness and core sustainment capabilities.

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