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U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kurt Shingledecker gets his bearings after leaving a helicopter while participating in an air assault mission conducted around the city of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, July 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade,187 Infantry Regiment.

MAHMUDIYAH ASSAULT

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kurt Shingledecker gets his bearings after leaving a helicopter while participating in an air assault mission conducted around the city of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, July 3, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade,187 Infantry Regiment.

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