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Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Charlie and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, combine efforts during a joint urban cordon and search exercise in the mock city of Balad at Fort Dix, N.J., on July 24, 2007. The soldiers are preparing for a scheduled deployment to Iraq.

Soldiers combine efforts during a joint urban cordon and search exercise.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's Charlie and Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, combine efforts during a joint urban cordon and search exercise in the mock city of Balad at Fort Dix, N.J., on July 24, 2007. The soldiers are preparing for a scheduled deployment to Iraq.

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