U.S. Army soldiers fire mortar rounds at suspected Taliban fighting positions during Operation Mountain Fire in Barge Matal, a village in eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2009. U.S. and Afghan forces secured the remote mountain village, which was overwhelmed by insurgent forces several days before. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Craig Stevens, center, maneuvers through a cloud of dust to get into position between two other soldiers after dismounting a departing UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Nubai, Iraq, June 3, 2009. Stevens is assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment. U.S and Iraqi soldiers air assaulted into the desert near Nubai, northwest of Taji, to conduct searches for possible weapons caches. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Doug Roles
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