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    Rescue squadron conducts rescue exercise [Image 21 of 42]

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    The image shows military personnel in a desert environment, with two individuals appearing to be combat camera or media personnel filming and photographing, while two armed soldiers move across the terrain. The setting is an arid, sandy landscape with distant mountains visible through hazy conditions. The scene appears to document a military training exercise or operational movement.

    GRAND BARA, DJIBOUTI

    04.23.2009

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    Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel McKittrick (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Awalt document 2-18 Field Artillery Regiment Soldiers in Grand Bara, Djibouti, April 23. The Soliders were providing perimeter security for a C-130 during a search and rescue exercise.

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2009
    Date Posted: 04.28.2009 10:07
    Photo ID: 168379
    VIRIN: 090423-F-3682S-167
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 1.3 MB
    Location: GRAND BARA, DJ
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