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    A line of military personnel in combat gear are staged on a gravel surface, apparently preparing to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter visible in the background. The soldiers are equipped with full combat kit including body armor, helmets, tactical backpacks, and rifles. The scene appears to be a helicopter air assault or troop insertion operation at a forward operating base or staging area.

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ

    06.26.2009

    Photo by Staff Sgt. James Selesnick 

    Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq

    U.S. Soldiers of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Iraqi soldiers and and Iraqi national police practice boarding a U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter in preparation for a joint air assault operation planned and led by the Iraqi army and Iraqi national police at Forward Operating Base Hammer, in the Ma'dain area, east of Baghdad, Iraq, June 26. The Soldiers search for weapons caches and insurgent activity during one of the largest air assault operations conducted in the Multi-National Division - Baghdad area since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 06.26.2009
    Date Posted: 07.05.2009 18:50
    Photo ID: 185360
    VIRIN: 090626-A-4676S-064
    Resolution: 2784x1848
    Size: 721.13 KB
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ
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