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    Recon platoon stays on point

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AFGHANISTAN

    08.22.2009

    Photo by Senior Airman Erica Picariello 

    1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment

    Johnie Dodd and Sgt. Michael Kadooka, 1st Batallion, 12th Infantry Regiment reconnaissance platoon Soldiers, use the buddy system to climb a wall during the "Best Recon Challenge" Aug. 16 at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, located in the Maywand District in Southern Afghanistan. Eleven two-man teams competed to put together a radio and receiver, buddy-climb over a wall, properly handle a trauma victim while calling in a medical evacuation 9-line, determine a 10-digit grid, execute mountaineering knots, assemble weapons and compete for marksmanship under stress.

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    Date Taken: 08.22.2009
    Date Posted: 08.22.2009 12:12
    Photo ID: 197483
    VIRIN: 090822-F-6354P-003
    Resolution: 1120x1800
    Size: 258.83 KB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AF

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