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    A group of five individuals are gathered on a dirt road in a rural, overcast setting. Three people are wearing matching dark blue uniforms with tactical gear, appearing to be security or law enforcement personnel, while two civilians stand among them. A white minibus is parked in the background on the same road.

    HOHENFELS, GERMANY

    01.27.2018

    Photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Haulenbeek 

    U.S. Special Operations Command Europe   

    A U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs Soldier assigned to the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion speaks with local police at a security checkpoint outside Enslwang, a simulated town at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, January 27, 2018. This operation was part of exercise Allied Spirit VIII which integrated multinational special operation forces and conventional forces training towards combined interoperability and interdependence
. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Benjamin Haulenbeek)

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    Date Taken: 01.27.2018
    Date Posted: 03.05.2018 12:08
    Photo ID: 4186516
    VIRIN: 180127-A-WQ617-593
    Resolution: 4777x3394
    Size: 3.28 MB
    Location: HOHENFELS, DE
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