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U.S. Soldiers with 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team prepare to engage enemy combatants in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2010. (DoD photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins, U.S. Army/Released)