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Iraqi National Guardsmen patrol alongside their coalition counterparts.
Iraqi National Guardsmen (right) patrol alongside their coalition counterparts in the village of Albu Hassan, Iraq, on July 16, 2004. Coalition troops have entered into a training and assistance role now that the Iraqi National Guard has taken the lead in security following the June 28, 2004 transfer of power in Iraq.