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A U.S. Army soldier scans for enemy personnel.
A U.S. Army soldier from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division scans for enemy personnel during a patrol in a village southeast of Salman Pak, Iraq, on Feb. 15, 2008. Insurgents have recently occupied the village but the soldiers are working with local residents to improve security.