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Soldiers Conduct Operation Deadbluff
A U.S Army soldier takes up a fighting position during an air-assault mission on the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The soldiers is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. soldiers conducted Operation Deadbluff along with Iraqi army soldiers to reduce the number of enemy weapons caches in the area.UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters approach a landing area as U.S. Army soldiers prepare for an air assault onto the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. U.S. Army soldiers search for weapons caches on patrol during an air-assault mission on the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.A U.S. Army soldier pulls security near a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air-assault mission onto the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.A U.S. soldier aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over the banks of the Tigris River during an air assault near the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.U.S Army soldiers take up fighting positions during an air assault near the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.A U.S. Army soldier throws a smoke grenade during an air assault near the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.A U.S. Army soldier fights his way through the thick brush during an air assault near the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.A U.S. Army soldier pulls security near a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air-assault mission onto the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008.
A U.S Army soldier takes up a fighting position during an air-assault mission on the banks of the Tigris River, Bayji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The soldiers is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. soldiers conducted Operation Deadbluff along with Iraqi army soldiers to reduce the number of enemy weapons caches in the area.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Rzepka