Using his cell phone for one of the last times before

Using his cell phone for one of the last times before boarding an airplane, a paratrooper from the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, talks to his friends and family while waiting to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn at Pope Army Airfield, May 18, 2011. As one of the few units to have taken part in every major campaign of the U.S. military's operations in Iraq, the 2nd AAB, 82nd Abn. Div., has been tasked with ensuring that the Iraqi security forces are able to maintain a safe and secure environment for the Iraqi people as the unit leads the transition of U.S. forces out of Iraq.

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