Soldiers board a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 13, 2010, at Sather Air Base, Iraq. The Soldiers are redeploying as part of The Forces Responsible Drawdown of Forces to 50,000 troops by the end of August when Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, and Operation New Dawn begins. More than 90,000 troops have been redeployed during RDOF. Senior Airman Perry Aston

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