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A paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division displays his newly-awarded shoulder sleeve insignia/former wartime service patch during a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 4, 2015. More than 100 paratroopers were awarded the patch, signifying their service in the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command’s coalition effort to degrade and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Reinier/Released) November 2016 - March 2017 23