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<br /> MAGAZINE OF THE BRITISH ARMY r WWW.SOLDIERMAGAZINE.CO.UK r JANUARY 2010 r £3.50<br /> SOLDIER<br /> BATTLE<br /> BEAST<br /> Warthog set to join<br /> pack on the prowl in<br /> the wilds of Helmand<br /> NEW RESPIRATOR REVEALED<br /> INSIDE: PIONEERS<br /> r<br /> BOB AINSWORTH<br /> r<br /> RATION PACKS<br /> r<br /> HITTING MISSION TO WALKING<br /> THE RIGHT RID WORLD HERRICK'S<br /> NOTES OF MINES HOUND<br /> Musician Army expertise Jackal creator<br /> returns to his helps veteran Nick Jones<br /> soldiering tackle weapon's <a title="SOLDIER JAN 2010_np.pdf page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/247348e7?page=1"> MAGAZINE OF THE BRITISH ARMY r WWW.SOLDIERMAGAZ</a> <a title="SOLDIER JAN 2010_np.pdf page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/247348e7?page=2"> </a> <a title="SOLDIER JAN 2010_np.pdf page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.co.uk/publication/247348e7?page=3"> SOLDIER inthisissue JANUARY 2010 Vol 66/1 23 Cav</a> <a title="SOLDIER JAN 2010_np.pdf 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