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Salmi, Kuwait: Members of the Peninsula Shield Force break for lunch.

The 10,000 strong unit has soldiers from member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.

It defends the joint border of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Photos: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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