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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Army Major General Michael Ferriter, commanding general of Fort Benning, Ga., as Army basic trainees go through rope training at Eagle Tower on Fort Benning, May 15, 2010.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Army Major General Michael Ferriter, commanding general of Fort Benning, Ga., as Army basic trainees go through rope training at Eagle Tower on Fort Benning, May 15, 2010.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Army Major General Michael Ferriter, commanding general of Fort Benning, Ga., as Army basic trainees go through rope training at Eagle Tower on Fort Benning, May 15, 2010.

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