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Army combat engineers cut through a wire obstacle during a live-fire training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21, 2011. In spite of the 105-degree heat, the combat engineer paratroopers trained throughout the day and into the night.

Army combat engineers cut through a wire obstacle during a live-fire training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21, 2011. In spite of the 105-degree heat, the combat engineer paratroopers trained throughout the day and into the night.

Army combat engineers cut through a wire obstacle during a live-fire training exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., July 21, 2011. In spite of the 105-degree heat, the combat engineer paratroopers trained throughout the day and into the night.

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