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A soldier runs through smoke to return to cover after placing a simulated explosive charge on an objective during multi-echelon integrated brigade training on Fort Drum, N.Y., June 24, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the Maine Army National Guard's 251st Engineer Company.

A soldier runs through smoke to return to cover after placing a simulated explosive charge on an objective during multi-echelon integrated brigade training on Fort Drum, N.Y., June 24, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the Maine Army National Guard's 251st Engineer Company.

A soldier runs through smoke to return to cover after placing a simulated explosive charge on an objective during multi-echelon integrated brigade training on Fort Drum, N.Y., June 24, 2015. The soldier is assigned to the Maine Army National Guard's 251st Engineer Company.

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