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Army Spc. Read prepares to place the blasting cap into an M18A1 antipersonnel claymore mine during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 16, 2016. Read is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez

Blasting Cap Prep

Army Spc. Read prepares to place the blasting cap into an M18A1 antipersonnel claymore mine during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 16, 2016. Read is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez

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