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A soldier uses a grappling pole hook to retrieve a securing rope.

Grappling Pole

A soldier uses a grappling pole hook to retrieve a securing rope for a temporary floating bridge during Operation River Assault 2018 on the Arkansas River near the Maneuver Training Center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2018. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Roger Ashley

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