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A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle pulls up next to a Humvee after an improvised explosive device disables the vehicle on Ali Base, Iraq, Feb, 14, 2009. Members of 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal support Army training courses by providing controlled explosions to simulate IED attacks to prepare soldiers in a realistic environment.

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A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle pulls up next to a Humvee after an improvised explosive device disables the vehicle on Ali Base, Iraq, Feb, 14, 2009. Members of 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal support Army training courses by providing controlled explosions to simulate IED attacks to prepare soldiers in a realistic environment.

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