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Army Spc. Ernesto Ventura works with combatives team members Sgt. Gregory Maldonado, Sgt. Juan Ortiz and Sgt. Angel Santiago, on his back, at the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., March 17, 2012. Ventura is assigned to the Alaska National Guard and his combatives team members are assigned to the Puerto Rican National Guard.

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Army Spc. Ernesto Ventura works with combatives team members Sgt. Gregory Maldonado, Sgt. Juan Ortiz and Sgt. Angel Santiago, on his back, at the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center on Fort Benning, Ga., March 17, 2012. Ventura is assigned to the Alaska National Guard and his combatives team members are assigned to the Puerto Rican National Guard.

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