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A U.S. Navy sailor from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 draws a cut line on a piece of timber for a timber tower at Camp Shelby, Miss., on June 26, 2007. The battalion is participating in Operation Desert Heat, a graded field exercise that will assess the battalion's contingency construction capabilities.

A U.S. Navy sailor draws a cut line on a piece of timber.

A U.S. Navy sailor from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 draws a cut line on a piece of timber for a timber tower at Camp Shelby, Miss., on June 26, 2007. The battalion is participating in Operation Desert Heat, a graded field exercise that will assess the battalion's contingency construction capabilities.

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